Doctor Who Vs. The Last Detective

Accident prone detective Dangerous

Davies appeared in four comic crime

novels by Leslie Thomas, published

between 1976 and 1998.

Bernard Cribbins starred as the

eponymous policeman in The Last

Detective, adapted by ITC in 1981,

followed by Granada's TV version in

2003 - DC Davies was now played

by Peter Davison.

A repeat run of the first four-part series continued on U&Drama last

night - it featured Sean Hughes (as

Mod), Emma Amos, Rob Spendlove,

David Troughton, Norman Wisdon,

and a total of sixteen Doctor Who

cast connections:

• Charles De'Ath (Pimlott) was Adelaide's father in The Waters of Mars
• Rachel Davies (Mrs Norris) was Camilla in State of Decay
• Leslie Schofield (Norris) was Leroy in (episode 4 of) The War Games, and Calib in The Face of Evil
• Peter Czajowski (Christian) was Sergeant Prozorov in The Curse of Fenric
• Jalaal Hartley (Burridge) was Richard Burbage in The Shakespeare Code
• Sian [Jane Elizabeth Ailwên] Phillips (Vera) voiced COLT-5000 for Jenny 1, Pilgrim for Ravenous 2 (both 2018), the Inquisitor for Gallifrey (2020), the Director for The World Traders, and Lady Eugenia de Souza for Outback (both 2021), then starred in 73 Yards as Enid Meadows
• Julia [Kathleen Nancy] McKenzie (Sheila) voiced Rachel Zimmerman for No More Lies (2007), Florence Wickham/Lady Florence Bassett for The Auntie Matter (2013), and the Twelve for Time War 2 (2018) and Dreadshade (2020)
• Elizabeth Bennett (Mrs Fulljames) voiced Peggy Marsden for Protect and Serve and Gods and Monsters (both 2012)
• Anthony O'Donnell (Anthony) was Commander Kaagh in The Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy of the Bane and The Last Sontaran
• stunt arranger Peter [Alexander] Diamond was regular stunt double and fight arranger on the classic run (from The Daleks to The Daemons)
• Anna [Eva Lydia Catherine] Wing (Mrs Grant) was Anatta in Kinda
• Susan Tracy [born Dawson Goodey] (Coroner) voiced Diane Wheeler/ Miss Cunningham for Churchill Victorious (2018)
• [Patricia] Josette Simon (Julia) voiced Sarana Teel for The Sontaran Ordeal (2016), and Taraneh for The Mind Runners (2018)
• Joanna Kanska (Greta) voiced Rachel for Situation Vacant (2010)
• Peter [Francis Gabian] Copley (Ingate) was Dr. Warlock in Pyramids of Mars
• [Albert] Frank Mills (Peter) was the Telescope Director in Terror of the Autons (1)