The Doctor Who Thread

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on DARK WATER who have previously worked on the show:

• Steven Moffat (Writer)
• Peter Bennett (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1690 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #252a / Nu-Who Story #115 - Dark Water

Name: Rachel Talalay [1958 - ]

Role: Director [8 episodes]
Year(s): 2014 / 2015 / 2017 / 2023
Stories: Dark Water - Death In Heaven / Heaven Sent - Hell Bent / World Enough And Time - Twice Upon A Time / The Star Beast
Note(s): Was the first woman in the show's history to direct both a finale episode and a Christmas special.

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Ghost in the Machine (1993), Tank Girl (1995), A Tale of Two Wives (2003), The Wind in the Willows (2006), Hannah's Law (2012), Advice from a Caterpillar [Short] (2013), The Dorm (2014)
Television: Band of Gold [2 episodes] (1997) / Gold [2 episodes] (1997) / Touching Evil [2 episodes] (1998) / To Have & To Hold [2 episodes] (1998) / Ally McBeal [4 episodes] (1999-2002) / Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) [2 episodes] (2000) / Boston Public [1 episode] (2000) / That's Life [1 episode] (2001) / State of Grace [1 episode] (2001) / Wolf Lake [1 episode] (2001) / Dice [6 episodes] (2001) / Crossing Jordan [1 episode] (2002) / Without a Trace [1 episode] (2002) / The Division [2 episodes] (2002-2003) / The Dead Zone [3 episodes] (2002-2007) / Cold Case [1 episode] (2003) / Touching Evil [1 episode] (2004) / Life as We Know It [1 episode] (2004) / Wildfire [1 episode] (2005) / Sex, Love & Secrets [1 episode] (2005) / Terminal City [4 episodes] (2005) / Unfabulous [1 episode] (2006) / What About Brian (2006-2007) / Whistler [4 episodes] (2006) / Supernatural [1 episode] (2007) / Greek [1 episode] (2007) / Kyle XY [2 episodes] (2007) / Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera [1 episode] (2008) / JPod [2 episodes] (2008) / 'Da Kink in My Hair [3 episodes] (2009) / Durham County [2 episodes] (2009) / Cra$h & Burn [2 episodes] (2010) / Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures [3 episodes] (2010) / Haven [2 episodes] (2010) / Endgame [1 episode] (2011) / Hiccups [1 episode] (2011) / Continuum [1 episode] (2012) / XIII: The Series [2 episodes] (2012) / Bomb Girls [2 episodes] (2013) / Played [2 episodes] (2013) / Reign [1 episode] (2014)

After Who
Films: On the Farm (2016), A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020), The Underground [Short] (2024)
Television: South of Hell [2 episodes] (2015) / Supergirl [2 episodes] (2016-2019) / DC's Legends of Tomorrow [2 episodes] (2016-2021) / The Flash [6 episodes] (2016-2023) / Sherlock [1 episode] (2017) / Iron Fist [1 episode] (2018) / The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina [1 episode] (2018) / Riverdale [4 episodes] (2018-2021) / Doom Patrol [1 episode] (2019) / American Gods [1 episode] (2019) / Superman & Lois [1 episode] (2021) / Quantum Leap [1 episode] (2022)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A promo image of Ace (Sophie Aldred) taken on location for Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on DEATH IN HEAVEN who have previously worked on the show:

• Rachel Talalay (Director)
• Steven Moffat (Writer)
• Peter Bennett (Producer)

Key Crew working on LAST CHRISTMAS who have previously worked on the show:

• Paul Wilmshurst (Director)
• Steven Moffat (Writer)
• Paul Frift (Producer)

Key Crew working on THE MAGICIAN'S APPRENTICE who have previously worked on the show:

• Hettie MacDonald (Director)
• Steven Moffat (Writer)
• Peter Bennett (Producer)

Key Crew working on THE WITCHES FAMILIAR who have previously worked on the show:

• Hettie MacDonals (Director)
• Steven Moffat (Writer)
• Peter Bennett (Producer)

Key Crew working on UNDER THE LAKE who have previously worked on the show:

• Toby Whithouse (Writer)

Who: Before And After #1691a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #255 / Nu-Who Story #120 - Under The Lake

Name: Daniel O'Hara [? - ]

Role: Director [2 episodes]
Year(s): 2015
Stories: Under The Lake - Before The Flood

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom [short] (2003), Fluent Dysphasia [short] (2004)
Television: The Clinic [2 episodes] (2006) / Paddywhackery [6 episodes] (2007) / Zig and Zag: Best Bitz from Back Den (2008) / Inspector George Gently [4 episodes] (2009-2010) / Skins [2 episodes] (2010) / Beaver Falls [3 episodes] (2011) / Being Human [8 episodes] (2011-2013) / Wizards vs. Aliens [4 episodes] (2012) / The Game [3 episodes] (2014) / Silent Witness [4 episodes] (2014-2015)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Houdini and Doyle [2 episodes] (2016) / Hooten & the Lady [2 episodes] (2016) / Lucky Man [2 episodes] (2017) / Victoria [2 episodes] (2017) / Safe [3 episodes] (2018) / Brassic [3 episodes] (2019) / The Stranger [5 episodes] (2020) / Stay Close [5 episodes] (2021) / The Red King [4 episodes] (2024)

Who: Before And After #1691b

Name: Derek Ritchie [? - ]

Role: Doctor Who: Producer [4 episodes]
Year(s): 2015
Stories: Under The Lake - The Woman Who Lived

Role: Class: Producer [8 episodes]
Year(s): 2016
Stories: For Tonight We Might Die - The Lost
Note(s):

• Had previously been Script Editor on the stories 'The Time Of The Doctor' / 'Deep Breath' / 'Into The Dalek' / 'The Caretaker'
• Was Script Editor on the unofficial 50th anniversary story 'The Five(ish) Doctors (Reboot)'
• As an in-joke, the name D. Ritche is noted a being on the Coal Hill School Roll of Honours Board in 'Class'

Before Who: Producer Credits
Films: None
Television: Wizards vs. Aliens [10 episodes] (2014)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Luther [4 episodes] (2019) / The Capture [12 episodes] (2019-2022) / Then You Run [8 episodes] (2023) / The Way [3 episodes] (2024)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Doctor (Matt Smith) turns up just before Closing Time (2011)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on BEFORE THE FLOOD who have previously worked on the show:

• Daniel O'Hara (Director)
• Toby Whithouse (Writer)
• Derek Ritchie (Producer)

Key Crew working on THE GIRL WHO DIED who have previously worked on the show:

• Jamie Mathieson (Writer)
• Steven Moffat (Writer)
• Derek Ritchie (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1692 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #256 / Nu-Who Story #122 - The Girl Who Died

Name: Ed Bazalgette [? - ]

Role: Doctor Who: Director [3 episodes]
Year(s): 2015 / 2016
Stories: The Girl Who Died - The Woman Who Lived / The Return Of Doctor Mysterio

Role: Class: Director [3 episodes]
Year(s): 2016
Stories: For Tonight We Might Die - Nightvisiting
Note(s): As an in-joke, the name E.S. Bazegett is noted a being on the Coal Hill School Roll of Honours Board in 'Class'

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: Turner - The Man Who Painted Britain (2002), Genghis Khan (2005), Hannibal (2006), Werewolves: The Dark Survivors (2009)
Television: Home Front in the Garden (1998) / Great Britons [1 episode] (2002) / Seven Wonders of the Industrial World [1 episode] (2003) / Venice (2004) / EastEnders [4 episodes] (2007) / Doctors [3 episodes] (2007) / Top Gear [7 episodes] (2007) / Holby City [7 episodes] (2008-2011) / Modern Masters [1 episode] (2010) / Casualty [2 episodes] (2011) / Vera [1 episode] (2012) / A Mother's Son [2 episodes] (2012) / Endeavour [1 episode] (2013) / The Guilty [3 episodes] (2013) / DCI Banks [2 episodes] (2014) / Poldark [4 episodes] (2015)

After Who
Films: The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)
Television: Houdini and Doyle [2 episodes] (2016) / Versailles [3 episodes] (2018) / The Last Kingdom [6 episodes] (2018-2020) / The Witcher [2 episodes] (2021) / Fate: The Winx Saga [3 episodes] (2022) / Marie Antoinette [4 episodes] (2025)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Captain of the Guard Habris (Iain Rattray) gets his orders from Aukon (Emrys James) in the vampire tale State of Decay (1980)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The cover art of the UK vhs of The Seeds of Death (1969) which was released in July 1985.

[iank]

One of my first VHSes. and still have it today.

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE WOMAN WHO LIVED who have previously worked on the show:

• Ed Bazalgette (Director)
• Derek Ritchie (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1693 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #257 / Nu-Who Story #123 - The Woman Who Loved

Name: Catherine Treganna [? - ]

Role: Doctor Who: Writer [1 episode]
Year(s): 2015
Stories: The Woman Who Lived

Role: Torchwood: Writer [4 episodes]
Year(s): 2006 / 2007 / 2008
Stories: Out Of Time / Captain Jack Harkness / Meat - Adam

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: The Bench [13 episodes, also series creator] (2001-2002) / EastEnders [1 episode] (2003) / Casualty [9 episodes] (2003-2006) / Stick or Twist (2006) / Cowbois Ac Injans [16 episodes] (2006-2007) / Law & Order: UK [6 episodes] (2009-2010) / Inspector Lewis [2 episodes] (2013) / DCI Banks [2 episodes] (2014)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Lucky Man [2 episodes] (2018) / Riviera [1 episode] (2020) / The Watch [1 episode] (2021) / Three Pines [2 episodes] (2022) / Cleddau [6 episodes] (2024)

[Susan Foreman]

Official BARB figures for Christmas Day television viewings:

Gavin & Stacey most-watched Christmas Day TV programme in 23 years / Yahoo News

? Gavin & Stacey (BBC One, 9pm) 19.1 million
? Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (BBC One, 6.10pm) 16.3 million
? Call the Midwife (BBC One, 8pm) 7.6 million
? Doctor Who (BBC One, 5.10pm) 5.9 million
? The King (BBC One, 3pm) 5.7 million
? EastEnders (BBC One, 10.35pm) 5.6 million
? EastEnders (BBC One, 7.30pm) 5.5 million
? Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One, 3.55pm) 5.4 million
? Tiddler (BBC One, 2.35pm) 4.7 million
? Coronation Street (ITV, 7pm) 4.4 million

Not a bad placing for a show that is 'on it's last legs' !!