Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 26

The latest run 
of BBC Studios' ever-
green crime drama concluded last
night - it starred Emilia Fox (now
the veteran of 182 episodes since
2004) and David Caves as doctors
Nikki Alexander and Jack Hodgson.
The Home Office forensic patho-
logists (based in London's Lyell
Centre) were joined by newcomers
Aki Omoshaybi and Alastair Michael
(as Dr. Folukoya and Velvy Schur).
The twenty-sixth, ten-part series
featured Jemma Redgrave, and
a total of seventeen Doctor Who
cast and crew connections:

The Penitent (TX: January 2 & 3)
  • Omoshaybi was Fred Gray in Rosa
  • Sophia [Jane] Myles (Cassidy) played Reinette in The Girl in the Fireplace, then voiced Rania Chuma for Big Finish's Kill the Doctor! and The Age of Sutekh (both 2018)
  • William [John] Willoughby [born Haynes] (Drinkwater) was stunt- man on nine stories (from Rose to A Town Called Mercy) and Torchwood
  • Eve Polycarpou (Angela) voiced Qel for Singularity (2005)
  • Joel Conlan was also stuntman on The Lie of the Land and Spyfall (1)
  • Andy Godbold was stuntman on The Bells of Saint John too
  • for Leo Woodruff see Series 19
Familiar Faces (TX: January 9 & 10)
  • Nadine [Panchita] Marshall (DCI Torres) voiced Shepstay for Earth Aid (2011), Katrice for You are the Doctor, and Kordel for The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel (both 2015)
  • for Stephen Forrester see Series 12
Star (TX: January 16 & 18)
  • Pooja Shah (Usha) voiced Navarch Al Hanin for Salvation Nine (2022)
  • Anjela Lauren Smith (Maggie) voiced Genevieve for The Coney Island Chameleon (2019)
Hearts of Darkness (TX: January 23 & 24)
  • for Redgrave (DI Raymond) see Series 23
  • for Ruth Clarson (Protester) see Series 21
Southbay (TX: January 30 & 31)
  • Suzanne Packer [born Jackson] (Miriam) was Eve Cicero in The Tsuranga Conundrum
  • Richard [Anthony] Cordery (Burnett) voiced Professor Rinxo Jabbery for Plague of the Daleks (2009), and Sam for A Town Called Fortune (2010)
  • Luke Allen Gale (Laing) voiced Joe Carnaby for Blood on Santa's Claw and Other Stories (2019)
  • Sarah Woodward (Commander) voiced Theodora for Secret History (2015), Vesh Taralesh for Stolen Goods (2018), and Ania Jessik for The Quest of the Engineer (2020)

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