W H O E t c: Doctor Who Vs. The New Avengers @ 45: Series 2

As with my two previous blogs for

The Avengers sequel show, season

two's original transmission dates

are approximate because the

programme was never truly net-

worked - some TV regions didn't

even adhere to the same trans-

mission order.
Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, and

Joanna Lumley all returned for

thirteen episodes - originally broad-

cast in the autumn of 1977. The

team's final four assignments were

filmed in Ontario, and marketed as

The New Avengers in Canada.

Another repeat run of the second

and final series concluded on the

Sony channel last night - it

featured a total of thirty-three

Doctor Who cast alumni:

Dead Men Are Dangerous

(UK TX: September 9)

Michael [Pierce] Turner (Culver here; Crayford in The Avengers: Have Guns Will Haggle) was Jarvis Bennett in The Wheel in Space
Roger Avon (Headmaster) was Saphadin in The Crusade, Daxtar in (episode 4 of) The Daleks' Master Plan, and Wells in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD
Gabrielle Drake (Penny here; Angora in The Hidden Tiger) auditioned for the role of Victoria Waterfield in April 1967

Angels of Death (UK TX: September 16)

Dinsdale Landen (Coldstream here; Watney in All Done With Mirrors) was Dr. Judson in The Curse of Fenric
Terence Alexander (Manderson here; Warren in The Town of No Return; Ponsonby in The Correct Way to Kill; Bromfield in Love All) was Lord Ravensworth in The Mark of the Rani
Lindsay Duncan (Jane) was Adelaide Brooke in The Waters of Mars
Christopher Driscoll (Martin) was the Security Guard in The Idiot's Lantern
Caroline Munro (Tammy) voiced Sentia for Big Finish's Omega (2003)

Medium Rare (UK TX: September 23)

for Neil Hallett (Roberts) and Jeremy Wilkin (Richards) see the Series 1
Maurice O'Connell (McBain) was Cockerill in Frontios
Steve Ubells (Man) was a Boy Servant in The Aztecs
for Marc Boyle (Parr), John Tatham (Usher) and Hugh Walters (Cowley) see Series 1

The Lion and the Unicorn (UK TX: September 30)

Obsession (UK TX: October 7)

Roy Purcell (Controller here; Gutman in Conspiracy of Silence) was CPO Powers in The Mind of Evil, and the President in The Three Doctors
Stuart Myers (Guest) was Technician in The Silurians (6), and Draconian in Frontier in Space (5)
for Walter Henry (Security) see Series 1

Trap (UK TX: October 14)

Kristopher Kum (Tansing here; Osaka in Homicide and Old Lace) was Fu Peng in The Mind of Evil
Vincent Wong (Courier) and Dennis Chin (Pilot) both appeared in The Talons of Weng-Chiang as Ho and Coolie - Wong was also Delegate in Day of the Daleks (4), and Captain in Enlightenment
Edward Kelsey (Soo Choy voice here; Gerry in Dead on Course) was the Slave Buyer in The Romans (2), Resno in The Power of the Daleks, and Edu in The Creature from the Pit
Robert Rietty (Dom Carlos here; Carlo in Conspiracy of Silence) voiced Bedloe for Death Comes to Time

Hostage (UK TX: October 21)

Barry Stanton (Packer) was Noma in The Twin Dilemma
William Franklyn (McKay here; Omrod in Silent Dust; Brinstead in Killer) voiced Pharaoh Amenhotep for The Roof of the World (2004)
Richard Ireson (Vernon) was a Soldier in The Mind Robber and Axus in The Krotons

K is For Kill, Part 1: The Tiger Awakes (UK TX: October 28)

K is For Kill, Part 2: Tiger by the Tail (UK TX: November 11)

Kenneth Watson (Major) was Craddock in the second Dalek film and Bill Duggan in The Wheel in Space
Tony Then (Monk) was Lee in The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Diana Rigg (Emma Peel, archive footage) was Winifred Gillyflower in The Crimson Horror

Complex (UK TX: November 11)

Forward Base (UK TX: November 18)

David Calderisi (Halfhide) was Charlie in The Mind of Evil (4)
Maurice Good (Milroy here; Stacey in Hunt the Man Down; Goodman in Don't Look Behind You; Mercer in Split!) was Phineas Clanton in The Gunfighters

The Gladiators (UK TX: November 25)

Emily (UK TX: December 1)

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