Doctor Who Vs. The Shadow in the North

Philip Pullman's second Sally

Lockhart adventure (published in

1986) was dramatised for BBC1,

and first aired at Christmas 2007.

The next two Lockhart stories were

also intended to be adapted, but

The Tiger in the Well (1991) and

The Tin Princess (1994) remain

unmade for television.

Billie Piper, Matt Smith, JJ Feild,

David Harewood, and Hayley Atwell reprised their roles from The Ruby in the Smoke, whilst Caroline Skinner again

acted as script editor.

This sequel featured Jared Harris, Adjoa Andoh, and eight other Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Dona Croll (Nellie) appeared in New Earth as Matron Casp, then voiced Bella for Madquake (2020), and the Empress for The Sincerest Form of Flattery (2021)
• John [Ronald] Standing [born Leon] (Garland) voiced Fenric for Gods and Monsters (2012), and Professor Threadstone for Vampire of the Mind (2016)
• Julian [Alistair] Rhind-Tutt (MacKinnon) voiced Lexhan for The Paradise of Death, and Berkhoff for The Skies of New Earth (2018)
• Phil Cornwell (Harris) was Stallholder in The Fires of Pompeii, and voiced uperintendent Galgo/Zaleb 5 for Serpent in the Silver Mask (2018), and Parsnip for Spinvasion (2020)
• Paul [Mackriell] Copley (Paton) was Clem McDonald in Torchwood: Children of Earth, and voiced Dad for Spare Parts (2002), Jimmy Deel for Missing Persons (2013), Mick Huff for The Miniaturist (2022), and Wendell for The Conservitors (2023)
• Nicholas Blane (Harkness) was Millington in Survivors of the Flux
• Paul Kennington (Nordenfels) was stuntman on Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel, Army of Ghosts, Doomsday and The Doctor's Daughter
• Fran Needham was also make-up artist on Full Circle and Arc of Infinity