The Doctor Who Thread

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Just thought i'd say that The Church on Ruby Road was f*cking terrible.

Top 10 most watched Christmas Day TV shows

1. The King's Christmas Message - 5.89 (BBC One) + 0.58m (BBC Two) + 0.72 (ITV, incl +1) + 0.10 (ITV3) + 0.10 (Sky News) + 0.09 (GB News) - 7.48m
2. Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (BBC One) - 5.29m
3. Doctor Who (BBC One) - 4.73m
4. Ghosts Christmas Special (BBC One) - 4.43m
5. Call The Midwife (BBC One) - 4.39m
6. Michael McIntyre's Christmas Wheel (BBC One) - 4.17m
7. EastEnders (BBC One) - 3.58m
8. Toy Story 4 (BBC One) - 3.46m
9. The 1% Club (ITV1) - 3.36m
10. Tabby McTat (BBC One) - 3.35m

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Cybermen as seen in Silver Nemesis (1988)

[Susan Foreman]

Katy Manning's tribute to Richard Franklin

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #1360a / Nu-Who #419a

Name: Harry Dickman [1930 - 2020]
Year(s): 2014
Stories: In The Forest Of The Night
Character(s): George

Before Who:
Films: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute [voice only] (1979), The Things You Do for Love: Black Butterflies (1998), National Theatre Live: Travelling Light (2012)
Television: No Hiding Place: A Fistful Of Trouble (1965) / Z Cars: Routine Enquiries (1965) / Who Do You Do (1976) / Funny Man: Grown Up Girlie (1981) / Albion Market (1985) / In Suspicious Circumstances [2 episodes as Bunny Doyle (1991–1992)] / All About George (2005) / Doctors: The Break Out (2008) / Any Human Heart (2010) / Atlantis: A Boy of No Consequences* (2013)

After Who:
Films: Orthodox (2015)
Television: Sick of It: Uncle Vinnie (2018)

Who: Before And After #1360b / Nu-Who #419b

Name: Curtis Flowers [? - ]
Year(s): 2014
Stories: In The Forest Of The Night
Character(s): Emergency Services Officer

Note(s):

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Playing For The Ashes (2003) / M.I.T. - Murder Investigation Team: Reading, Writing And Gangbanging (2003) / Girls in Love: Girls In Trouble (2003) / Doctors [3 episodes, different characters (2005–2019)] / Scott & Bailey: Sidelines (2012) / Homefront (2012) / Vera: Young Gods (2013)

After Who:
Films: I Am Urban (2015), All the Devil's Men (2018)
Television: Holby City: Hard Days Night (2018) / Moving On: Man Of Steel (2020)

Who: Before And After #1360c / Nu-Who #419c

Name: Kate Tydman [? - ]
Year(s): 2014
Stories: In The Forest Of The Night
Character(s): Paris Reporter

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: The Legend of Dick and Dom: Land Of The Luvvies (2011)

After Who:
Films: Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer (2016), Murder on the Orient Express* (2017), All Is True (2018), Lullabies for the Lost (2020)

Television: None

Who: Before And After #1360d / Nu-Who #419d

Name: Nana Amoo-Gottfried [? - ]
Year(s): 2014
Stories: In The Forest Of The Night
Character(s): Accra Reporter

Before Who:
Films: None
Television: None

After Who:
Films: Narcopolis (2015), Package (2023)
Television: Cucumber (2015) / The Self-Tapers (2018) / EastEnders [2 episodes as a Police Officer (2022)]

Who: Before And After #1360e / Nu-Who #419e

Name: Eloise Barnes [? - ]
Year(s): 2014
Stories: In The Forest Of The Night
Character(s): Annabel Arden

Before Who:
Films: Ways to Live Forever (2010), A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011)
Television: EastEnders [3 episodes as Hannah (2009)] / Silent Witness: Redhill (2012)

After Who:
Films: None
Television: None

[will graham]

Well the new doctor is good, just the plot wasn't.
Seems to have gone down well with those who consider the David Tennant era as the best era.

Certainly an improvement so far. I just hope we have some more serious stories too (still with humor ofc)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The cover of the Doctor Who Dot-to-Doc book which was released in September 2016.

[nosferatu42]

Originally Posted by will graham

Well the new doctor is good, just the plot wasn't.
Seems to have gone down well with those who consider the David Tennant era as the best era.

Certainly an improvement so far. I just hope we have some more serious stories too (still with humor ofc)

I'm ok generally. didn't mind the new doctor or companion, thought the goblin stuff was a bit shite. i'm writing it off as a christmas episode, and nothing more, i will wait for some actual dr who style episodes and go from there....

[Susan Foreman]

Guest actors appearing in DARK WATER who have previously appeared in the show:

• Jenna Coleman (Clara)
• Samuel Anderson (Danny)
• Michelle Gomez (Missy)
• Sheila Reid (Gran)
• Chris Addison (Seb)
• Bradley Ford (Fleming) [Note – Although he is credited as Fleming in the closing credits of the episode, he does not actually appear; it is presumed that he was in a scene that was cut very late in the editing process - late enough that he was also credited in the Radio Times]
• Nigel Betts (Mr. Armitage)

Who: Before And After #1361 / Nu-Who #420

Name: Joan Blackham [1946 - 2020]
Year(s): 2014
Stories: Dark Water
Character(s): Woman

Before Who:
Films: Return to Waterloo (1984), Plenty (1985), The Lost Secret (1986), Solitaire for 2 (1994), The Plant (1995), A Merry War (1997), Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001), Back Home (2001), Mothers and Daughters (2004), Twisted Sisters (2006), These Foolish Things (2006), The Sweeney (2012), The Knot (2012)

Television: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* [2 episodes as Miss Erith (1977)] / The Other One (1977) / Just William: William At The Garden Party (1978) / The Goodies: Politics (1980) / Jukes of Piccadilly: The Corcelli Medallion (1980) / To the Manor Born: The Spare Room (1980) / The Other 'Arf: After The Ball (1981) / Chintz (1981) / You're Only Young Twice: Flora's Big Mistake (1981) / Take a Letter Mr. Jones..... [6 episodes as Ruth (1981)] / Sweet Sixteen [6 episodes as Jane (1983)] / Angels (1983) / Brookside [5 episodes as Sonia Heaton (1984)] / Bird of Prey 2 [2 episodes as Kaye Greggory (1984)] / Cold Warrior: Hook, Line And Sinker (1984) / Fairly Secret Army: Romance Plughole (1984) / First Among Equals (1986) / Chocky's Challenge [6 episodes as Mrs. Gibson (1986)] / Paradise Postponed: Faith Unfaithful (1986) / Lytton's Diary: The Ancien Regime (1986) / A Small Problem [6 episodes as Heather (1987)] / Intimate Contact (1987) / Boon: Trudy's Grit (1987) / Home to Roost [6 episodes as Fiona Fennell (1987)] / Hannay: Voyage Into Fear (1988) / Hard Cases [2 episodes as the Chief Magistrate (1988–1989)] / Chancer: Temptation (1990) / The Castle of Adventure [8 episodes as the School Teacher (1990)] / On the Up: Dawn (1990) / Casualty: A Reasonable Man (1990) / The Chief (1991) / The Bill: Delivery On Time (1991) / Lovejoy: Member's Only (1992) / Inspector Morse: Twilight Of The Gods (1993) / Second Thoughts: Mortal Thoughts (1994) / Kavanagh QC: Nothing But The Truth (1995) / She's Out (1995) / As Time Goes By: The Anniversary Party (1995) / Call Red: Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1996) / Frontiers: Two Teenagers Kidnapped (1996) / Porkpie: Borth Rites (1996) / Soldier Soldier: Walking On Air (1996) / Dangerfield [2 episodes, different characters (1996–1999)] / The Grand (1997) / Happiness: Celebration (2001) / Holby City: Getting Even (2001) / Spooks: The Rose Bud Memoirs* (2002) / Babyfather (2002) / Judge John Deed [8 episodes as Lady Vera Everard (2003–2006)] / Island at War: Eve Of The War (2004) / Blue Murder: Lonely (2004) / Heartbeat: Hunter's Moon (2004) / The Afternoon Play: The Trouble With George (2005) / Doctors [6 episodes, different characters (2005–2019)] / Honest [2 episodes as Margaret (2008)] / Midsomer Murders: Not In My Back Yard (2011) / Whitechapel (2013)

After Who:
Films: Battle for Sevastopol (2015), Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back (2016), The Interrogation (2016), A Prominent Patient (2016), The Interrogation of Tony Martin [voice only] (2018)
Television: New Tricks: The Curate's Egg (2015) / Raised by Wolves: The Old School (2016) / The Five (2016) / The Innocents: Will You Take Me Too? (2018)

[Susan Foreman]

December 28th, 1974 - 49 years ago today, Tom Baker made his first full appearance as The Doctor in episode one of 'Robot'

It's sad to think that most of the regular actors in these clip are no longer with us

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Devilish goings on in K-9 And Company: A Girl's Best Friend which had it's BBC1 television premier on this day in 1981.