Doctor Who Vs. Jonathan Creek, Series 1

This cult BBC crime drama (blended with supernatural mystery and black comedy)

debuted in 1997, and ran for four irregular

series until 2004. These were followed by

five specials, a fifth series in 2014, and a

further special at Christmas 2016. Written

 and created by David Renwick, the pro-

gramme won the 1998 BAFTA for Best

Drama Series.

Portrayed by comedian Alan Davies, the eponymous Creek worked for magician,

Adam Klaus (Anthony Head), and was

joined in the first three series by investi-

gative journalist Maddy Magellan (Caroline Quentin).

From Satan's Chimney (2001) to the end

of the fourth season, Creek was then aided

by Carla Borrego (Julia Sawalha), until Joey

Ross (Sheridan Smith) worked with Creek

in The Grinning Man (2009), The Judas

Tree (2010), and The Clue of the Savant's Thumb (a case which also saw the introdution of Sarah Alexander as Creek's

wife Polly).

The first season co-starred Maureen O'Brien, Geoffrey Beevers, and

Colin Baker, whilst later episodes starred Peter Davison, Mary Tamm

and Jo Martin. Verity Lambert then produced the show from series two

to four inclusive. A repeat run of the five-part series concluded on U&Drama

today - it featured a total of twenty-seven other Doctor Who cast and crew

connections:

The Wrestler's Tomb (UK TX: May 10 1997)

• Head [replaced by Stuart Milligan in the next series] voiced Valentine for Death Comes to Time, and Grayvorn in Big Finish's Excelis trilogy (all 2002), before his TV role as Brother Lassar in School Reunion, then voicd Baltazar for The Infinite Quest
• Lloyd McGuire (DS Davey) was Lugo in The Face of Evil, then voiced Generalleutnant Tendexter for The Architects of History (2010)
• Tim Chipping (Martin) voiced Rasputin/the Dahensa for The Wanderer (2012), and Constable Wolsey/Mandrake for The Widow's Assassin (2014)
• John Asbridge was production designer The Happiness Patrol too
• costume designer Annie Hardinge and make-up designer Vivien Riley both began their TV careers on the classic run (on Vengeance on Varos and The Masque of Mandragora respectively)
• sound recordist Terry Elms was an assistant on serial 4M too
• Chris Lawson was also VFX designer on Arc of Infinity, Planet of Fire and Attack of the Cybermen
• stunt co-ordinator Steve Whyment was an uncredited extra on The Keeper of Traken and Snakedance
• magician Ali Bongo was also a consultant on the classic series and many other television shows

Jack in the Box (UK TX: May 17)

• Bernard [Frederic Bemrose] Kay (Oliver) was Carl Tyler in The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Saladin in The Crusade, Inspector Crossland in The Faceless Ones, and Caldwell in Colony in Space, then voiced Major Dickens for Night Thoughts (2006)
• Robin Soans (Rokesmith) was Luvic in The Keeper of Traken, and Chronolock Guy in Face the Raven, then Narrator of The Sins of Winter (2015)
• Colin Stinton (Reisner) was President Arthur Coleman in The Sound of Drums
• William [Leo] Franklyn [born Beare] (Narrator) voiced Pharaoh Amenhotep for The Roof of the World (2004)

The Reconstituted Corpse (UK TX: May 24)

• Philip McGough (Brickman) was Sergeant [Graham] Calder in Resurrection of the Daleks
• Nigel [George] Planer (Shelford) voiced Alex Marlowe for Hothouse (2009), and Herrax/Old Emperor for Empire of the Racnoss (2017) - he also played Vorgenson for Doctor Who Live: The Monsters Are Coming!
• dubbing mixer Laurie Taylor worked on studio sound for Castrovalva

No Trace of Tracy (UK TX: May 31)

• Geraldine Alexander (Francine) was Areta in Vengeance on Varos
• [Joseph] Del Henney (Gibbins) was Colonel Archer, also for serial 6P
• Christine Moore (Polly) voiced Winnie for The Vanity Box (2007)
• Rob Jarvis (Tex) was Abramal in The Time of the Doctor

The House of Monkeys (UK TX: June 7)

