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[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #881a

Name: Jonathan Burn [1939 - ]
Year(s): 1988
Stories: The Happiness Patrol part 1
Character(s): Silas P

Before Who:
Films: The Party's Over (1965), Marat/Sade (1967), The Buttercup Chain (1970), Eyewitness (1970), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb* (1971), The Man Who Knew Love (1976)

Television: ITV Television Playhouse: There Could Be a Knighthood in It (1963) / The Human Jungle: The Vacant Chair (1963) / Thursday Theatre: Point of Departure (1964) / Six: The Logic Game (1965) / ITV Play of the Week: The Successor (1965) / Thirteen Against Fate: The Consul (1966) / The Forsyte Saga [9 episodes as Val Dartie (1967)] / The Informer: A Mouthful of Silver Spoons (1967) / The Avengers: Have Guns - Will Haggle* (1968) / Sanctuary: A Trial of Strength (1968) / Vendetta: The Saint Valentine's Man (1968) / The Champions: The Experiment (1968) / Callan: Nice People Die at Home (1969) / The Wednesday Play: The Last Train through Harecastle Tunnel (1969) / Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width: The Not So Kosher Cantor (1971) / Seeing and Believing: The Pilgrim's Progress (1973) / I, Claudius: Poison Is Queen* (1976) / Jackanory Playhouse: The Golden Samurai (1977) / Crossroads [12 episodes as Max Lorimer (1977)] / Whodunnit?: Instant Coffee (1978) / Return of the Saint: The Poppy Chain (1978) / The Upchat Connection: A Game of Singles (1978) / Play for Today: The Cause (1981) / John Keats [2 episodes as Leigh Hunt (1981)] / Q.E.D.: The Great Motor Race (1982) / Smiley's People: The Rogue Elephant (1982) / Beau Geste [3 episodes as Colonna (1982)] / Andy Robson [2 episodes as Harris (1983)] / A Married Man (1983) / Minder: Rocky Eight and a Half (1984) / Ellis Island [as Al Jolson] (1984)

After Who:
Films: The Last U-Boat (1993)
Television: Blind Justice: A Death in the Family (1988) / Mother Love (1989) / Till We Meet Again [2 episodes as Nico Ambert (1989)] / Screen Two: Small Zones (1990) / The Good Guys: The MacQuarrie Treasure (1992) / Shine on Harvey Moon (1995) / 2point4 Children: The Italian Job (1998) / Cambridge Spies (2003)

Who: Before And After #881b

Name: David John Pope [? - ]
Year(s): 1988
Stories: The Happiness Patrol part 1 – The Happiness Patrol part 3
Character(s): The Kandyman

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: Star Cops: Intelligent Listening for Beginners (1987) / You Must Be the Husband: Mummy's Brave Little Soldier (1987) / Casualty: Rock a Bye Baby* (1987) / My Husband and I [5 episodes as Luigi (1987-1988)] / Bergerac: The Sin of Forgiveness (1988) / Blind Justice: Crime and Punishment (1988)

After Who:
Films: The Care of Time (1990), Solomon & Sheba (1995)
Television: A Sense of Guilt [2 episodes as Mario Caselli (1990)] / Fiddlers Three: Norma Dove (1991) / Starting Out: Home to Roost (1992) / Haggard: Wicked Lady (1992) / Des héros ordinaires: Le prix d'une femme (1994) / London's Burning (1995) / The Bill: Track Marks (1996) / Ultraviolet: Terra Incognita (1998) / The Knock [3 episodes as Kabbaddi (1999)]

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Vogans from Revenge of the Cybermen (1975), a collectible card given away by Weetabix in 1977.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #882

Name: Mary Healey [1942 - ]
Year(s): 1988
Stories: The Happiness Patrol part 1
Character(s): Killjoy
Note(s): Is married to Who actor Morgan Deare

