Doctor Who Vs. Grantchester, Series 2

ITV Studios' period drama (a

Masterpiece, Lovely Day and

Shine Group co-production)

was based on James Runcie's

The Grantchester Mysteries.

Vicar Sidney Chambers (played

by James Norton) again joined

forces with DI Geordie Keating

(Robson Green) to solve crimes

in the Cambridgeshire village

of Grantchester in the 1950s.

Morven Christie, Tess Peake-
Jones, and Al Weaver also
returned as Amanda, Sylvia,

and Leonard respectively.

The six-part season (followed by

a festive special) debuted in the

spring of 2016, then was shown on the now defunct ITV Encore channel

in March 2018 - a repeat run concluded on ITV3 last night, and featured

David Troughton, and a total of twenty-eight Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Big Finish actor John Voce (Clark) was Fanshawe in The Woman Who Lived, and voiced Chief Surveyor Hardwick for Last of the Colophon (2014), Branarack for The Entropy Plague, Professor Garland/Albert Kennedy for The Red Lady, Jenkins for I Went to a Marvellous Party (all 2015), Toban for The Age of Endurance (2016), and Rako for Devil in the Mist (2019)
• Lorne [Alasdair] MacFadyen (Wilkinson) voiced Sergeant Jack McManis for Dark Side of the Moon (2022) and fractures (2025), Frank Jewell for His Close Companions, Auctioneer for The Foxglove Cylinders, and Alan Stubbs for The Sitter (all 2024)
• Andrew Knott (Milburn) voiced James O'Meara for 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (2013), and Sean Casey for The White Room (2014)
• Oliver Dimsdale (Marlowe) voiced Morecombe Unwise for Come Die With Me, Mervyn Garvey for Dead to the World, Archie Ferrers for The Boundless Sea (all 2015), Commander Trelon for A Thing of Guile (2016), and Rebben Tace/V52 for The Sons of Kaldor (2018)
• Alfie Field (Chapman) was Timmy in The Beast Below
• Nigel [George] Planer (Montgomery) was Vorgenson for The Monsters are Coming, and voiced Alex Marlowe for Hothouse (2009), and Old Emperor/Herrax for Empire of the Racnoss (2017)
• Nicky [Victor Leslie] Henson (Archer) voiced Pieter Stubbe for Loups-Garoux (2001), Dick Turpin for The Doomwood Curse (2008), and Gregson Gren ville for Deimos and The Resurrection of Mars (2010)
• Tim McMullan (Raban) voiced the Eight for Doom Coalition 3 (2016)
• Josh [Ryan] Bolt (Crompton) voiced Kalan for The War Doctor 3 (2016), Philip for Dethras (2017), and Spod for The Diary of River Song 4 (2018)
• Liz White (Vivian) was Alice in The Snowmen, and voiced Genestra for The Brink of Death (2015), and Helais for The Death of Peladon (2022)
• Elliot Levey (Herzl) voiced Gobernar/Blank for Vampire of the Mind (2016), and Colonel Marsden for Red Planets (2018)
• Rosie Day (Joan) voiced Arn for Lost in Translation (2020), and Betty for The Hellwood Inheritance (2025)
• Ian Conningham (Greaves) was Chuckles in The Girl Who Died, and voiced Ronson/Lieutenant for Storm of the Horofax (2017), Kevin/ Rindle for The Lady in the Lake (2018), Maximov/Konis for Nightmare Country (2019), V11/Kaden Olson for Toos and Poul (2020), Dr. Richard Numan/Corfield for The Primeval Design, Robert Devereaux/ Lord Cecil for The Hollow Crown (both 2021), Kade for Previously, Next Time, Fridtjof Nansen for Northern Lights (both 2023), Jerome Shaw for Fallen Heroes, and Fletcher Hart for Nightfall (both 2025) and Survivors (2026)
• Lisa Diveney (Rollinson) voiced Dr. Norma Vine for Time of the Intelligence (2017)
• Kit Connor (Charlie) was Charlie in An Adventure in Space and Time
• Olivia Darnley (Esther) was Kourtney in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, and voiced Emily Cole for Prisoner of the Ood (2018)
• Steve Toussaint (Evans) was Feekat in Ascension of the Cybermen
• Richard Dixon (Barrister) voiced DI Alan Probert for The Dreams of Avarice (2020)
• Julian Glover (Tannen) was King Richard in The Crusade, and Count [Carlos] Scarlioni/Scaroth in City of Death
• Mariah Gale (Gail here; Nurse, Series 10) was Eliza in Knock Knock
• for Pip Torrens and Fiona Button see Series 1
• David Mason was also line producer on The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon and The Angels Take Manhattan
• George Atkins (ADR mixer) and Sam Biggs (recordist) both worked on The Time of the Doctor and Flatline
• Crispin Layfield was also the stunt co-ordinator on the revived series (from Smith and Jones to the present)
• Belinda McGinley was also a stunt performer on Amy's Choice, The Girl Who Waited, Deep Breath and The Husbands of River Song
• Xavier Russell was also film editor on Extremis and The Pyramid at the End of the World

