Doctor Who Vs. Collateral

This British crime drama from TV production
company The Forge was first shown on BBC

Two from February 2018.

Here, DI Kip Glaspie (played by Carey Mulligan)
led the investigation into the shooting of Syrian
refugee Abdulah Asif, murdered whilst delivering
pizza in South London.

A repeat run of the four-part thriller began

on BBC4 last night - it featured Billie Piper,

John Simm, Nicola Walker, and twenty-one

other Doctor Who cast/crew connections:

• Mulligan was Sally Sparrow in Blink
• Brian Vernel (Gowans) was Lucius in The Eaters of Light, and voiced Robert for Big Finish's Dethras (2017)
• Vineeta Rishi (DC Shah) was Julia Swales in Smith and Jones (a role reprised for Radio 4's Lost Souls), and voiced Meena Cartwright for The Longest Night (2005), Dawon for The Emerald Tiger (2012), Falex for Dalek Soul (2017), Shana Siddiqui for Hosts of the Wirrn (2018), and Amita Burman for Concealed Weapon (2019)
• Kae Alexander (Linh) voiced Waywalker for The Becoming (2016), and Mia Chan for Solitary Confinement (2023)
• Orla Brady (Phoebe), Rob Jarvis (DC Johnson) and Lloyd Bass (Cabbie) all appeared in The Time of the Doctor, as Tasha Lem, Abramal and stuntman respectively
• John Heffernan (Spence) voiced Vonchef for Revenge of the Swarm (2004), the Nine for The Crucible of Souls (2016), Companion Piece and Relative Time (both 2019), and Honos for The Trial of a Time Machine (2018)
• Jeany Spark (Sandrine) voiced Florence Nightingale for The Angel of Scutari (2009), Jelena for Prisoner of the Sun (2010), Daisy Chapel for Operation: Hellfire (2020), and Tragacanth and Cham Yal for The Doomsday Contract (2021)
• Robert Portal (Dyson) voiced Marshal Ney for The Curse of Davros (2012), Reggie for The Auntie Matter (2013), Dr. Poograss for Whatever Remains, Jim and Midge for Lost Property, and Treadwell for Wild Animals (all 2020)
• Tony Way (Connor) was Alf in Deep Breath
• Adrian Lukis (Schofield) voiced Bragg for Cobwebs (2010), Byzan for The Children of Seth (2011), Professor Jeffrey Broderick for Counter Measures 1 (2012), Harvey Marsh for The Justice of Jalxar, and Sigmund Freud for Return of the Repressed (both 2013)
• Saskia Reeves (Deborah) voiced Carmen Rega for Emissary of the Daleks (2019)
• Raghad Chaar (Shelley) voiced Samira Rustami for Beyond Bannerman Road (2023)
• Andrew Burford (Bouncer) was a stuntman on The Eaters of Light, The Doctor Falls and Twice Upon a Time
• Guy List (Demir) was a stuntman on Evolution of the Daleks
• Balazs Bolygo was also cinematographer on The Rebel Flesh, The Almost People and Closing Time
• Matthew Scrivener was also first assistant director on The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe and Class
• Geraint L Williams was art designer on Series 11 too
• make-up artist Rani Sikka was set technician on The Rebel Flesh, The Almost People and The Name of the Doctor