Doctor Who Vs. Messiah, Series 3

This dark thriller, from BBC Northern

Ireland, was another original screenplay

from Lizzie Mickery - her second sequel

to Messiah was based on Boris Starling's

1999 crime novel.

The drama saw the return of Ken Stott,

Neil Dudgeon, and Frances Grey.

First shown over two consecutive nights

in August 2004, the two-part case (sub-

titled The Promise) featured twenty-one

Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Liam Cunningham (Tierney) was Captain Zhukov in Cold War
• Tom [John] Ellis (Dr. Ryder) was Dr. Thomas Mulligan in Last of the Time Lords
• Pip [Dean] Torrens (DCI Walmsley) was Headmaster [George] Rocastle in Human Nature and The Family of Blood, then voiced Charlie Gibbs for Eldrad Must Die! (2013), Kenton for Break the Ice (2022), and Thomas Browne for 1901: The Unknown Mirror (2025)
• Joanne Pearce (Gina) voiced Lton/Gyra for Last of the Zetacene (2022), and Sergeant Marina Vakova/Rega for Missy and the Time Assassin (2024)
• Michael Maloney (Henderson) voiced Frederick Simonsson for Grand Theft Cosmos (2008), Adam Farrow for AudioGo's The Circus of Doom, Fratalin for Patient Zero, the Viryans for Blue Forgotten Planet (all 2009) and Charlotte Pollard 1 (2014), Rennol for Kiss of Death, Narrator of The Silent Stars Go By (both 2011), Hilary Hammond for Enemy Aliens (2013), Gregor Saraton for Zygon Hunt (2014), William Hogan for The Rockery (2019), and the Two for Two's Company and The Union (2023)
• Michael Bertenshaw (Houseman) was Coles in The Next Doctor
• Leo Bill (White) was the Pilot in A Christmas Carol
• Paul [Mackriell] Copley (Fleet) was Clem McDonald in Torchwood: Children of Earth, and voiced Dad for Spare Parts (2002), Jimmy Deel for Big Dig (2013), Mick Huff for The Miniaturist (2022), and Wendell for The Conservitors (2023)
• George Potts (Officer) voiced Ruben for The Grand Betelgeuse Hotel (2015)
• Sanne Wohlenberg was also producer of A Christmas Carol, The Doctor's Wife and Night Terrors
• SFX designer Neil Gorton of Millennium FX worked on seventy-five instalments of the revived run (from The Christmas Invasion to Last Christmas), The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood
• special make-up effects artist Stuart Conran worked on prosthetics make-up for New Earth and The Idiot's Lantern
• Nicholas Hopkins was also third assistant director on Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways
• Rosalind Ebbut was also costume designer on Black Orchid and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
• Nigel Squibbs and Roger Dobson both worked on An Adventure in Space and Time
• Steve Scotton was also a SFX technician on Rose, The End of the World, Aliens of London, The Christmas Invasion and Rise of the Cybermen
• Levan Doran was a stuntman on Tooth and Claw too
• 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
• stuntman Nick Hobbs made uncredited appearances in The Ambassadors of Death, Terror of the Autons, The Mind of Evil, The Claws of Axos, Day of the Daleks, The Time Monster, both Peladon stories (as Aggedor), The Ark in Space, then Mr. Nainby in Amy's Choice
• for Lesley Smith see Messiah 2

Doctor Who On This Day #221

 

1965 - Marco Polo, Episode 6: Mighty Kublai

Khan and The Keys of Marinus, Episode 2:

The Velvet Web both repeated and The

Sensorites, Episode 1: Strangers in Space

first screened, all on ABC

1968 - Producer Sanne Wohlenberg born in

Germany; The Romans, Episode 1: The Slave

Traders repeated on TV1; The Tomb of the

Cybermen Omnibus repeated and The

Abominable Snowmen, Episode 1 repeated

and Episode 2 first screened, all on ABC

1970 - The Invasion, Episodes 5 repeated

and Episode 6 first screened, both on ABC

1971 - The Web of Fear, Episode 6 repeated

and The Wheel in Space, Episodes 1 and 2

both repeated and Episode 3 first screened,

all on TV1

1975 - Dr. Who and the Daleks screened on Ten

1976 - The Seeds of Doom, Part 3 first screened

on TROS

1978 - Planet of the Spiders, Part 2, Robot,

Part 3 and Revenge of the Cybermen, Parts

 2 and 3 all repeated on ABC

1979 - Planet of the Spiders, Part 6 and Robot,

Parts 1 and 3 all repeated on ABC; and The

Androids of Tara, Part 1 repeated on BBC1 

1980 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 3 repeated

on WTTW 11

1982 - Terror of the Zygons, Parts 2 and

 3 both repeated on ABC; and Doctor Who

and the Monsters - Earthshock, Parts 1 and

2 both repeated on BBC1 (except BBC Cymru)

1983 - The Time Warrior, Parts 2 and 3 both
repeated on ABC; and Image of the Fendahl,

Part 2 repeated on KQED Plus

1984 - Destiny of the Daleks, Part 1 repeated

 on KQED Plus

1985 - Terror of the Autons, Episodes 1 and

2 both first screened on TV2; and Invasion

of the Dinosaurs, Part 2 and The Pirate

Planet Omnibus both repeated on KQED Plus

1986 - Frontios, Part 3 repeated on KQED Plus

1987 - Resurrection of the Daleks Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus
1988 - The Hand of Fear, Part 2 repeated

on Super Channel; and The Five Doctors,

Part 4 (of 4) repeated on KQED Plus

1989 - The Deadly Assassin, Part 2 repeated

on KQED Plus; and The Invisible Enemy, Part

2 repeated on ABC

1990 - The Silurians, Episode 4 repeated on

KQED Plus; and City of Death, Part 2 repeated

on ABC

1991 - The Visitation, Part 4 repeated

on KQED Plus
1993 - Frontier in Space, Episode 3 repeated

on UK Gold; Terror of the Zygons, Part 2

repeated on ABC; and The Visitation Omnibus 

repeated on KQED Plus

1994 - Terminus, Part 1 repeated on

UK Gold

1995 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part

6 repeated on UK Gold

1996 - Planet of Giants, Episode 3:

Crisis repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1997 - The Hand of Fear Omnibus

repeated on UKTV (Aus)
1998 - The Daleks, Episode 1: The Dead

Planet repeated on MPT; Planet of Giants,

Episode 2: Dangerous Journey repeated

on Space; Spearhead from Space Omnibus

repeated on UK Gold; Day of the Daleks, Episodes

3 and 4 both repeated on LPB; Robot, Part 2 repeated on BBC America
and Part 4 repeated on WQED; The Sontaran Experiment Omnibus
repeated on KSPS; The Armageddon Factor Omnibus repeated on WFWA;
Destiny of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on WBTU; Castrovalva, Part 3
repeated on WUSF; Frontios, Part 4 repeated on KRCB; Revelation of 
the Daleks, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4) both repeated on KBTC; Delta and the Bannermen Omnibus repeated on WCET; and The Curse of Fenric 
Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Web Planet, Episode 2: The Zarbi

repeated on Space; The Invasion of Time

Omnibus repeated on KQED Plus; and Time

and the Rani, Part 4 repeated on UKTV (Aus)
2000 - The War Machines, Episode 1 repeated on Prime;

Colony in Space, Episode 1 repeated on UKTV (Aus); and

The Robots of Death, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on BBC

America

2001 - The Keeper of Traken, Part 4 repeated on UKTV

(Aus); and Warriors of the Deep, Part 3 repeated on BBC

Prime

2002 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part 2 repeated

on BBC Kids (Can); Planet of Fire, Parts 3 and 4

both repeated on NHPTV; and Real Time, Episode

 2 released online

2003 - The Power of Kroll Omnibus repeated on UK

Gold; The Armageddon Factor, Parts 5 and 6 both

repeated on BBC Kids (Can); and Planet of Fire

Omnibus repeated on KERA
2004 - The Three Doctors, Episode 3

repeated on ABC
2005 - Logopolis, Part 4 repeated on ABC
2006 - World War Three repeated on

BBC3; and Bad Wolf repeated on Ztélé

2007 - The Long Game and Father's Day both repeated on UK Gold;
and Bad Wolf and Doctor Who Confidential: The World of Who both
repeated on BBC3

2008 - Robot, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; 
Boom Town repeated on Syfy (Rus); The Parting of the Ways and Doctor 
Who Confidential: The Last Battle both repeated on WLIW 21; School 
Reunion and The Girl in the Fireplace both repeated on  UK Gold; Daleks
 in Manhattan repeated on Jimmy; and Evolution of the Daleks and Doctor 
Who Confidential Cutdown: Making Manhattan both repeated on UKTV

2009 - The Idiot's Lantern and The Impossible Planet both repeated on 

France 4; The Sound of Drums repeated on WXXI; The Runaway Bride 
first screened on WTTW 11 and repeated on Idaho PTV; and Forest of 
the Dead repeated on Syfy (Ben)
2010 -  Rose and The End of the World both repeated on AXN SciFi;

Tooth and Claw repeated on Syfy (Rus); The Girl in the Fireplace 
repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Sontaran Stratagem and Doctor Who 
Confidential: Send in the Clones both first screened on WTTW 11;

and The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Part 1 both repeated

on Syfy (Spa)

2011 - Mindwarp, Parts 7 and 8 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and 
TV4; Dalek, The Fires of Pompeii and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown: 
Send in the Clones all repeated on UKTV (Aus); The Long Game repeated
on Watch; Fear Her, The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead all repeated
on BBC America; and The End of Time, Part 1 repeated on WTTW Prime

2012 - Time and the Rani, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Syfy (Aus);
Bad Wolf repeated on UKTV (Aus); New Earth and School Reunion both
repeated on Watch; Turn Left, Amy's Choice and The Hungry Earth

 all repeated on BBC America; and The Lodger and Doctor Who

Confidential Cutdown: Extra Time both repeated on ABC2
2013 - Boom Town repeated on France 4;

Doomsday repeated on ABC2; Gridlock

repeated on RAI4; Partners in Crime

repeated on Watch; Planet of the Ood

repeated on BBC Entertainment LA;

The Next Doctor repeated on TV3 (Spa);

Vincent and the Doctor repeated on

Syfy (Port); The Almost People repeated

on Syfy (Ben); Let's Kill Hitler repeated

on Syfy (Spa); A Town Called Mercy

repeated on BBC3; and Doctor Who

Confidential: All About the Girl repeated

on BBC Entertainment EU, Romania and

ME

2014 - 100,000 BC Omnibus repeated and The Daleks, Episodes 5 and
6 both first screened, all on Retro TV; The Long Game repeated on UKTV
 (NZ); Gridlock and Daleks in Manhattan both repeated on Space; Voyage 
of the Damned and The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe both
repeated on BBC Entertainment LA HD and CBeebies LA;
Midnight, Turn Left, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End and The Eleventh 
Hour all repeated on Syfy (Aus); Planet of the Dead and The End of Time,
Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on RAI4; The Impossible Astronaut repeated on
BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; Day of the Moon repeated on Karusel,
Syfy (Spa) and Syfy (Port); The Curse of the Black Spot repeated on
Syfy (Port); The Doctor's Wife repeated on Syfy (Spain) and Jeem TV
(ME); Dinosaurs on a Spaceship repeated on BBC Brazil HD, 
BBC Entertainment LA HD and CBeebies LA; The Day of the Doctor 
repeated on BBC3 and ABC2; Deep Breath screened at the Grand

 Ballroom, 63 Building, Seoul for the South Korean leg of the Doctor 

Who World Tour; Doctor Who Explained first screened on BBC

Polska; and Doctor Who Confidential: Blinded by the Light

repeated on BBC Entertainment AP

2015 - The Ark in Space, Part 1 repeated on KRWG; Snakedance,
Parts 2 to 4 and The Crimson Horror all repeated on Syfy (Aus); 
Enlightenment, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; The Curse of 
Fenric Omnibus repeated on Horror; Rose, The End of the World, The 
End of Time, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on KCPT2; Doomsday and Blink
both repeated on EBRU; Smith and Jones repeated on Disney XD (US);
Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan, Evolution of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment, 42 and Human Nature all repeated on Watch; Voyage of 
the Damned repeated on WILL; Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead both repeated on EBRU and France 4; The Waters of Mars repeated
 on FX (Ind); The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon, A Town Called 
Mercy, The Power of Three and The Angels Take Manhattan all repeated
on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Rebel Flesh repeated on

BBC Entertainment EU, Romania and ME; Cold War repeated on
 Iowa PTV; Deep Breath repeated on BBC Entertainment AP;

Kill the Moon repeated on Space; Dark Water and Death in Heaven 
both repeated on TLC TV; and The Infinite Quest Omnibus repeated
on WILL

2016 - The Dominators, Episodes 4 and 5 both repeated on Retro TV; 
Bad Wolf repeated on The Zone; Army of Ghosts and Doomsday both
repeated on BBC America; Human Nature, Deep Breath and Kill the

Moon all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Pandorica Opens repeated

 on BBC Entertainment AP; The Hungry Earth and A Good Man

Goes to War both repeated on Syfy (LA); The Doctor, the Widow

and the Wardrobe repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; A Town

 Called Mercy repeated on BBC Polska HD; The Rings of Akhaten

repeated on Einsfestival; Flatline repeated on TV Cultura; Sleep

No More repeated on Space; and The Husbands of River Song

repeated on ABC2

2017 - Colony in Space, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated

 on Retro TV; The Time Warrior, Part 4 repeated on Jones!

too; The Fires of Pompeii repeated on Syfy (Aus); Robot

of Sherwood, Listen, Time Heist, Kill the Moon and

Mummy on the Orient Express all repeated on BBC

America; The Caretaker repeated on BBC America and

BBC First (ME); Before the Flood repeated on Syfy (LA);

and The Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived

both repeated on RAI4

2018 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part 6 and Death

to the Daleks, Part 1 both repeated on Retro TV; The

Time of Angels repeated on BBC Polska HD; and Hide

repeated on Sky 5
2019 - The Invisible Enemy, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on Retro TV; State of Decay, Part 2

 repeated on KPTS; The Caves of Androzani, Part

4 and Vengeance on Varos, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4)

all repeated on Jones! too; and The Magician's

Apprentice repeated on BBC Polska HD
2020 - The Krotons Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV;
The Ribos Operation Omnibus repeated on Retro TV;
The Stones of Blood Omnibus repeated on WSRE;
The Creature from the Pit Omnibus repeated on MP-
TV; Black Orchid Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV;
Snakedance, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC;
Love & Monsters, Fear Her and Army of Ghosts all
repeated on Drama +1; Amy's Choice repeated on
BBC Polska HD; The Pandorica Opens, The Big Bang,
 The Impossible Astronaut, The Doctor's Wife, The
Rebel Flesh, The Almost People and A Good Man
Goes to War all repeated on NRJ12; Journey to the
Centre of the TARDIS and The Crimson Horror both
repeated on One ARD; The Woman Who Fell to Earth,
The Ghost Monument, Rosa, Arachnids in the UK and
The Tsuranga Conundrum all repeated on W; Demons
of the Punjab, Kerblam!, The Witchfinders, It Takes 
You Away and The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos all
repeated on BBC First Turkey; and Orphan 55
 repeated on Fox (FRG)

2021 - Spyfall, Part 2 repeated on ABC2

2022 - The Daemons, Episodes 1 and

2 both repeated on Retro TV; The

Leisure Hive, Part 3 repeated on ONS;

Army of Ghosts and Doomsday both

repeated on One ARD; and The Witch's

Familiar repeated on Fox SciFi

2023 - Smile and Thin Ice both

repeated on Fox SciFi

2024 - Silence in the Library

repeated on ABC Entertains