Doctor Who Vs. Suffragette

For over fifty years in the late 19th

and early 20th centuries, the

 increasingly militant foot soldiers

 of the fledgling British feminist

movement were forced under-

ground to pursue a dangerous

game of cat and mouse with an

equally determined but brutal state

in the struggle for equal rights.

The fight for women's suffrage
(the extension of the franchise -

the right to vote) was advocated

by Suffragettes - most famously

by Emily Davison (1872-1913)

and Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-

1928). They were depicted here by

Meryl Streep and Natalie Press.

The Representation of the People Act 1918 was passed to enfranchise

women over 30 as well as men over 21. November of that year saw

legislation to allow women to  stand for parliament, then the voting

age was extended to women of 21 in 1928.

Released by Pathé in late 2015, the film (shown on Film4 tonight)

 featured Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Marie Duff, Ben Wishaw,

Brendan Gleeson, and these thirteen Doctor Who cast and crew

connections:

• Carey [Hannah] Mulligan (Maud Watts) was Sally Sparrow in Blink
• Big Finish actor Samuel [Alexander Joseph] West (Haughton) was Cyrian in Dimensions in Time, then voiced the titular role for The Vengeance of Morbius (2008), Dark Gallifrey and Morbius the Mighty (both 2024), Albert Tiermann for BBC Audio's A Shard of Ice (2010), Aristophanes for Mask of Tragedy (2014), Mr. Song for I Went to a Marvellous Party and Signs (both 2016), and the Mazzini Family for Serpent in the Silver Mask (2018)
• Clive Wood (Burrill) was the Roman Commander in The Pandorica Opens, and voiced Commander Rugosa for The Rosemariners (2012), Dibbsworth for Peepshow (2019), Bird for Must-See TV (2020) and Stranded 4, Daddy Dominus/Clubwell/Guard for For the Glory of Urth (2021), and Director Draaga for Dominant Species (2024)
• Adrian Schiller (David Lloyd George) was Uncle in The Doctor's Wife, and voiced Zanith for Time Works (2006)
• Amanda Lawrence [born Jones] (Miss Withers) was Doomfinger in The Shakespeare Code
• Annabelle Dowler (Suffragette) was Mrs. Simeon in The Snowmen, and voiced Jasdar Crick for The Robots 1 (2019), Queen/ Integers/ Contingent for Barrister to the Stars (2020), Houlbrooke for The Long Way Round, and Burr for Elevation (both 2021)
• John Cummins (Groundsman) was Roscoe in Flatline, and voiced Anton Falcao for The Jupiter Conjunction (2012)
• Tim Packham (Man) was a Plasmaton in Dimensions in Time
• Kevin Hudson (Muffin man) was a Cyberman in thirteen episodes (from The Long Game to The Timeless Children), Technician in Bad Wolf, Escort in New Earth, Delivery Man in The Idiot's Lantern, Ood in The Satan Pit, Planet of the Ood and The End of Time, Surgeon in Smith and Jones, Pigman in Daleks in Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks, UNIT Soldier in Last of the Time Lords and The Day of the Doctor, Dalek operator in The Magician's Apprentice, and Apple Bill in The Witchfinders
• Annabel Canavan was also stunt performer on The Almost People, The Snowmen, The Day of the Doctor, Deep Breath and Kill the Moon
• Paul Herbert co-ordinated stunt work on The End of Time too
• David Forman was also stunt co-ordinator on Tooth and Claw, The Girl in the Fireplace, The Idiot's Lantern, Fear Her and The Runaway Bride
• Joel Conlan was stuntman on The Lie of the Land too