Doctor Who Vs. The Blood on Satan's Claw

Short-lived British film company Tigon Films was

founded to compete with the Hammer and Amicus

features of the Sixties.

Here, a village set in 17th century England is

taken over by demonic possession. In his 2010 documentary, A History of Horror, Mark Gatiss

referred to a sub-genre he called folk horror that

included this low-budget production, and the influencial The Wicker Man.

Shown on Legend Extra last night, the film

(released in 1971) featured Wendy Padbury

(pictured as Cathy), Anthony Ainley, Roberta

Tovey, and eleven other Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• [Hugh Valentine] Simon Williams (Edmonton) was Group Captain Ian Gilmore in Remembrance of the Daleks, a role he reprised for Big Finish's Counter Measures, 1963: The Assassination Games (2013), The Reesinger Process (2014) and The Split Infinitive (2019) - he also voiced Paul Addison/Shara for Nekromanteia (2003), the eponymous Lord for The Ruthven Inheritance (2011), and titular keeper for The Guardians of Prophecy (2012)
• Barry Andrews (Gower) was Stott in Nightmare of Eden
• Godfrey James (Blake) was Tarn in Underworld
• Dinny [born Dennis] Powell (Gravedigger) was stuntman on (episode 1 of) Terror of the Autons, and Guard in The Curse of Peladon (4) and Genesis of the Daleks (3)
• Geoffrey Hughes (Drinker) was Mr. Popplewick in The Ultimate Foe
• Eric Mason, Anna [Eva Lydia Catherine] Wing and Andrew McCulloch (Villagers) were Smedley in The Sea Devils, and Green in The Mind of Evil; and Anatta in Kinda (1) respectively - the latter co-write Meglos
• Harry Fielder (Militiaman) was Guard (in PP, ZZZ, 4L, 4P, 5A, 5F, 5Z), Crewman (SS, 4T), Vogan (4D), Assassin (4Q), Tigellan (5Q), and Krarg in Shada
• Les Conrad (Villager) was Patron in The Massacre (1), UNIT Soldier in The Invasion, The Silurians (3) The Ambassadors of Death (3), Terror of the Autons (4) and The Time Monster, Pirate in The Space Pirates, Union Soldier/Alien Guard in The War Games, RSF Soldier in Inferno, Prisoner in The Mind of Evil, Colonist in Colony in Space, Thal in Genesis of the Daleks (6), Extra in The Pirate Planet, Policeman in Time Flight, Teacher in Mawdryn Undead, Gunrunner in The Caves of Androzani, and Guard in The Twin Dilemma and Vengeance on Varos
• cinematographer Dick Bush was film cameraman on The Romans