story-line of the year, the murder of Charlie
Stubbs by Tracy Barlow. The next planned
major plot (baby Freddie Peacock's
abduction) however, was scrapped with
the real-life disappearance of Madeleine
McCann in May.
The ITV Catch-up service (now called the
Hub) was launched in June, whilst ratings
averaged 10 million for the year.
Watched by 13 million viewers, the Street's
much-loved battleaxe Vera Duckworth was
killed off in January 2008 (with the departure
of Liz Dawn after 33 years in the role), whilst
much-loved battleaxe Vera Duckworth was
killed off in January 2008 (with the departure
of Liz Dawn after 33 years in the role), whilst
a shake-up of ITV's schedules meant the
Sunday edition of the show was permanently
moved to Friday (now a double-bill). The
New Year also saw the arrival of Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan
stayed until 2014).
The first task for new producer Kim Crowther (who replaced Steve
Frost in July) was to axe the Mortons, who were replaced by the
Windass family. Storylines for 2009 included Kevin Webster and
Molly's affair, the wedding of Steve McDonald and Becky, Tony
Gordon's arrest for murder, and the death of Blanche Hunt.
These three years on the cobbles featured another twenty-
nine Doctor Who cast connections:
- Geraldine Alexander (DS Surrey) was Areta in Vengeance in Varos
- Sion Tudor Owen (Lane here; Art Expert, 2015) was Tandrell in The Mysterious Planet
- Keith Barron (Trench) was Captain Straker in Enlightenment, and voiced Isaac Barclay for Plague of the Daleks (2009), and Lord Tulip for The Bad Penny (2018)
- Gray [Gerard] O'Brien (Tony Gordon, 2007-2010) was Rickston Slade in Voyage of the Damned
- Selva Rasalingam (Doctor here; Consultant, 2011) was Ranjit in The Power of Three
- Carl McCrystal (Constable here, 2009, 2013) was McGrath in The Curse of the Black Spot
- Chrissie Cotterill (Shopkeeper here; Pat, 2012) and Howard Lee (Howard) both appeared in The Pandorica Opens as Madame Vernet and Dr. Gachet - Cotterill had starred in Vincent and the Doctor with Sarah Counsell (Halley here; Kathleen, 2010) as Waitress
- Lorna Brown (Consultant) voiced Veega for Unity (2020)
- Jonny Dixon (Darryl Morton) was Karl in The Woman Who Fell to Earth
- Erica Eirian (Midwife) was a Neighbour in Fear Her
- Madhav Sharma (Prem) was Patel in (episode 3 of) Frontier in Space
- Zienia Merton (Doctor) was Ping Cho in Marco Polo, and the Registrar in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith
- John Banks (Undertaker) is a prolific Big Finish actor
- Paul Courtenay Hyu (Doctor here, 2009 & 2012) was Haruka Deep Ando in Sleep No More, then voiced Po and Feedback for Neon Reign (2018), and Wei for The People Made of Smoke (2020)
- Ayesha Dharker (Tara Mandal, 2008/09)) was Solana Mercurio in Planet of the Ood
- Edward de Souza (Grimshaw) was Marc Cory in Mission to the Unknown, and voiced Lord Mortimer Davey for The Roof of the World (2004), and Sir Henry Irving for The Woman in White (2016)
- Craig Kelly (Luke Strong, 2009) voiced Joe for Scream of the Shalka
- Sharon Duce (Paula Carp) was Control in Ghost Light
- Andrew Sachs (Clegg) voiced Skagra for Shada, Adric for The Boy That Time Forgot (2008), Crassostrea for Orbis (2009), and the Scarf for AudioGo's Serpent Crest: Aladdin Time (2011)
- John Owens (Gilbert) was Thorpe in The Daemons
- Marshall Lancaster (Slug) was Buzzer in The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People
- Sabina Franklyn (Eve) voiced Dr. Eleanor Harcourt for Bang-Bang-A-Boom! (2002), Wanda Rothman for Situation Vacant (2010), and President Beel, Aetius and Herculania for Judoon in Chains (2016)
- Jennifer [Hayes] Hennessy (Bernie) was Valerie Brannigan in Gridlock, and Moira in The Pilot and Extremis
- Rula Lenska [born Roza Maria Leopoldyna Lubienska] (Claudia Colby) was Styles in Resurrection of the Daleks
- Nigel [Allan] Havers (Lewis Archer, 2009-13, 2018) was Peter Dalton in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, and voiced Dr. Nick Zimmerman for No More Lies (2007)
- Paul David Gough (JD) voiced Will Alloran for Nocturne (2007), and Mers, Rigger and Calloway for The Macros (2010)
- Ravin J Ganatra (Doctor here; Paediatrician, 2010; Consultant, 2013/15) was Hakim Khan in Arachnids in the UK, Demons of the Punjab and Spyfall
- for Jennifer Hennessy (Bernie) and Darryl Clark (Clerk) see Part 11
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