• Barnaby Kay (DC Spelling) was Heidi in The Girl Who Died, and voiced Martin Donaldson for A Life in the Day (2015), Commander Thrakken for The Neverwhen (2016), Gerald Pulman/Foreman for Precious Annihilation (2020), and Chilton for The Devil's Hoofprints (2021)
• Charles Kay [born Piff] (Elliot) voiced the Curator for Excelis Rising
• Annette [Ross Mcleod] Crosbie (Ingrid) was Mrs Angelo in The Eleventh Hour
• stunt co-ordinator Peter Diamond was stunt double/fight arranger on the classic series (from The Dalek Invasion of Earth to The Daemons)
• Tony Lucken was also a stuntman on Dalek, Bad Wolf, The Parting of the Ways and The End of Time
• Tina Maskell was a stunt performer on Boom Town and The Runaway Bride too

Doctor Who On This Day #31

 

1918 - Director John Crockett born

in Hampshire

1966 - Planet of Giants, Episode 2:

Dangerous Journey and The Dalek

Invasion of Earth, Episode 2: The

Daleks both repeated and The Romans,

Episode 3: Conspiracy first screened,

all on ABC

1967 - The Ark, Episode 4: The Bomb, The Celestial

Toymaker, Episode 1: The Celestial Toyroom and The

Gunfighters, Episodes 2 and 4 all repeated on ABC

1970 - Doctor Who and the

Silurians, Episode 1 first screened

on BBC1

1973 - Spearhead from Space,

Episode 3 repeated on ABC

1975 - The Claws of Axos, Episode

1 repeated on ABC

1976 - The Seeds of Doom, Part

 1 first screened on BBC1

1981 - The Keeper of Traken, Part

1 first screened on BBC1
1983 - City of Death Omnibus

repeated on WTTW 11

1984 - Mawdryn Undead, Part

2 repeated on KQED Plus
1985 - Warriors of the Deep, Part

4 repeated on KQED Plus
1986 - The Time Monster, Episode 6 first screened and The 
Three Doctors, Episode 1 repeated, both on TV2; and The
 Invasion of Time, Part 6 repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The Chase, Episode 2: The

Death of Time repeated on KQED Plus

1988 - The Gunfighters Omnibus repeated on KQED

Plus; and Robot, Part 4 repeated on Super Channel

1989 - The Daemons, Episode 1 repeated on KQED Plus
1990 - Kinda, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus; and

Paradise Towers, Part 3 first screened on TV2

1991 - The Deadly Assassin, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1992 - The Mind Robber, Episode 1 repeated on BBC2; and
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Part 4 repeated on KQED 
Plus

1993 - The Krotons Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1994 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 5 repeated on UK
Gold; Resurrection of the Daleks, Parts 2 and 3 (of 4) both 
repeated on ABC; and Planet of Fire Omnibus repeated on 
KQED Plus

1997 - Colony in Space, Episode 6 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1998 - The War Machines, Episode 3 repeated on Space;
and Castrovalva, Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Ambassadors of Death, Episodes

6 and 7 both repeated on WCET; Inferno,

Episodes 4 and 5 both repeated on NHPTV;

The Green Death, Episodes 5 and 6 both

repeated on LPB; The Time Warrior, Part 2 repeated on

Colorado PTV; The Ark in Space Omnibus repeated on UK

Gold; Terror of the Zygons, Part 4 repeated on WQED;

Pyramids of Mars, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MPBN;

Arc of Infinity, Part 2 repeated on WUSF; and Ghost Light,

Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC

2000 - The Edge of Destruction, Episode 2 repeated on UKTV
 (Aus); The War Machines Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; 
and The Krotons, Episode 1 repeated on Space

2001 - Death to the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

on Prime; and The Android Invasion, Part 3 repeated on

BBC America and UKTV (Aus) and Part 4 repeated on BBC

America

2002 - The Face of Evil, Part 1 repeated on BBC Kids (Can); 
and Revelation of the Daleks, Part 4 (of 4) repeated on BBC 
Prime

2003 - Terror of the Zygons, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on BBC Kids (Can); and The Mysterious Planet, Parts

1 and 2 both repeated on NHPTV

2004 - Terror of the Autons, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated 
on Colorado PTV; The Robots of Death, Parts 1 and 2 both
repeated on BBC Kids (Can); and The Greatest Show in the 
Galaxy Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

2005 - The Face of Evil, Part

1 repeated on ABC

2006 - Ghost Light, Part 3 and The Curse 

of Fenric, Part 1 both repeated on ABC

2009 - Vengeance on Varos, Parts 1 and

2 and The Two Doctors Omnibus all

repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; World

War Three and Doctor Who Confidential:

