Doctor Who Vs. Years and Years

BBC One's latest prime
time drama concluded
last night, and will
premiere on American
TV next week.
Created and written by
Russell T Davies, the
six-part series focused
on the lives of the
Manchester-based
Lyons family, and was

set in the near future.
Made by the Red
Production Company,

the acclaimed pro-

gramme featured

Emma Thompson, Ruth Madeley, Dan Starkey, and twenty-five Doctor Who cast/crew connections:

• Rory Kinnear (Stephen) voiced Samuel Belfrage for Big Finish's Industrial Evolution (2011)
• Russell Tovey (Daniel) played Midshipman Alonso Frame in Voyage of the Dead - a role reprised for The End of Time, Part 2 and The Lives of Captain Jack (2017)
• Maxim Baldry (Viktor) was Dr. John Polidori in The Haunting of Villa Diodati 
• Jessica Hynes (Edith) was Joan Redfern in Human Nature and The Family of Blood, then [that character's great-grand daughter] Verity Newman in The End of Time, Part 2 - she also voiced Glory Bee for Invaders from Mars (2002)
• Anne Reid (Muriel) was Nurse Crane in The Curse of Fenric, and Florence Finnegan in Smith and Jones
• Sharon Duncan Brewster (Fran) was Maggie Cain in The Waters of Mars
• T'Nia Miller (Celeste) was the General in Hell Bent
• Lydia West (Bethany) voiced Vivien for Kidnapped! (2020)
• George Bukhari (Aleef) voiced Security for Purity Unleashed (2023)
• Mark Hugh Williams (Friend) was the Bus Driver in Rosa
• Beatrice Curnew (Expert) was the Group Commander in The Lie of the Land
• Andrew Byron (Policeman) was Ilya in The Pyramid at the End of the World
• Gracy Goldman (Expert) was Mrs. Woods in The Caretaker
• Emma Fielding (Jane) provided the voice of Kisar for Demons of the Punjab
• Ellie Haddington (Dr. Moss) was Professor Alison Docherty
• Glen McCready (voice of Signor) voiced Auditor General Otak Lame/ Reyn for The Paternoster Gang 2 (2019), John Farron/Chad Mullain/ Ezra/Soldier for The God of Phantoms, Franco/Luchino for The Lost Resort, Dr. Varma for The Eleven (all 2021), Dodson for The Auton Infinity (2022), Robertson/Innkeep/Captain for James Robert McCrimmon (2023), Technician Dune/Agent 1 for Last Words (2024), and Professor Albert Herber/the Steward/Andrew Wellesley for Doctor Who and the Brain Drain (2025)
• Susan Momoko Hingley (Dr. Eto) voiced Maria Werner for Fairytale of Salzburg, Keiko for The Barbarians and the Samurai (both 2018), Sassparilla/Li Zhao for Master! (2021), Mari for Together in Electric Dreams, and Queen Tremagi and Sheeda Wang for Beauty on the Inside (both 2022)
• Charles Armstrong (Editor) voiced Karl for Colony of Strangers (2020)
• Julia Sandiford (Newsreader) voiced Ilya for The War Master 5 (2020), and Fabrico for The Lost Resort
• Nina Albina (Guard) has been cast in Series 13
• Glen Fox (Expert) was Pilot in The Giggle
• Xavier Lake was stuntman on The Woman Who Fell to Earth too
• Murray Gold was also composer on every episode (from Rose to Twice Upon a Time)
• Andy Pryor has also worked as casting director on the revived run since 2005, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood
• Tony Slater Ling was also the cinematographer on The Vampires of Venice and Vincent and the Doctor