Doctor Who Vs. Marple: A Murder is Announced

Agatha Christie's fifty-first novel (her fourth Jane

Marple mystery) was published in 1950. An

American TV version of 1956 (which starred Roger

Moore and Gracie Fields as Marple) was followed

by British adaptations for BBC1 (in 1985), then

this 2005 production from ITV Studios.

The drama was repeated on ITV3 tonight, and saw

radical plot differences to the original story. Led by Geraldine McEwan as Marple, the cast featured

Catherine Tate, and fifteen Doctor Who cast and

crew connections:

• Alexander [Henry Fenwick] Armstrong (DI Craddock) and Claire Skinner (Amy here; Miss Rich in Cat Among the Pigeons; Yvonne in The Pale Horse, 2020) both appeared in The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe as Reg and Madge Arwell - Armstrong also provided the voice of Mr. Smith for The Sarah Jane Adventures, SJA: Alien Files, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End and Redacted 2
• Keeley [born Clare Julia] Hawes (Phillipa) was Ms. Delphox in Time Heist
• Zoe Wanamaker (Letitia here; Ariadne Oliver in Poirot) was Villager in (part 2 of) State of Decay, then Lady Cassandra in The End of the World and New Earth
• Frances Barber (Lizzie here; Millicent in The Veiled Lady; Merlina in The Clocks) was Madame Kovarian throughout the Series 6 story arc, a role reprised by Big Finish for My Dinner with Andrew and The Furies (both 2018) -  she was also Narrator of AudioGo's Snake Bite (2103)
• Sienna [Tiggy] Guillory (Julia) voiced Idara Beckett for Fond Farewell (2022)
• Robert Pugh (Easterbrook here; Hughes in Cards on the Table, 2006) was Tony Mack in The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood, and voiced Emmett Burrows for  Five Twenty-Nine (2017)
• Christian [Peter] Coulson (Edmund) voiced Pelleas in The Bride of Peladon, and Robert McIntosh in The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (both 2008)
• Gerard [James Pertwee] Horan (DS Fletcher here; PC Flagg in Double Sin) was Clark/Father of Mine in Human Nature and The Family of Blood
• Cherie [Mary] Lunghi (Mrs. Sweetenham here; Noreen in The Manhood of Edward Robinson) voiced Lady Adella Forster for The Emerald Tiger (2012)
• Christian Rubeck (Schertz) was Erik in It Takes You Away
• Christine Greenwood was the make-up designer on Remembrance of the Daleks too
• for Damien Timmer, Sean Clayton and Nigel Squibbs see The Body in the Library

Doctor Who On This Day #339

 

1964 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth,

Episode 3: Day of Reckoning first

screened on BBC1

1966 - Marco Polo, Episode 7: Assassin at Peking, The Aztecs,

Episode 2: The Warriors of Death, The Reign of Terror, Episodes

3 and 6, The Romans, Episode 2: All Roads Lead to Rome, The

 Web Planet, Episode 2: The Zarbi and The Crusade, Episode 2:

The Knight of Jaffa all repeated on ABC

1969 - Actor Catherine Jane Tate [nee

Ford] born in Bloomsbury 

1971 - The Invasion, Episode 1 and The

Ambassadors of Death, Episodes 4, 5 and

 7 all repeated on ABC

1974 - The Time Monster, Episodes 1 and

5, The Three Doctors, Episode 1 and Planet

of the Daleks, Episode 2 all repeated on ABC 

1981 - Robot, Part 3 repeated on

KQED Plus

1982 - The Horns of Nimon Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1983 - The Hand of Fear, Part 4

repeated on ABC

1984 - The Time Monster, Episode

3 repeated on KQED Plus

1985 - The Deadly Assassin, Part

4 repeated on KQED Plus

1986 - The Keys of Marinus, Episode

2: The Velvet Web repeated on KQED

Plus

1987 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 4

repeated on KQED Plus; and The

Invasion of Time Omnibus repeated

on ABC

1988 - Mindwarp Omnibus first

screened on WTTW 11

1989 - The Horns of Nimon, Part 2

repeated on KQED Plus

1990 - Revenge of the Cybermen,

Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus

1991 - Full Circle, Part 3 repeated on

ABC; and The Mysterious Planet, Part

1 (of 4) repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - The Daleks, Episodes 5 to 7 and

