Doctor Who Vs. Brexit: The Uncivil War

This topical political drama chronicled
the controversial activities of the official
pro-Brexit group in the run-up to the
momentous EU Referendum of June
23 2016.
Writer James Graham also scripted
Coalition and The Vote. Benedict
Cumberbatch depicted Dominic
Cummings, director of the ultimately
victorious Vote Leave campaign.
Shown on Channel 4 last night, the TV
film featured Mark Gatiss (the voice
of Peter Mandelson), and eighteen
Doctor Who cast and crew alumni:

• Toby Haynes also directed The Pandorica Opens, The Big Bang, A Christmas Carol, The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon
• Cumberbatch voiced Egyptologist Howard Carter for Big Finish's Forty Five: Fake Gods (2008)
• John Heffernan (Elliott) voiced Vonchef for Revenge of the Swarm (2004), the Impostor for Doom Coalition 3 (2016), Honos for The Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures 1 (2018), the Nine for Ravenous 3 and The Legacy of Time (both 2019)
• Tim McMullan (Jenkin) voiced Octavian for Doom Coalition 3
• Rory Kinnear (Oliver) voiced Samuel Belfrage for Industrial Evolution (2011)
• Liz White (Mary) and Annabelle Dowler (Facilitator) both appeared in The Snowmen, as Alice and Walter's Mother
• Simon Paisley Day (Carswell) was the Steward in The End of the World, and Rump in Face the Raven
• Henrietta Clemett (Lucy) was Matilda in The Impossible Astronaut
• Rakie Ayola (Camilla) was the Hostess in Midnight, then voiced Pollia and Lambda Epsilon for The Time War 2 (2018), and Andrea for One Mile Down (2019)
• Mark Dexter (Voice of David Cameron) was Dad in Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead
• stuntman Glenn Marks was stunt co-ordinator on Human Nature, The Family of Blood and Blink
• Matthew Cannings was film editor on The Snowmen too
• Florence Tasker (graphic designer) was buyer on twelve episodes (from Asylum of the Daleks to The Name of the Doctor)
• Joe Malone was sound assistant on The Husbands of River Song too
• John Mooney (sound mixer) was sound assistant on Remembrance of the Daleks, (part 3 of) Silver Nemesis, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Battlefield and Ghost Light
• Euan Toms was ADR assistant on The Witchfinders too
• Rob Carter was also steadicam operator on The Bells of Saint John, The Rings of Akhaten and Last Christmas