Monday, 26 November 2018

Doctor Who Vs. Some People

Produced by Vic Films, this low-
budget musical tale of teenage
rebellion (a contemporary
obsession) was filmed and set
in Bristol.
Released by Anglo Amalgamated
in 1962, the film premiered on
the Talking Pictures TV channel
 last night, and featured Anneke 
Wills, Kenneth More, David
Hemmings, Harry H Corbett,
and eight future Doctor Who
cast and crew connections:

  • Ray Brooks (Johnnie) played David in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD, and voiced the titular renegade for Big Finish's The Trouble With Drax (2016) - he was offered the role of Orcini in Revelation of the Daleks in November 1984, but William Gaunt was cast
  • Angela Douglas (Terry) was Doris Lethbridge-Stewart in Battlefield
  • Richard Davies (Harper) was Burton in Delta and the Bannermen
  • Fred Ferris (Clerk) was Bert Rowse in Planet of Giants: Crisis
  • Cyril Luckham (Magistrate) was the White Guardian from The Ribos Operation to Enlightenment
  • Geoff Glover was focus puller on the sequel to Dr. Who and the Daleks too
  • John Wilcox was also cinematographer on both Dalek films
  • prolific Australian composer Ron Grainer's iconic theme tune was realised by Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

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