Doctor Who Vs. The Avengers, Series 6 [Part 1]

The cult British fantasy show returned

to the ITV regions in the autumn of

1968 for an eight-month run, following

its debut on American television in the

spring.

Patrick Macnee (who had portrayed 

John Steed since 1961) was now joined

for the last series by the Canadian-born

actress, Linda Thorson (born 1947),

girlfriend of the show's new producer,

John Bryce. The series opened with 

Diana Rigg's final appearance as Emma

Peel. Patrick Newell (1932- 1988) also

took a regular role here (in twenty

episodes) as spymaster, Mother.

After completing production on only three episodes, Bryce was fired and previous showrunners Brian Clemens (1931-2015) and Albert Fennell (1920-1988) resumed their posts - both were later nominated for a 

Primetime Emmy Award. The programme was finally recognised by BAFTA with a Special Award in 2000.

The final season included screenplays from Terry Nation, and

Dennis Spooner. A repeat run of these sixteen stories (from a

series total of thirty-three) began on Great! TV tonight - they

 featured guest roles for Anthony Ainley, Bernard Cribbins, 

Richard Hurndall, and seventy other Doctor Who cast and crew 

connections:

The Forget-Me-Knot (UK TX [London]: September 25 1968 

& US TX [New York]: March 20 1968) 

• Douglas Sheldon [born Bernard Bobrow] (Brad) was Kirksen in The Daleks' Master Plan 

• for Newell, Jeremy Young and Alan Lake see Series 4

• for John Lee see Series 5 

Game (UK TX: October 2 & US TX: September 23)

• Brian [Parry] Badcoe (Gibson) was Adam in Invasion of the Dinosaurs

• [Cathal] Max [Parnell Macaulay Lloyd] Faulkner (Goon here; stunt double in You'll Catch Your Death) was UNIT Soldier in The Ambassadors of Death, Exxilon in (part 1 of) Death to the Daleks, Miner in The Monster of Peladon (6), the Guard Captain in Planet of the Spiders (4), Thal Guard in Genesis of the Daleks (3), Crewman in Planet of Evil (1), Corporal Adams in The Android Invasion, stuntman/fight arranger on The Hand of Fear, and Nesbin in The Invasion of Time 

• for Peter Jeffrey was Aubrey Richards see Series 4

Super Secret Cypher Snatch

(UK TX: October 9 & US TX: September 30)

• Donald Gee (Vickers) was Major Ian Warne in The Space Pirates, and Eckersley in The Monster of Peladon
• Lionel Wheeler (Guard) was an Elder in The Savages
• David [John] Quilter (Wilson) was Greeves in The Unicorn and the Wasp 

• for Clifford Earl and Nicholas Smith see Series 5

• for Alec Ross see Series 3

• for Billy Cornelius, Paddy Ryan, Fred Haggerty, Michael Stevens and Arthur Howell see Series 4 

You'll Catch Your Death (UK TX: October 16 & US TX: October 7)

• Valentine Dyall (Butler) first appeared as the Black Guardian in The Armageddon Factor, then voiced Slarn for Slipback
• for Fulton Mackay see Series 5B
• for Hamilton Dyce see Series 1

Split! (UK TX: October 23 & US TX: April 10)

• for Bernard Archard, Julian Glover and Christopher Benjamin see Series 4
• Harry Fielder (Agent/Guard) was Guard (in serials PP, ZZZ, 4L, 4P, 5A, 5F, 5Z), Crewman (SS, 4T), Vogan (4D), Assassin (4Q), Tigellan (5Q), and Krarg for Shada
• for Maurice Good see Series 1

Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40? 

