Doctor Who Vs. Inspector Morse Specials

Central's final Morse mysteries
 were all based on Colin Dexter's
 last crime novels, and were first

screened from 1995 to 2000.

John Thaw and Kevin Whately
again portrayed the Oxford-based

detectives (although Lewis did not appear in the penultimate thriller,

which examined a real-life Victorian

murder).

Published in 1999, Dexter's final work, The Remorseful Day, con-

cluded the thirteen year saga with

Morse's death - the drama spawned

two spin-off series, Lewis (2006 to 2015) and Endeavour (2012-2024). Three-times BAFTA winner (twice for Morse) John Thaw died in 2002, aged 60, whilst Dexter's death at the age

of 86 was announced in March 2017.

A repeat run of the five cases concluded on ITV3 today - they featured a

total of twenty-eight Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

The Way Through the Woods

(Published 1992/UK TX: November 29 1995)

• Nicholas Le Prevost (Dr. Hardinge) voiced the Barber Surgeon for Big Finish's The War Doctor Begins 4 (2022)
• Christopher Fairbank (Daley) was Fenton in Flatline, and voiced Doc Baroque for The Scapegoat (2009), Pierre Arronax for The Wreck of the Titan (2010), and Marc Brunel for Iron Bright (2018)
• Gary Powell (Parnell) was Dev Ashton in 42
• Robin Soans (McBryde here; Straker in Endeavour: Fugue) was Luvic in The Keeper of Traken, and Chronolock Guy in Face the Raven, then Narrator of BBC Audio's The Sins of Winter (2015)
• Damien Timmer (script editor here & Death is Now My Neighbour; executive producer on Lewis and Endeavour) was a Menoptera in An Adventure in Space and Time

The Daughters of Cain

(Published 1994/UK TX: November 27 1996)

• Phyllis Logan (Julia) was Andinio in The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
• Nadim [Joakim] Sawalha (Dr. Hassan) voiced Sapnil Khan for The Magic Mousetrap (2009), and the Old Man for 1001 Nights (2012)
• Nicky Goldie (WPC) voiced the Spillager Empress for Winter for the Adept, Valeria Hedone for The Fires of Vulcan (both 2000), Inquisitor Danby for Excelis Rising (2002), and Polk for The Moonrakers (2020)
• Andrew [James] Spooner (Technician) voiced Panpipe/Whydini/ Conductor/Ragnarok God for The Psychic Circus (2019), Professor Brooke for Genetics of the Daleks (2020), Tarlos/Fanza for Colony of Fear, Artie for Prey and Vengeance (all 2021), Kedge Ampston for Heart of Orion, Engineer Sabo for Power of the Dominators, Clutch Father for The Tides of the Moon (all 2022), Librarian/Herder/Helms- man for The Green Gift (2023), Dr. Erno Balthazar/Bartholomew for Last Words, Ogrons for Unknown Soldiers (both 2024), Bailiff/Eustace/ Norris for The Final Poblom, Chief Elect Tuldra for The Remains of Kaerula and The Ruins of Kaerula, and Dr. Varna/Marshal Duhrak for The Worst of All Evils (all 2025)
• hair stylist Lisa Pickering began her TV career as assistant make-up artist on (part 4 of) Warriors' Gate

Death is Now My Neighbour

(Published 1996/UK TX: November 19 1997)

• Richard [David] Briers (Bream) was the Chief Caretaker in Paradise Towers
• John [Morley] Shrapnel (Dr. Storrs here; Morse for BBC Radio 4) voiced Thomas Cromwell for The Eighth Piece and The Doomsday Chronometer (both 2016), and Nigel Colloon for The False Guardian and Time's Assassin (both 2019)
• Susan Engel (Dora) was Cessair in The Stones of Blood, then voiced Muriel Joy for A Blind Eye (2004)
• Maggie Steed [born Baker] (Angela) voiced Madamme Rana Zandusia for Mission to Magnus (2009)
• Candida Gubbins (Sarah) voiced Nimriel/May for London Orbital (2022)
• Julia Dalkin (Rachel) voiced Hannah Fry for Phantasmagoria (1999), then was Janet in Global Conspiracy?
• [John] Colin McCormack (Hargreaves) was the Commander in The Sun Makers

The Wench is Dead

(Published 1989/UK TX: November 11 1998)

• Alan [Grey] Mason (Greenaway) was Corporal Nutting in The Silurians
• Sara Carver (Fiona) voiced Andrea Winnington for UNIT (2004), the Khellian Queen for Three's a Crowd (2005), Kim Kronotska for Memory Lane (2006), and Sylvia for City of the Daleks
• Juliet Cowan (Joanna) was Chrissie Jackson in The Sarah Jane Adventures, then voiced Bryer in Come Die With Me, and Adriana Beauvais for Dead to the World (both 2015)
• Steve Robinson was also assistant director on The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks

The Remorseful Day (UK TX: November 15 2000)

• writer Stephen Churchett was Bill in Attack of the Cybermen
• Paul [born Peter John] Freeman (Harrison) voiced Jalnik for The Foe from the Future (2011)
• TP [Thomas Patrick] McKenna (Phelps) was Captain Cook in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 
• Colin Spaull (Chas) was [August] Lilt in Revelation of the Daleks, Crane in Rise of the Cybermen and The Age of Steel, then voiced Colonel Baxter for The Fearless (2007), and Henrik for Grand Theft Cosmos (2008)
• Aiden J David (Holmes) voiced Lish for The Raincloud Man (2008)
• Simon Hepworth (Harrison here; Tingwell in Endeavour: Pylon) voiced Miles McLellan/Pandora/Server/Orderly/Pilot for Open the Box (2018)
• film editor Jamie McCoan edited Blink too 

Doctor Who On This Day #351

 

1929 - Actress Grace Jacqueline Hill

born in Birmingham

1965 - The Aztecs, Episode 1: The Temple

of Evil and The Dalek Invasion of Earth,

Episodes 3 and 4 all repeated on ABC

1966 - The Highlanders, Episode

1 first screened on BBC1

1969 - The Tomb of the Cybermen,

Episode 3 repeated on ABC

1970 - The Wheel in Space, Episode 4 and

The Dominators, Episode 5 both repeated

on BC

1971 - The Invasion, Episode 2 and The

Krotons, Episode 1 both repeated on ABC

1977 - The Sun Makers, Part 4

first screened on BBC1

1981 - Revenge of the Cybermen,

Part 1 repeated on KQED Plus

1982 - Underworld, Part 3 repeated

on KQED Plus

1983 - Four to Doomsday, Part 1

repeated on KQED Plus

1985 - The Robots of Death, Part 3 repeated

on KQED Plus; and Vengeance on Varos, Part

2 (of 4) first screened on ABC

1986 - The Aztecs, Episode 4: The Day of

Darkness repeated on KQED Plus; and Planet

of the Spiders, Part 5 repeated on TV1

1987 - The Hand of Fear, Part 2 repeated

on KQED Plus
1988 - The Ambassadors of Death,

Episode 4 repeated on KQED Plus

1989 - The Green Death Omnibus

repeated on KQED Plus
1991 - Warriors' Gate, Part 2 repeated

on ABC; and Terror of the Vervoids, Part

9 repeated on KQED Plus

1992 - The Web Planet, Episode 5: Invasion

repeated on UK Gold

1993 - Planet of the Daleks, Episode 6 repeated

and UNIT Recruiting Film first screened, both on

BBC1; and Destiny of the Daleks, Part 2 repeated

on UK Gold

1994 - Earthshock Omnibus repeated

 on KQED Plus

1995 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang Omnibus

repeated on UK Gold

1996 - Spearhead from Space, Episode 2

repeated on UKTV (Aus); and The Ghosts

of N-Space, Episode 1 repeated on Radio 2

1997 - The Romans, Episode 3: Conspiracy first screened on

Space; and The Leisure Hive, Part 2 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1998 - The Romans, Episode 4: Inferno repeated on Space; and 

Remembrance of the Daleks, Part 3 repeated on UKTV (Aus)

1999 - The Web Planet, Episode 2: The Zarbi repeated on Space;
and Inferno, Episodes 5 and 6 both first screened on TG4

2000 - The Silurians Omnibus repeated on KERA; The Time Monster, 

Episode 4 repeated on Prime; Planet of the Daleks Omnibus repeated
on UK Gold; Robot, Part 4 repeated on WILL; The Masque of 
Mandragora, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KUED; The Robots of 
Death, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated on KBTC; The Talons of Weng-
Chiang, Parts 2 and 3 both repeated on WCET; Horror of Fang Rock,
Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on NHPTV; The Ribos Operation, Parts 1
and 2 both repeated on WQED; Underworld, Part 1 repeated on Twin
Cities PTV and Part 3 repeated on Lakeshore PTV; The Visitation, Part
2 repeated on BBC Prime; Time Flight, Parts 1 and 2 both repeated
on MiND; Revelation of the Daleks, Part 1 repeated on MPT; Time

and the Rani, Part 4 repeated on WUSF; and Remembrance

 of the Daleks Omnibus repeated on Colorado PTV

2002 - Revenge of the Cybermen,

Part 3 repeated on BBC Kids

2003 - The Chase, Episode 1: The Executioners repeated on ABC;

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

2005 - Aliens of London first screened on één; Dalek repeated on
Jimmy; Father's Day repeated on UK Gold; Boom Town and Bad

Wolf both repeated and The Parting of the Ways first screened,

all on France 4; and The Chimes of Midnight, Episode 1 first

 broadcast on Radio 7

2006 - The Mutants Omnibus repeated on UK Gold; The Parting

of the Ways repeated on UKTV (Aus) and Jimmy; The Christmas

 Invasion repeated on BBC1; Doctor Who Confidential: One Year

On repeated on BBC3; and The Chimes of Midnight, Episode 1

repeated on Radio 7

2008 - Earthshock, Part 4 and Time Flight, Part 1 both first

screened on MTV3 SciFi; and The Unicorn and the Wasp,

Silence in the Library, Doctor Who Confidential: Nemesis

and Shadow Play all repeated on BBC3

2009 - Bad Wolf repeated on Syfy (Spa); Love & Monsters

repeated on Syfy (FRG); and The Stolen Earth and Doctor

Who Confidential: Friends and Foe both repeated on BBC3

2010 - The Empty Child repeated on Space; The Satan Pit repeated
on UKTV (Aus); The Next Doctor repeated on BBC3; The Sarah Jane 

Adventures: Death of the Doctor, Episodes 1 and 2 both first screened
on Nickelodeon (Aus); and Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Doctor Who 
Special repeated on BBC2

2011 - Voyage of the Damned repeated on BBC3;

Victory of the Daleks repeated on UKTV (Aus);

Flesh and Stone repeated on Space; and The

Circus of Doom, Part 1 repeated on Radio 4 Extra

2012 - The Christmas Invasion repeated on Watch;

 Tooth and Claw repeated on BBC America; Night 

Terrors repeated on WTTW HD; The Power of Three

 first screened on KBS2; and Doctor Who Confidential

Cutdown: Do You Remember the First Time?

repeated on UKTV (Aus); and Vastra Investigates

released online

2013 - The Age of Steel repeated on France 4;

Human Nature repeated on Watch; The Doctor's

 Daughter repeated on UKTV (Aus); Forest of the

Dead repeated on BBC America; Vincent and the

Doctor repeated on BBC Nordic; A Christmas Carol

 and The Snowmen both repeated on Syfy (Port);

and Doctor Who Explained repeated on BBC

Entertainment LA

2014 - The Seeds of Death, Episodes 5 and 6

both repeated on Horror; Robot, Parts 3 and 4

both first screened on Retro TV; The Ark in

Space, Parts 3 and 4 and The Impossible

Astronaut all repeated on Syfy (Aus); 

The Unquiet Dead, The Vampires of Venice and A Farewell to Matt Smith 

all repeated on Watch; The Hungry Earth repeated on UKTV (NZ); The
 Big Bang repeated on KCPT2; The Wedding of River Song repeated on
 Syfy (Ben); Dinosaurs on a Spaceship first screened on KERA; The 
Angels Take Manhattan and The Snowmen both repeated on BBC
America; Last Christmas premiered at BFI Southbank; and

The Stuff of Nightmares, Part 2 repeated on Radio 4 Extra

2015 - The Brain of Morbius, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Retro 
TV; The Deadly Assassin, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated on Horror;

The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Part 4, Terminus, Part 1 and 

Journey's End 

all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Runaway Bride repeated on UNC-MX;
The Time of Angels repeated on TV Cultura; The Girl Who Waited 
repeated on BBC Entertainment AP; The Doctor, the Widow 
and the Wardrobe and Best of the Doctor both repeated on BBC
Nordic HD and BBC Polska HD; Hide and Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS both repeated on BBC America; In the Forest of the Night 
repeated on WTTW Prime; and The Girl Who Died and The Women 
Who Lived both first screened on Fox (FRG)

2016 - 100,000 BC, Episode 4: The Firemaker

and The Daleks, Episode 1: The Dead Planet both

repeated on Retro TV; The Invisible 

Enemy, Part 4 and Image of the Fendahl, Part 1 both repeated on 
Retro TV; The Unicorn and the Wasp, Silence in the Library and 
Forest of the Dead repeated and Doctor Who Extra: In the Forest of 
the Night and Dark Water both first screened, all on BBC Polska HD; 
Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Parts 
1 and 2 all repeated on Syfy (Aus); The Vampires of Venice and 
Amy's Choice both repeated on Syfy (LA); The Snowmen 
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU and Watch; Death in Heaven 
repeated on BBC Entertainment EU; Sleep No More and Face 

the Raven repeated on Syfy (Bra); and The Culture Show

Special: Me, You and Doctor Who repeated on Watch

2017 - Inferno, Episodes 3 and 4 both repeated on KBTC; Revenge 
of the Cybermen and Terror of the Zygons Omnibuses both repeated
on WSRE; Pyramids of Mars Omnibus repeated on MPTV; The Deadly 
Assassin, Parts 2 and 3 and Horror of Fang Rock Omnibus all repeated
 on Retro TV; The Sun Makers Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV; The 
Pirate Planet Omnibus repeated on WFWA; The Stones of Blood 
Omnibus repeated on WILL; The Armageddon Factor, Part 5 repeated 
on KPTS; The Creature from the Pit Omnibus repeated on KAKM;
Enlightenment, Part 2 repeated on Jones! too; Planet of Fire Omnibus
 repeated on PBS North; The Twin Dilemma Omnibus repeated on 
Idaho PTV; The Doctor Dances and Journey's End both repeated on 
Syfy (Aus); Rise of the Cybermen repeated on ABC; The Idiot's 
Lantern, The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit and In the Forest of 
the Night all repeated on W; 42 repeated on The Box; Asylum of 
the Daleks, Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy

all repeated on One ARD; Death in Heaven and Last Christmas

both repeated on RAI4; Thin Ice repeated on BBC First (ME)
and Fox (FRG); Knock Knock repeated on Fox; and Twice

Upon a Time screened at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle

2018 - The Awakening Omnibus repeated on

WETA-UK; and The Bells of Saint John and The

Rings of Akhaten both repeated on RAI4

2019 - The Mysterious Planet, Part 1 and An

Adventure in Space and Time both repeated on

One ARD; The Poison Sky repeated on Syfy (Fra);

In the Forest of the Night repeated on BBC Polska

HD; and Spyfall screened at BFI Southbank

2020 - The Chase, Episodes 5 and 6 both repeated

on Retro TV; The Stolen Earth repeated on ABC ME;

and Can You Hear Me? repeated on BBC Polska HD

2021 - The Monster of Peladon, Parts

3 and 4 both repeated on Retro TV;

Listen repeated on BBC First Turkey;

In the Forest of the Night repeated on

 ABC2; Praxeus repeated on TV2; and

Survivors of the Flux first screened on

BBC Polska HD

2022 - Cold Blood repeated on ABC2;

The Woman Who Fell to Earth and The

Ghost Monument both repeated on Fox

SciFi; and The Innocent first broadcast

 on Radio 4 Extra

2023 - Carnival of Monsters, Episodes

3 and 4 and Full Circle, Parts 1 and 2

all repeated on Retro TV; Planet of the

Spiders, Parts 3 and 4 both repeated

on KBTC; and The Creature from the

Pit Omnibus repeated on Iowa PTV

2024 - World Enough and Time repeated

on ABC Entertains and ABC Family

2025 - The Ambassadors of Death,

Episodes 1 to 3 and The Claws of Axos,

Episode 1 all repeated on U&Eden;

Planet of the Spiders, Parts 1 to 4 all

repeated on Retro TV; and The Next

Doctor and A Christmas Carol both

repeated on BBC3