Doctor Who Vs. Law & Order: UK, Series 6

Bradley Walsh, Peter Davison,

and Dominic Rowan returned for

the sixth series of the London-

based spin-off of Dick Wolf's Law

& Order.

Paul Nicholls joined the drama

 here as new DS Sam Casey, to

investigate the murder of Brooks'

previous partner, Matt Devlin.

Freema Agyeman and Harriet

Walter both then left the prog-

ramme after six years - Alesha Phillips was promoted to Senior CPS prosecutor, and DI Chandler retired from the Met.

All seven cases (originally shown

 in the winter of 2012) were again based on scripts from the American

parent show. A repeat run of the season began on ITV3 last night -

it featured Adjoa Andoh, Jessica Gunning, and a total of thirty-five

Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

Survivor's Guilt (UK TX: January 6 2012/based on Suicide Box, 2003)

• Josette [Patricia] Simon (Paulette) voiced Sarana Teel for Big Finish's The Sontaran Ordeal (2016), and Taraneh for The Mind Runners (2018)
• for Andy Goddard, Malcolm Thornton, Colin Salmon, Gunning and Robert Glenister see Series 1 and for Ray Holman see Series 5

Immune (UK TX: January 12/based on Double Down, 1997)

• for directors James Strong and Mat King see Series 3 and 5
• Tamzin [Maria] Outhwaite (Miriam) was the Captain Alice Ferrin for Nightmare in Silver, then voiced Morton for Secrets of Telos (2022), and Joan Stone for The Hellwood Inheritance (2025)
• Rob Jarvis (Donovan) was Abramal in The Time of the Doctor
• Su Douglas (Maggie) voiced Countess Venhella for Benny's Story, Gem Weston for Fitz's Story (both 2009), Cook for The Broken Crown, Toad for Aladdin Time (both 2011), and Lady Raleigh for The Survivor (2019)
• Sanchia McCormack (Katie) was a Housing Officer in Turn Left, and Marshal Halaz in The Power of the Doctor
• Jim Conway (Peter) was Uncle Josh in The Snowmen, and Peter Thomson in Reeltime Pictures' White Witch of Devil's End
• Ray De Haan was stuntman on The Idiot's Lantern too
• Paul Herbert was stuntman on The End of Time too

Haunted (UK TX: January 20/based on Ghosts, 2005)

• Tim McInnerny (Bennett) was Klineman Halpen in Planet of the Ood, and voiced Admiral Dolne for The Well-Mannered War (2015), and the titular composer for Puccini and the Doctor (2024)
• Tom Georgeson (Rawlins) was Kavell in Genesis of the Daleks, and police Inspector in Logopolis
• for Paul Darrow and Pip Torrens see Series 1 and 5

Trial (UK TX: January 27/based on Double Blind, 1996)

• [Eve] Lucy Fleming (Mary) voiced Lady Catherine Waverly for Manhunt (2013), Alice Donelly for Invocation (2017), and Veronica Holmes for The Auton Infinity (2022)
• Jeany Spark (Julia) 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 Bad Day in Tinsel- town (2022)
• Rachel [Joanne] Bavidge (Helen) voiced the European Leader/Claire for The Defectors, and Seru for The Isos Network (both 2015)
• for Annabel Mullion see Series 5

Line Up (UK TX: February 3/based on Performance, 1995)

• Eva Pope (Renay) voiced Nia Brusk for Army of Death (2011), and Sendaya for The Kicker (2023)
• Philip [James] Voss (Reynolds) was Acomat in Marco Polo, and Wahed in (episode 1 of) The Dominators, then voiced Under Sergeant/Robot for Original Sin (2016)
• Mark Springer (Johnson) was Christian in The Time of Angels
• Mark Straker (Braithe) was a Trooper in Earthshock

Dawn Till Dusk (UK TX: February 10/based on Mayhem, 1994)

• Adrian Rawlins (Hextor) was Dr. Ryder in Planet of the Ood, then voiced Abberline/Fox for Jago & Litefoot 7 (2014), and Gilman Hari for Antillia the Lost (2023)
• Andrew Brooke (Roach) was Kahler-Tek (aka the Gunslinger) in A Town Called Mercy
• Carol Starks (Catriona) voiced Captian Odessa Grey for The Crash of the UK-201 (2018)
• Helen Blatch (Mrs Hextor) provided the Computer voice for The Deadly Assassin, then was seen as Commander Fabian in The Twin Dilemma
• James Weber Brown (West) was the Minister for In the Forest of the Night

Fault Lines (UK TX: February 17/based on Just a Girl in the World, 2009)

• Ariyon [Debo] Bakare (Lucas) was Leandro in The Woman Who Lived, and the Barber in The Story and the Engine - he also voiced Father Mendica for The Poison of Peladon, and Cato for The Player (both 2022)
• Tom Lucy was also the stunt co-ordinator on sixteen adventures (from Smith and Jones to The Next Doctor)

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 3

The third season of BBC1's popular
crime drama again starred Amanda

Burton (as Home Office pathologist
Professor Sam Ryan) and William
Armstrong (pictured as Dr. Trevor
Stewart). The show's distinctive theme

music earned a RTS award for composer

John Harle later that year.

A repeat run of the eight-part series

(originally shown in the spring of 1998)

 began on Drama last night - it featured

a total of seventeen Doctor Who cast and

crew connections:

An Academic Exercise
(TX: March 19 & 20 1998)

• Adam James (Blackman here; Fell in Series 16: Trust) was DI McMillan in Planet of the Dead
• Big Finish actor Paul Panting (Gordon) voiced Professor Maylon for Of Chaos Time The, Llangragen/Geoffrey Jennings for The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-time, Brabbeko for Revenge of the Swarm (all 2014), Drell/Marshleader for Mistfall (2015), Fyrax for The Paradox Planet and Legacy of Death (both 2016), Freddie for Island of the Fendahl, Ravlos for The Ultimate Evil (both 2019), Ilyani/Bailiff for A Tragical History, Karl Lamb for The First Son (both 2021), Vega for The End (2022), Nate Duffy/Fennec for The Wizard of Time, Brakow for Oodunnit (both 2023), and Horsemen for Most Wanted (2025)
• [Mark] Alec Newman (Arnold) voiced Ed Driscoll for Blue Forgotten Planet (2009), Dr. Julius for The Silent Scream (2017), and Dr. James Breck for James Robert McCrimmon (2023)
• Katharine Schlesinger (Dr. Evans) was Gwendoline in Ghost Light

Fallen Idol (TX: April 2 & 3)

• Alex Sanjiv Pillai was director of Joy to the World too
• Rachel Davies (Eileen) was Camilla in State of Decay
• Lesley [Ann] Manville (Suzy) depicted Heather Hartnell in An Adventure in Space and Time

Divided Loyalties (UK TX: April 16 & 17)

• Neil Stuke (Fox) voiced the titular role for The Crooked Man (2014), then was Lee Clayton in Fugitive of the Judoon
• Andrée Bernard (Assistant) was Dolly Bailey in The Shakespeare Code, then voiced Ellen Green for Blue Forgotten Planet, Erisi for The Entropy Composition, Lorelei for Paradise 5 (both 2010), Joanna Slade for The Feast of Axos (2011), Dr. Paignton/Constable for The Red House, Susie/Sylvie for Stage Fright, Tethneka/Carter/ Thing for Terror of the Sontarans (all 2015), Lulu Hammerstein for The Silent Scream, and Mary Sissinghurst for The Carrionite Curse (2017)
• Simon [Timothy] Chandler (Dr. Newman) voiced Corporal Arthur Dimes for Churchill Victorious (2018)
• Josette [Patricia] Simon (DCI Hoskins) voiced Sarana Teel for The Sontaran Ordeal (2016), and Taraneh for The Mind Runners (2018)
• Tim Faraday (PC Davis) was Tom's Dad in Fear Her
• Bill Anderson was also director of Thin Ice and Knock Knock
• Philip Kloss was also film editor on The Doctor's Daughter, Midnight, The End of Time, Torchwood: Children of Earth and An Adventure in Space and Time

Brothers In Arms (UK TX: April 23 & 24)

• Elizabeth Berrington (Jane) was Auntie in The Doctor's Wife
• Stephen [George] Churchett (Alexander) was Bill in Attack of the Cybermen
• Alec Sabin (Newsreader) was Ringway in Earthshock