Doctor Who Vs. Casualty, Series 5

Series regulars Derek Thompson, Brenda

Fricker, Cathy Shipton,
Geoffrey Leesley, Ian Bleasdale, and Robson 
Green all returned for
the fifth season of BBC
One's flagship medical drama. Joining the

programme here were

Nigel Le Vaillant (as

registrar Julian

Chapman), Mamta

Kaash (SHO Beth Ramanee), Patrick Robinson (nurse Martin Ashford), Maggie McCarthy (receptionist Helen Green), Eamon Boland (social worker Tony Walker), and Caroline Webster (paramedic Jane Scott). Boland and McCarthy had

left the show by the series' conclusion, whilst Leesley and Fricker chose

to depart after three and four years service respectively - Fricker

would return as nurse Megan Roach in 1998, 2007 and 2010.

A repeat run of the thirteen-part series (originally broadcast from

September to December 1990) began on Drama this week - it featured

Christopher Eccleston, Louise Jameson, Jamie Glover, and a total

of fifty-two Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Tom Chadbon (Announcer here; Greetham, 1991; Gould, 1996; Henry Williams, 2008-11) was Duggan in City of Death, Merdeen in The Mysterious Planet, and Forrest for BBV Productions' Conduct Unbecoming (2000), then voiced Will Sullivan for Big Finish's Sarah Jane Smith (2006), Gordon Davidson for No More Lies (2007), and Embery for The Paradox Planet and Legacy of Death (both 2016)
• Dervla Kirwan (Anna) was Mercy Hartigan in The Next Doctor, then reprised the role of Miss Quill for Class 3, and voiced Mrs Calderwood for Aimed at the Body, Yosta McCormack for Lightspeed, Di Wright for The Bookshop at the End of the World, Anne Marie for Interlude, Representative for Echo Chamber, Agatha Fernbridge for Towards Zero, Professor Callis for Castle Hydra, Kelleher for Effect and Cause (all 2020), and Honour Bray for Redacted
• Gareth Armstrong (Announcer here; Dr. Carling, 1991; Hutchings, 1995) was Duke Giuliano in The Masque of Mandragora, then voiced Dr. Johan Drossel/Sergeant/Barker/Punter for The Silver Turk (2011), Jephson for The Renaaissance Man (2012), Arthley/Salonu Prime for The Evil One, Geoffrey Chaucer/Bishop/Jud Hacker for The Doctor's Tale (both 2014), Director Prast for Power of the Dominators (2022), Davon for Previously, Next Time (2023), Lord Ives for The Casebook of Paternoster Row, and Judd for Morbius the Mighty (both 2024)
• Shirley Henderson (Denise) was Ursula Blake in Love & Monsters 
• Jenny McCracken (Anne) was Claire Daly in Carnival of Monsters
• Caroline [Anne] Harker [born Owens] (Tessa here; Helen, 1997) voiced Dr. Jayne Smythe for The Ship of Sleepwalkers (2017), and Professor Dern/Angela Dern for The Two Rivers (2022)
• George Costigan (Robert here; Martin, 1997; Stephen, 2006; Father, 2011) was Max Capricorn in Voyage of the Damned
• Geoffrey Bateman (Carpenter here; Woods, 2002) was Dymond in Nightmare of Eden
• Big Finish actor Alan Cox (Joshua) voiced John Matthews for The Roof of the World (2004), Mark Seven for The Destroyers (2010), Oscar Wilde for Beautiful Things (2012), Grenville/Diggery for The Auntie Matter (2013), Dr. Gideon McDivett for The Ghosts of Gralstead (2014), the titular entity for Death and the Queen, Fanshawe for Who Killed Toby Kinsella?, Speravore for World Enough and Time, Robert Harley/ Warder for The Eye of the Storm (all 2016), Eamon Orensky for The Skin of the Sleek and The Thief Who Stole Time (both 2017), Fabian Solak for The Cars That Ate London!, Tompino for Collision Course (both 2019), and Ken Bright Thompson for Stranded 1 (2020) and Stranded 4 (2022)
• [Rosemary] Rowena Cooper (Mrs Parrish) was Angela Price in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Lost in Time, then voiced La Concierge for The Demon of Paris (2010), Emily Shaw for The Last Post (2012) and The Cloisters of Terror (2015), Jean Bazemore for Jago & Son, Mother Superior for The Unbound Universe (both 2016) and Ruler of the Universe (2017), and Queen Victoria for The Victorian Age, The Torchwood Archive, Jago & Litefoot Forever (2018) and Infidel Places (2022)
• David Shaw Parker (Hostel Owner) voiced Generals Paterson/Mikhail Leonov for 1963: Space Race (2013), Old David Walker for Eyes of the Master (2014), John Campbell/Dodgson for The Screaming Ceiling (2019), Ron Winters for Stranded (2020/21), and Peric/Radomir for Missy 4 (2024)
• Suzanne Bertish (Caroline) voiced Aldis for Nevernor (2020)
• Alan David (Clarke here; Allen, 1999) was Gabriel Sneed in The Unquiet Dead, and voiced Castellan Kanteer for The Enigma Dimension (2017), and Lord Macavoy/Old Lawrence for The Primeval Design (2021)
• [John] Simon Rouse (Roy) was Hindle in Kinda, and voiced John Kincaid for The Witch from the Well (2011), Drang for The Paradox Planet and Legacy of Death (both 2016), and Frank Kelsey for The Running Men (2024)
• Tony [Patrick] Caunter (Café Owner) was Morgan in Colony in Space, and Jackson in Enlightenment
