W H O E t c: Doctor Who Vs. Jonathan Creek, Series 2

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin again

portrayed amateur detectives, the epony-

mous Creek and Maddy Magellan in the

second season of BBC1's BAFTA winning

drama - now produced by Verity Lambert

(pictured here in 1964). Stuart Milligan

replaced Anthony Stewart Head as Adam

Klaus. A repeat run of the six-part series

(originally shown in the winter of 1998)

began on U&Drama last night.

Written by David Renwick, the cases

featured Peter Davison, Nicola Walker,

and a total of twenty-two Doctor Who cast

and crew connections:

Danse Macabre

(UK TX: January 24 1998)

Big Finish actor Milligan depicted President Richard Nixon in The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon, was Narrator of The Deviant Strain (2005) and Blackout (2011), then voiced Colonel Stark for Dreamland, Anthony Chambers for The Reaping (2006), Emerson Whytecrag for Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (2010), Garundel for Black and White (2012), Starlight Robbery (2013), Stolen Goods (2018), The Last Day (2023) and Jenny 3 (2024)
Pippa Haywood (Lorna) voiced the Prime Minister for Charlotte Pollard 2 (2017), Jaxa for Seizure, Terremon for The War Master 2 (both 2018), and Captain Graff for Genetics of the Daleks (2021)
for crew John Asbridge, Steve Whyment and Chris Lawson see Series 1
dubbing mixer Laurie Taylor was studio sound assistant on Castrovalva
focus puller James Moss was a camera operator on The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky and Torchwood
sound recordist Terry Elms was a sound assistant on (part 1 of) The Masque of Mandragora

Time Waits For Norman (UK TX: January 31)

Lorelei [Elizabeth] King (Justine) was the (uncredited) Narrator of A Town Called Mercy, and voiced Mimsy Loyne for AudioGo's Starfall (2010), the Red Queen for The Contingency Club, Georgia Donnelly for Night of the Vashta Nerada (all 2017), and Jessie for Silver Medal (2021)
Rob Jarvis (Wino) was Abramal in The Time of the Doctor

The Scented Room (UK TX: February 7)

Jemma [Mary] Churchill (Elsie) voiced Lady Forleon for Creatures of Beauty (2003), Salfira Valtris/Dr. Maria Backhouse for Breaking Bubbles, Praska for Signs and Wonders (both 2014), Farla Janz/ Inscape for The Genesis Chamber, Captain Daphne Papas for The Sontarans (both 2016), Carmen Scheffler for The Crash of the UK-201 (2018), and Louisha Deltarto/the Executive for Kaldor Nights (2022), then appeared in The Five(ish) Doctors Rebbot, and was Jean in Village of the Angels
Christine [Mary] Kavanagh (Lady Theresa) was Aram in Timelash, and voiced Patience for Cold Fusion (2016), Dora Muse for Muse of Fire (2018), Magog/Juno for The Iron Legion (2019), and Vira for Last Words (2024)
Peter [Francis Gabain] Copley (Eric) was Dr. Warlock in Pyramids of Mars
Lucy Allen (Masseur) was stunt performer on The Zygon Inversion

The Problem at Gallows Gate (UK TX: February 14/21)

Clarke Peters [born Peter Clarke] (Harper) voiced Night Eagle for Dreamland
Annabel Mullion (Felicity) voiced Julia for The English Way of Death (2015)
Alistair Petrie (Proctor) voiced Major Harris/German Lieutenant for Criss-Cross (2015), Julius Caesar for Living History (2016), John for Dethras, Richard Tipple for The Outliers (both 2017), Wallace Richards for Ghost Machines (2019), Magnus Drake for Faustian and Vengeance (both 2021), and the Count for The Edge of the War (2023)
Stephen Billington (Bruce) voiced Commander Bergam for Ice Station Alpha (2016)
Nick Barnett was the props buyer on Ghost Light too

Mother Redcap (UK TX: February 28)

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