Friday 13 October 2023

Doctor Who Vs. Cracker, Series 3

Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine 
Somerville, Lorcan Cranitch, 
Ricky Tomlinson, and Wil 
Johnson all returned for three 
new Manchester-based crime
thrillers, whilst Robert Cavanah
joined the cast here as DC Alan
Temple.
This final, full season (again
written by Jimmy McGovern and
newcomer Paul Abbott) won another BAFTA Best Drama award
for Granada, whilst Coltrane earned his third consecutive Best Actor prize.
A repeat run of the seven-part series (originally shown in the autumn of
1995) began on ITV3 last night- it featured John Simmand sixteen
Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Brotherly Love (TX: October 22 to 29)
  • Cavanah voiced President Gilbert for Big Finish's Saltwater (2022)
  • Brid Brennan (Maggie) was the Visionary in The End of Time
  • Ron [Eaglesham] Donachie [born Porter] (Barney) was the Steward in Tooth and Claw
  • Owen Aaronovitch (Charnock) voiced Antonio Ferrando/Control Unit for Fiesta of the Damned (2016), Dr. Javier Santos for The Splintered Man (2017), Luis Ortega for Young Winston (2018), Newbold/Mitchell for An Unearthly Woman (2019), and Gabriel for Dark Universe (2020)
  • Andrew Knott (Harvey) voiced James O'Meara for 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (2013), and Sean Casey for The White Room (2014)
  • for Barbara Flynn, Paul Copley, Edward Peel, Isobel Middleton, Des Hughes, and Andy Pryor see Series 1
Best Boys (TX: November 6 & 13)
  • Liam Cunningham (Grady) was Captain Zhukov in Cold War
  • stunt arranger Terry Forrestal was a Driver in K9 and Company
  • Vince McGahon was also the Steadicam operator on The Vampires of Venice and Vincent and the Doctor
True Romance (TX: November 20 & 27)
  • Kenneth [Alfred] Gilbert (Father) was Richard Dunbar in The Seeds of Doom
  • Emily [Sian] Joyce (Janice) provided the Clockwork voice for The Girl in the Fireplace
  • Bridget Hodgson (Carol) was Captain Marion Price in The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky

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