The Doctor Who Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

No - it's going to be hypnotic

Mind you, that's in keeping with a good 'Doctor Who' monster isn't it !!

Don't know what you mean. Anyway i'm off to watch the drum majorettes.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Don't know what you mean. Anyway i'm off to watch the drum majorettes.

"There is no such thing as Drum Majorettes! Drum Majorettes do not exist! There are no Drum Majorettes!"

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #1412a / Nu-Who #471a

Name: Francesco Martino [1981 - ]
Year(s): 2017
Stories: Extremis
Character(s): Piero

Before Who:
Films: Un difetto di famiglia (2002), Facing Windows (2003), La leggenda del lago Fucino (2003), Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale (2007), Visions (2009), Parking Lot (2011), Francesco (2014), Point Break (2015)
Television: Distretto di polizia (2005) / La freccia nera [6 episodes as Widho (2006)] / H+ [9 episodes as Matteo Spina (2012–2013)] / Allegiance: Stranger In A Strange Land (2015)

After Who:
Films: Boys on Film 19: No Ordinary Boy (2019), Bitter Years (2019)
Television: A casa tutti bene - La serie [6 episodes as Manuel (2021–2022)]

Who: Before And After #1412b / Nu-Who #471b

Name: Alana Maria [? - ]
Year(s): 2017
Stories: Extremis
Character(s): Pentagon Woman

Note(s): Appeared in the Big Finish Productions 'The Fifth Doctor Adventures' audio story 'Nightmare of the Daleks'

Before Who:
Films: Until Death (2007), Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Television: The Basil Brush Show: Frocks Rocks (2004)

After Who:
Films: The Commuter (2018), One Shot (2021), National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy (2022)
Television: Deep State: Blood In The Sand (2018) / Avenue 5 [2 episodes as Tina (2020)] / Bad Education [2 episodes as The Agent (2023)] / Silo: Truth (2023)

Who: Before And After #1412c / Nu-Who #471c

Name: Laurent Maurel [1972 - ]
Year(s): 2017
Stories: Extremis
Character(s): Nicolas

Before Who:
Films: Number One, Longing. Number Two, Regret (2004), Babs (2017)
Television: P.J. [2 episodes, different characters (2001–2005)] / Ladies of the Law (2006) / Mafiosa (2007) / R.I.S. Police scientifique (2009) / Backpackers [2 episodes as the Police Officer (2013)] / Les Dames [2 episodes as Paul Vigan (2012–2014)] / War & Peace (2016) / Bright-eyed Revenge [9 episodes as Adrien Lartigue (2016–2017)]

After Who:
Films: Samsam (2019), My Father's Stories (2020), The Devil's Leap (2021), Restless (2022), November (2022), From Paris with Danger (2023)
Television: Tomorrow Is Ours [22 episodes as Corkas (2018–2019)] / Lupin (2021) / FBI - International: Uprooting (2022)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Sontaran Commander Linx (Kevin Lindsay) in The Time Warrior (1973)

[Susan Foreman]

February 17th, 1968 - 56 years ago today Nicholas Courtney made his debut as Colonel Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in the third episode of 'The Web of Fear'

However... the character actually made his first appearance in the second part of the story - or his boot did at least...

...although in this instance the part was played by an uncredited Maurice Brooks

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #1413 / Nu-Who #742

Name: Tim Bentinck [1953 - ] [Birth name: Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland]
Year(s): 2017
Stories: Extremis – The Pyramid At The End Of The World
Character(s): Voice Of The Monks

Note(s):

• Was the double for the Fourth Doctor in the 2017 version of Shada (specifically during the vortex sequence) and as a reference for some of the animated segments

Appeared in a number of Big Finish Productions audio adventures:

