Doctor Who Vs. Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD

Six-part television serial The Dalek 
Invasion of Earth was adapted for
Amicus' second Dalek feature, but
proved less successful than Dr. Who
and the Daleks. Plans for a third
feature, based on The Chase, were

subsequently abandoned.

Peter Cushing and Roberta Tovey
reprised their roles of Dr. Who and
Susan, and were joined by Jill

Curzon (born 1936) as Louise and

Bernard Cribbins (1928-2022) as

PC Tom Campbell - replacing TV counterparts Ian and Barbara.

Andre Morell was offered the part of

Wyler (ultimately played by Andrew

Keir) but was contracted to appear

in The Massacre.

Malcolm Hulke penned a proposed

spin-off radio series, Journey Into

Time, and a pilot episode starring

Cushing was recorded but never broadcast. Recovered from the BBC

archives, the script was published in fanzine, Nothing at the End of the

Lane, in 2012 then novelised by Obverse Books in 2019. The video documentary, Dalekmania, was released by Lumiere in 1995.

Shown on Film4 today, this sequel, again written by Milton Subotsky

and directed by Gordon Flemyng, premiered in July 1966 - it featured

these fifteen Doctor Who cast connections:

• Ray [Michael] Brooks (David) voiced the eponymous role for Big Finish's The Trouble With Drax (2016) - he was offered the part of Orcini in November 1984, but William Gaunt was cast in Revelation of the Daleks
• Kenneth [Murray] Watson (Craddock) was Bill Duggan in The Wheel in Space (according to IMDB, he was to play a Farmer in The Time Monster, but was replaced by George Lee)
• Eileen [Mabel Elizabeth] Way (Old Woman) was Old Mother in 100,000 BC, and Karela in The Creature from the Pit
• [William] Geoffrey Cheshire (Roboman) was the Viking Leader in The Time Meddler, Garge in (episode 3 of) The Daleks' Master Plan, and Tracy in The Invasion
• Philip [Arvon] Madoc (Brockley) was Eelek in The Krotons, the War Lord in The War Games, Dr. Mehendri Solon in The Brain of Morbius, Fenner in The Power of Kroll, then voiced Victor Schaeffer for Master (2003), and Rag Cobden for Return of the Krotons (2009)
• Roger Avon (Wells) was also Saphadin in The Crusade, and Daxtar in The Daleks' Master Plan (4)
• Steve Peters (Roboman Leader) was an Extra in The Romans (3), Ice Warrior in The Seeds of Death, Guard in The Space Pirates, and Astronaut in The Ambassadors of Death
• Tim Condren (Roboman) was Saxon Warrior in The Time Meddler (4), Soldier in The Web of Fear (4), and Guerilla in Day of the Daleks (1)
• [Frederick] Alan Meacham (Prisoner) was Servant in The Massacre (4), and Technician in The Silurians (1)
• Peter Brayham (Roboman) was stunt co-ordinator on The Christmas Invasion, New Earth and School Reunion
• Derek Chafer (Man) appeared in forty episodes (from The Time Meddler to Warriors' Gate)
• Bob Raymond [born Herbert James Roberts] (Man) was Priest in The Underwater Menace (1)
• for Robert Jewell, David Graham and Peter Hawkins see Dr. Who and the Daleks

Doctor Who Vs. Silent Witness, Series 2

The crime drama's second season (originally

shown on BBC1 in early 1997), again starred

Amanda Burton (as Home Office pathologist

Professor Sam Ryan) and William Armstrong

(Dr. Stewart). The opening serial (penned by

John Milne) won an Edgar Award from the

Mystery Writers of America.

A repeat run of the eight-part series began on

Drama last night - it featured Geoffrey Beevers,

and a total of twenty-one Doctor Who cast and

crew connections:

Blood, Sweat and Tears

(TX: February 14 & 15 1997)

• Barry Jackson (Cross) and Ian [Stuart] Liston (MC) both appeared in The Armageddon Factor, as Drax and the Hero - Jackson was also Ascaris in The Romans, Jeff Garvey in Mission to the Unknown, and reprised his eponymous role for Big Finish's The Trouble With Drax (2016)
• Frederick [William] Treves (Reeve) was Lieutenant Brotadac in Meglos
• John [Edward] Cater (Captain) was Professor Krimpton in The War Machines
• Ruth Lass (Terri) voiced Elodie Kendall for Future Phantoms (2024)
• Tom Lucy (Referee) was a stunt co-ordinator on the revived run and Torchwood
• associate producer Margot Hayhoe was an AFM on The War Machines, Fury from the Deep and The Ambassadors of Death, then production manager (PM) on Logopolis, Castrovalva and Snakedance
• cinematographer John McGlashan was a film cameraman on Pyramids of Mars and The Face of Evil

Cease Upon the Midnight (TX: February 28 & March 1)

• Catherine Morshead was also director of Amy's Choice and The Lodger
• Roberta [Alexandra Mary] Taylor (Dr. de Groot) voiced Berengaria for The Holy Terror (2000), Angela Wisher for Cuudlesome (2008), and Maid for I Was Churchill's Double (2018)
• Linda [Virginia] Marlowe [born Bathurst] (Isobel) voiced May Carlisle for Casualties of War, Commander Claire Spencer for The Word Lord (both 2008), Osloo and Anne Tessler for The Macros (2010), and Gusta Pardo for The Tyrants of Logic (2018)
• regular stunt arranger Rod Woodruff was stunt co-ordinator on Rose and World War Three

Only the Lonely (TX: March 21 & 22)

• Lloyd McGuire (Matthews) was Lugo in The Face of Evil, and voiced General Lieutenant Tendexter for The Architects of History (2010)
• director Nicholas Laughland was an AFM on Earthshock
• cinematographer Ken Westbury was film cameraman on The Gunfighters, The Abominable Snowmen, Fury from the Deep and The Invasion of Time
• Anthony Combes was film editor on The Wedding of River Song too

Friends Like These (TX: April 4 & 5)

• Christopher Fairbank (Palmer) was Fenton in Flatline, and voiced Doc Baroque for The Scapegoat (2009), Pierre Aronnax for The Wreck of the Titan (2010), and Marc Brunel for Iron Bright (2018)
• Michael [John] Attwell (Quayle) was Isbur in The Ice Warriors, and Bates in Attack of the Cybermen
• Stewart [John Llewellyn] Bevan (Wyn's Man) played Clifford Jones in The Green Death, Global Conspiracy, Hello Boys! and Return of the Autons - he also voiced BOSS for The Green Life (2019)
• Greg Donaldson (PC) voiced Telligan for Dalek Empire 3 (2004), Coach Bela Destry for The Games (2005), and David for Power Play (2012)

Doctor Who Vs. Some People

Produced by Vic Films, this low-
budget musical tale of teenage
rebellion (a contemporary
obsession) was filmed and set
in Bristol.

Released by Anglo Amalgamated
in 1962, the film premiered on
the Talking Pictures TV channel
 last night, and featured Anneke 
Wills, Kenneth More, David
Hemmings, Harry H Corbett,
and eight future Doctor Who
cast and crew connections:

• Ray Brooks (Johnnie) played David in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD, and voiced the titular renegade for Big Finish's The Trouble With Drax (2016) - he was offered the role of Orcini in Revelation of the Daleks in November 1984, but William Gaunt was cast
• Angela Douglas (Terry) was Doris Lethbridge-Stewart in Battlefield
• Richard Davies (Harper) was Burton in Delta and the Bannermen
• Fred Ferris (Clerk) was Bert Rowse in Planet of Giants: Crisis
• Cyril Luckham (Magistrate) was the White Guardian from The Ribos Operation to Enlightenment
• Geoff Glover was focus puller on the sequel to Dr. Who and the Daleks too
• John Wilcox was also cinematographer on both Dalek films
• prolific Australian composer Ron Grainer's iconic theme tune was realised by Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop