Thursday, 6 January 2022

Doctor Who Vs. Four Lives

ITV Studios' latest crime drama
was based on the true story of
the four young gay men who
lost their lives to serial rapist
Stephen Port (portrayed here
by Stephen Merchant).
Dubbed the Grindr Killer by the
press, Port was convicted in
2016, and will never be freed
from prison. 
Shown over three consecutive
nights, the drama concluded on
BBC1 last night - it featured
Sheridan Smith, and twelve
Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

  • Samuel Barnett (Edwards) voiced Hans Tod for The Beast of Orlok (2009), Robin Yeadon for Nightshade, Norton Folgate for Torchwood (2016 to present), and Cicero in Tartarus (2019)
  • Leo Flanagan (Daniel) was Charlie Duffy in Kerblam!, and Rex in The Eternal Mystery
  • Michael Jibson (DC Slaymaker) voiced Corporal Gibbs for The Forsaken (2015)
  • Daniel Ryan [born O'Brien] (Whitworth) was Biff Cane in Midnight
  • Ella Kenion (Mandy) was Harriet in Let's Kill Hitler, then voiced Boudica for The Wrath of the Iceni (2012), and Romy for Equilibrium (2015)
  • George Asprey (Rees) voiced Overseer Zim for The Hidden Realm, Balthasar Schrek for Nothing to See Here (both 2016), the Leader for Infamy of the Zaross (2017), General Melak for Time in a Bottle and Kings of Infinite Space (both 2018), and the titular alien for the Ravenous series and Beyond (2021)
  • Ian Puleston Davies (MP) voiced Angus Selwyn for Absent Friends (2016)
  • Milo Twomey (Detective) voiced Jorvik for Theatre of War (2015)
  • Steve Walker was also script supervisor on twenty-four episodes (from Let's Kill Hitler to The Zygon Inversion)
  • Ben Ashmore was also SFX supervisor on thirty-six stories (from The Girl in the Fireplace to The Next Doctor), The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood
  • Chris Lyons was also SFX technician (teeth) on Empress of Mars, The Battle of Ranskoor Av KolosThe Haunting of Villa Diodati, Ascension of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children
  • Nick Roberts (ADR mixer) was recordist on The Time of Angels, Flesh and StoneThe Vampires of VeniceCold Blood and The Lodger

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