K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend all

 repeated on UK Gold; and Earthshock,

Part 1 repeated on ABC

1994 - The Masque of Mandragora

Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

1995 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part

1 repeated on UK Gold

1996 - The Tomb of the Cybermen,

 Episode 4 repeated on UKTV

1997 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 3: Day of Reckoning

 first screened on Space; Nightmare of Eden, Part 2 repeated on 

UKTV; and Destiny of the Doctors released by BBC Multimedia

1998 - 100,000 BC Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; The Web

Planet Omnibus repeated on MPT; The Silurians, Episodes 1 and

2 both repeated on NHPTV; Terror of the Autons, Episodes 1 and

2 both repeated on Iowa PTV; The Ark in Space, Parts 3 and 4

both repeated on BBC America; Genesis of the Daleks Omnibus

repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Invisible Enemy, Parts 3 and 4 both

repeated on BBC Prime; and Resurrection of the Daleks Omnibus

 repeated on WUFT

1999 - The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode

2: The Daleks repeated on Space; Carnival of

Monsters, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on

KBTC; The Green Death, Episode 6 and The

Time Warrior, Part 1 both repeated on WCET;

The Brain of Morbius Omnibus repeated on Lakeshore PTV; 

The Face of Evil Omnibus repeated on MPT; Image of the 

Fendahl, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MiND; The

Stones of Blood Omnibus repeated on KRWG; Time

Flight Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; The Caves of 

Androzani, Part 1 repeated on WUSF; and The Two

Doctors Omnibus repeated on KSPS

2000 - The Sea Devils, Episode 6 repeated

on Prime; Planet of the Spiders, Part 2 repeated

 on UKTV (Aus); and The Android Invasion, Parts

3 and 4 both repeated on BBC America

2001 - Director Michael Leeston Smith died in South Africa,

aged 84; Terror of the Zygons, Part 2 repeated on BBC Kids

(Can); and The Mark of the Rani, Part 1 (of 4) repeated on

BBC Prime and Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2002 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 1 repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2003 - Nightmare of Eden, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids

2004 - The Sea Devils, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on KBTC; 

Battlefield, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MiND; and Ghost Light 

Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

2005 - The Twin Dilemma, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on ABC

2006 - The Christmas Invasion first screened on NHK BS2 

2007 - The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit both repeated on

France 4; Army of Ghosts and Doctor Who Confidential: Welcome

to Torchwood both repeated on BBC3

2008 - The Visitation, Parts 2 and 3 both first screened on MTV3 SciFi

and TV4; School Reunion and The Girl in the Fireplace both repeated

on France 4; Last of the Time Lords and Doctor Who Confidential: The

Valiant Quest both repeated on BBC3; and The Unicorn and the Wasp

repeated on Syfy (US)

2009 - Dalek repeated on Syfy (Rus); The Impossible Planet

repeated on OETA; Human Nature, The Family of Blood, Blink

and The Sound of Drums all repeated on Syfy (Spa); and

Dreamland Omnibus first screened on BBC2 and BBC HD

2010 - Planet of the Ood and Doctor Who

Confidential: Oods and Ends both repeated

on MPTV

2011 - State of Decay, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy (Aus); 

Warriors of the Deep, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, 

TV2 and TV4; Love & Monsters repeated on UKTV (Aus); Let's

 Kill Hitler first screened on Syfy (Spa); and repeated on BBC

America; and Night Terrors repeated on BBC America

2012 - Father's Day repeated on BBC America; and Journey's 
End and The Next Doctor both first screened on Fox (FRG)

2013 - State of Decay, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy
 (Aus); Boom Town repeated on France 4; Doomsday repeated
on Watch; Utopia repeated on UKTV (Aus); Partners in Crime 
repeated on BBC America; The Waters of Mars repeated on BBC
 Nordic; The Vampires of Venice repeated on Syfy (Port); The
 Almost People repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; and

The Angels Take Manhattan first screened on Syfy (Spa)

2014 - The Daleks, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated

on Horror; Death to the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 both

first screened on Retro TV; Partners in Crime and

The Fires of Pompeii both repeated on UKTV (NZ); 

Turn Left repeated on Watch; A Christmas Carol, The 

Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon all repeated 

on Syfy (Aus); The Curse of the Black Spot and The 

Doctor's Wife both repeated on BBC America and Syfy

 (Aus); The Rebel Flesh repeated on Syfy (Ben); The Wedding of River 
Song, Asylum of the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and The Power 
of Three all repeated on BBC America; A Town Called Mercy repeated 
on BBC America, BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; Cold War 
repeated on WTTW Prime; The Time of the Doctor repeated on YLE
TV2; The Day of the Doctor repeated on Syfy (Spa); Flatline 
repeated on DR3; and Death In Heaven repeated on BBC

Entertainment LA

2015 - The Daleks, Episode 6: The Ordeal repeated on KMOS; The 
Time Monster, Episodes 1 and 2, The Poison Sky and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Sontar-Ha! all repeated on UNC-MX; Revenge of the 
Cybermen, Parts 3 and 4 and The Invasion of Time, Parts 1 and 2 all 
repeated on Retro TV; Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars and
The End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Victory
 of the Daleks, The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone, The Vampires
 of Venice, Amy's Choice and The Hungry Earth all repeated on BBC
Entertainment Asia Pacific; Vincent and the Doctor, The Lodger and
The Pandorica Opens all repeated on UKTV (Aus); A Christmas Carol 
repeated on BBC America; The Snowmen, The Bells of Saint John and 

The Rings of Akhaten all repeated on Syfy (Port); Cold War and Hide
 both repeated on BBC Entertainment EU, Romania, ME and Syfy

(Port); Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS repeated on BBC

Entertainment Eur, Rom and ME; The Time of the Doctor 
repeated on OETA; Robot of Sherwood and Listen both repeated
on RAI4; Kill the Moon first screened on Jeem TV (ME); The

Zygon Invasion repeated on DR3; Sleep No More repeated on
FX (Ind); Face the Raven repeated BBC First (Ben); Heaven

Sent first screened on BBC First (RSA) and repeated on BBC

Entertainment AP; and Hell Bent first screened on BBC1

and BBC HD

2016 - The Mutants, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated on WETA-UK; 
Aliens of London repeated on Syfy (Aus); Utopia, The Sound of Drums 
and Last of the Time Lords all repeated on BBC America; The Fires of Pompeii repeated and Doctor Who Extra: Kill the Moon first screened, 
both on BBC Polska HD; The Impossible Astronaut first screened on 
TLC TV; Night Terrors and The Girl Who Waited both repeated on

Syfy (LA); Asylum of the Daleks repeated on Syfy (Bra); The
 Rings of Akhaten repeated on The Zone; Robot of Sherwood

repeated on BBC First (ME); In the Forest of the Night

repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; and Class, Episode 8

first screened on ABC2 and repeated on BBC First (ME)

2017 - Destiny of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
Retro TV; Snakedance, Part 2 repeated on Jones! too; Boom 

Town repeated on ABC and ABC ME; Doomsday repeated on

 The Box; The Sontaran Stratagem repeated on BBC Polska 

HD; The Poison Sky repeated on BBC Polska HD and Syfy 

(Aus); The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang both repeated 

on Syfy (Bra); Night Terrors, The Girl Who Waited and The God 

Complex all repeated on BBC America; Closing Time and The 

Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe both repeated on One

ARD; The Wedding of River Song repeated on BBC First (ME) 

and One ARD; Hide and Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS

both repeated on Space; Into the Dalek repeated on DR3; Last Christmas repeated on ABC; and The Zygon Invasion and The 

Husbands of River Song both repeated on BBC First (ME)

2018 - Midnight and The Husbands of River Song

both repeated on ABC; The Impossible Astronaut

and Day of the Moon both repeated on RAI4; The

Ghost Monument repeated on BBC America; and

 It Takes You Away repeated on BBC First (ME)

2019 - Into the Dalek repeated on BBC Polska HD

2020 - The Romans, Episode 4: Inferno and Attack

of the Cybermen, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) all repeated

on Retro TV; Last of the Time Lords repeated on

ABC ME; The Pilot repeated on RAI4; Smile

repeated on BBC Entertainment EU and RAI4;

and The Tsuranga Conundrum, Demons of the

 Punjab, It Takes You Away and Behind the Lens:

The Time of the Doctor all repeated on BBC

Polska HD

2021 - The Keys of Marinus, Episodes

4 and 5 both repeated on KBTC; The

Sontaran Experiment Omnibus repeated

on Iowa PTV; City of Death Omnibus

screened at BFI Southbank; The Horns

of Nimon, Parts 1 and 2 and Warriors'

Gate, Parts 3 and 4 all repeated on Retro

 TV; Partners in Crime repeated on One

ARD; The Eleventh Hour, The Beast

Below and The Wedding of River Song

all repeated on W and W +1; The Rebel

 Flesh, The Almost People and Once,

Upon Time all repeated on BBC Polska

 HD; The Snowmen, The Bells of Saint

John, The Rings of Akhaten and Cold

War all repeated on BBC First Turkey;

Twice Upon a Time repeated on ABC ME;

 Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror repeated

on BBC Entertainment EU; Fugitive of

the Judoon and Praxeus both repeated

on RAI4; and The Vanquishers first

screened on BBC1 and BBC HD

2022 - Fear Her repeated on Fox SciFi;

and War of the Sontarans repeated on

BBC America

2023 - The Lodger repeated on Fox SciFi

2024 - Smile repeated on ABC Family;

and Thin Ice repeated on ABC Entertains