Friday, 12 May 2023

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 2

The crime drama's second season (originally
shown on BBC1 in early 1997), again starred
Amanda Burton (as Home Office pathologist
Professor Sam Ryan) and William Armstrong
(Dr. Stewart). The opening serial (penned by
John Milne) won an Edgar Award from the
Mystery Writers of America.
A repeat run of the eight-part series began on
Drama last night - it featured Geoffrey Beevers,
and a total of twenty-one Doctor Who cast and
crew connections:

Blood, Sweat and Tears
(TX: February 14 & 15 1997)
  • Barry Jackson (Cross) and Ian [Stuart] Liston (MC) both appeared in The Armageddon Factor, as Drax and the Hero - Jackson was also Ascaris in The Romans, Jeff Garvey in Mission to the Unknown, and reprised his eponymous role for Big Finish's The Trouble With Drax (2016)
  • Frederick [William] Treves (Reeve) was Lieutenant Brotadac in Meglos
  • John [Edward] Cater (Captain) was Professor Krimpton in The War Machines
  • Ruth Lass (Terri) voiced Elodie Kendall for Future Phantoms (2024)
  • Tom Lucy (Referee) was a stunt co-ordinator on the revived run and Torchwood
  • associate producer Margot Hayhoe was an AFM on The War Machines, Fury from the Deep and The Ambassadors of Death, then production manager (PM) on Logopolis, Castrovalva and Snakedance
  • cinematographer John McGlashan was a film cameraman on Pyramids of Mars and The Face of Evil
Cease Upon the Midnight (TX: February 28 & March 1)
  • Catherine Morshead was also director of Amy's Choice and The Lodger
  • Roberta [Alexandra Mary] Taylor (Dr. de Groot) voiced Berengaria for The Holy Terror (2000), Angela Wisher for Cuudlesome (2008), and Maid for I Was Churchill's Double (2018)
  • Linda [Virginia] Marlowe [born Bathurst] (Isobel) voiced May Carlisle for Casualties of War, Commander Claire Spencer for The Word Lord (both 2008), Osloo and Anne Tessler for The Macros (2010), and Gusta Pardo for The Tyrants of Logic (2018)
  • regular stunt arranger Rod Woodruff was stunt co-ordinator on Rose and World War Three
Only the Lonely (TX: March 21 & 22)
  • Lloyd McGuire (Matthews) was Lugo in The Face of Evil, and voiced General Lieutenant Tendexter for The Architects of History (2010)
  • director Nicholas Laughland was an AFM on Earthshock
  • cinematographer Ken Westbury was film cameraman on The GunfightersThe Abominable SnowmenFury from the Deep and The Invasion of Time
  • Anthony Combes was film editor on The Wedding of River Song too
Friends Like These (TX: April 4 & 5)
  • Christopher Fairbank (Palmer) was Fenton in Flatline, and voiced Doc Baroque for The Scapegoat (2009), Pierre Aronnax for The Wreck of the Titan (2010), and Marc Brunel for Iron Bright (2018)
  • Michael [John] Attwell (Quayle) was Isbur in The Ice Warriors, and Bates in Attack of the Cybermen
  • Stewart [John Llewellyn] Bevan (Wyn's Man) played Clifford Jones in The Green DeathGlobal ConspiracyHello Boys! and Return of the Autons - he also voiced BOSS for The Green Life (2019)
  • Greg Donaldson (PC) voiced Telligan for Dalek Empire 3 (2004), Coach Bela Destry for The Games (2005), and David for Power Play (2012)

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