Doctor Who Vs. Mayday

Produced by Kudos for BBC One,
this thriller was first broadcast over
five consecutive nights in March
2013.
Scripted by Whitechapel writers Ben
Court and Caroline Ip, the drama
told the story of murdered schoolgirl
Hattie Sutton, who disappeared on
her way to join her village's
May Day celebration as the May Queen. 

The cast featured Peter Firth, Aiden
Gillen, and thirteen Doctor Who 
cast and crew connections:

• Sophie Okonedo (Fiona) voiced Alison Cheney for Scream of the Shalka, then played Queen Liz 10 in The Beast Below and The Pandorica Opens
• Lesley Manville (Gail) depicted Heather Hartnell in An Adventure in Space and Time
• Adrian Rawlins (DS Mills) was Dr. Ryder in Planet of the Ood
• David Fynn (Spicer) was Marcellus in The Pandorica Opens
• Kerry Godliman (Amelia) voiced Karen for The Eight Truths and Worldwide Web (2009)
• Caroline Berry (Jo) was a Dinner Lady in School Reunion
• Frances Ashman (Teacher) was Christine in The Big Bang
• Edmund Kente (Ken) was Mr. Scoones in The Next Doctor
• Big Finish actor Tim Treloar (Searcher) voiced Lord Jack Corrigan for Destination: Nerva, Tyron for The Burning Prince, The Ancient One for Gods and Monsters, Van Cleef for Return of the Rocket Men, the Lord President for Dark Eyes (all 2012), the Third Doctor for The Light at the End (2013) and The Legacy of Time (2019), Telephus and Cisyphus for Mask of Tragedy (2014), Ergu for The Exxilons, and Narrator for The Third Doctor Adventures (from 2015), Damascus (2016) and Gardeners' World (2017)
• costume designer Lucinda Wright and her assistant Joanne Hayes both worked in those posts on all thirteen episodes of Series 1
• Karl Probert was also art director on The Doctor's Wife, Night Terrors and The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
• Andy Piers Morris was the safety free-diver on The Vampires of Venice too
• David Barrett was also film editor on The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood