Tuesday, 9 January 2024

Doctor Who Vs. The Avengers, Series 5A

This cult fantasy show returned to both the British
(ITV) and American (ABC) networks at the start of
1967, and again starred Patrick Macnee (1922-
2015) and Diana Rigg (1938-2020) as spies John
Steed and Emma Peel.
Produced by Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell, the
 drama (now filmed in colour), and Rigg were all
later nominated for Emmy awards.
A repeat run of the programme's fifth production
block (which consisted of sixteen episodes) began
on Great! tv last night - it featured Jon Pertwee
(pictured as Brigadier Whitehead in the opening
story) and a total of seventy-one Doctor Who cast
and crew connections:

From Venus With Love
(UK [London] TX: January 13 1967/BBC4: April
18 2008 & US [New York] TX: January 20 1967)
  • Arthur Cox (Clarke here; Anaesthetist in S7: Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40?) was Cully in The Dominatorsand Henderson in The Elevenh Hour
  • Michael Lynch (Hadley) was Spencer in (episode 5 of) The War Games, and Thal Politician in Genesis of the Daleks
  • Joe [Augustus] Powell (Martin) was stuntman on the second Dalek film
  • for Barbara Shelley (Venus) and Philip Locke (Primble) see Series 1
  • for Derek Newark (Crawford) see S3: Trojan Horse
  • for Billy Cornelius (Martin) and Kenneth Benda (Mansford) see S4
The Fear Merchants (UK TX: January 20/US X: January 27)
  • Gordon Flemyng (here & The Winged Avenger) was also director of both Dalek films
  • Andrew Keir [born Buggy] (Crawley here; James in S7: Get-A-Way!) was Wyler in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD
  • Edward [Noel] Burnham (Meadows here; Brett in S7: Thingumajig) was Professors Watkins in The Invasion, and Jeremiah P Kettlewell in Robot
  • [Thomas] Declan Mulholland (Saunders) was Clark in The Sea Devils, and Till in The Androids of Tara
  • for Rocky Taylor (Man) see S3: The Grandeur That Was Rome
  • for Bernard Horsfall (Fox) see S4: The Cybernauts
Escape In Time (UK TX: January 27/US TX: February 10)
  • for Peter Bowles (Thyssen) see S3: Second Sight
  • for Geoffrey Bayldon (Clapham) see S1: The Deadly Air
  • Nicholas [John] Smith (Parker here; Luther in S7: Super Secret Cypher Snatch) was Wells in The Dalek Invasion of Earth
  • [Kenneth] Clifford Earl (Paxton here; Jarret in Super Secret Cypher Snatch) was the Sergeant in The Daleks' Master Plan (7), and Major Branwell in The Invasion
  • Edward [George] Caddick (Sweeney) was Wylda in The Savages
The See-Through Man (UK/US TX: February 3)
  • John Nettleton (Ford here; Palmer in S7: The Rotters) was Reverend Ernest Matthews in Ghost Light
The Bird Who Knew Too Much (UK TX: February 10/US TX: March 10)
  • for Ron Moody (Jordan) and Alan Chuntz (Guard) see S4
  • for Ilona Rodgers (Samantha) see S2: Six Hands Across A Table
  • Kenneth [Charles] Cope (Savage here; Gardiner in S7: The Curious Case of the Countless Clues) was Packard in Warriors' Gate
  • [Earnest] Michael Coles (Verret) was Ganatus in Dr. Who and the Daleks
  • John Lee (Pearson here; Soames in S7: The Forget-Me-Not) was Alydon in The Daleks
  • Peter Brace (Danvers here; Opponent in The Correct Way to Die; Guard in S7: Who Was That Man I Saw You With?; Driver in Bizarre; Potterton in The New Avengers: Target!) was Guard in The Curse of Peladon (4), Sailor in The Sea Devils, and Soldier in The Android Invasion (2)
  • [Robert] Gerry Crampton (Elrick here; Guest in S6: Dead Man's Treasure; Mercenary in S7: Have Guns - Will Hagglestunt double in S7: The Forget-Me-Not, The Rotters, The Morning After, Take Me To Your Leader, Who Was That Man I Saw You With?, Pandora) and Pat [Francis Xavier] Judge (Technician) were stuntmen in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD
The Winged Avenger (UK/US TX: February 17)
  • for Neil Hallett (Packer) see S1: Dead of Winter
  • for Colin Jeavons (Stanton) see S4: A Touch of Brimstone
  • Donald [Ellis] Pickering (Roberts here; Cartwright in S7: Homicide and Old Lace) was Eyesen in The Keys of Marinus, Blade in The Faceless Ones, and Beyus in Time and the Rani
The Living Dead (UK TX: February 24/US TX: March 3)
  • for Julian Glover (Masgard), Edward Underdown (Staplow) and Vernon Dobtcheff (Spencer) see S4
  • for Pamela Ann Davy (Mandy) and Malcolm Taylor (Miner) see S2: Mission to Montreal
  • Jack [William] Woolgar (Kermit) was Sergeant Arnold in The Web of Fear
  • for John Cater (Olliphant) see S3: The Nutshell
The Hidden Tiger (UK TX: March 3/US TX: March 17)
  • Frederick [William] Treves (Dawson) was Brotadac in Meglos
  • for John Moore (Williams) see S4: The Murder Market
  • for Reg Pritchard (Bellamy) see S4: Honey for the Prince
  • Gabrielle [Mary] Drake (Angora here; Penny in The New Avengers: Dead Men Are Dangerous) was considered for the role of Victoria Waterfield
The Correct Way to Kill (UK TX: March 10/US TX: March 24)
    • Michael [Emrys] Elwyn [born Jones] (Jones here; Edwards in S7: Get-A-Way!) was Lt. Algernon Thomas Alfred Ffinch in The Highlanders
    • for Michael Gough (Nutski), Alf Joint (Opponent), Terence Alexander (Ponsonby-Frythe) and Graham Armitage (Wynche) see S4
    • for Philip Madoc (Pepitoparoff) see S2
    • for Peter Barkworth (Percival) see S1: Kill The King
    • Timothy [Dingwall] Bateson (Merryweather here; Spencer in S7: Have Guns Will Haggle) was Binro in The Ribos Operation
    • for Bernard Barnsley (Snob) see S3: The Gilded Cage
    Never, Never Say Die (UK TX: March 17/US TX: March 31)
    • Arnold Lee (Chess player) was Mongol Warrior in Marco Polo (2), Sweep/Coolie in The Talons of Weng-Chiang, and Crewman in Warriors of the Deep
    • for Jeremy Young (Penrose), Jon Laurimore (Guard) and Christopher Benjamin (Whittle) see S4
    Epic (UK TX: March 31/US TX: April 14)
    • for Peter Wyngarde (Kirby) see S4: A Touch of Brimstone
    The Superlative Seven (UK TX: April 7/US TX: April 21)
    • Brian Blessed (Dayton here; Hearn in S7: The Morning After) was King Yrcanos in Mindwarp, then voiced the titular role for Cutaway Comics' Omega (2022)
    • for Royston Farrell (Fighter) see S4: The Hour That Never Was
    • for James Maxwell (Wade) see S3: The Outside-In Man
    • for John Hollis (Kanwitch) see S2: Warlock
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station 
    (UK TX: April 14/US TX: April 28)
    • Isla Blair (Bride) was Lady Isabella Fitzwilliam in The King's Demons, and voiced Paula Taylor for Exotron (2007), Marge for Kidnapped!, Charn for Palindrome (both 2020), and Old Mary Mortimer for Friend of the Family (2023)
    • for Aileen Lewis (Passenger) see S3: Brief For Murder
    • for Peter Roy (Porter) and John Tatham (Passenger) see S4
    Something Nasty in the Nursery (UK TX: April 21/US TX: May 5)
    • Trevor [Gordon] Bannister (Gordon) voiced Korbin Thessinger for Nocturne (2007)
    • Dennis [Arthur Robert] Chinnery (Dobson) was Albert C. Richardson in The Chase (3), Gharman in Genesis of the Daleks, and Professor Sylvest in The Twin Dilemma (1)
    • for Patrick Newell (Collins) see S4: The Town of No Return
    • Arthur Howell (stunt double here; Warren in S7: Super Secret Cypher Snatch; Verno in They Keep Killing Steed; Soldier in The Morning After) was a Confederate Horseman in The War Games (3)
    The Joker (UK TX: April 28 & US TX: May 12)
    • for Peter Jeffrey (Prendergast) see S4: Room Without a View
    • for Rocky Taylor (stunt double) see S3: The Grandeur That Was Rome
    Who's Who??? (UK TX: May 5 & US TX: May 19)
    • for Campbell Singer (Major) and Malcolm Taylor (Hooper) see S2

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