Why On Earth? both repeated on UKTV

(Aus); The Empty Child repeated on

WQLN and Syfy (Rus); The Doctor Dances

and Doctor Who Confidential: Weird Science 

both repeated on KQED Plus; The Girl in the Fireplace, 

Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel all repeated

 on Syfy (Spa);
Smith and Jones and Doctor Who Confidential: Meet Martha
Jones both repeated on WGVU; Evolution of the Daleks first 
screened on HRT2; The Unicorn and the Wasp first screened on 
KBS2; and Midnight and Turn Left both repeated on France 4
2010 - Rise of the Cybermen repeated on Ozarks PTV; The 
Runaway Bride and Evolution of the Daleks both repeated on
WTTW 11; Daleks in Manhattan repeated and Doctor Who Con-
fidential: A New York Story first screened, both on WXXI; 42 
repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Sound of Drums and Doctor Who 
Confidential: The Saxon Mystery both repeated on MPTV;

Partners in Crime and Doctor Who Confidential: A Noble

Return both first screened on KERA; and The Poison Sky

and Doctor Who Confidential: Sontar-Ha! both first 

screened on Idaho PTV

2011 - Robot, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; The Doctor Dances,

Boom Town, Bad Wolf and The Parting of the

Ways all repeated on Syfy (FRG); Partners in

Crime repeated on AXN SciFi; The Unicorn and 

the Wasp and Silence in the Library both
 repeated on Syfy (Ben); Forest of the Dead

 and Doctor Who Confidential: River Runs

Deep both repeated on WTTW 11; Midnight

repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Cold Blood 

repeated on Syfy (Spa)
2012 - Paradise Towers, Parts 3 and 4 both

 repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Dalek

repeated on BBC America; The Impossible

Planet repeated on ABC2; Daleks in

Manhattan repeated on Watch; and Vincent

and the Doctor repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2013 - The Impossible Planet repeated

on UKTV (NZ); Gridlock repeated on

Watch; and Last of the Time Lords

repeated on BBC America

2014 - The Seeds of Doom, Parts 5 and 6 and Enlightenment,
Parts 3 and 4 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Evolution of the Daleks 
repeated on BBC Entertainment LA and France 4; The 
Sontaran Stratagem and Journey's End both repeated on Syfy 
(Port); Amy's Choice repeated on Watch; The Curse of the Black 
Spot and The Doctor's Wife both repeated on DR3; The Almost 
People and A Good Man Goes to War both repeated on BBC
America; and The Crimson Horror repeated on WGVU
2015 - Inferno, Episode 7 and Terror of

the Autons, Episodes 1 to 3 repeated and

Horror of Fang Rock, Parts 1 and 2 both

first screened, all on Retro TV; Robot, Parts

3 and 4, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday, The Runaway 

Bride, Smith and Jones and The Shakespeare Code

all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Curse of Fenric 

Omnibus repeated on Horror; The Unquiet Dead

repeated on KCPT2; The Doctor Dances and Doctor

Who Confidential: Weird Science both repeated on

UNC-MX; The Lazarus Experiment, Blink and Cold

War all repeated on UKTV (NZ); The Unicorn and

the Wasp, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead all 

repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Beast Below repeated on Jeem 
TV (ME); Day of the Moon and The Curse of the Black Spot both 
repeated on Space; The Bells of Saint John repeated on OETA;
 Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS and The Crimson Horror
both repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Day
 of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor both repeated on BBC
Entertainment EU, Romania and ME; Into the Dalek repeated on
 RAI4; Last Christmas repeated on BBC Polska; and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Bigger on the Inside and Double Trouble both 
repeated on BBC Entertainment AP

2016 - The Keys of Marinus, Episodes

4 and 5 both repeated on Retro TV;

Spearhead from Space Omnibus

repeated on WVPB; Frontier in Space,

Episodes 4 to 6 all repeated on UNC-

MX; Planet of Evil, Part 4 repeated on

KRWG; The Masque of Mandragora,

Part 3 repeated on KPTS; Destiny of

the Daleks, Part 1 repeated on Syfy

 (Aus) and Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; Timelash, 
Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated on KBTC; World War Three and
 The Time of the Doctor both repeated on France 4; The Runaway 
Bride and Smith and Jones both repeated on EBRU; The Stolen 
Earth and Doctor Who Confidential: Friends and Foe both repeated 
on UNC-TV; The Vampires of Venice repeated on BBC Polska HD; 
Night Terrors and The God Complex both repeated on Syfy (Aus);
The Snowmen repeated on Iowa PTV; Deep Breath repeated on 
KLRU; Into the Dalek repeated on WPT; Robot of Sherwood
repeated on KERA; Listen repeated on BBC Entertainment

