Doctor Who Vs. Law & Order: UK, Series 5

Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber,

Harriet Walter, Freema Agyeman,

and Jessica Gunning all returned for

the fifth series of the British spin-off

of Dick Wolf's Law & Order.

Peter Davison and Dominic Rowan
debuted here as Henry Sharpe and
Jacob Thorne, the London CPS's new

Director and Crown Prosecutor.

All six cases here were again based on

scripts from the American parent pro-

gramme. A repeat run of the season

(originally shown in the summer of

2011) began on ITV3 last night - it

featured Adjoa Andoh, and a total of

forty Doctor Who cast and crew

connections:

The Wrong Man (TX: July 10 2011/based on Prescription for Death, 1990)

• James [born William] Fox (Dr. Austen) voiced Professor Chronotis for Big Finish's Shada
• Ben Righton (Dr. Grant) was Dr. Oliver Morgenstern in Smith and Jones and Turn Left
• David Verrey (Glenstock) was Jospeh Green MP [aka Jocrassa Fel Fotch Passameer Day Slitheen] in Aliens of London and World War Three
• Roland Oliver (Dr. Chester) was Neman in The Keeper of Traken
• Pip [Dean] Torrens (Nevins here, Series 6: Haunted, S7: Fatherly Love, S8: I Predict a Riot/Hard Stop) 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)
• Hugh Skinner (Naylor) voiced Sebastian Vaughan for The Vigil (2019), Lord Oliver Erpingham for The Headless Ones (2020), and Sir Lancelot for The Lone Centurion 2 (2021)
• Philip Hookway (here & Safe) was film editor on Flatline too
• for Simon Morris and Nick Foley see Series 1

Safe (TX: July 17/based on Angel, 1995)

• Ray Holman was also costume designer on fifty-nine episodes (from Blink to The Power of the Doctor) and Torchwood
• Rowan and George Rainsford (Burton) both starred in The Burning Prince (2012), as Corwyn and Prince Kylo Sorsha - Rowan also voiced Sergeant West/Shurik Barkov for The Keep (2015)
• Heather Bleasdale (Gemma) voiced Cordelia for Blood on Santa's Claw, President for I Wish it Could Be Christmas Every Day (both 2019), and Priestess Vesselina for The Lost Son (2024), then was Wilma in The Halloween Apocalypse
• Donna Shakesheff (production runner) was art dept. co-ordinator/ prop buyer on twenty-one stories (from Asylum of the Daleks to Kill the Moon)
• for Diveen Henry, Malcolm Thornton and Alison Barnett see Series 1

Crush (TX: July 24/based on Humiliation, 1995)

• Mat King (here, S6: Haunted, S7: Tracks, Tremors, S8: Flaw, Safe from Harm, I Predict a Riot) was director of Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS too
• Greg Wise (Williams) voiced Garrison Clay for Last Words (2024)
• Calvin [Ainsley] Dean (Barry) was Ha-Ha in Nightmare in Silver, and Chris in The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Gift
• Paul Clayton (Kenny) was Bartle in Planet of the Ood, and voiced Ulysees Meregrass for The Infinite Quest, Henry for The Wormery (2003), Colchester for Torchwood (2016-23), Hale for The Survivor (2019), and Edwards for Echoes of Extinction (2021)
• Evie Dawnay (Vanessa) voiced Lilly/the Vrill for Survival of the Fittest (2010), and Dr. Sophie Topolovic for Shadow of Death (2013)
• for Tariq Jordan see Series 1

Tick Tock (TX: July 31/based on Hot Pursuit, 1995)

• Louise Brealey (Joanne) voiced Charlotte for The Foe from the Future (2012), and Dr. Millicent Belanger for The Viyran Solution (2013)
• Lesley [Ann] Manville (Phyllis) depicted Heather Hartnell in An Adventure in Space and Time
• Glenn Doherty (Shane) was Sergeant Dennison in Planet of the Dead
• for Gunning see Series 1

Intent (TX: August 7/based on Privileged, 1995)

• Samuel [Alexander Joseph] West (Boyd) was Cyrian in Dimensions in Time, and voiced the lead role for The Vengeance of Morbius (2008), Morbius and Morbius the Mighty (both 2024), Albert Tiermann for AudioGo's A Shard of Ice (2010), Aristophanes for Mask of Tragedy (2014), Mr. Song for The Diary of River Song 1 (2016), and the Mazzini Family for Serpent in the Silver Mask (2018)
• Annabel Mullion (Eleanor here, S6: Trial, S8: I Predict a Riot/ Customs) voiced Julia Orlostro for The English Way of Death (2015)
• Andrew Forbes (Unger) was Omril in Full Circle, and voiced Dr. O'Neil for Night Thoughts (2006)
• Sophie Ward (Dr. Bligh) voiced Scheherazade for AudioGo's Aladdin Time (2011)
• David Seymour (Repairman) voiced Kevin for Rat Trap (2011)
• Wanda Opalinska (Marta) voiced Dockmaster for Magic Bullet's Storm Mine (2004), Nadia Vasney for The Night Witches (2017), Gudrun/ Espen for Colony of Strangers, Irinda for Family Matters (both 2020), Dr. Lorna Holmes for Supernature (2023), and Ania Laska/Mary McLeod for Shock and Awe (2026)
• Fiona Wade (Officer) voiced Sergeant Ambika Desai for The Running Men (2024)

Deal (TX: August 14/based on Slave, 1996)

• Sara Powell (Annette) voiced Audrey Newman for An Ordinary Life (2014), PA for World Enough and Time (2015), Jacklyn Karna for The Dalek Occupation of Winter, Contessa for Vanguard (both 2018), Emma Fremantle for The World Traders, Andros Fax for Inside the Maldovarium (both 2021), Queen Minaris for The Death of Peladon, Blythe for The Forest of Penitence, Official for The Players (all 2022), and Moira Tenaka for The Wizard of Time (2023), then appeared in War of the Sontarans as Mary Seacole
• Ramone Morgan (Wade) was Tobias in The Caretaker
• Simon Hepworth (White) voiced Miles McLellan/Pandora/Server/ Orderly/Pilot for Open the Box (2018)
• for Andy Goddard and Paul Darrow see Series 1

Doctor Who Vs. Space 1999, Series 2

ITC Entertainment's sci-fi drama returned

 to ITV in September 1976. A repeat run

of the second and final, twenty-four part

 season (which included scripts from

Terrance Dicks and Pip and Jane Baker) continued on Rewind TV today - it featured

Patrick Troughton, Bernard Cribbins,

Geoffrey Bayldon, and a total of forty-one other Doctor Who cast onnections:

• for Johnny Byrne, Zienia Merton, Catherine Schell, Isla Blair, Brian Blessed, Annie Lambert, Alf Joint, Robert Rietty, Shane Rimmer and Alan Harris see Series 1
• Nick Brimble (Torens) voiced Shreeni for Exotron (2007), Dudley Jackson for The Eternal Summer (2009), Kith for Max Warp (2008), Olaf Eriksson for The Book of Kells (2010), and Commander Harlan for The Conscript (2017)
• Roy Stewart (Alien) was Toberman in The Tomb of the Cybermen, and Tony in Terror of the Autons
• Laurence Harrington (Jackson/Stewart) was Lunar Guard in (episode 3 of) Frontier in Space
• Tim Condren (Clansman) was Saxon Warrior in The Time Meddler (4), Soldier in The Web of Fear (4), and Guerilla in Day of the Daleks (1)
• Peter Brayham (Clansman/Garth/Guard) was stunt co-ordinator on The Christmas Invasion, New Earth and School Reunion
• Terry [Anthony] Walsh (Guard/Pilot/Technician) was a stunt/fight arranger, stunt double and uncredited extra on a total of seventy instalments of the original run (from The Smugglers to The Creature from the Pit)
• Bernard [Frederic Bemrose] Kay (Humanoid) was Carl Tyler in The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Saladin in The Crusade, DI Crossland in The Faceless Ones, and Caldwell in Colony in Space, then voiced Major Dickens for Night Thoughts (2006)
• John [Ronald] Standing [born Leon] (Pasc) voiced Fenric for Gods and Monsters (2012), and Professor Threadstone for Vampire of the Mind (2016)
• John [Kenneth] Alkin [born Foinquinos] (Johnson) and Dallas Adams (Sam) both appeared in Planet of Fire, as Lomand (1) and Professor Howard Foster
• Roy [Anthony] Marsden [born Mould] (Alien/Crael) was [Bryan] Stoker in Smith and Jones
• Godfrey James (Transporter) was Tarn in Underworld
• Sarah Douglas (B) voiced Gillen for Masters of War (2008), Professor Elizabeth Meadows for Blood of the Cybermen, the Entity for TARDIS, Jones for Shadows of the Vashta Nerada, Chancellor Dondequest for Reborn (2011), Sibor for Prisoners of Fate (2013), Vortia Trear for The Lives of Captain Jack (2017), Drah for Mother Tongue, Myrna Kendal for The Vanity Trap (both 2020), Mrs. Mevel for A Quiet Night In, and Quartermistress for Unfinished Business (both 2021)
• Harry Fielder (Medic/Guard/Gerry/George/Surveyor) was Guard (in serials PP, ZZZ, 4L, 4P, 5A, 5F, 5Z), Crewman (SS, 4T), Vogan (4D), Assassin (4Q), Tigellan (5Q), and Krarg for Shada
• Lloyd McGuire (Engineer) and Brendan Price (Guard) both starred in The Face of Evil, as Lugo and Tomas
• Tony Osoba (Guard) was Lan in Destiny of the Daleks, Kracauer in Dragonfire, and Duke in Kill the Moon
• Trevor Thomas (Pilot) made his TV debut as a Child in The Cave of Skulls
• Andrew Lodge (Grasshopper) was an Assistant in The Savages
• Nick Hobbs (Guard) 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
• David [Charles] Prowse (Cloud Creature) was the Minotaur in The Time Monster
• Gregory [Peter] de Polnay (Garforth) was D84 in The Robots of Death (and reprised for Closed Loop), and voiced V23 for Storm Mine (2004)
• Jeremy Young (Bartlett) was Kal in 100,000 BC, and Gordon Lowery in Mission to the Unknown
• Carolyn Seymour [born Von Benckendorff] (Eva) voiced Mordrega for The Ghosts of Gralstead (2014), Freda Mattingly for Prisoners of the Lake, Mrs. Multravers for The Haunting, the Slave for The War Doctor 1 (all 2015), Mrs. Whitaker for The Chartwell Metamorphosis, Lady Suzanne Clare for The New Counter Measures 1 (both 2016), Mrs. Stubbs for Ghost Walk (2018), the Commodore/Mrs. Kidd for Fever Island (2019), Ullmann for Circuit Breaker (2020) and Closed Loop, Mrs. Plymtree for The Devil's Hoofprints (both 2021), and Diana Stravius for The Ministry of Death (2026)
• James Snell (Stevens) was Harry in The Daemons
• Caroline [Jane ]Munro (Girl) voiced Sentia for Omega (2003)
• Paul Jerricho (Guard) was the Castellan in Arc of Infinity and The Five Doctors, then Alfie in Lucky Day
• Alibe Parsons (Alibe) was Matroni Kani in Mindwarp, then voiced Nora for The Lost Resort and Other Stories (2021)
• Nadim [Joakim] Sawalha (Zoran) voiced Swapnil Khan for The Magic Mousetrap (2009), and the Old Man for 1001 Nights (2012)
• Roy Boyd (Lustig) was Driscoll in The Hand of Fear
• Roy [Edwin] Scammell (Animal) was UNIT Soldier/Technician in The Ambassadors of Death, RSF Soldier in Inferno, stuntman on Terror of the Autons (1), Prison Officer/UNIT Motorcyclist in The Mind of Evil, and stunt arranger on Delta and the Bannermen (1)

Doctor Who On This Day #90

 

1967 - The Savages, Episode 1 repeated

and Episode 2 first screened, both on ABC

1973 - Frontier in Space, Episode 6 first

screened on BBC1

1978 - The Sontaran Experiment, Part

2 repeated on ABC
1980 - The Ark in Space, Part 1 and The Sontaran

 Experiment, Part 1 both repeated on ABC; Planet

of Evil, Part 1 first screened on WTTW 11; and

Underworld, Part 3 first screened on TV2

1981 - The Leisure Hive, Part 2 first

screened on TV1
1982 - Image of the Fendahl, Part 1 repeated on KQED

Plus; State of Decay, Part 2 repeated and Part 3 first

screened, both on ABC; and Time Flight, Part 4 first

screened on BBC Cymru

1983 - The Sea Devils, Episode 4 and

Warriors' Gate, Part 2 both repeated

on KQED Plus

1984 - Pyramids of Mars, Part 4

repeated on KQED Plus
1986 - Terror of the Autons, Episode

1 repeated on ABC; and Vengeance on

Varos Omnibus first screened on WTTW

11

1987 - The War Games, Episode 1

repeated on KQED Plus; and The

Android Invasion, Part 1 repeated

on TV2

1988 - City of Death, Part 3

repeated on KQED Plus 
1989 - Frontier in Space, Episode 5 repeated on KQED

Plus; and The Brain of Morbius, Part 4 repeated on ABC

1990 - The Androids of Tara Omnibus repeated on WTTW

 11; Warriors of the Deep, Part 2 repeated on KQED

 Plus; and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Part

1 first screened on TV2

1992 - The Mind of Evil, Episode 6 repeated on TV2

1993 - Terror of the Autons, Episode 1 repeated on

UK Gold; and Earthshock, Part 1 repeated on ABC

1994 - The Androids of Tara, Part 4

repeated on UK Gold
1995 - Inferno, Episode 1 repeated on

UK Gold; and Attack of the Cybermen,

Part 3 first screened on VOX

1996 - The Creature from the Pit

 Omnibus repeated on UK Gold

1997 - Planet of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on KQED

Plus; Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Part 2 repeated on UKTV

(Aus); and The Monster of Peladon Omnibus repeated on

UK Gold

1998 - The Silurians, Episode 3 first

screened on Space; and The Five Doctors,

Part 1 (of 3) repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Web Planet, Episode 3: Escape

to Danger repeated on UKTV (Aus); The

Silurians, Episode 3 repeated on Space;

Terror of the Zygons, Part 3 (of 3)

repeated on BBC Choice (Scot); and

Doctor Who TV Movie repeated on YLE TV2

2000 - The Chase, Episode 3: Flight

Through Eternity repeated on UKTV

2001 - The Face of Evil Omnibus repeated on UKTV (Aus);

The Power of Kroll, Part 1 first screened on Prairie PTV;

Meglos, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Iowa PTV; and

Snakedance, Part 2 repeated on BBC Prime

2002 - Carnival of Monsters Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; 

Robot Omnibus repeated on MPT; The Sontaran Experiment,

Part 1 repeated on Lakeland PTV; Pyramids of Mars, Parts 3

and 4 both repeated on MiND; The Talons of Weng-Chiang,

Part 6 repeated on WILL; The Stones of Blood, Part 1

repeated on KUED; The Leisure Hive, Part 4 repeated

on TPT; Logopolis, Part 4 and both repeated on WCET;

The Visitation, Part 1 repeated on WQED; 

Earthshock, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on Lakeshore PTV; Time

 Flight, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Arc of Infinity, Parts 

3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV; Enlightenment, Parts 3 and 4

 both repeated on Colorado PTV; and The Twin Dilemma, Parts 3 

and 4 both repeated on Iowa PTV
2003 - Nightmare of Eden Omnibus

repeated on BBC Kids
2004 - The Silurians, Episode 5 repeated on ABC; and

Kinda, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on BBC Kids (Can)

2005 - The Invasion of Time, Part 2 repeated on ABC
2006 - World War Three first screened on STS
2007 - The End of the World and Doctor Who Confidential:

Aliens, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly both first screened

 on WQLN; Aliens of London first screened on Houston PM; 

World War Three first screened on KLCS; The Empty Child

repeated on één; Doomsday repeated on UK Gold and

Jimmy; and Smith and Jones first screened on BBC1;

and Doctor Who Confidential: Meet Martha Jones first

screened on BBC3

2008 - The Web Planet, Episodes 4 and

 5 both repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4

2009 - The Aztecs, Episode 4: The Day of Darkness

and The Sensorites, Episode 1: Strangers in Space

both repeated on MTV3 SciFi and TV4; The Christmas

Invasion repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Silence in

the Library repeated on BBC3

2010 - Aliens of London repeated on Syfy (Spa); Dalek

repeated on Syfy (FRG); Blink repeated on HRT2; Forest

of the Dead, Midnight and Turn Left all repeated on

France 4; and The Waters of Mars repeated on BBC3

2011 - The Invasion of Time, Parts 1 and 2 both

repeated on MTV3 SciFi, TV2 and TV4; and The

Doctor Dances repeated on Space

2012 - Mawdryn Undead and Terminus Omnibuses and 
Enlightenment, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated on MTV3 SciFi

and TV4; The Poison Sky and Doctor Who Confidential:

Sontar-Ha! both repeated on BBC3; Flesh and Stone first 

screened on DR3; and Doctor Who Confidential Cutdown:

Extra Time repeated on UKTV (Aus)

2013 - The Tomb of the Cybermen Omnibus and The End 

of Time, Parts 1 and 2 all repeated and The Companions

first screened, all on BBC America; Pyramids of Mars,

Parts 1 and 2 both repeated
on KBTC; The Christmas Invasion and A Christmas Carol both
repeated on Watch; The Beast Below first screened on WPT
Flagship; The Time of Angels repeated on Idaho PTV; Flesh and 
Stone and Doctor Who Confidential: Blinded by the Light both
repeated on Iowa PTV; The Girl Who Waited repeated on MPTV;
and The Bells of Saint John first screened on BBC America,
Space and ABC1

2014 - Destiny of the Daleks, Parts 3 and 4, Frontios,

Parts 3 and 4 and Rose all repeated on Syfy (Aus);

The Age of Steel repeated on Watch; Partners in

Crime repeated on WPT; Planet of the Dead 

repeated on France 4; The Hungry Earth repeated

on TV3 (Spa); A Christmas Carol and The Impossible

Astronaut both repeated on BBC America; The God

Complex, Closing Time and The Wedding of River

Song all repeated on Syfy (Port); Dinosaurs on

a Spaceship repeated on BBC Entertainment LA

and Really Scary TV; The Power of Three repeated

 on Really Scary TV; The Name of the Doctor

repeated on Ztélé; and Doctor Who Explained

repeated on BBC Entertainment LA

2015 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts 5 and 6 both

 repeated and State of Decay, Parts 3 and 4 both first

screened, all on Retro TV; The Androids of Tara, Part

 1, The Eleventh Hour and Let's Kill Hitler all repeated

on Syfy (Aus); Snakedance, Parts 2 and 3 both

repeated on Horror; The End of the World repeated on ABC2;
Human Nature repeated on Watch and KCPT2; Vincent and the 
Doctor, The Lodger and The Pandorica Opens all repeated on BBC
America; A Town Called Mercy and The Power of Three both
repeated on BBC Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; The Rings of 
Akhaten repeated on Syfy (Spa); The Crimson Horror repeated
on Syfy (Ben); The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Wedding of 

Sarah Jane Smith, Episode 1 repeated on Jeem TV (ME); 
and Doctor Who Confidential: Aliens, the Good, the Bad

and the Ugly repeated on ABC2 (iView only)

2016 - Time Flight, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro

 TV; Bad Wolf and The Waters of Mars both repeated on

Syfy (Aus); The Christmas Invasion repeated on Watch;

The Impossible Planet repeated on TV Cultura; 42

repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The Family of

Blood and Doctor Who Confidential: Bad Blood both

repeated on ABC2; The Wedding of River Song

repeated on France 4; Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

repeated on BBC First (ME); The Bells of Saint John

and The Rings of Akhaten both repeated on Fox

(FRG); The Time of the Doctor and Listen both

 repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; Dark Water

repeated on Syfy (LA); Death in Heaven repeated

 on BBC Polska HD; The Husbands of River Song

repeated on BBC First (Ben); and Doctor Who

Explained repeated on AXN Mystery

2017 - The Sea Devils, Episode 1 repeated on

 The Zone; Planet of Fire, Part 4 and The Caves

of Androzani, Part 1 both repeated on Retro TV;

Rise of the Cybermen repeated on Space; The 

Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit both repeated on BBC
Polska HD; Forest of the Dead repeated on FX (Ind); Flesh and 
Stone and The Vampires of Venice both repeated on Syfy (Latin
America); Night Terrors, The Girl Who Waited, The Woman Who 
Lived and The Zygon Invasion all repeated on Syfy (Bra); The 
Wedding of River Song, The Witch's Familiar, Under the Lake and 
Before the Flood all repeated on Syfy (Aus); and The Crimson 
Horror and Nightmare in Silver both repeated on DR3

2018 - The Power of Kroll, Part 4 and The Armageddon

Factor, Parts 1 to 3 and all repeated on Retro TV; The

Poison Sky and The Doctor's Daughter both repeated on W;

The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks both repeated

on Star World Premiere; The Magician's Apprentice and The

Witch's Familiar both repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Zygon

 Inversion, Sleep No More, Face the Raven and Heaven 

Sent all repeated on BBC Polska HD; Hell Bent repeated

on BBC Polska HD and Syfy (Aus); The Return of Doctor 

Mysterio and The Doctor Falls both repeated and Twice

Upon a Time first screened, all on France 4; The Eaters

 of Light repeated on BBC First (ME); and World Enough 

and Time repeated on BBC First (ME) and France 4

2019 - The Masque of Mandragora Omnibus repeated on

WSRE; The Deadly Assassin, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated

on KBTC; The Talons of Weng-Chiang Omnibus repeated on

MPTV; Image of the Fendahl, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on 

Retro TV; Destiny of the Daleks, Part 4 repeated on KPTS;

Snakedance Omnibus repeated on Idaho PTV; The Ultimate

 Foe Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; Into the Dalek and

Robot of Sherwood both repeated on One ARD; Under the

Lake, Before the Flood and The Girl Who Died all repeated

on BBC Polska HD; The Husbands of River Song repeated

 on BBC Entertainment EU; and It Takes You Away repeated

on Fox (FRG)

2020 - Inferno, Episodes 2 and 3 both repeated on Retro

TV; Victory of the Daleks and The Time of Angels both

repeated on One ARD; The Power of Three repeated on

BBC Polska HD; The Rings of Akhaten repeated on W;

and The Girl Who Died repeated on Syfy (Fra)

2021 - The Ark in Space, Parts 3 and

 4 both repeated on Retro TV; The Time

of Angels repeated on ABC2; The Day of

the Doctor and Robot of Sherwood both

repeated on Syfy (Fra); and The Return of

Doctor Mysterio repeated on BBC Polska

HD

2022 - Enlightenment, Parts 1 and 2 both

 repeated on Retro TV; Army of Ghosts

repeated on Fox SciFi; 42 repeated on Syfy

(Fra); Flesh and Stone repeated on BBC

First Turkey; and Praxeus repeated on BBC

 Polska HD

2023 - Flatline repeated on Fox SciFi;

and ABC2

2024 - The Android Invasion, Parts

1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC

2025 - The End of Time, Part 1

repeated on ABC Entertains; and

The Robot Revolution screened at

Odeon Lux, Leicester Square

2026 - The Seeds of Death, Episodes

5 and 6 both repeated on Retro TV