• Denise Black [born Nixon] (Jenny here; Maggie, 1999; Grace, 2006) voiced Eva Jericho for Damaged Goods, Control for Rise and Shine (both 2015), and Mrs Mountford for The Haunting of Malkin Place (2017)
• Georgine Anderson (Lillian here; Brenda, 2006) was May in Gridlock
• Stevan Rimkus (Gresty here; Poole, 2004) was Captain Bates in The Curse of Fenric
• Robert Glenister (Duncan here; Wilson, 1994) was Salateen in The Caves of Androzani, then Thomas Edison in Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror - he also voiced Aboresh for Absolution (2007)
• [Michael Thomas] Jeremy Clyde (Clive here; Toynbee, 1998) voiced George Sinclair for Absent Friends (2016), Lord Braye for Planet of the Drashigs (2019), and Tony Clare for Stranded
• Tommy Wright (Alf) was the Guardmaster in The Creature from the Pit
• Dona Croll (Lucy here; nurse Adele Beckford in Series 8) was Matron Casp in New Earth, and voiced Bella for Madquake (2020), and the Empress for The Sincerest Form of Flattery (2021)
• John Abbott (Manager, 1990; Opthalmologist, 1996) was Vince Hawkins in Horror of Fang Rock
• Kathleen [Mary] Bidmead (Woman) was an Elder in The Mysterious Planet (1), Rezzie in Paradise Towers, Mrs Smith in Remembrance of the Daleks, Tourist in Silver Nemesis (1), and Woman in Survival (1)
• Elspet [Jean MacGregor] Gray (Mary) was Chancellor Thalia in Arc of Infinity, and voiced Hera for Immortal Beloved (2007)
• [Frank] Denis Lill (Poter) was Dr. Fendelman in Image of Fendahl, and Sir George Hutchinson in The Awakening
• Carolyn Pickles (Diane) voiced Lady Meera for Army of Death (2011), Dr. Hilary Standish for The Stuff of Nightmares, Cardinal Ollistra for The Side of the Angels (both 2017), Dark Universe (2020) and War Room 1 (2022), Professor Marian Schaeffer for The Tyrants of Logic, and Traherne for An Ideal World (both 2018)
• Sheila Ruskin (Harriet here; Dr. Collins, 1996) was Kassia in The Keeper of Traken
• Barry Jackson (Barratt) was Ascaris in The Romans, Jeff Garvey in Mission to the Unknown, and Drax in The Armageddon Factor
• David [Michael] Harewood (Grant here; Leon, 1993) was Joshua Naismith in The End of Time, and voiced President Vallan for Army of Death
• Alibe Parsons (Mrs. Grant) was Matroni Kani in Mindwarp, then voiced Nora for The Lost Resort (2021)
• Tessa Peake Jones (Esther here; Jenny, 1995; Tina, 2010) was Marta in The Time of the Doctor
• Fred Pearson (Philpott here; Jackson, 1997) was the Barista in The Bells of Saint John
• Sean Murray (Bamford here; Logan, 2007; Father, 2015) voiced Captain Darvor for The Starship of Theseus (2017)
• Annette Badland (Jodie here; Angela, 1993; Jenny, 2009; Maggie, 2012) was Margaret Blaine [Blon Fel Fotch Pasameer Day Slitheen] in Aliens of London, World War Three, Boom Town and Big Finish's Sync (2019), then voiced Quenn Karlina for Equilibrium, Thelma for Suburban Hell (both 2015), Guilana for Asking for a Friend (2017), Judge/Computer for Barrister to the Stars, Mrs Slinger/Batraxus for Whatever Remains, Maude Polwart/ Mermaid for The Ghost Writers (all 2020), Mrs Goose/Fleshkin for The Hunting Season (2021), Mrs Chinn for Mind of the Hodiac, the eponymous role for The Miniaturist, and Eminent Sedanya for Blood of the Time Lords (all 2022)
• Tony Bluto (Thomas) was Driver Joe in Midnight
• Hugh [Thornton] Walters (Man) was William Shakespeare in The Chase, Runcible in The Deadly Assassin, Vogel in Revelation of the Daleks, and voiced Roderick Allingham for The Fearmonger (2000)
• Kenneth Cranham (Lawrence) voiced Tom Cardwell for Blood of the Daleks (2007)
• Jillie Meers (Mrs. Ellis here; Monica, 1994) voiced Clorinda/UN Secretary General for The Paradise of Death, Baronessa/Marcella for The Ghosts of N-Space, and Mrs McGregor for Catch 1782 (2005)
• Robin Weaver (Imogen here; Jenny, 1999; Jane, 2005; Mary, 2010; Thelma, 2013; Lizzie, 2023) voiced Edwige Ponzi for Nothing to See Here (2016), and Arianda for Storm of the Horofax (2017)
• [Sarah] Melanie [Jean] Kilburn (Mrs. Hearn here; Carol, 1995; Maureen, 2019) voiced Hooley for The Dread of Night (2018)
• Ben Porter (Alex here; Anderson, 2007) voiced Major Nash for The Juniper Conjunction, Private Phillips/John Starr for Dominion (both 2012), Murs for Tomb Ship, and Father D'Arcy for The Devil's Armada (both 2014)
• for directors Alan Wareing, Michael Owen Morris and Andrew Morgan see my other series blogs
• Andrew Cartmel was also the script editor on twelve TV adventures (from Time and the Rani to Survival), then writer of Winter for the Adept, Crime of the Century, Animal and Earth Aid
• Ben Aaronovitch was also writer of Remembrance of the Daleks, Battlefield and Earth Aid
• Rona Munro was also writer of Survival, and The Eaters of Light
• Ian Briggs was also writer of Dragonfire and The Curse of Fenric
• Stephen Wyatt was also writer of Paradise Towers and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
• Matthew Purves was the AFM on Battlefield too
• production assistant Lindsay Grant was script supervisor on A Good Man Goes to War, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy