Doctor Who Vs. Tess of the D'Urbervilles

The BBC's second television adapt-

ation of this seminal Victorian work (serialised in 1891 and published a

year later) was first shown in the 

autumn of 2008.
Thomas Hardy's eighth novel
 focused on the tragically short life
of Wessex girl, Tess Durbeyfield,
portrayed here by Gemma
Arterton.
The first cinematic retelling of the

story (a silent movie of 1913) was 

itself based on the Broadway play

of 1897. The work was first dram-
atised in Britain by Hardy (1840-

1928) himself in 1924. Many film,
stage and TV versions followed, 

notably Roman Polanski's Tess 

(1979), and this WGBH co-prod-

uction. A repeat run of the four-part

saga began on U&Drama last night -

it featured Eddie Redmayne (as Angel), Hans Matheson (Alec), Jodie Whittaker, Ruth Jones, and these sixteen Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Ian Puleston Davies (John) voiced Angus Selwyn for Big Finish's Absent Friends (2016)
• Jo Woodcock (Liza Lu) voiced Ziv for Starlight Robbery (2013), Susannah Nash for Static (2017), Marie for The Iron Maid (2018), and Kayla Worthington for The Day Before They Came (2021)
• Hugh Skinner (Felix) voiced Sebastian Vaughan for The Vigil (2019), Lord Oiliver Erpingham for The Headless Ones (2020), and Sir Lancelot for The Lone Centurion 2 (2022)
• Christopher Fairbank (Groby) voiced Doc Baroque for The Scapegoat (2009), Professor Pierre Aronnax for The Wreck of the Titan (2010), and Marc Brunel for Iron Bright (2018), and appeared in Flatline as Fenton
• Rebekah Staton (Marion) was Jenny in Human Nature and The Family of Blood
• Steven Robertson (Cuthbert) was Richard Pritchard in Under the Lake and Before the Flood
• Kenneth Cranham (Clare) voiced Tom Cardwell for Blood of the Daleks (2007)
• Donald Sumpter (Tringham) was Enrico Casali in The Wheel in Space, Commander Ridgeway in The Sea Devils, Erasmus Darkening in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Eternity Trap, and President Rassilon in Hell Bent
• Jeany Spark (Mercy) voiced Florence Nightingale for The Angel of Scutari (2009), Jelena for Prisoner of the Sun (2010), Daisy Chapel for Operation Hellfire (2020), Ifor Tragacanth/Cham Yal for The Doomsday Contract, Gonch/Piir Mother for The Melting Pot (both 2021), and Carol Protraxus/General Polly Juno for Silver and Ice (2022)
• Trevor Cooper (Crick) was [Lancelot] Takis in Revelation of the Daleks, and Friar Tuck in Robot of Sherwood - he voiced Rull for Magic Bullet's Kaldor City, Sir Ralph for The Doomwood Curse, Shanks for The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (both 2008), Judah for The Beast of Orlok, Smithy for Castle of Fear (both 2009), Captain Maddox/ Stennan for Army of Death (2011), Colonel Burroughs/Kimball for The Emerald Tiger (2012), Preddle/Jonathan Jaggers for Judoon in Chains (2016), Jonathan Mayfly/Sir Joseph Eagleton for The Ghosts of Greenwich (2019), Smallpiece for Merry Christmas Mr. Jago (2020), Silas Keynes for The Ravencliff Witches (2022), and Captain Thaddeus Grey for Archipelago (2024)
• Anna [Raymond] Massey (Mrs. D'Urberville) voiced Miss Pollard for The Girl Who Never Was (2007)
• Ellie Darcey Alden (Modesty) was Francesca in The Snowmen
• Sarah Counsell (Woman) was Waitress in Vincent and the Doctor
• stunt co-ordinator Gareth Milne was George Cranleigh in Black Orchid, Mortuary Attendant in Vengeance on Varos, and doubled for Peter Davison on Warriors of the Deep
• Janine Wilder was also scenic artist on thirty-six stories (from The Christmas Invasion to The End of Time), Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures pilot
• make-up assistant Vickie Lang was designer on An Adventure in Space and Time

Doctor Who On This Day #197

 

1931 - Writer Robert Banks Stewart

born in Edinburgh

1965 - The Daleks, Episode 2: The Survivors,

The Aztecs, Episode 1: The Temple of Evil

and The Keys of Marinus, Episode 6 all

repeated on ABC

1966 - The War Machines, Episode 4

first screened on BBC1

1968 - The Macra Terror, Episode 2

and The Faceless Ones, Episodes 2 and

6 all repeated on ABC

1971 - Spearhead from Space, Episode

2 repeated on BBC1

1972 - The War Games, Episode 9

repeated on ABC

1979 - Death to the Daleks, Parts

1, 2 and 4 all repeated on ABC

1980 - The Stones of Blood, Part 3 and The

Androids of Tara, Part 1 both repeated on ABC

1981 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part

2 repeated on KQED Plus

1982 - Warriors' Gate, Part 2 repeated

on KQED Plus

1983 - The Robots of Death, Part 4 repeated

on KQED Plus

1984 - Destiny of the Daleks Omnibus

repeated on WTTW 11

1985 - The Daemons, Episode 3 repeated

on KQED Plus 

1986 - Frontier in Space, Episode 4 repeated on

ABC; and Terminus, Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - The Mutants, Episode 4 repeated on KQED Plus;

 and The Ark in Space, Part 4 repeated on Super Channel

1988 - Genesis of the Daleks, Part 5 repeated on Super 

Channel; Kinda, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on ABC;

and Mawdryn Undead, Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus 

1989 - The Robots of Death, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on Super Channel; and Delta and the

Bannermen Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus

1990 - The Androids of Tara, Part 2 repeated

on ABC
1991 - Logopolis, Part 2 repeated on

KQED Plus
1992 - The Time Warrior, Part 2

repeated on KQED Plus

1993 - The Green Death, Episode

4 repeated on UK Gold

1994 - The Androids of Tara Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus

1995 - Planet of the Daleks Omnibus

repeated on UK Gold

1997 - The Android Invasion, Part 1

repeated on UK Gold; and The Seeds

of Doom, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Time Meddler, Episode 4:

Checkmate repeated on Space; and Silver

Nemesis, Part 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Aztecs, Episode 3 The Bride of Sacrifice

 repeated on Space; The Sensorites Omnibus repeated

on UK Gold; and Spearhead from Space, Episode 4

repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2000 - The Space Museum, Episode 2: The Dimensions

of Time repeated on Prime; The Ambassadors of Death,

 Episode 7 repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Daemons,

Episode 3 repeated on TG4; Revenge of the Cybermen,
Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Planet of Evil, Part 4 repeated on
KUED; Pyramids of Mars, Part 4 and The Android Invasion, Part 1 both
repeated on WCET; The Brain of Morbius, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
NHPTV; The Robots of Death, Part 4 repeated on Twin Cities PTV; The 
Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 4 repeated on WQED and Part 6 repeated
on Lakeshore PTV; The Invasion of Time, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on
Colorado PTV; Meglos, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MiND; Warriors' 
Gate, Part 4 repeated on BBC Prime; Earthshock Omnibus

repeated on MPT; Revelation of the Daleks, Part 2

(of 4) repeated on WUSF; and The Greatest Show in

the Galaxy Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

2001 - The Silurians, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on KQED

 Plus; Meglos, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Doctor Who

TV Movie repeated on Syfy (US)
2002 - The Stones of Blood, Part 4 both repeated

on BBC Kids (Can)
2003 - The Ark in Space, Part 4 repeated on Tele 5;

and The Sun Makers, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on BBC Kids (Can)

2005 - Vengeance on Varos Omnibus repeated

on UK Gold; The Empty Child first screened on

ABC1; and Trial of Davros staged at the

Tameside Hippodrome in Ashton-under-Lyne

2007 - The Doctor Dances first screened

on WTTW 11; and Gridlock and Doctor Who

Confidential: Are We There Yet? both repeated

on BBC3 

2008 - Planet of the Daleks, Episode 6 and The Green Death,

Episode 1 both first screened on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; and

Planet of the Ood and Doctor Who Confidential: Oods and

Ends both repeated on BBC3

2010 - Rose repeated on UKTV (Aus); Army

of Ghosts repeated on Syfy (Rus); Smith and

Jones first screened on Space; Journey's End

first screened on WGVU; and Cold Blood

repeated on Prime

2011 - The Idiot's Lantern and Human Nature both

repeated on Watch; The Poison Sky repeated on

ABC1; Planet of the Dead repeated on France
4; and The Lodger and Doctor Who Confidential

 Cutdown: Extra Time both repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2012 - Vengeance on Varos, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4)

both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Gridlock repeated

on BBC America; 42 first screened on YLE TV2;

and Turn Left and Doctor Who Confidential

Cutdown: Here Come the Girls both repeated

on ABC2

2013 - The Empty Child repeated on ABC2; The Parting of the

Ways repeated on RAI4; The Idiot's Lantern repeated on Watch;

Fear Her repeated on BBC Entertainment LA; The Doctor's

 Daughter repeated on TV3 (Spa); Midnight repeated on Syfy

(Port); The Eleventh Hour repeated on Syfy (Ben); Victory

of the Daleks first screened on Karusel; The Time of Angels

repeated on Syfy (Spa); Cold War first screened on YLE TV2;

and Doctor Who Confidential: All About the Girl repeated

on BBC Entertainment AP

2014 - The Seeds of Death, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated

on Horror; The Seeds of Doom, Part 6 and Boom Town

both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Empty Child repeated

on YLE TV2; Doomsday repeated on Watch; The Sound of

Drums and The Next Doctor both repeated on RAI4; Human 

Nature repeated on TV3 (Spa); The Family of Blood repeated

on BBC America and TV3; Blink repeated on BBC America;

Midnight repeated on KCPT2; The Vampires of Venice

repeated on BBC Entertainment LA HD and KLRU;

Night Terrors repeated on Jeem TV (ME);

The Wedding of River Song repeated on WSIU;

The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe repeated

 on Syfy (Spa) and Syfy Port); and A Town Called

Mercy repeated on BBC Entertainment LA HD

2015 - 100,000 BC, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro

TV; The Masque of Mandragora, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on

Horror; Kinda, Part 3 and Silence in the Library both repeated

on Syfy (Aus); New Earth 
repeated on Watch; The Satan Pit repeated on Disney XD; Smith and 
Jones and Doctor Who Confidential: Meet Martha Jones both repeated 
on UNC-MX; Planet of the Ood first screened on FX (Ind); The Hungry 
Earth and Cold Blood both repeated on BBC America; A Christmas Carol 
repeated on TV Cultura; The Curse of the Black Spot, The Doctor's Wife, 
The God Complex and The Wedding of River Song all repeated on BBC 
Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Rebel Flesh repeated on ABC2; 
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and Doctor Who Cutdown: Open All Hours 
both repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; and The Rings of 

Akhaten repeated on KCPT2

2016 - The Web Planet, Episodes 4 and 5 both repeated on Retro TV; 
Frontios, Parts 3 and 4 and Resurrection of the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2 
(of 4) all repeated on Retro TV; The Vampires of Venice, Amy's Choice, 
The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood all repeated on Syfy (Bra); Vincent
and the Doctor repeated on BBC Polska HD and Syfy (Bra); The Lodger, 
The Pandorica Opens, The Big Bang and The Doctor,

the Widow and the Wardrobe all repeated on BBC

 Polska HD; Day of the Moon, The Curse of the

Black Spot, The Doctor's Wife, The Rebel Flesh

and The Almost People all repeated on Syfy (Aus);

Asylum of the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,

The Crimson Horror and Nightmare in Silver all repeated 

on Syfy (LA); A Town Called Mercy repeated on BBC

Entertainment EU; The Power of Three repeated on BBC

Entertainment EU and Syfy (LA); Under the Lake, Before the

Flood, The Girl Who Died, The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon

 Invasion and The Zygon Inversion all repeated on BBC

Entertainment AP; and Sleep No More, Face the Raven and

Heaven Sent all repeated on BBC First (ME)

2017 - Actress Jodie Whittaker announced

as the Thirteenth Doctor on BBC1;

The Mind Robber, Episodes 2 and 3 both

repeated on KBTC; The Three Doctors

Omnibus repeated on MPTV; The Sontaran Experiment Omnibus 
repeated on Iowa PTV; The Android Invasion Omnibus repeated on WFWA; 
The Seeds of Doom, Part 1 repeated on KRWG and Omnibus repeated 
on Retro TV; The Hand of Fear, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV; 
The Ribos Operation, Part 3 repeated on KPTS and Omnibus repeated 
on WYCC; Full Circle Omnibus repeated on WXXI; Logopolis Omnibus 
repeated on WILL; The Visitation Omnibus repeated on KERA; Warriors 
of the Deep Omnibus repeated on WSRE; Terror of the ervoids Omnibus
 repeated on Idaho PTV; Fear Her and The Magician's Apprentice both
 repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon 

both repeated on RAI4 and Syfy (Bra); The Curse of the Black Spot, The

Doctor's Wife, The Rebel Flesh, The Almost People, A Good Man Goes to

 War and The Pilot all repeated on Syfy (Bra); The Power of Three and 

The Angels Take Manhattan both repeated on W; The Witch's Familiar 

and Behind the Lens: The Day of the Doctor both repeated on BBC 

Polska HD; Before the Flood repeated on BBC Entertainment EU;

and Empress of Mars repeated on Syfy (LA)

2018 - Planet of Fire, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on

Retro TV; The Twin Dilemma, Attack of the Cybermen

and Vengeance on Varos Omnibuses all streamed on

Twitch; The Sontaran Stratagem repeated on BBC Polska

HD; The Pilot first screened on Star World Premiere; and

Knock Knock repeated on BBC First (ME)

2019 - The Sontaran Experiment Omnibus repeated on

Retro TV; The Sontaran Stratagem repeated on Syfy (Fra);

The Crimson Horror repeated on BBC Polska HD; and 

Extremis and The Pyramid at the End of the World

both repeated on Sony SciFi

2020 - The Ribos Operation, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated
on Retro TV; The Poison Sky repeated on BBC Polska HD;
The Big Bang repeated on NRJ12; The Angels Take
Manhattan repeated on BBC Turkey; and Extremis

repeated on Star World Premiere

2021 - The Eaters of Light repeated on ABC2

2022 - The Chase, Episodes 1 and

2 both repeated on Retro TV; and

A Good Man Goes to War repeated

on Fox SciFi

2023 - Carnival of Monsters, Episodes

1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC

2024 - Daleks in Manhattan repeated

on ABC Family and ABC Entertains

2025 - Revolution of the Daleks

repeated on ABC Entertains

2026 - The Stones of Blood, Part 4

and The Androids of Tara, Part 1

both repeated on Retro TV