Doctor Who Vs. Waking the Dead, Series 8

 

Series regulars Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, and Tara

Fitzgerald all returned (as Superintendent Boyd, Dr. Foley, DI

Jordan, and Dr. Lockhart) for season eight of this award-winning

BBC crime drama.

Magdalene 26 saw the departure of French actress Félicité Du Jeu

(DC Stella Goodman) after three years service, when the Cold Case

detective was shot and killed. Newcomer Stacey Roca joined the

programme in the same case, although her role (as DS Katrina

Howard) only lasted for this eight-part series.

Another repeat run of the penultimate season (first shown in the

autumn of 2009) began on Drama last night - it featured a total

of seventeen Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Magdalene 26 (UK TX: September 6 & 7 2009)

• Sharon [Patricia] Maughan (Elizabeth) voiced Whitfield for Big Finish's Cold Fusion (2016)
• Daniel Pirrie (Muller) was Joe Buchanan in The God Complex
• Jason Hunjan (Topal) was a stuntman on Voyage of the Damned and The Next Doctor
• for Simon Clark (sound recordist) see Series 1
• for Waldo Mason (prosthetics designer) see Series 5

End of the Night (UK TX: September 13 & 14)

• Rory [Michael] Kinnear (Mitcham) voiced Samuel Belfrage for Industrial Evolution (2011)
• Trevor Laird (DI Vedder) was Frax in Mindwarp, then played Clive Jones in Smith and Jones, The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords
• Elizabeth Rider (DI Smith) provided the ATMOS voice for The Sontaran Stratagem, was Linda in The Time of the Doctor, then voiced Galatea for The Well-Mannered War (2015)

Substitute (UK TX: September 20 & 21)

• Ariyon [Debo] Bakare (Victor) was Leandro in The Woman Who Lived
• Andrew Byron (Georg) was Ilya in The Pyramid at the End of the World
• for Graham Brown (series SFX supervisor) and Lee Sherward (stunt co-ordinator) see Series 6

End Game (UK TX: September 27 & 28)

• Alexander Siddig [born Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi] (Mohammed) voiced Rosto for Sisters of the Flame and The Vengeance of Morbius (both 2008), the Captain for The Wreck of the Titan (2010), the Sultan for 1001 Nights (2012), and Marcus Gifford for I Went to a Marvellous Party (2016)
• Gina McKee (Jackie) voiced the Lumiat for Missy 2 (2020) and Masterful (2021)
• [Robert] Bertie Carvel (Dench) was the Mysterious Man in The Lazarus Experiment
• Michelle Tate (Ellen) was Abigail in The Crimson Horror
• for Adam Trotman (film editor) see Series 3

Doctor Who On This Day #301

1944 - Actor Ian Don Marter born in Coventry

1963 - Studio filming on The Mutants began

at Ealing

1967 - The Abominable Snowmen, Episode

5 first screened on BBC1

1974 - Colony in Space, Episode 3, Day of the

Daleks, Episode 1, The Sea Devils, Episodes 3

and 6 and The Time Monster, Episode 1 all

repeated on ABC

1975 - Terror of the Autons, Episode 4 first

screened on WTTW 11; and The Three

Doctors, Episode 1 first screened on TV2

1977 - Planet of the Spiders, Part 2

repeated on ABC

1978 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 4 first screened on TV2;

and The Stones of Blood, Part 1 first screened on BBC1

1980 - Horror of Fang Rock, Part 1

repeated on WTTW 11

1981 - The Horns of Nimon, Part 3

repeated on KQED Plus

1982 - Actor Matthew Robert Smith born in Northampton;

The Face of Evil, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus; and Horror

 of Fang Rock, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1983 - Terror of the Zygons, Part 4 and Planet of Evil,

Part 1 both repeated on ABC; and The Horns of Nimon,

Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus

1984 - Earthshock Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

1985 - Image of the Fendahl Omnibus repeated on

WTTW 11; and The Visitation, Part 1 first screened

on TROS

1986 - Actor Ian Marter died, aged 42 in London;

Death to the Daleks, Part 3 repeated on TV1;

Genesis of the Daleks, Part 4 repeated on ABC; and

The Two Doctors, Part 1 (of 6) repeated on KQED

 Plus

1987 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 6 repeated on 

KQED Plus; and The Sun Makers, Part 4 first

screened on TV1

1988 - Earthshock, Part 2 repeated on TV2; and

Mindwarp, Part 6 repeated on KQED Plus

1989 - The Power of Kroll, Part 2

repeated on KQED Plus

1990 - 100,000 BC, Episode 4: The

Firemaker repeated on BSB

1993 - The Daleks, Episode 1: The Dead Planet repeated on

UK Gold; and The Invisible Enemy, Part 3 repeated on ABC

1994 - The Claws of Axos, Episode 4 repeated on KQED Plus;

and Timelash, Part 1 (of 4) repeated on UK Gold

1995 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 1 repeated on UK Gold

1996 - The War Games, Episodes 1 to 5 all repeated on KQED

Plus and Episode 4 repeated on UK Gold

1997 - The Daleks, Episode 3: The Escape first screened on

Space; and The Power of Kroll, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Daleks, Episode 4: The Ambush repeated on Space;

and The Three Doctors, Episode 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episode 5 repeated on Space;

 and Remembrance of the Daleks, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - Planet of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus); 

The Invasion of Time, Part 5 first screened on Prairie PTV; The 

Androids of Tara, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Colorado PTV

and Iowa PTV; and Four to Doomsday, Part 2 repeated on BBC

Prime

2001 - The Ambassadors of Death and Inferno Omnibuses both 

repeated on MPT; The Masque of Mandragora, Part 4 repeated on 

WILL; Underworld, Part 2 repeated on KUED; Nightmare of Eden, 

Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on WCET; City of Death, Part 2

repeated on Twin Cities PTV; Full Circle, Parts 1 and 2 both

 repeated on KBTC; State of Decay, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

 on NHPTV; Warriors' Gate, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Lake-

shore PTV; Warriors of the Deep Omnibus repeated on UK Gold;

and Battlefield, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MiND

2002 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated 

on KQED Plus; and Revenge of the Cybermen Omnibus repeated 

on BBC Kids (Can)

2003 - The Sensorites, Episode 3: Hidden Danger

 repeated on ABC; Image of the Fendahl, Parts 1

and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can); and The 

Power of Kroll, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on UK

Gold

2004 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part 2 repeated 

on ABC

2005 - Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways both

repeated on UK Gold

2006 - World War Three repeated on UKTV (Aus) and Jimmy;

The Christmas Invasion first screened on KBS2; Rise of the

Cybermen first screened on Syfy (US); The Satan Pit, Love

& Monsters, Fear Her, Army of Ghosts and Doomsday all

repeated on UK Gold; and Dr. Who and the Daleks screened

on Syfy (UK)

2007 - The Invasion of Time, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on WCET and 

Omnibus repeated on MPT; Aliens of London repeated on DR1 and WGVU; 

World War Three repeated on NHPTV, KTWU and WXXI; The Long Game 

repeated on WTTW 11; Father's Day repeated on Idaho PTV; The Empty Child and Doctor Who Confidential: Special Effects both repeated on 

WUFT; The Doctor Dances and Doctor Who Confidential: Weird Science 

both repeated on MPTV; Boom Town repeated on WLVT and KQED Plus;

 Bad Wolf and Doctor Who Confidential: The World of Who both repeated 

on WJCT, WPBT2 and UNC-TV; The Parting of the Ways repeated on 

KSPS, WUCF and WEDU; School Reunion and Doctor Who Confidential: 

Friends Reunited both repeated on UKTV (Aus); Blink first screened on 

Prime; Doctor Who Confidential: I Get a Sidekick Out of You repeated 

on WGVU; Doctor Who Confidential: Why On Earth? repeated on NHPTV; 

Doctor Who Confidential: Unsung Heroes and Violent Death repeated on 

KQED Plus; and Doctor Who Confidential: The Last Battle repeated on 

WEDU

2008 - The Armageddon Factor, Parts 4 and 5 both first screened on 

MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The Idiot's Lantern first screened on Syfy (FRG); 

and 42 first screened on Syfy (Ben)

2009 - The Unquiet Dead repeated on France 4 and

Syfy (Spa); and The Next Doctor repeated on BBC3

2010 - The Idiot's Lantern repeated on Syfy (FRG); The Lazarus 

Experiment repeated on Space; The Sarah Jane Adventures: Death

of the Doctor, Episode 2 repeated on BBC2; and Doctor Who Live

moved to Cardiff International Arena

2011 - World War Three repeated on BBC America; The Idiot's Lantern 

repeated on Watch; and Vincent and the Doctor repeated on UKTV

2012 - The Time Warrior, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; 

The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords and The Eleventh Hour all 

repeated on Fox (FRG); The Time of Angels repeated on Watch; A Good 

Man Goes to War repeated on MPTV; Closing Time and Doctor Who

Confidential: Open All Hours both first screened on Idaho PTV; The

Power of Three repeated on BBC America; Doctor Who Confidential

 Cutdown: Bigger on the Inside and Double Trouble both repeated

on UKTV (Aus); and Cobwebs, Episode 3 repeated on Radio 4 Extra

2013 - The Pirate Planet, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Syfy (Aus); 

Earthshock Omnibus repeated on Space; The Empty Child repeated 

on UKTV (Aus); The Family of Blood and Blink both repeated on Syfy

(Port); Love & Monsters, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End, The End 

of Time, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on BBC America; The Impossible 

Planet, Army of Ghosts and Doomsday all repeated on EBRU; The

Unicorn and the Wasp and Silence in the Library both repeated on

BBC Entertainment AP; Victory of the Daleks, The Time of Angels

 and Flesh and Stone all repeated on Watch; The Hungry Earth and 

Cold Blood both repeated on France 4; Night Terrors repeated on 

ABC2; The God Complex repeated on TV3 (Spa); The Bells of Saint 

John repeated on Karusel; The Rings of Akhaten repeated on RAI4; 

