Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 27


The latest run 
of BBC Studios' evergreen crime drama concluded last night
- it starred Emilia Fox (now the veteran of 192 episodes since 2004) and
David Caves as doctors Nikki Alexander and Jack Hodgson. The Home
Office forensic pathologists (based in London's Lyell Centre) were joined
by Aki Omoshaybi, Alastair Michael and Rhiannon May (Dr. Folukoya, Velvy
and Cara). The ten-part series featured John Hannah, John Thomson, and
a total of twenty Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Effective Range (UK TX: January 8 & 9)
  • Paul Keating (Johnson) voiced Isaac George for Big Finish's The Eye of the Storm (2016)
  • for Omoshaybi see Series 26
  • for Josette Simon (DCI Ford) see Series 3
  • for Christopher Hatherall (Pat) see Series 17
  • Helen Murphy was also editor on Arachnids in the UK and The Witchfinders
  • for Steven Forrester (post-prdouction supervisor) see Series 12
Grivance Culture (UK TX: January 15 & 22)
  • Kevin [Robert] McNally (Cherry) was Lieutenant Hugo Lang in The Twin Dilemmaand Professor Eustacius Jericho in Flux - he also voiced Henry for Spider's Shadow (2008), Vakrass for The End of the Beginning, and Merrick Kingdom for Dalek Universe (both 2021)
  • Diveen Henry (Elaine) voiced Alozza for The Vault of Osiris (2015), Sarah for The Behemoth, and Sandra for A Kill to a View (both 2017)
  • for Bern Collaco see Series 23
Invisible (TX: January 29 & 30)
  • for Nadine Marshall (DCI Torres) see Series 26
  • Chris Edwards also worked props on thirteen episodes (from The Snowmen to The Giggle)
Death by a Thousand Hits (TX: February 5 & 7)
  • Julie Graham (Elinor) was Ruby White in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith, and Ravio in Ascension of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children - she also voiced Prime Minister 470 for Planet X (2016), Carolyn for The Blood Furnace (2017), and Miss Beecham/Sovari for The Year of Martha Jones 1 (2021)
  • Sean Pertwee (DI Flynn) made a cameo appearance in The Five(ish) Doctors
  • Anthony Cozens (Tate) was the Concierge in The Husbands of River Song
  • Matt Hermiston (Boll) was stuntman on The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  • Molly Harris (May) was Suki Cheng in Praxeus
  • Rob Pavey (Gallop) was stuntman on nine stories (from Deep Breath to The Power of the Doctor)
Kings Cross (TX: February 12 & 13)
  • Hermione [Jane] Norris (CS Court) was Captian Lundvik in Kill the Moon
  • Rupert Holliday Evans (Drake) was Colonel [Alan] Mace in The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky
  • Ellen [Dorothy] Thomas (Esther) was a Clockwork Droid in The Girl in the Fireplace and A Celebration, then Carmen in Planet of the Dead

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