Doctor Who Vs. Afterlife, Series 1

Produced for ITV by Clerkenwell Films, this
supernatural drama was created by Welsh
horror writer Stephen Volk, and ran for two
seasons in 2005 and 2006. John Hannah was
the executive producer on the first and final
instalments here.

Liverpool-born Lesley Sharpe won the RTS
Best Actress award and a Golden Nymph prize
for her role as psychic believer Alison Mundy.
Andrew Lincoln played sceptic academic, Dr.
Robert Bridge, and together they investigated
 paranormal cases in Bristol. 

Sharp (pictured as Sky Silvestry in Midnight)
was joined in the first six-part season by
twenty-nine Doctor Who cast and crew
connections:

More Than Meets The Eye (TX: September 24 2005)

• Gail Clayton (Surgeon) voiced Rigan for Big Finish's Unregenerate (2005)
• Kate Duchene (Barbara) voiced Regina and Seraphim for The High Price of Parking (2017), and Antonia Werner for Fairytale of Salzburg (2018)
• Colin Prockter (Rose) was the Chef in The Long Game, and the ARP Warden in Victory of the Daleks
• David Cromarty (Student) voiced Robersuun for Gallifrey 3 (2006), then was Soldier in Thin Ice, Empress of Mars and Twice Upon a Time
• Adam Ridge was boom operator on Music of the Spheres too
• Rod Woodruff was also stunt co-ordinator on Rose and World War Three
• Paul Kulik was a stuntman on Rose too
• series composer Edmund Butt, Toby Wood (music engineer), and Liz Parson (post-production supervisor) all worked on An Adventure in Space and Time in those same capacities

Lower Than Bones (TX: October 1)

• Clare Cathcart (Liz) voiced Mary Fitzgerald for The Settling (2006), Trooper for Urban Myths, Maria for Son of the Dragon (both 2007), Starling for The Phoenix Strain (2016), and Orla for The Blood Furnace (2017)
• Jonathan Farmer was first assistant director on Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS too

Daniel One & Two (TX: October 8)

• Steven Elder (Rabey) voiced Farrow for Jubilee (2003), Eric Rawden for Something Inside (2006), and Rudolph and Lord Lycaon for Blood on Santa's Claw (2019)
• Rhodri Meilir (Daniel 2) was Rhodri in The Runaway Bride
• John Owen (Patient) was Thorpe in The Daemons
• Joanna Horton (Frankie) voiced Brooke for The Diary of River Song 3 (2018)
• Saskia Reeves (Sheila) voiced Carmen Rega for Emissary of the Daleks (2019)

Misdirection (TX: October 15)

• Richard Beale (Keyhoe) provided the Refusian Voice in The Ark, Bat Masterson in The Gunfighters, the Broadcaster Voice in The Macra Terror, and the Minister in (episode 3 of) The Green Death
• Mark Benton (McClune) was Clive [Finch] in Rose (a role reprised by Big Finish for Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon), and voiced Ellis for Invaders From Mars (2002) and Jack Coulson for Energy of the Daleks (2012)
• Mark Bonnar (Varcoe) was Jimmy in The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People, then voiced Porteus for The English Way of Death, Zoltan Frid for The Labyrinth of Buda Castle (2016) and the Eleven for Doom Coalition (2015-17), Ravenous (2018/19) and Dark Universe (2020)
• Lisa Diveney (Girl) voiced Dr. Norma Vine for Time of the Intelligence (2017)
• Susan Engel (Ellen) was Cessair in The Stones of Blood
• Tristan Beint (Student) was Tom in The Day of the Doctor

Sleeping With The Dead (TX: October 22)

• Nikki Amuka Bird (Sandra) was the Glass Woman [Helen Clay] in Twice Upon a Time, and voiced Tamasan for The Time War 2 (2018)
• Elaine Matthews was also script supervisor on The Girl Who Waited and The God Complex

The 7:59 Club (TX: October 29)

• Veronica Roberts (Jean) voiced Krelos Major for The Fate of Krelos, Relly for Return to Telos (both 2015), and Ohila for The War Doctor Begins 1 (2021)
• Phyllida Law (Irene) was Bea Nelson-Stanley in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Eye of the Gorgon, and voiced Belldonia for The Bride of Peladon (2008)
• Ewart James Walters (Abel) voiced Tucker for The Year of Martha Jones (2021)
• James Scott was the focus puller on Closing Time too