 (UK TX: October 30 & US TX: December 9)

• Frank Windsor [Higgins] (Tobin) was Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam in The King's Demons, and Inspector Mackenzie in Ghost Light
• for Alan Harris see Series 4

• for Arthur Cox see Series 5A

False Witness (UK TX: November 6 & US TX: November 25)

• Simon Lack [born Alexander MacAlpine] (Nesbitt) was Professor Charles Kettering in The Mind of Evil (1), and Zadek in The Androids of Tara

• Jimmy Gardner (Little Man) was Chenchu in Marco Polo, and Idmon in Underworld
• for John Bennett see Series 2

• for Rio Fanning and Series 5B

All Done With Mirrors (UK TX: November 13 & US TX: December 2)

• Dinsdale [James] Landen (Watney) was Dr. Judson in The Curse of Fenric

• Robert Sidaway (Barlow) was Avon in The Savages, and Captain Turner in The Invasion

• for Peter Copley see Series 2
• for Edwin Richfield and Tenniel Evans see Series 1

Legacy of Death (UK TX: November 20 & US TX: November 4)

• Michael Bilton (Winter) was Charles de Teligny in The Massacre, Collins in Pyramids of Mars, and Time Lord in The Deadly Assassin
• Tutte Lemkow (Gorky) was Kuiju in Marco Polo, Ibrahim in The Crusade (4), and Cyclops in The Myth Makers
• for Stratford Johns see Series 1

• for John Hollis see Series 2

• for Alf Joint and Eric Kent see Series 4 

Noon-Doomsday (UK TX: November 27 & US TX: October 28)

• Ray [Michael] Brooks (Farrington) was David in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD, then voiced the titular Time Lord for Big Finish's The Trouble With Drax (2016)
• for TP McKenna see Series 3
• Peter [George Haywood] Halliday (Perrier) was Packer (and provided the Cyber Director Voice) in The Invasion, voiced the titular Silurians in their debut story, and the Aliens in The Ambassadors of Death, then was Pletrac in Carnival of Monsters, Soldier in City of Death, and the Vicar in Remembrance of the Daleks (2)

Look (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were 

These Two Fellers (UK TX: December 4 & US TX: May 8)

• John [Marwood] Cleese (Rugman) was an Art Lover in City of Death (4)
• for Talfryn Thomas see Series 4
• for John Woodvine and Robert James see Series 1

Have Guns Will Haggle (UK TX: December 11 & US TX: May 1)

• Michael [Pierce] Turner (Crayford) was Jarvis Bennett in The Wheel in Space
• Roy Stewart (Giles) was a Saracen Warrior in The Crusade (3), Toberman in The Tomb of the Cybermen, and the Strong Man in Terror of the Autons (2)
• for Jonathan Burns and Rocky Taylor see Series 4
• for Timothy Bateson see Series 5

They Keep Killing Steed 

(UK TX: December 18 & US TX: November 11)

• Norman Jones (Zerson) was Khrisong in The Abominable Snowmen, Major Baker in The Silurians, and Hieronymous in The Masque of Mandragora
• Reg [Deighton] Whitehead (Etola) was Cybermen [Jarl and Krail] in The Tenth Planet, The Moonbase and The Tomb of the Cybermen, and Yeti in The Abominable Snowmen

• Terry Sartain (Delegate here; MO in The New Avengers: The Midas Touch) was an Alien Technician in The War Games (3), Warrior in The Mutants (1), UNIT Soldier in The Three Doctors (1), Priosn Guard/Draconian in Frontier in Space, Exxilon in Death to the Daleks, Brother in The Masque of Mandragora (3), Gundan in Warriors' Gate (3), and Market Man in Snakedance (1)

• for Bernard Horsfall see The Cybernauts 

•  for Peter Roy see Series 4

The Interrogators (UK TX: January 1 1969 & US TX: January 20 1969)

• Philip Bond (Caspar) was Ganatus in The Daleks
• Neil [Edwin] Stacy (Mullard) voiced Cyril Haggard for The Emerald Tiger (2012) 

• Vincent [born Vivian Warren Chen] (Toy here; Courier in The New Avengers: Trap) was Ho in The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Chinese Delegate in Day of the Daleks, and Captain in Enlightenment

• for Neil McCarthy and Neil Wilson see Series 1

The Rotters (UK TX: January 8 1969 & US TX: December 16 1968)

• for Jerome Willis and Harold Innocent see Series 2 and 3

• for John Nettleton and Charles Morgan see Series 5 and 1

Invasion of the Earthmen 

(UK TX: January 15 1969 & US TX: March 27 1968)

• [Eve] Lucy Fleming (Emily) voiced Lady Catherine Waverly for Manhunt (2013), Alice Donelly for Invocation (2017), and Veronica Holmes for The Auton Infinity (2022)

• for William Lucas and George Roubicek see Series 6