Cold War repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; The Doctor's 

Revisited: The Fifth Doctor first screened on Space; and The

Doctor's Revisited: The Tenth Doctor first screened on BBC

America

2014 - Colony in Space, Episode 6 and The Daemons, Episode 1 both 

first screened on Retro TV; The Sontaran Experiment Omnibus first 

screened on Horror; State of Decay, Parts 3 and 4 and The Eleventh Hour all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Tooth and Claw and School Reunion

both repeated on BBC America; The Idiot's Lantern and The Impossible Planet both repeated on Watch; Doomsday repeated on UKTV (NZ); 

The Fires of Pompeii repeated on KCPT2; The Doctor's Wife repeated 

on YLE TV2; Night Terrors repeated on Karusel; Hide repeated on 

Ztélé; and The Crimson Horror repeated on France 4

2015 - The Daemons, Episode 5 and The Sea Devils, Episode 1 both 

repeated on Horror; The Three Doctors, Episodes 3 and 4 both

repeated on Retro TV; Pyramids of Mars, Part 3 and The Age of Steel

 both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Runaway Bride repeated on BBC 

America and TV Cultura; Smith and Jones both repeated on BBC 

America; The Sound of Drums repeated on BBC Entertainment AP;

The Next Doctor repeated on KCPT2; The Bells of Saint John

 and The Rings of Akhaten both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC

Polska HD; The Name of the Doctor repeated on Syfy (Ben); Time Heist 

repeated on KLRU; Kill the Moon repeated on WGVU; Before the Flood

 repeated on FX (Ind); and The Woman Who Lived repeated on BBC 

First (Ben)

2016 - The Ark in Space, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV; The 

Girl in the Fireplace repeated on BBC Polska HD; Smith and Jones, The 

Shakespeare Code, Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan, The Poison Sky and 

The Snowmen all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Hungry Earth repeated on Syfy (Bra); Cold Blood repeated on RAI4; Vincent and the Doctor 

repeated on RAI4 and The Zone; Deep Breath repeated on BBC 

America; Robot of Sherwood repeated on KLRU; Last Christmas and 

The Magician's Apprentice both repeated on Fox (FRG); and The 

Husbands of River Song repeated on BBC Entertainment AP

2017 - Planet of the Spiders, Parts 4 to 6 and Robot, Part 1 all 

repeated on Retro TV; Tooth and Claw, School Reunion, The Girl in 

the Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Planet of the Ood and The Sontaran Stratagem both 

repeated on Space; Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End all 

repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Hungry Earth repeated on One ARD; The 

Name of the Doctor, Deep Breath, Into the Dalek, Robot of Sherwood

 and Listen all repeated on Syfy (Bra); Time Heist repeated on BBC 

First (RSA) and Syfy (Bra); The Caretaker repeated on BBC

Entertainment EU and BBC First (RSA); Kill the Moon repeated on

 BBC Entertainment EU; and The Girl Who Died and The Woman

Who Lived both repeated on Fox (FRG)

2018 - Planet of Giants Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; The Ark, 

Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV; The Space Museum 

Omnibus repeated on KERA; Planet of Spiders, Parts 1 and 2 both 

repeated on KBTC; The Ark in Space Omnibus repeated on MPTV;

Nightmare of Eden, Part 4 repeated on KPTS; The Mark of the Rani 

Omnibus repeated on WSRE; New Earth, Tooth and Claw, School 

Reunion, The Girl in the Fireplace, Rise of the Cybermen, The Crimson

Horror, Nightmare in Silver and The Name of the Doctor all repeated 

on W; The Eleventh Hour and The Beast Below both repeated on One 

ARD; Last Christmas and Doctor Who Extra: Death in Heaven both 

repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Husbands of River Song repeated on 

BBC America; The Ghost Monument and Rosa both repeated on Sony 

SciFi; and Arachnids in the UK first screened on BBC1, BBC HD and 

BBC First (ME)

2019 - The Caves of Androzani, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on Retro TV; Boom Town repeated on Syfy (Fra); The Curse of

the Black Spot repeated on BBC Polska HD; and The Rebel Flesh,

A Good Man Goes to War and Let's Kill Hitler all repeated on

Sony SciFi

2020 - Time and the Rani, Parts 3 and

4 both repeated on Retro TV; The Fires

of Pompeii repeated on BBC First Turkey;

Face the Raven repeated on BBC Polska

HD; and World Enough and Time repeated

on NRJ12

2021 - The Ambassadors of  Death,

Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on Retro

TV; The Girl in the Fireplace, Rise of the

 Cybermen, The Age of Steel, The

 Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit, Smith

 and Jones, The Shakespeare Code, Daleks

in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks, 42,

Utopia, Voyage of the Damned, Partners

in Crime, The Sontaran Stratagem, The

Poison Sky, Journey's End, The Next Doctor,

Planet of the Dead, The Curse of the Black 

Spot repeated on ABC2; and Flatline

repeated on ABC ME