Doctor Who Vs. Agatha Christie's Poirot, Series 11

David Suchet returned as Hercule Poirot

for three feature-length mysteries, first

shown in the autumn of 2008, whilst the

fourth case only aired fifteen months

later. Zoe Wanamker reprised her role of

Ariadne Oliver.

Mrs. McGinty's Dead (published in 1952)

was the second adaptation of the book,

and followed MGM's Murder Most Foul in

1964. Radio 4 Extra aired their treatment

(with John Moffat as Poirot) in 2012.

Appointment With Death (issued in 1938)

was staged in the West End in 1945, the

film version (which starred Peter Ustinov)

was released in 1988. Both Cat Among the Pigeons (1959) and Third Girl (1966),

were dramatised for the first time here.

A repeat run of the eleventh season continued on ITV3 today - it

featured Mark Gatiss (pictured right), Miranda Raison, and a total

of thirty-three Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Mrs. McGinty's Dead (UK TX: September 14 2008)

• Sarah Smart (Maude here; Mildred in They Do It With Mirrors) and Raquel [Josephine] Cassidy (Maureen) both appeared in The Rebel Flesh and The Almost People, as Jennifer Lucas and Miranda Cleaves - Smart also voiced Laura Corbett for Big Finish's The Crooked Man (2014), whilst Cassidy voiced Mesca for The Judgement of Isskar (2009), Inquisa for Paradoxicide, Destiny Gray for Question Marks (both 2011), Dr. Alison Foster for Destination: Nerva (both 2012), and Guinevere Godiva for Jago & Litefoot 5 (2013)
• Richard Dillane (Summerhayes here; Bulldog in The Secret Adversary) was Captain Carter in Let's Kill Hitler and The Wedding of River Song
• Paul Rhys (Upward here; Pritchard in The Blue Geranium) voiced Max Paul for The Scapegoat (2009)
• Amanda Root (Mrs. Rendell) voiced Madeleine Fairweather for The Girl Who Never Was (2007), and Lendek/Scientist for The Lords of Terror (2018)
• Sian [born Jane Elizabeth Ailwên] Phillips (Mrs. Upward here; Princess in Murder on the Orient Express, 1993; Bess in At Bertram's Hotel, 1995; Mrs. Lacey for The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding) voiced COLT-5000 for Jenny 1, Pilgrim for Ravenous 2 (all 2018), the Inquisitor for Gallifrey (2020), Lady Eugenia de Souza for Outback, the Director for The World Traders (2021), and Mendrix for The Walls of Absence (2022) - she has been cast in the forthcoming Series 14
• Philippa Burt (Attendant) was a Peasant in The Family of Blood
• for Richard Hope, David Yelland, Sean Clayton and Nigel Squibbs see Series 10
• for Simon Shepherd see Series 5
• Paul Spriggs was also the art director on twenty-seven adventures (from Asylum of the Daleks to Death in Heaven)

Cat Among The Pigeons (UK TX: September 21)

• Amara Karan (Shaista) was Rita in The God Complex, then voiced Sinsa for Reflections (2024)
• Claire Skinner (Miss Rich here; Yvonne in The Pale Horse) was Madge Arwell in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
• Elizabeth Berrington (Miss Springer) was Auntie in The Doctor's Wife
• Raji James (Prince Ali) was Dr. Rajesh Singh in Doomsday and Army of Ghosts
• [Carolyn] Jane [Onslow] How (Lady Veronica) was Rebec in Planet of the Daleks
• Harriet [Mary] Walter (Miss Bulstrode) was Jo Patterson in Revolution of the Daleks, and voiced Beatrice Mapp for The Boy that Time Forgot (2008)
• Pippa Haywood (Mrs. Upjohn here; Mrs. Price in Ordeal by Innocence; Mabel in Agatha and the Truth of Murder) voiced the Prime Minister for Charlotte Pollard 2 (2017), Jaxa for Seizure, Teremon for The War Master 2 (both 2018), and Captain Graff for Genetics of the Daleks (2021)
• Jo Woodcock (Jennifer) voiced Ziv for Starlight Robbery (2013), Susannah Nash for Static (2017), Marie for The Iron Maid (2018), and Kayla Worthington for The Day Before They Came (2021)
• for Tom Lucy see Series 9
• Susan Wooldridge (Miss Chadwick) auditioned for the role of Leela in 1976
• Mick Pantaleo was also first assistant director on A Christmas Carol, The Doctor's Wife and Night Terrors
• Ian Hallard (script associate here & Hallowe'en Party; writer of The Big Four; Reporter in The Sittaford Mystery) was Gary Talbot in Global Conspiracy, depicted Richard Martin in An Adventure in Space and Time, and Alan-a-Dale in Robot of Sherwood - he also voiced Sabian for Primeval (2001), the Matrix for Neverland, Mouse/Winkler/Luigi/ Heavy for Invaders from Mars (both 2002), Zeuro for A Storm of Angels, Castellan Wynter for Gallifrey: Lies and Pandora (all 2005), Joseph Banks for The Transit of Venus, Captain Cannibal/Suit for Izzy's Story, John Polidori for Mary's Story, Chessman for Cyberman 2 (all 2009), Duncan for An Earthly Child (2010), Comtech Bron Kell for Time's Horizon, and Davent/Warrior for Destroy the Infinite (both 2014)

Third Girl (UK TX: September 28)

• James Wilby (Restarick) voiced Tenebris for The Acheron Pulse and The Shadow Heart (2012), and Professor John Torrance The Sontaran Project (2017)
• Jemima Rooper (Norma) voiced Izzy Sinclair for Izzy's Story (2009), Mithia for The Time War 4 (2020), and Mary Mortimer for The Diary of River Song 11 (2023)

Appointment With Death (UK TX: Christmas Day 2009)

• Tom Riley (Boynton) was Robin Hood in Robot of Sherwood
• Christina Cole (Sarah) and [Daphne Anne] Angela Pleasence (Nanny here; Miss Hartnell in The Murder at the Vicarage) both starred in The Shakespeare Code, as Lilith and Queen Elizabeth I
• Emma Cunniffe (Carol) was Claire Thompson in Night Terrors, and voiced Caleera for Doom Coalition (2016)
• Paul [John] Freeman (Carbury here; Dr. Loftus in The Gate of Baghdad) voiced Jalnik for The Foe from the Future (2012)
• for Beth Goddard see Series 5