AP and KCPT; Time Heist repeated on BBC Entertainment

ME; The Caretaker repeated on WILL and WXXI; Mummy on
the Orient Express repeated on Watch and OETA; Flatline 
repeated on Idaho PTV; Death in Heaven repeated on MPTV; 
The Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familiar both
 repeated on BBC America; Heaven Sent and Hell Bent both
 repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; and The Husbands of 
River Song repeated on Fox (FRG)

2017 - The Time Meddler, Episode 3: A Battle of Wits repeated 
on The Zone; The Horns of Nimon, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated
on Retro TV; The Empty Child repeated on FX (Ind); The Fires
of Pompeii and Amy's Choice both repeated on Syfy (Aus);
Day of the Moon, Night Terrors, The Girl Who Waited, The
God Complex, Closing Time and The Wedding of River Song 
all repeated on BBC America; The Doctor's Wife repeated on
BBC Polska HD; Hide and Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

both repeated on France 4; Sleep No More and The Husbands
 of River Song both repeated on Syfy (Bra); and The Music of 
Doctor Who first broadcast on Radio 2

2018 - The Awakening Omnibus repeated on Retro TV; Ghost 

Light, Part 2 repeated on Jones! too; Army of Ghosts and

Doomsday both repeated on RAI4; Gridlock repeated on Star

World Premiere; Silence in the Library repeated on ABC and

ABC ME; The Stolen Earth, Journey's End and The Next Doctor

all repeated on BBC America; Vincent and the Doctor, The 

Lodger and Thin Ice all repeated on Syfy (LA); Closing Time

repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Doctor, the Widow and the 

Wardrobe repeated on Syfy (Aus); and The Magician's Apprentice repeated on Syfy (Bra)

2019 - Dragonfire, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV; 

The Impossible Astronaut repeated on BBC Polska HD; The

Pyramid at the End of the World and The Lie of the Land both

repeated on BBC First (ME); and The Woman Who Fell to

Earth first screened on Fox (FRG)

2020 - The Web Planet, Episodes 2 and

3 both repeated on Retro TV; The Empty

Child, The Doctor Dances, Boom Town,

Bad Wolf, The Parting of the Ways, Utopia,

The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords,

The Stolen Earth and Journey's End all

repeated on BBC America; The Almost People

repeated on Syfy (Fra); Spyfall, Part 2 and

Orphan 55 both repeated on BBC Polska HD;

and Fugitive of the Judoon first screened on

YLE TV2 and repeated on BBC America, TV2

and ABC ME

2021 - 100,000 BC, Episodes 3 and 4 and

Time and the Rani, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated

on Retro TV; Planet of Evil Omnibus repeated

on Iowa PTV; The Brain of Morbius Omnibus

repeated on MPTV; The Mark of the Rani, Parts

1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated on KBTC; The

Eleventh Hour, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos,

Resolution, Can You Hear Me?, The Haunting of

Villa Diodati, Ascension of the Cybermen and

The Timeless Children all repeated on Syfy (Fra);

The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood, Vincent and the

Doctor, The Lodger, The Pandorica Opens and

The Big Bang all repeated on W; and Closing

Time and The Doctor, the Widow and the

Wardrobe both repeated on BBC Polska HD

2022 - Kinda, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on Retro TV; The Magician's Apprentice

repeated on BBC Polska HD; Thin Ice and

The Doctor Falls both repeated on BBC

America; Empress of Mars repeated on

BBC First Turkey; The Woman Who Fell to

Earth repeated on ABC Family; and Fugitive

of the Judoon, Praxeus and Can You Hear

Me? all repeated on NRJ12

 2023 - Rose, The End of the World, The

Unquiet Dead, Aliens of London and Village

of the Angels all repeated on One ARD; and

The Hungry Earth repeated on Fox SciFi

2025 - Legend of the Sea Devils

repeated on ABC Family; and The

Power of the Doctor repeated on

ABC Entertains

2026 - A Good Man Goes to War and

Let's Kill Hitler both repeated on BBC3