Doctor Who On This Day #209

1944 - Composer Richard Hartley born

in Holmfirth

1946 - Director Kenny McBain born in

Scotland

1967 - The Smugglers, Episode 3 repeated

and The Power of the Daleks, Episode 2

repeated and Episode 3 first screened, all

on ABC

1978 - The Ark in Space, Part 4 and Genesis

of the Daleks, Part 1 both repeated on ABC

1979 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part

2 first screened on TV2

1980 - The Androids of Tara, Part 4 first

 screened on TV2; and The Power of Kroll,

Parts 1 and 3 both repeated on ABC

1981 - The Invisible Enemy, Part 4 repeated on KQED

Plus; and Warriors' Gate, Part 3 first screened on TV1

1982 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 6 and Revenge

of the Cybermen, Part 1 both repeated on ABC;

 and Logopolis, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus

1983 - The Time Monster, Episodes 6 and The Green

Death, Episode 1 both repeated on ABC; and Horror

of Fang Rock, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus

1984 - The Power of Kroll, Part 3

repeated on KQED Plus

1985 - The Stones of Blood Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1986 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth,

Episodes 4 to 6 all first screened on

WTTW 11

1987 - The Time Monster, Episode 6 repeated

on KQED Plus; The Face of Evil, Part 3 repeated

on TV2; and Revenge of the Cybermen, Part 3

repeated on Super Channel

1988 - The Brain of Morbius, Part 4 repeated

 on Super Channel; The Keeper of Traken,

Part 1 repeated on TV2; and Enlightenment,

Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus

1989 - The Masque of Mandragora, Part 2

repeated on KQED Plus; The Talons of Weng

-Chiang, Part 4 repeated on ABC; and The

Caves of Androzani, Part 2 first screened on

TV2

1990 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 6:

Flashpoint repeated on BSB; Silver Nemesis, Part

3 repeated on KQED Plus; and The Curse of Fenric,

Part 1 first screened on TV2

1992 - Death to the Daleks, Part 1 and The Monster 

of Peladon, Part 5 both repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - The Monster of Peladon, Episode 6 repeated

 on UK Gold; and The Ark in Space, Part 4 repeated

on ABC

1994 - Snakedance, Part 1 repeated on UK Gold

1995 - The Time Warrior, Part 2 repeated on UK Gold

1996 - Snakedance Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1997 - Genesis of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on

KQED Plus; The Seeds of Doom, Part 1 repeated on

UK Gold; and The Masque of Mandragora, Part 3

repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Gunfighters, Episode 4: The OK Corral

repeated on Space; and Battlefield, Part 4 repeated

on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 2: The

Daleks repeated on Space; Genesis of the Daleks,

Part , The Caves of Androzani, Part 4 and Missing 

In Action all repeated on BBC Choice; and

Castrovalva, Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - The Time Meddler, Episode 3: A Battle of 

Wits repeated on Prime; The Mind of Evil, Episode

3 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The Masque of

Mandragora, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC 

America

2001 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes 6 and

7 both repeated on KERA; The Armageddon Factor

Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; Destiny of the Daleks

Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus); City of Death,

Part 4 first screened on Prairie PTV; Logopolis Omnibus

 repeated on Colorado PTV; Kinda, Parts 3 and 4 both

repeated on Iowa PTV; Warriors of the Deep, Part 1

repeated on BBC Prime; and Attack of the Cybermen,

Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) and Time and the Rani, Parts 1

and 2 all repeated on MiND

2002 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 4 repeated on

WCNY; Planet of Evil, Part 2 repeated on Lakeland

PTV; The Android Invasion, Part 2 first screened

on Tele 5; The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 1 and 2 both 

repeated on MiND; Horror of Fang Rock Omnibus repeated on MPT; 

The Ribos Operation Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can); The Stones 

of Blood Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; The Armageddon Factor, Part 

6 repeated on KUED; Underworld, Part 1 repeated on WILL; Warriors' 

Gate, Part 4 repeated on Twin Cities PTV; Arc of Infinity, Parts 1 and 

2 both repeated on WCET; The Five Doctors, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) both

 repeated on Lakeshore PTV; Warriors of the Deep, Parts 1 and 2 both 

repeated on KBTC; Resurrection of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both

 repeated on NHPTV; The Twin Dilemma, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on 

Colorado PTV; and Mindwarp, Parts 7 and 8 both repeated on Iowa PTV

2003 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 6 repeated on Tele 5;

and Full Circle Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2004 - The Time Monster, Episode 3 repeated on ABC

2005 - The Keeper of Traken, Part 2 repeated on ABC;

 and Aliens of London first screened on Prime

2006 - The Satan Pit repeated on BBC3

2007 - Rose and Doctor Who Confidential: Bringing 

Back The Doctor both repeated on BBC3; Aliens of 

London repeated on UK Gold, OETA and 

WQLN; The Long Game first screened on Rocky Mountain PBS; Bad Wolf 

first screened on WVPB; The Parting of the Ways first screened on Prairie 

PTV and LPB; Daleks in Manhattan first screened on Syfy (US); Evolution 

of the Daleks first screened on ABC1; and Doctor Who Confidential: I Get 

a Sidekick Out of You repeated on WQLN

2008 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part 6 and Death to

the Daleks, Part 1 both first screened on MTV3 SciFi and

TV4; Aliens of London repeated on Oregon PB; The Empty 

Child repeated on UK Gold and KLCS; The Doctor Dances

first screened on Syfy (Rus); The Age of Steel and Doctor

Who Confidential: From Zero to Hero both first screened

 on KVCR; and Forest of the Dead and Doctor Who 

Confidential: River Runs Deep both repeated on BBC3

2009 - The Doctor Dances and Doctor Who Confidential:

Weird Science both repeated on BBC3; and 42 and Doctor

 Who Confidential Cutdown: Space Craft both repeated on 

UKTV (Aus)

2010 - The Empty Child repeated on UKTV (Aus); The

Long Game repeated on Syfy (Rus); 42 first screened on

Space; and The Family of Blood repeated on AXN SciFi

2011 - The Mark of the Rani, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) both

repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; and Doctor Who

Confidential Cutdown: War Games repeated on UKTV

(Aus)

2012 - The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below,

Victory of the Daleks, The Time of Angels, Flesh

and Stone, The Vampires of Venice, Amy's

Choice, The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, Vincent

and the Doctor, The Lodger, The Pandorica

 Opens and The Big Bang all repeated on BBC

America; and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown:

Death in Venice repeated on UKTV

2013 - The Chase Omnibus repeated on

 KBTC; The Curse of Fenric and Survival

 Omnibuses both repeated on UKTV; Planet

 of the Dead repeated on Watch; The Waters

of Mars, The Doctors Revisited: The First

Doctor and The Second Doctor all repeated

on BBC America; The Hungry Earth and Cold

 Blood both repeated on France 4; The

Pandorica Opens repeated on BBC Entertainment

LA; Let's Kill Hitler repeated on MPTV and Iowa

PTV; The Wedding of River Song repeated on

Idaho PTV; Nightmare in Silver repeated on

Fox (FRG) and RAI4; The Name of the Doctor

repeated on RAI4; Doctor Who Confidential:

A New York Story repeated on BBC Entertainment

 ME; Doctor Who Confidential: Eyes Wide Open

repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; and Doctor

Who Confidential: River Runs Wild both repeated

 on Iowa PTV

2014 - The Brain of Morbius, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on Horror; The Deadly Assassin, Part 4,

The Girl in the Fireplace and Rise of the 

Cybermen all repeated on Syfy (Aus); School Reunion repeated on YLE 

TV2; Human Nature repeated on Watch; The Poison Sky and The 

Doctor's Daughter both repeated on RAI4; Silence in the Library and 

Forest of the Dead both repeated on TV3; Journey's End, The Next Doctor

 and Planet of the Dead all repeated on BBC America; The Waters of Mars 

repeated on WPT; The Eleventh Hour repeated on Karusel; The

Hungry Earth repeated on Syfy (Port); Asylum of the Daleks

 repeated on WSIU; The Power of Three, The Angels

Take Manhattan, The Snowmen, The Bells of Saint John

and The Rings of Akhaten all repeated on Syfy (Spa); 

Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS repeated on

Ztélé; and The Name of the Doctor repeated on

Jeem TV (ME)

2015 - The Keys of Marinus, Episode 6 and The

Sensorites, Episode 1 both repeated on Retro TV; The

Talons of Weng-Chiang, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated

on Horror; Black Orchid, Part 2, Planet of the Dead, 

The Waters of Mars and Journey to the Centre

 of the TARDIS all repeated on Syfy (Aus); School

 Reunion and The Satan Pit both repeated on

Disney XD (US); Army of Ghosts repeated on

Watch; Turn Left first screened on FX (Ind); The

Time of Angels repeated on BBC Entertainment

LA; Let's Kill Hitler repeated on TV Cultura; The Girl Who Waited 

repeated on BBC America; The God Complex repeated on BBC America,

 BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; Closing Time and The Bells of 

Saint John both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The 

Wedding of River Song and Doctor Who Confidential: When Time Froze 

both repeated on ABC2; The Angels Take Manhattan repeated on Prime;

 Hide, Doctor Who Confidential: What Dreams May Come and About a 

Boy all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; Nightmare in Silver

repeated on WGVU; The Name of the Doctor repeated on KCPT2;

 and The Caretaker repeated on TLC TV

2016 - The Time Meddler, Episode 4: Checkmate and 
The Ark, Episode 1: The Steel Sky both repeated on 
Retro TV; Aliens of London repeated on The Zone; The 
Runaway Bride and Cold War both repeated on Syfy
(Aus); The Time of Angels repeated on BBC Entertain-
ment AP; Night Terrors repeated on BBC Polska HD;
The Bells of Saint John and The Rings of Akhaten both

 repeated on DR3; Deep Breath repeated on TV Cultura;
The Girl Who Died repeated on ABC2; and The Witch's

Familiar repeated on Space

2017 - The Silurians, Episode 3 repeated on Jones! 
too; Inferno, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on

Retro TV; The Waters of Mars, The End of Time,

Parts 1 and 2, The Eleventh Hour and The Beast

Below all repeated BBC America; The Bells of

Saint John and The Rings of Akhaten both repeated

on Syfy (Bra); Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

 and The Crimson Horror both repeated on RAI4;

The Day of the Doctor repeated on BBC First (ME);

Hell Bent repeated on BBC Polska HD; and

Empress of Mars repeated on Syfy (LA)

2018 - Carnival of Monsters, Episode 4, The Green Death,

Episode 1, Snakedance, Part 4 and Mawdryn Undead, Parts

1 to 3 all repeated on Retro TV; Forest of the Dead,

Midnight, Turn Left and The Stolen Earth all repeated on 

BBC Polska HD; The Zygon Invasion repeated on BBC 

First (RSA); and Extremis, The Pyramid at the End of the

World and The Lie of the Land all repeated on Star World

Premiere

2019 - The Invasion of Time, Parts 3 and 4 both

repeated on KBTC; The Stones of Blood Omnibus

repeated on WSRE; The Creature

from the Pit Omnibus repeated on MPTV; The Leisure Hive, Part

4 repeated on KPTS; Castrovalva, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

on Retro TV; Black Orchid Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; The 

Caves of Androzani Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; The 

Shakespeare Code, Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution

of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment and 42 all repeated on W;

Planet of the Ood, The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, The

Doctor's Daughter, Silence in the Library, Forest of the Dead,

Midnight, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End all repeated on

Syfy (Fra); Deep Breath repeated on BBC Polska HD; Empress

of Mars repeated on One ARD; and Demons of the Punjab 

repeated on TV2

2020 - The Power of Kroll, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated

on Retro TV; Journey's End repeated on BBC Polska HD;

Let's Kill Hitler repeated on NRJ12; Cold War and Hide

both repeated on One ARD; and Nightmare in Silver and

It Takes You Away both repeated on BBC First Turkey

2021 - Kill the Moon repeated on BBC

Polska HD; and The Tsuranga Conundrum

repeated on ABC2

2022 - The Long Game repeated on ABC2;

and Kill the Moon repeated on Fox SciFi

2023 - The Magician's Apprentice and

The Witch's Familiar both repeated on

Fox SciFi; and Ascension of the Cybermen

repeated on ABC Family

2024 - The Robots of Death, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on KBTC; and The Sound

of Drums repeated on ABC Family

2026 - Destiny of the Daleks, Parts

2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV