The Doctor Who Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Although there was no festive Doctor Who episode for the first time since 2004 this year i've certainly had a nice Doctor Who Christmas watching Planet of Giants, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Hand of Fear, Revelation of the Daleks, The Snowmen and The Time of the Doctor on Blu-ray.

Planet of Giants which is mainly studio shot looked superb with it's 1080I upscaled black and white image.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #994a / Nu-Who #63a

Name: Rod Arthur [1956 - ]
Year(s): 2006
Stories: School Reunion
Character(s): Mr. Parsons

Before Who:
Films: Shoot to Kill (1990), Dancing Queen (1993), Manhattan Chase (2000), Friends & Crocodiles (2005)
Television: Travelling Man; Blow-Up (1985) / Auf Wiedersehen, Pet; Cowboys (1986) / Emmerdale Farm [3 episodes, different characters (1986-1993)] / Lost Empires (1986) / Coronation Street [17 episodes, different characters (1987-1996)] / All Creatures Great and Small; The New World (1989) / Confessional (1989) / Bergerac; My Name's Sergeant Bergerac (1990) / The Bill; Beggars and Choosers (1990) / Chain; Miss Brinkwell (1990) / Prime Suspect; Price to Pay (1991) / Making Out (1991) / Heartbeat [3 episodes, different characters (1995)] / Comic Timing; No Worries (1993) / Kavanagh QC; Heartland (1995) / Elidor [2 episodes as the Morris Dancer (1995)] / All Quiet on the Preston Front; Laura's Mousse (1995) / Hetty Wainthropp Investigates; Lost Chords (1996) / Common As Muck (1997) / This Life; Unusual Suspect (1997) / Silent Witness; Gone Tomorrow (1999) / Barbara; Christening (2000) / Close & True; Gotcha (2000) / Doctors; Stranger Than Fiction (2004) / 55 Degrees North (2005) / Bleak House (2005)

After Who:
Films: Death Defying Acts (2007), Hell's Pavement (2009), On Expenses (2010), Mission of Honor (2018)
Television: Prehistoric Park* [6 episodes as Park Keeper Bob (2006)] / Dogtown; An Ofsted Inspector Calls (2006) / Cranford (2007) / Gigglebiz [34 episodes, Various characters (2009-2019)] / Trinity [6 episodes as Pete Dobkin (2009)] / Law & Order - UK; Survivor (2010) / Accused; Willy's Story (2010) / Waking the Dead; Conviction (2011) / The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby (2012) / Wolfblood: Mottled Poppy (2013) / The Suspicions of Mr Whicher; The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Beyond the Pale (2014) / Ransom's Law [12 episodes as George Sloper (2017)] / Vera; The Escape Turn (2020)

Who: Before And After #944b / Nu-Who #63b

Name: Eugene Washington [1974 - ]
Year(s): 2006
Stories: School Reunion
Character(s): Mr. Wagner

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: Judge John Deed: In Defence of Others (2005) / Doctors: Catch Me If You Can (2005)

After Who:
Films: None
Television: Brief Encounters: Hot or Not (2006) / Law & Order - UK; Love and Loss (2009) / Starhyke: Lucy in the Sky (2009) / Casualty: #HolbyRiot (2012) / EastEnders [4 episodes as the Clerk of the Court (2015)] /Dark Heart: Suffer The Children (2018)

Who: Before And After #994c / Nu-Who #63c

Name: Heather Cameron [1992 - ]
Year(s): 2006
Stories: School Reunion
Character(s): Nina Jones

Before Who:
Films: The Cry (2002), Max (2002), Too Good to Be True (2003), Vera Drake (2004)
Television: Holby City: The Road Less Travelled (2001) / Swallow [3 episodes as Amy Landry (2001)] /Micawber [3 episodes as Alice (2001-2002)] / Murder in Mind; Memories (2002) / London's Burning (2002) / Trust (2003) / A Touch of Frost; Held in Trust (2003) / Red Cap [2 episodes as Claire Roper (2004)] / The Bill: A Lack of Control (2005)

After Who:
Films: The Accused (2006)
Television: Doctors: I'll Keep Holding On (2009) / Casualty: A Day in a Life (2010)

Who: Before And After #994d / Nu-Who #63d

Name: Joe Pickley [? - ]
Year(s): 2006
Stories: School Reunion
Character(s): Kenny

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: None

After Who:
Films: None
Television: None

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A promo image of Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) for series three and it's opening episode Smith and Jones (2007)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A snippet of a spoiler perhaps from script editor Scott Handcock in the latest magazine.

"Russell confirms a name for some anonymous monsters in Block One. We can't help referencing two old fourth and seventh Doctor adversaries but to say more would give them away."

Any guesses?

Vampires perhaps?

[Susan Foreman]

It's from 'The Mirror', so believe it if you want to!

Lost Doctor Who episodes brought back using cartoons to mark 60th anniversary

"... Lost Doctor Who episodes are being brought back to life using cartoons and colour.

To mark the sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary this year, two stories from the 1960s are to be drawn and released on Blu-ray and DVD.

They are William Hartnell’s penultimate story The Smugglers, and Patrick Troughton’s third adventure, The Underwater Menace.

Episodes two and three of The Underwater Menace have been recovered, but only brief clips from The Smugglers story exist.

BBC bosses plan to colourise certain stories from the Hartnell and Troughton eras (1963-69), for broadcast next year. This is likely to include the very first story, An Unearthly Child.

The animation deal is not connected to the show’s tie-up with Disney+...."

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #995a / Nu-Who #64a

Name: Benjamin Smith [1989 - ]
Year(s): 2006
Stories: School Reunion
Character(s): Luke

Before Who:
Films: Passer By (2004)
Television: Captain Zed and the Zee Zone [12 episodes, voice only (1992)] / The Upper Hand; A Model Grandmother (1993) / Peak Practice; Single Minded (1999) / Second Sight[4 episodes as Sam Tanner (1999-2000)] / Teachers [3 episodes as Jack (2003)] / Only Fools and Horses [3 episodes as Damien Trotter (2001-2003)] / Help! I'm a Teenage Outlaw [13 episodes as Tom (2004-2006)] / Wire in the Blood; Redemption (2005) / Hustle; Price for Fame (2006)

After Who:
Films: Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007), Nowhere Boy (2009), Common ( (2014)
Television: The Bill: Behind Closed Doors (2007) / Holby City: Damned If You Do (2007) / Silent Witness; Peripheral Vision (2007) / Sold (2007) / Doctors; No Way Out (2007) / EastEnders [4 episodes as Tegs (2008)] / Skins [2 episodes as Donny (2007-2008)] / Murderland; Carrie's Story (2009) / Misfits [2 episodes as Lee (2009)] / Casualty; Clean Slate (2010) / Accused; Frankie's Story (2010) / Coming Up: Geronimo (2011) / Spooks (2011) / Hidden [3 episodes as Matt (2011)] / Whitechapel (2012) / Hunted; Hourglass (2012) / Scott & Bailey; Thin Ice (2013) / The Honorable Woman [2 episodes as Michael Gatz (2014)] / No Offence (2015) / In the Dark (2017) / Rebellion Resistance (2019) / Resistance [5 episodes as Robbie Lennox (2019)]

Who: Before And After #995b / Nu-Who #64b

Name: Clem Tibber [1994 - ]
Year(s): 2006
Stories: School Reunion
Character(s): Milo

Before Who:
Films: Sorted (2000), I Am David (2003), Chromophobia (2005), A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005)
Television: Holby City: Gamblers (2002) / Doctors: What He Wanted (2004)

After Who:
Films: The Forgotten (2014)
Television: Robin Hood [2 episodes as Little Little John (2006)]

Who: Before And After #995c / Nu-Who #64c

Name: Lucinda Dryzek [1991 - ]
Year(s): 2006
Stories: School Reunion
Character(s): Melissa

Before Who:
Films: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl* (2003), Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005), Love Lies Bleeding (2006)

Television: Home Farm Twins (1999) / Micawber [4 episodes as Lily Micawber (2001-2002)] / Silent Witness; Closed Ranks (2002) / The Queen's Nose [6 episodes as Gemma (2003)] / Help! I'm a Teenage Outlaw [13 episodes as Deedee / Lady Devereux (2004-2006)] / Casualty; For Better or Worse (2005)

After Who:
Films: Forgiven (2007), City of Ember (2008),
Television: Vital Signs [6 episodes as Lexie Bradley (2006)] / Five Days [5 episodes as Tanya Wellings (2007)] / The Whistleblowers; Starters (2007) / 10 Days to War; Failure Is Not an Option (2008) / Coming Up; Thinspiration (2008) / Spooks - Code 9 (2008) / Parents of the Band [4 episodes as Lucy (2008-2009)] / Doctors; If You Love Somebody (2009) / Life of Riley [20 episodes as Katy Riley (2009-2011)] / Outnumbered; The Exchange Student (2011) / Cardinal Burns [11 episodes as Olivia (2012-2014)] / Stella [6 episodes as Leah (2013)] / Quick Cuts [3 episodes as Becky (2013)] / Midsomer Murders: Wild Harvest (2014) / Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell [2 episodes as Flora Greysteel (2015)] / Holby City [40 episodes as Jasmine Burrows (2016-2022)] / White Gold; Smell the Weakness (2017) / Unforgotten* [4 episodes as Claire Finch (2018)] / Silent Witness; Deathmaker (2019) / The Twilight Zone; Six Degrees of Freedom (2019) / London Kills; Grace (2022)

Who: Before And After #995d / Nu-Who #64d

Name: Caroline Berry [? - ]
Year(s): 2006
Stories: School Reunion
Character(s): Dinner Lady

Before Who:
Films: The James Gang (1997), Oed Yr Addewid (2001), Dad (2005)
Television: Ragdolly Anna: Ragdolly Anna Goes to the Fair (1987) / Ruth Rendell Mysteries: A Sleeping Life (1989) / Wales Playhouse: In with the Rent (1990) / Breakfast Serials (1990) / The Old Devils; Love, Lust and Litre Bottles (1992) / Friday on My Mind [3 episodes as Debbie (1992)] / Inspector Morse; Twilight of the Gods (1993) / Birds of a Feather; All Gone Pear Shaped (1993) / The Lifeboat [2 episodes as Karen Jenkins (1994)] / Peak Practice [3 episodes as Margaret (1998)] / A Mind to Kill; Shadow Falls (1998) / Jack of Hearts [5 episodes as Caroline Evans (1999)] / People Like Us; The Solicitor (1999) / Dirty Work; On the Road Again (2000) / Get Backers; Ginji Hospitalized? It's a Hospital! Everyone Assembled (2003)

After Who:
Films: Messages (2007), Devil's Bridge (2010), The Feast (2021)
Television: Stella (2013) / Mayday [5 episodes as Jo Sutton (2013)] / Coronation Street [15 episodes as Valerie Phelan (2013-2014)] / Bang (2017) / Doctors; Confidence (2017) / Requiem: Bessie (2018) / The Pembrokeshire Murders [3 episodes as Pat Cooper (2021)] / It's a Sin (2021) / Casualty; Ena (2022)

[iank]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

It's from 'The Mirror', so believe it if you want to!

Lost Doctor Who episodes brought back using cartoons to mark 60th anniversary

"... Lost Doctor Who episodes are being brought back to life using cartoons and colour.

To mark the sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary this year, two stories from the 1960s are to be drawn and released on Blu-ray and DVD.

They are William Hartnell’s penultimate story The Smugglers, and Patrick Troughton’s third adventure, The Underwater Menace.

Episodes two and three of The Underwater Menace have been recovered, but only brief clips from The Smugglers story exist.

BBC bosses plan to colourise certain stories from the Hartnell and Troughton eras (1963-69), for broadcast next year. This is likely to include the very first story, An Unearthly Child.

The animation deal is not connected to the show’s tie-up with Disney+...."

They've never been wrong once regarding animations AFAIK, so...

Not been very impressed with recent animations. It will be interesting to see though, depending on where the new funding is coming from, if they persist with colour and the silly need to animate eps that still exist (both of which were down to BBC America).

I'm actually more excited by the prospect of colourisations - providing it's done well could be an exciting new way to watch 60s Who. I heard they were doing with this with 2 Hancock eps so it happening with Who seems not just plausible but inevitable.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I suppose you can't get better than Disney in help with animations.

I know it says 'No connection with Disney' but if you are going into partnership with the legendary animation company surely you've got to gain something out of it.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by iank

I'm actually more excited by the prospect of colourisations - providing it's done well could be an exciting new way to watch 60s Who. I heard they were doing with this with 2 Hancock eps so it happening with Who seems not just plausible but inevitable.

I've currently two chapters to go reading the new illustrated Doctor Who and the Daleks novel and absolutely loving it, reading it carefully and poring over the artworks. It would make an ideal story to colour for a 21st century audience.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Hugo Lang (Kevin McNally) picks something as equally garish as the Doctor's costume from the TARDIS wardrobes in The Twin Dilemma (1984)