Showing posts with label planet of the daleks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planet of the daleks. Show all posts

Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Doctor Who Vs. Carry On Cruising

 

The sixth entry in the run was Norman Hudis' final Carry On
screenplay, and was the first produced in colour. The onboard
antics of the passengers and crew of the SS Happy Wanderer
were however filmed on an indoor set at Pinewood studios and
at Southampton docks.
Following a dispute with producer Peter Rogers, Charles Hawtrey
was dumped in favour of Lance Percival, whilst Joan Sims' last
minute replacement Dilys Laye made her series debut here.
Released by Anglo Amalgamated in 1962, the comedy was shown
on ITV3 today - it featured a reduced core cast of regulars (namely
Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Liz Fraser), and these seven future Doctor Who cast alumni:
  • Alan [Stewart] Casley (Sailor) was Miro in (episode 1 of) Planet of the Daleks
  • Alan Harris (Passenger here; Man in Carry On Again Doctor; Guard in Carry On Henry; Photographer in Carry On Matron; Tourist in Carry On Abroad; Commuter in Carry On Emmannuelle) was a Sevateem in The Face of Evil, and titular alien in Terror of the Vervoids
  • Aileen [Mary] Lewis [born Halsey] (Mrs. Lewis here; Onlooker in Carry On Jack; Citizen in Don't Lose Your Head; Spectator in Up the Khyber; Lady in Carry On Again Doctor; Courtier in Carry On Henry; Councillor in Carry On Girls; Guest in Carry On Emmannuelle) was Extra in The Silurians (6)
  • John Timberlake [born Murphy] (Reporter) was a Shelterer in The Enemy of the World, and Kaled Scientist in Genesis of the Daleks
  • Jan Williams was a Guardian in The Ark
  • for Joan Ellacott and Reg Thomason see Carry On Sergeant

Saturday, 30 August 2025

Doctor Who Vs. Agatha Christie's Poirot, Series 3

David Suchet (as the definitive Hercule Poirot), Hugh
Fraser, Philip Jackson, and Pauline Moran all returned
for eleven period crime dramas, first broadcast on ITV through the autumn and winter of 1990/91.
 The opening feature-length mystery was based on
the Queen of Crime's debut novel, written in 1916
and published in 1920. Five of the cases were based
on short stories from Poirot's Early Cases (issued in
1974), three derived from Poirot Investigates (1924),
 and two originated from The Adventure of the
Christmas Pudding (1960).
A repeat run of the third season concluded on ITV3
last night - it featured Peter Capaldi (pictured in
Wasps' Nest), and a total of forty-nine Doctor Who
cast and crew connections:

The Mysterious Affair At Styles (UK TX: September 16 1990)
  • Joanna McCallum (Evie here; Laura for A Murder is Announced, 1999; Mrs. Olivera for One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, 2004; Princess in Murder on the Orient Express, 2022) voiced the Bursar for Big Finish's Night Thoughts (2006)
  • David Savile (Summerhaye) was Lieutenant Jeremy Carstairs in The War Games, Professor Winser in The Claws of Axos, and Colonel Charles Crichton in The Five Doctors
  • Anthony Calf (Cavendish) was Charles in The Visitation, Colonel Godsacre in Empress of Mars, and voiced Lord Barset for Frozen Time (2007), and Cal for Zero Space (2018)
  • [Frank] Morris Perry (Wells) was Captain Dent in Colony in Space
  • Tim Munro (Mace) was Ainu in The Creature from the Pit, and Sigurd in Terminus
  • Tim Preece (Philips) was Codal in Planet of the Daleks, then voiced the President for He Jests at Scars (2003)
  • Donald Pelmear (Judge) was Professor Rubeish in The Time Warrior
  • Robert Vowles (Driver) was a Gundan in Warriors' Gate
  • David Rintoul [born Wilson] (Cavendish) voiced Lord Henry Balfour for The Phoenix Strain (2016), Professor Andus Renwick for The Helm of Awe (2017), Galla Posca for Escape from Kaldor (2018), Dr. Leon Jessel for Fever Island (2019), Roger Hodgkiss for Barrister to the Stars (2020), Kinade/Priest/Bishop for The Curse of Lady Macbeth (2021), Garron for The Ribos Inheritance, and Butler for The House that Hoxx Built (both 2022)
How Does Your Garden Grow? (UK TX: January 6 1991)
  • Elizabeth Waller was costume designer on The Robots of Death too
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery (UK TX: January 13)
  • David [John] Quilter (Shaw here; Laidlaw in The Crackler) was Greeves in The Unicorn and the Wasp
  • Christopher Owen (Purser) was an Earthling in Meglos
  • Jonathan Stratt (Passenger) was the Taxi Driver in Partners in Crime
  • Dallas Adams (Hood) was Professor Howard Foster in Planet of Fire
  • Edward Phillips (Seller) was Parisian in (episode 3 of) The Massacre, and Scientist [Bob Anders] in The Moonbase
  • Lizzie McInnerny (Nurse here; Alex in Philomel Cottage, 2002; Jenny in The ABC Murders, 2018) voiced Harriet Quilp for The Yes Men (2015)
The Plymouth Express (UK TX: January 20)
  • writer Rod Beacham made his TV acting debut as Corporal Lane in The Web of Fear
  • Julian [Neil Rohan] Wadham (Carrington here; Champneys in The Manhood of Edward Robinson; Halliday in Sleeping Murder, 2006) voiced Augustus Scullop for The Fourth Wall (2012)Joseph Holman for The Darkness of Glass (2015) and The Crowmarsh Experiment (2018), and Judge Perigold Trent for The Doomsday Contract (2021)
  • Steven Mackintosh (Newsboy) was Gazak in Timelash
  • Leon Eagles (Manager) was Jabel in The Face of Evil
  • John Abbott (Detective) was Vince Hawkins in Horror of Fang Rock
  • Reg [George] Thomason (Doorman here; Club member in The Mystery of the Spanish Chest; Drinker in The Chocolate Box; Audience in Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan; Barristr in Witness for the Prosecution, 1982) was Resistance Man in Daleks' Invasion 2150 AD
Wasps' Nest (UK TX: January 27)
  • Julian Forsyth (Waiter) voiced Grei Potemic for Rewind (2022)
  • Hilary Tindall (Compere) played Marion Clements in The Curse of the Daleks
The Tragedy At Marsdon Manor (UK TX: February 3)
  • Ian McCulloch (Maltravers) was Nilson in Warriors of the Deep
  • Geraldine Alexander (Susan here; Gwenda in Sleeping Murder, 1987; Blanche for Absent in the Spring) was Areta in Vengeance on Varos
  • Ralph Watson (Danvers) was the Generator Scientist in The Underwater Menace, Captain Knight in The Web of Fear and The Web of Time (2019), Ettis in The Monster of Peladon, and Ben Travers in Horror of Fang Rock (1)
  • Hilary [Sophia] Sesta (Receptionist) was the Fortune Teller in Snakedance
The Double Clue (UK TX: February 10)
  • David [James] Bamber (Parker) was Captain Quell in Mummy on the Orient Express, and voiced Emperor Constantine for The Council of Nicaea (2005), and Colonel Ulrik/Whitmore for The Four Doctors (2010)
  • Mark Fletcher (Constable) was a Crewman in Earthshock
  • stuntman Martin Grace was a Thal in Dr. Who and the Daleks
  • for Jill Goldston (Waitress) see The Adventure of the Western Star
The Mystery of the Spanish Chest (UK TX: February 17)
  • Caroline Langrishe (Marguerite here; Sally in Dead Man's Folly, 1986) voiced Shira for The Burning Prince (2012), and Lady Farina/the Red Lady for Doom Coalition 1 (2015)
  • Pip [Dean] Torrens (Rich here; Cloade in Taken at the Flood; Noel Coward in 4.50 from Paddington) was Headmaster Rocastle in Human Nature and The Family of Blood, then voiced Charlie Gibbs for Eldrad Must Die! (2013), and Kenton for Break the Ice (2022)
  • Peter Copley (Burgoyne) was Dr. Warlock in Pyramids of Mars
  • Metin Yenal (Umpire) was Karl in Silver Nemesis
The Theft of the Royal Ruby (UK TX: February 24)
  • Frederick [William] Treves (Lacey here; Dr. Kennedy in Sleeping Murder, 1987) was Brotadac in Meglos
  • Gordon Reid (Shopkeeper here; Littledale for Sad Cypress, 1992) was Phillips in Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1)
  • [Patricia] Stephanie Cole (Mrs. Lacey here; Miss Casewell in The Mousetrap, 1968/9; Anna in Jane in Search of a Job; Ariadne Oliver for Hallowe'en PartyThe Pale Horse Cards on the Table) voiced Lady Marianna for The Abandoned (2014), and Narrator of Bessie Come Home
  • Iain Rattray (Waiter) was Habris in State of Decay
  • stuntman Jim Dowdall had uncredited roles in Day of the Daleks, Genesis of the DaleksGenesis of the Daleks and Frontios
The Affair at the Victory Ball (UK TX: March 3)
  • Andrew Burt (Ackeley here; Dr. Quimper in 4. 50 from Paddington, 1987) was Valgard in Terminus
  • Harry Van Engel (Engineer here; Juror in Witness for the Prosecution, 1982) was a Kaled Scientist in Genesis of the Daleks
  • stuntman Steve Whyment was an extra in The Keeper of Traken and Snakedance
The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge (UK TX: March 10)
  • Roy Boyd (Stoddard) was Driscoll in The Hand of Fear
  • Bernard [Arthur Gordon] Horsfall (Pace) was Lemual Gulliver in The Mind Robber, Time Lord in The War Games, Taron in Planet of the Daleks, Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin, and voiced Arnold Baynes for Davros (2003)
  • Victoria Alcock (Ellie) was Angela in Planet of the Dead, then voiced Marion for Power Play, and Winnie O'Connor for The Lonely Clock (both 2012)
  • Raymond Trickitt (Cooke) was the Ancient Haemovore in The Curse of Fenric
  • Jim Norton (Havering) voiced Major Thomas Kennet for Scream of the Shalka

Monday, 12 May 2025

Doctor Who On This Day #132

1965 Marco Polo, Episode 2: The
Singing Sands first screened on CBC
1967 The War MachinesEpisode 3
repeated and Episode 4 first screened,
both on ABC
1969 The Faceless Ones, Episode 1, The Evil
of the DaleksEpisode 3 and The Abominable
SnowmenEpisode 6 all repeated on ABC
1972 - The Krotons, Episode 4, The Space Pirates
Episode 1 and The War Games, Episodes 9 and 10 
repeated and Terror of the Autons, Episode 1 first 
screened, all on ABC
1973 Planet of the Daleks, Episode
6 first screened on BBC1
1978 Spearhead from Space, Episode
4 and Day of the Daleks, Episode 1 both
repeated on ABC
1979 The Brain of MorbiusPart
1 first screened on TV2
1980 Planet of Evil, Part 4 and Horror of Fang Rock,
Part 1 both repeated on ABC; The Hand of Fear, Part
2 first screened on WTTW 11; and The Pirate Planet,
Part first screened on TV2
1981 Terror of the Zygons, Part 1 repeated on
KQED Plus; and Meglos, Part 4 first screened on TV1
1982 - Composer Humphrey Searle died in London,
aged 66; The Power of KrollPart 1 repeated on
KQED Plus; and Kinda, Part 2 repeated and Part
3 first screened, both on ABC
1983 Robot, Part 2 first screened on KSPS; Revenge
 of the Cybermen, Part 4 repeated on KQED Plus; and
 Mawdryn Undead, Part 4 repeated and Terminus, Part
1 repeated and Part 2 first screened, both on ABC
1984 The Face of EvilPart 4 repeated on KQED Plus
1985 The Face of Evil and Horror of Fang
 Rock Omnibuses both repeated on KQED Plus
1986 The Daemons, Episode 5 first screened on ABC
1987 Inferno, Episode 3 repeated on KQED Plus;
 and The Seeds of Doom, Part 5 repeated on TV2
1988 - The Ark in Space, Part 2 first screened on TV3
 (Spa); The Seeds of Doom, Part 3 repeated on TV de
Galicia; and Warriors' Gate, Part repeated on KQED Plus
1989 The Monster of Peladon, Part 5 repeated on KQED
Plus; and Enlightenment, Part 4 first screened on TV2
1990 The Daleks, Episode 2: The Survivors repeated
on BSB; The Creature from the Pit Omnibus repeated
on WTTW 11; The Two DoctorsPart 6 (of 6) repeated
on KQED Plus; and Silver Nemesis, Part repeated on
TV2
1992 The Curse of Peladon, Episode
2 repeated on KQED Plus
1993 The Ambassadors of Death, Episode
 3 repeated on UK Gold; and Warriors of
the DeepPart 1 repeated on ABC
1994 The Leisure Hive, Part 4 repeated
on UK Gold
1995 The Daemons, Episode 4 repeated
 on UK Gold; and TimelashPart 2 repeated
on VOX
1996 State of Decay Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; 
and Doctor Who TV Movie first screened on CITV
1997 - The Monster of Peladon Omnibus repeated on 
KQED Plus; and Genesis of the Daleks, Part 2 repeated
on UKTV (Aus)
1998 The Keys of Marinus, Episode
 4: The Snows of Terror repeated on
Space; and Vengeance on Varos, Part
repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1999 - The Mind Robber, Episode 2 repeated on Space;
and The Visitation, Part 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2000 The Mind Robber, Episode 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2001 - Composer Norman Forber Kay
died in Esher, aged 72; Image of the
Fendahl Omnibus repeated on UKTV
(Aus); The Armageddon Factor, Part 3
first screened on Prairie PTV; Warriors'
Gate, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on
Iowa PTV; Mawdryn UndeadPart 4
repeated on BBC Prime; and Frontios,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on MiND
2002 The Ark in Space, Part 1 repeated
on WCNY and Omnibus repeated on BBC
Kids (Can); Genesis of the Daleks, Part 5
repeated on Lakeland PTV and Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; 
Planet of Evil Omnibus repeated on MPT; The Seeds of Doom
Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on MiND; The Invisible Enemy, 
Part 2 repeated on WILL; The Androids of Tara, Part 3 repeated 
on KUED; Full Circle, Part 2 repeated on Twin Cities PTV; 
Earthshock, Part repeated on WQED; Snakedance,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Lakeshore PTV;
Mawdryn UndeadParts 3 and 4 both repeated
on KBTC; Terminus, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
on NHPTV; Frontios, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
on Colorado PTV; and The Mark of the Rani, Parts
 3 and 4 (of 4) both repeated on Iowa PTV
2003 Robot, Part 1 repeated on Tele 5; and The
Face of Evil Omnibus repeated on BBC Kids (Can)
2004 The Mind of Evil, Episode 4 repeated on ABC;
and Four to Doomsday, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated
 on BBC Kids (Can)
2005 The Power of Kroll, Part 4 repeated on ABC
2006 The Girl in the Fireplace repeated on BBC3;
and Totally Doctor Who (1.5) repeated on CBBC
2007 The End of the World first screened on TV3 (RI),
LPB and Prairie PTV; The Unquiet Dead first screened on
WVPB; Dalek first screened on OETA and repeated on WLIW
21; Father's Day and Doctor Who Confidential: Time Trouble
both first screened on WQLN; The Empty Child first screened
on Houston PB; Boom Town first screened on KLCS; The
Parting of the Ways repeated on één; School Reunion first
screened on Î£ÎšÎ‘Ι; The Satan Pit repeated on UK Gold;
Doctor Who Confidential: The Daleks repeated on
WLIW 21; and Totally Doctor Who (2.6) repeated
on BBC2 and CBBC
2008 Spearhead from Space, Episodes 2 and 3 both first 
screened on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; Doctor Who Confidential 
Cutdown: Time Trouble repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The 
Commentaries, Episode 6 first broadcast on Radio 7
2009 The Dominators, Episode 5 and The Mind Robber
Episode 1 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; and 
The Age of Steel and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: 
From Zero to Hero both repeated on UKTV
2010 The Lazarus Experiment repeated on
Syfy (Spa); and 42 repeated on Syfy (Ben)
2011 - MeglosParts 1 and 2 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, 
TV2 and TV4; and Human Nature repeated on Space
2012 Timelash, Parts 3 and 4 (of 4) and Revelation of the 
Daleks and The Mysterious Planet Omnibuses all repeated on 
MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The Eleventh Hour repeated on BBC3; 
The Lodger first screened on DR3; and Greatest Moments: 
The Companions repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2013 The Seeds of Doom, Parts 5 and 6 both repeated on 
KBTC; Earthshock and Snakedance Omnibuses both repeated
 on UKTV; The Lazarus Experiment and 42 both repeated on 
BBC Entertainment AP; The Poison Sky repeated on BBC 
Entertainment LA; Journey's End and The Waters of
Mars both repeated on France 4; The Lodger and Doctor
Who Confidential: Extra Time both repeated on Iowa 
PTV; The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe repeated 
on MPTV; Nightmare in Silver first screened on BBC
America, Space, ABC1, BBC Polska and BBC
Entertainment RSA; and Doctor Who Confidential 
Cutdown: Heartbreak Hotel repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2014 Planet of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4 both first screened
on Horror; Warriors' Gate, Part 3, Earthshock, Part 4 and Daleks
 in Manhattan all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Smith and Jones and
The Shakespeare Code both repeated on BBC America; Blink
repeated on TV3; The Doctor's Daughter repeated on WPT;
Victory of the Daleks repeated on Really Scary TV; The Rebel
Flesh repeated on WSIU; The Wedding of River Song and The
Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe both repeated on Fox
(FRG); and Asylum of the Daleks repeated on Ztélé and Syfy
(Port)
2015 - The Seeds of Death, Episodes 1 and 2 both repeated on 
Horror; The Seeds of DoomParts 5 and 6 both repeated and 
Warriors of the DeepParts 3 and 4 both first screened, all on 
Retro TV; Nightmare of Eden, Part 4, The Unquiet Dead and 
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe all repeated on Syfy
(Aus); Doomsday repeated on TV Cultura; Daleks in Manhattan
 repeated on ABC2; Last of the Time LordsDoctor Who 
Confidential: The New World of Dr. Who and Religion, Myths 
and Legends all repeated on BBC Entertainment AP;
The Vampires of Venice repeated on KCPT2; The Impossible 
Astronaut repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; 
A Town Called Mercy and The Angels Take Manhattan both 
repeated on BBC America; The Power of Three repeated on 
BBC America, WGVU and Syfy (Ben); and The Bells of Saint 
John repeated on RAI4
2016 The Two Doctors, Parts 3 and 4 (of 6) both repeated
 on Retro TV; The Satan Pit repeated on France 4; Love
Monsters repeated on BBC Polska HD; Voyage of the
Damned and The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
both repeated on Syfy (Aus); Silece in the Library repeated
on TV Cultura; Amy's Choice and Doctor Who Confidential:
Arthurian Legend both repeated on ABC2; The Almost
People repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; Robot of
Sherwood and Listen both repeated on Fox (FRG); The
Girl Who Died repeated on TLC TV; The Zygon Invasion
repeated on BBC First (ME); and Doctor Who Explained
repeated on Syfy (Bra) and Syfy (LA)
2017 Revenge of the CybermenPart 1 repeated on The Zone; 
Silver NemesisPart 3 and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Part 
both repeated on Retro TV; The Long Game and Father's Day 
both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Doctor Dances repeated on BBC
 Polska HD; The Idiot's Lantern, The Impossible PlanetThe Satan 
Pit, Love & MonstersFear Her and Army of Ghosts all repeated 
on BBC America; The Pandorica Opens repeated on Syfy (Latin
America); The Big Bang repeated on BBC Polska HD and Syfy 
(LA); A Christmas Carol, Part 1 (of 2) repeated on FX (Ind); 
In the Forest of the Night and Dark Water both repeated on
Syfy (Bra); and Knock Knock repeated on BBC First (ME)
2018 - The Leisure Hive, Parts 2 to 4 and Meglos, Part 1 all 
repeated on Retro TV; Mummy on the Orient ExpressFlatline 
and In the Forest of the Night all repeated on Fox (FRG); The 
Woman Who Lived repeated on BBC Entertainment Europe; Hell 
BentThe Husbands of River Song and The Return of Doctor 
Mysterio all repeated on Sony SciFi; Knock Knock repeated on
Syfy (Aus); Extremis repeated on Syfy (Bra); and The Eaters 
of Light repeated on BBC Polska HD
2019 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC;
Horror of Fang Rock Omnibus repeated
on WSRE; The Invasion of Time Omnibus
repeated on MPTV; The Androids of Tara,
Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Retro TV;
Nightmare of Eden, Part repeated on
KPTS; Time Flight Omnibus repeated on
Iowa PTV; The Awakening Omnibus
repeated on Idaho PTV; The Fires of
PompeiiPlanet of the Ood, The Sontaran
 StratagemThe Poison Sky, The Doctor's
Daughter and The Unicorn and the Wasp
 all repeated on W; The Magician's Apprentice
and The Witch's Familiar both repeated on 
One ARD; Thin Ice repeated on BBC Enter-
tainment EU; and The Woman Who Fell to
Earth repeated on BBC America
2020 The Green DeathEpisode 6 and The Time Warrior,
Part 1 both repeated on Retro TV; The Unquiet Dead and
Aliens of London both repeated on Sony SciFi; The
Impossible Planet and Day of the Moon both repeated
on One ARD; Cold War and Hide both repeated on RAI4;
and The Woman Who Lived repeated on BBC Polska HD
2021 The Androids of TaraParts 3
and 4 both repeated on Retro TV; The
Waters of Mars repeated on BBC America;
Victory of the Daleks repeated on BBC
 First Turkey; and The Snowmen repeated
on ABC2
2022 The Happiness PatrolParts
2 and 3 both repeated on Retro TV;
The Next Doctor repeated on Fox
SciFi; and The Girl Who Waited
repeated on BBC Polska HD
2023 The Return of Doctor Mysterio
repeated on ABC Family; and Once,
Upon Time and Village of the Angels
both repeated on Fox SciFi
2024 The Seeds of Doom, Parts
5 and 6 both repeated on KBTC;
and Space Babies and The Devil's
Chord both repeated on BBC3
2025 Terror of the Autons, Episode
4 and The Claws of Axos, Episodes
1 to 3 all repeated on U&Eden; and 
Nightmare in Silver repeated on
ABC Entertains