Before Who:
Films: Pope Joan (1972), Can You Keep a Secret (1976), Consuming Passions (1988)
Television: Nicholas Nickleby [2 episodes as Tilda (1968)] / The Railway Children: The Visitors (1968) / Ooh La La!: The Hasty Hand (1968) / Special Branch: The Promised Land (1969) / BBC Play of the Month: Howards End (1970) / The Spoils of Poynton: Trial of Strength (1970) / Villette [5 episodes as Rosine (1970)] / Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width: New Worlds for Old (1970) / Sentimental Education: The Red Rose and the White (1970) / Never Say Die [6 episodes as Nurse Whitethroat (1970)] / Cousin Bette: Family Angel (1971) / Villains [3 episodes as Jenny (1972)] / The Hole in the Wall [6 episodes as Musky Mag (1972)] / Z Cars: The Amateurs (1972) / Scott on... [2 episodes (1972)] / Country Matters: An Aspidistra in Babylon (1973) / Justice: Covenant for Quiet Enjoyment (1973) / ITV Sunday Night Theatre: The Coffee Lace (1973) / Between the Wars: Voyage in the Dark (1973) / Pollyanna [2 episodes as Mrs Payson (1973)] / Hunter's Walk [2 episodes, different characters (1973-1976)] / Second City Firsts: King of the Castle (1973) / Seven Faces of Woman: Cherryripe and the Lugworm Digger (1974) / Centre Play: God Bless Thee, Jacky Maddison (1974) / ITV Playhouse: Norma (1974) / Looking for Clancy (1975) / Couples [2 episodes as Fay Payne (1975)] / The Duchess of Duke Street [17 episodes as Mrs. Cochrane (1976-1977)] / Holding On [5 episodes as Dora Wheelwright (1977)] / Coronation Street [5 episodes, different characters (1977-1990)] / Van der Valk: Accidental (1977) / Armchair Thriller: Quiet as a Nun [3 episodes as Beatrice O'Dowd (1978)] / Angels: Values (1978) / Leave It to Charlie: Won't You Come Home Fred Bailey? (1978) / Happy Ever After: Business and Pleasure (1978) / The Paper Lads: New Boy (1978) / Danger UXB [2 episodes as Dorothy (1979)] / Play for Today; Degree of Uncertainty (1979) / The Mallens [11 episodes as Mary Peel (1979-1980)] / The Gentle Touch: Knife (1981) / Astronauts [6 episodes as Valerie (1981-1983)] / Nancy Astor [2 episodes as Rose (1982)] / Crown Court: Living in Sin? (1983) / The Consultant: Invitation to Tender (1983) / The Gaffer: There Goes the Bride (1983) / Shades of Darkness: Bewitched (1983) / Diana: October 1939 (1984) / Blott on the Landscape [4 episodes as Mrs Wynn (1985)] / Super Gran; Supergran and the Raving Beauty Contest (1985) / Shine on Harvey Moon: Kind Hearts and Coronets (1985) / Travelling Man: The Quiet Chapter (1985) / The Two of Us: Proposals (1986) / Bergerac; The Deadly Virus (1987) / King & Castle [11 episodes as Miss Wilmott (1988)]

After Who:
Films: Chaplin (1992), Brassed Off (1996), Photographing Fairies (1997), Up on the Roof (1997), Goodnight Mr Tom (1998), Alice in Wonderland* (1999), A Small Summer Party (2001), Tristram Shandy (2005), The Chatterley Affair (2006)

Television: Capstick's Law (1989) / A Tale of Two Cities (1989) / Young, Gifted and Broke [6 episodes as Linda (1989)] / El C.I.D.: Copping Out (1990) / The House of Eliott [2 episodes as Mrs. Pearce (1991)] / The Bill [5 episodes, different characters (1991-2007)] / London's Burning (1991) / Casualty: Pressure! What Pressure? (1991) / Poirot: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1992) / Screen Two: Memento Mori (1992) / Bunch of Five: Blue Heaven (1992) / Mulberry* [7 episodes as Alice (1993)] / All in the Game [6 episodes as Lil Matthews (1993)] / A Touch of Frost: Quarry (1995) / Dangerfield: Victim of Rape (1995) / Ruth Rendell Mysteries: The Strawberry Tree (1995) / Dangerous Lady (1995) / Moving Story: Trivial Pursuits (1995) / The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) / Heartbeat [5 episodes, different characters (1996-2004)] / Wilderness [2 episodes as the Nurse (1996)] / New Voices: Supplies (1997) / Wing and a Prayer [2 episodes as Barbara Mullins (1997)] / Peak Practice: Through a Glass Darkly (1998) / Out of Hours (1998) / Birds of a Feather: Mummies & Daddies (1998) / Where the Heart Is: Reach for the Stars (1999) / Touching Evil: Fiery Death (1999) / Dirty Work: You've Gotta Have Heart (2000) / Gimme Gimme Gimme: Trauma (2001) / Silent Witness: Tell No Tales (2002) / Night & Day [3 episodes as the Social Worker (2003)] / Blue Murder [2 episodes as Grandma (2003)] / Foyle's War: The Funk Hole (2003) / Wire in the Blood: Sharp Compassion (2004) / Outlaws: Three Monkeys (2004) / Julian Fellowes Investigates - A Most Mysterious Murder: The Case of George Harry Storrs (2005) / Marple: Sleeping Murder (2006) / Rosemary & Thyme: The Gooseberry Bush (2006) / Director's Debut: The Lightning Kid (2006) / Saxondale: Pigeons (2006) / Vincent (2006) / Midsomer Murders: Midsomer Life (2008) / Law & Order - UK: Community Service (2009) / Holby City: Reformation (2009) / Life of Riley: Crazy (2010) / The Cafe [4 episodes as Pound Shop Pam (2011-2013)] / Life Stories: In My Shoes (2012) / Doctors: Here (2012) / The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012) / The Great Fire (2014) / Houdini and Doyle: Spring-Heel'd Jack (2016) / Storyline [4 episodes as Mary (2016)] / Line of Duty [2 episodes as Eileen Farmer (2017)] / Moving On: Home (2020) .

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Captain Avery (Hugh Bonneville) and his band of pirates in Curse of the Black Spot (2011)

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #883a

Name: Steve Swinscoe [? - ]
Year(s): 1988
Stories: The Happiness Patrol part 2
Character(s): Sniper David S

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: EastEnders (1986), The Bill [9 episodes, different characters (1987-2007)]

After Who:
Films: Captives (1994), Red Cap (2001),
Television: The Paradise Club: The Rotherhithe Project (1990) / The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: The Creeping Man (1991) / London's Burning [2 episodes, different characters (1991-1993)] / The Chief (1991) / Gone to the Dogs (1991) / The Cloning of Joanna May [2 episodes as the Photographer (1992)] / Natural Lies [2 episodes as the Younger Policeman (1992)] / A Touch of Frost: Not with Kindness (1992) / Between the Lines: New Order (1993) / Grange Hill (1994) / Screen Two: Sin Bin (1994) / September Song [3 episodes as Stan (1994-1995)] /The Governor (1995) / Dangerfield: Inside Out (1996) / Berkeley Square: Pretty Maids All in a Row (1998) / David Copperfield [2 episodes as Quinion (1999)] / Border Cafe: Shot by Both Sides (2000) / Holby City: For Better, for Worse (2001) / Rome: Pharsalus (2005) / Doctors [5 episodes, different characters (2005-2008)] / Bad Girls* (2006)

Who: Before And After #883b

Name: Mark Carroll [? - ]
Year(s): 1988
Stories: The Happiness Patrol part 2
Character(s): Sniper Alex S

Note(s): Had previously appeared in an uncredited role as a Tetrap in the 1987 story 'Time And The Rani'

Before Who:
Films: The Gold Key (1985)
Television: None

After Who:
Films: The Pleasure Principle (1991), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Threepenny Opera: National Theatre Live (2016)
Television: Great Performances: Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)

Who: Before And After #883c

Name: Philip Neve [? - ]
Year(s): 1988
Stories: The Happiness Patrol part 2 – The Happiness Patrol part 3
Character(s): Wences

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: None

After Who:
Films: A Haunting Harmony (1993)
Television: London's Burning (1989) / Maid Marian and Her Merry Men: The Beast of Bolsover (1990) / Teenage Health Freak [6 episodes as Spuds (1991)]

Who: Before And After #883d

Name: Ryan Freedman [? - ]
Year(s): 1988
Stories: The Happiness Patrol part 2 – The Happiness Patrol part 3
Character(s): Wulfric

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: Screen Two: Knockback (1985)

After Who:
Films: None
Television: 4 Play: Shalom Joan Collins (1989) / Birds of a Feather: Jobs for the Girls (1990)

Who: Before And After #883e

Name: Annie Hulley [1955 - ]
Year(s): 1988
Stories: The Happiness Patrol part 3
Character(s): Voice Of The Newsreader

Before Who:
Films: One Fine Day (1979), Uliisses (1982)
Television: Crown Court [2 episodes, different characters (1974-1983)] / Play for Today: Spend Spend Spend* (1977) / Send in the Girls: Goosepimples (1978) / Strangers: The Paradise Set (1978) / House of Caradus: Dead Man's Shoes (1979) / BBC2 Playhouse: The Dig (1980) / Can We Get on Now, Please?: The Underdog (1980) / Sounding Brass: H.G. and the Whit Marches (1980) / We, the Accused (1980) / Kinvig: The Big Benders (1981) / Fame Is the Spur [2 episodes as Hilda (1982)] / / A Brother's Tale [3 episodes as Eunice Cadby (1983)] / Mitch: A Family Matter (1984) / Emmerdale Farm [91 episodes as Karen Moore (1984-1986)]

After Who:
Films: None
Television: The Return of the Antelope [13 episodes as Brelca (1988)] / Sleepers [4 episodes as Sandra Robinson (1991)] / Specials [2 episodes as Stella (1991)] / Between the Lines: Private Enterprise (1992) / Eldorado [11 episodes as Joanne Gallego (1993)] / Ain't Misbehavin (1994) / September Song [4 episodes as Myra (1994-1995)] / A Pinch of Snuff [2 episodes as Deirdre Burkill (1994)] / Sloggers [7 episodes as Di Higgs (1994-1995)] / Chandler & Co: Lost and Found (1995) / Casualty: Battling On (1995) / The Bill: For Richer, for Poorer (1997) / Liverpool 1: Paper Trail (1998) / City Central [4 episodes as Sarah Sydenham (1998-1999)] / Coronation Street [91 episodes as Gwen Loveday / Gwen Davies (1999-2000)] / Tipping the Velvet (2002) / Sweet Medicine [9 episodes as Muriel Parsons (2003)] / Born and Bred: Something Old (2004) / The Courtroom [2 episodes as Marion Bell (2004)] / Revealed: The Yorkshire Ripper - Mind of a Killer (2007) / Skins: Cassie (2008) / The Royal: A Hero for Our Time (2009) / Sirens [5 episodes as Stella Woodvine (2011)] / Dates: Mia & David (2013) / Doctors: The Rat (2015) / Lucky Man [2 episodes as Maggie Grady (2016)] / People Just Do Nothing: Dubplate (2016) / Vera: Dark Angel (2017) / Dark Heart: Suffer The Children (2018) / Dhillon's Jackpot (2021)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith in Robot (1974)

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

The BBC have confirmed that the next episodes of 'Doctor Who' - the 'BBC Centennial Special' - will be broadcast sometime in October

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

It'll be before the 15th as it's previewed in the next issue of Doctor Who Magazine.

Next issue - cover dated October 2022

[Susan Foreman]

First look at trailer & poster for ‘Doctor Who Am I’ / We Are Cult

"Kaleidoscope Entertainment present award-winning documentary – Coming to UK Cinemas from 13th October!

Kaleidoscope Entertainment is excited to share the new trailer for the award-winning documentary, Doctor Who Am I. The film will be coming to select UK cinemas from 13th October and DVD & Digital 7th November.

Following its World Premiere at the Sci-Fi London Film Festival, where the film took home the acclaimed ‘Audience Award’, Doctor Who Am I has continued to garner critical acclaim with Digital Spy calling it “an endearing reminder of what it means to be a fan”. The film was also selected for the highly regarded Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and Portland Film Festival.

In 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie was envisioned to lead the franchise into an exciting new future with a fresh direction, but it was met only by an outcry from disapproving fans. Now, follow the film’s infamous screenwriter, Matthew Jacobs, as he is reluctantly dragged back into the American ‘Whoniverse’ where, despite the brutal rejection of his work 25 years earlier, he unexpectedly finds himself a kindred part of this close-knit, yet vast, family of fans.

The documentary features the original cast of the 1996 movie, including Paul McGann (The Three Musketeers, Queen of the Damned), Eric Roberts (Inherent Vice, The Dark Knight, The Expendables) and Daphne Ashbrook (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine).

Excited about the release, filmmaker Vanessa Yuille said “We’re a small movie with a big heart, and Kaleidoscope saw that right away. Teaming up with Kaleidoscope is a perfect match for us because even though we’re an American movie, they understand the Doctor Who franchise and the global reach of the fandom. They can bring our documentary from the ‘Whoniverse’ to the Universe.”

Co-director Matthew Jacobs added “Now, more than ever, we need a positive movie about Doctor Who fandom as we move towards the show’s 60th anniversary. We’re so excited Kaleidoscope, like audiences have, recognize that our documentary is essential viewing for all lovers of storytelling.”

❉ ‘Doctor Who Am I’ will be coming to UK cinemas on 13th October and DVD & Digital 7th November. Distributor: Kaleidoscope Entertainment. Run Time: 80 Mins. Cert: TBC"

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I watched episodes 1-3 of The Abominable Snowmen on Saturday night.

I've always liked the story so that was never an issue. However seeing the trailer the disappointing animation was the reason why i said i wouldn't buy it until it was reduced.

I watched parts one and three black and white animated and part 2 as the proper episode.

The Yeti don't actually look any worse animated in black and white than the actual ones do in the episode, which is nicely restored by the way. (Far better than the version on The Missing Years dvd. Those scenes on the mountain look very good indeed.) They don't move what you would call gracefully at all and to be honest look a bit clunky. The Yeti in The Web of Fear are a huge improvement.

The characters, sets and those globes all look very decent animated in black and white

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I watched the trailer for Doctor Who Am I? over the weekend. Couldn't decide if it looked good or a bit shit to be honest.

It reminded me of the Troll 2 documentary.