Doctor Who Vs. She

Published in 1887, the novel She: A History of

Adventure, was written by Henry Rider Haggard

who developed the Lost World genre.

The most well known film version of the story
was produced by Hammer, and a sequel, The
Vengeance of She followed in 1968. 

Here, Major Horace Holly (played by Peter
Cushing), an Edwardian archaeologist and
two companions (Bernard Cribbins and John Richardson) discover a lost African city
where the Hellenistic age is still alive. Ruled

by queen Ayesha (Ursula Andress) - 'She Who

Must Be Obeyed' whose love holds the secret

of immortality.

Released in 1965, She was the studio's most

expensive production to date, and became a

global box office hit - a sequel, The Vengeance

of She, followed in 1968. Shown on Legend Extra last night, the saga

featured genre stalwart Christopher Lee, and eight Doctor Who cast

and crew connections:

• [Cecil] André Morell [born Mesritz] (Haumeid here; Kassim in the sequel) was Marshal Gaspard de Saux Tavannes in The Massacre
• John Maxim (Captain) was Frankenstein's Monster in (episode 4 of) The Chase, and [as John Wills] Cyberman in The Moonbase 
• George Pastell [born Nino Pastellides] (Voice of Haumeid) and Roy Stewart (Guard) both appeared in The Tomb of the Cybermen, as Eric Klieg and Toberman respectively - Stewart was also Saracen Warrior in The Crusade (4), and Strongman in Terror of the Autons (2)
• Eddie Powell (Thug) was Thompson in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD
• Roy Hyde was sound editor on Dr. Who and the Daleks too
• SFX assistant Ian Scoones  also provided visual effects on twenty-five episodes (from An Unearthly Child to City of Death) and Shakedown
• Jackie Cummins was the wardrobe supervisor on both Dalek films too