Doctor Who Vs. Patriot Games

Directed by Phillip Noyce, this American thriller was based on Tom Clancy's 1987
espionage novel. Harrison Ford port- rayed ex-CIA analyst Jack Ryan here and in the sequel, Clear and Present Danger, after replacing Alec Baldwin, and was joined by Anne

Archer, Sean Bean,

Samuel L Jackson, and James Earl Jones. Released by Paramount in mid

1992, the film (shown on Film4 last night) also featured Patrick Bergin, Richard Harris, David Threlfall, Alun Armstrong, and eleven Doctor

Who cast connections:

• James [born William] Fox (Holmes) voiced Professor Chronotis for Big Finish's Shada
• Hugh Fraser (Watkins) was an Extra in The Smugglers, then voiced Zero for Spring (2007), Dr. Hanri Kerrem for The Cradle of the Snake (2010), Tallister for War Against the Laan (2013), Edwin Tremayne for Moonflesh (2014), Dr. Schwartzmann/Rider for Criss-Cross, Sherringford Holmes for All-Consuming Fire (both 2015), Charles Kirkland for The Trouble with Drax (2016), Second Elder for Sphere of Influence (2020), and Castringham for The Empire Man (2022)
• Polly [Alexandra] Walker (Annette) voiced Commander Narina for The Movellan Grave (2017)
• Hugh Ross (Atkinson) voiced Rev. Merodach for Night's Black Agents (2010), Robert Stretton for Industrial Evolution (2011), Vepaja/Thraskin for Voyage to Venus (2012), Sir Toby Kinsella for Counter Measures, 1963: The Assassination Games (2013), The Reesinger Process (2014) and Split Infinitive (2019), Kyle Inskip for Masters of Earth, Gethal for The Exxilons (2015), Narrator of Late Night Shopping, The Piltdown Men and Waiting for Gadot (2017), Malcolm/the Keeper for Battlegrounds, and Stern for Here Lies Drax (both 2022)
• Pip [Dean] Torrens (Aide) was Headmaster Rocastle in Human Nature and The Family of Blood, then voiced Charlie Gibbs for Eldrad Must Die! (2013), and Kenton for Break the Ice (2022)
• Martin Cochrane (PC) was General Chellak in The Caves of Androzani
• Valentino Musetti (stuntman) was Mongol Bandit in (episode 5 of) Marco Polo, Saracen Warrior in The Crusade (1), Egyptian in The Daleks' Master Plan, Pirate in The Smugglers, Prisoner in The Mind of Evil, Primitive/Colonist in Colony in Space, and stunt double in The Time Monster
• Rod [Paul] Woodruff (stuntman) was stunt co-ordinator on Rose and World War Three
• Tony Van Silva was a stuntman on Tooth and Claw too
• Martin Grace (stunt co-ordinator) was a Thal in Dr. Who and the Daleks
• Mark McBride (stuntman) was Van Driver in Mawdryn Undead (1)