Doctor Who Vs. Inspector Morse, Series 3

In 1974, Martin
became the first
actor to portray the
Doctor on stage in
Doctor Who and the
Daleks in the Seven
Keys to Doomsday

The third season of Central's acclaimed

crime drama was first screened in early 1989.

Part two was based on Colin Dexter's sixth

novel, The Riddle of the Third Mile (published

in 1983), and the final mystery was adapted

from the seventh Morse book, The Secret of

Annexe 3 (1986), whilst the other cases were

original screenplays from Julian Mitchell and

Anthony Minghella.

John Thaw and Kevin Whateley (as Oxford-

based detectives, Morse and Lewis) were now

joined by Amanda Hillwood (Thames Valley

CID's new pathologist, Dr. Russell), and James

Grout reprised his role of Superintendent

Strange for episode three.

A repeat run of the mysteries concluded on

ITV3 today - it featured Trevor Martin,

Geoffrey Beevers, and a total of twenty-two

Doctor Who cast/crew connections:

Ghost in the Machine (UK TX: January 4 1989)

• John [Edward] Cater (Dean) was Professor Melvin Krimpton in The War Machines 
• [John] Clifford Rose (Hudson) was Rorvik in Warriors' Gate
• Michael Bertenshaw (Detective) was Cole in The Next Doctor
• Claire Skinner (Pupil) was Madge Arwell in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

The Last Enemy (UK TX: January 11)

• Albert Welling (Stonely here; Clark in Endeavour: Girl) depicted the Fuhrer in Let's Kill Hitler
• [Walter] Tenniel Evans (Kerridge) was Major Daly in Carnival of Monsters
• Michael Percival (Landlord) was the Inspector in The Vampires of Venice
• Philip [Arthur] Bloomfield (Sam) was a Foster in The Keeper of Traken
• [George] Gertan Klauber (German) was the Galley Master in The Romans, and Captain Ola in The Macra Terror
• stuntman Bill Weston began his TV career as Militiaman in The Smugglers

Deceived by Flight (UK TX: January 18)

• Nicky [Victor Leslie] Henson (Cranston) voiced Pieter Stubbe for Loups-Garoux (2001), Dick Turpin for The Doomwood Curse (2008), and Gregson Grenville for Deimos (2010)
• Stephen [Vincent] Moore (Producer) was Eldane in Cold Blood, then voiced Clark Goodman for The Eight Truths and Worldwide Web (both 2009)
• Sharon [Patricia] Maughan (Kate) voiced Juno Whitfield for Cold Fusion (2016)
• Jane Booker (Phillipa) voiced Dron/Yetana for How to Make a Killing in Time Travel (2018), and Harmony/Dr. Kantia Jordsand/The Librarian for Last Words (2024)
• John Patrick (Officer) was cast as First Trooper in The Awakening but dropped out to work on To Catch a King with Nicholas Coutney
• David Shaw Parker (Sergeant here; Gordon in Endeavour: Cartouche) voiced Generals Mikhail Leonov/Paterson for 1963: The Space Race (2013), David Walker for Eyes of the Master (2014), John Campbell/ Dodgson for The Screaming Ceiling (2019), and Ron Winters for Stranded (2020/21)
• Ann Bryson (PA) voiced Karnó for Thicker Than Water, and Gina Grewal for Live 34 (both 2005)

The Secret of Bay 5B (UK TX: January 25)

• Philip McGough (Pierce) was Sergeant [Graham] Calder in Resurection of the Daleks
• Ivor Roberts (Waugh) was Mogran in Genesis of the Daleks
• Susan Kyd (Camilla) voiced Emily/Ivy Cobham for The Demons of Red Lodge, Governor Noreen Chaplin for Doing Time (both 2010), and Cobal Thark for Blood of the Time Lords (2022)
• John Bleasdale (Constable) was one of the titular Robots of Death
• Michael Melia (Decorator) was the Terileptil leader in The Visitation
• Lee Richards (Waitress) was the Buxom Romana in Destiny of the Daleks