• In the 'Doctor Who Main Range' stories 'Wirrn Isle' / 'Moonflesh' / 'Planet of the Rani' / 'The Contingency Club' / 'Kingdom of Lies'
• In the 'Fourth Doctor Adventures' stories 'Destination: Nerva' / The Tribulations of Thadeus'
• In the 'Philip Hinchcliffe Presents' story 'The Devil's Armada'
• In the Novel adaptation of 'The English Way of Death'
• In the 'War Doctor' story 'The Neverwhen'
• In the 'Tenth Doctor and River Song' story 'Ghosts'
• In the 'Diary of River Song' stories 'Whodunnit?' / 'Friend of the Family'
• In the 'Counter-Measures' story 'The Forgotten Village'
• In the 'The New Counter-Measures' story 'Time of the Intelligence'
• In the 'Graceless' story 'The Edge'
• In the 'Torchwood' story 'The Five People You Kill in Middlesbrough'
• In the 'Torchwood One' stories 'Before the Fall' ['New Girl' / 'Uprising'] / 'Machines' ['The Law Machines' / 'Blind Summit'] / 'Latter Days' ['Retirement Plan' / 'Locker 15'] / 'Nightmares' ['Lola' / 'Less Majesty'

Before Who:
Films: North Sea Hijack* (1980), The Pirates of Penzance (1983), Winter Flight (1984), Out of Order [voice only] (1987) / The Four Minute Mile (1988), Year of the Comet (1992) / Strike Force (1995), Twelfth Night (1996), Enigma (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), Deserter (2002), 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure [voice only] (2002), D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004), Vanity Fair (2004), Frances Tuesday (2004), Living the Quake (2006), A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Ghostly Tale [voice, only] (2006), A Fox's Tale [voice only] (2008), Gnomeo & Juliet [voice only] (2011), Fast Girls (2012), Lucan [as Ludovic Kennedy] (2013), Gangsta Granny (2013), Reg [as Frederick Forsyth] (2016), Redistributors (2016), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), uk18 (2017), Us and Them (2017)

Television: Tales of the Unexpected: The Stinker (1980) / Smuggler: The Felon (1981) / By the Sword Divided [17 episodes as Sir Thomas Lacey (1983–1985)] / Natural World: Man-Eaters Of India (1986) / Boon: Day Of The Yokel (1987) / Melba [4 episodes as James Armstrong (1988)] / Square Deal [14 episodes as Nigel Barrington (1988–1989)] / Three Up Two Down [3 episodes as George (1989)] / Made in Heaven [4 episodes as Steve Nicholson (1990)] / Sharpe: Sharpe's Rifles (1993) / Crime Story: The White House Farm Murders (1993) / Faith in the Future: Odd Job (1995) / Grange Hill [17 episodes as Mr. Mitchell (1995–1997)] / Kavanagh QC: A Stranger In The Family (1996) / Casualty: A Taste Of Freedom (1997) / A Prince Among Men [12 episodes as Mark Fitzherbert (1997–1998)] / The Bill: Sudden Death (1998) / The New Adventures of Robin Hood: Sword Of The Samurai (1998) / The Armando Iannucci Shows [4 episodes (2001)] / Born and Bred: His Brothers Keeper (2003) / Spooks: Without Incident* (2003) / Murder in Suburbia: Sanctuary (2004) / Shadow Play [4 episodes as Uncle Augustus (2004)] / Absolute Power: Identity Crisis (2005) / Silent Witness: Mind And Body (2005) / Broken News [3 episodes as Ben Black (2005)] / The Thick of It [2 episodes as Cliff Lawton (2005–2007)] / Heartbeat: Runners And Riders (2006) / Doctors [8 episodes as Ferdy Clark (2006)] / Arena: The Archers (2007) / War and Peace [4 episodes as the voice of Denisov (2007)] / Lead Balloon: Fax (2008) / Kingdom [2 episodes as Judge Harrison (2009)] / Pinocchio [2 episodes as the voice of the Fire-Eater (2009)] / The Hour: Bright Stones [voice only] (2011) / The Royal Bodyguard [6 episodes as Sir Edward Hastings (2011–2012)] / Twenty Twelve: Boycott (2012) / The Politician's Husband [3 episodes as Freddy Seabourn (2013)] / Dracula: From Darkness To Light (2013) / EastEnders [7 episodes, different characters (2013–2019)] / The Game [2 episodes as the Home Secretary (2014)] / War & Peace (2016) / Rillington Place [2 episodes as Dr. Odess (2016)]

After Who:
Films: Strays (2017), Torvill & Dean (2018), Evolutionary (2021), Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
Television: Quacks: The Madman's Trial (2017) / The Last Post: The Bigger Picture (2017) / Judge Rinder's Crown Court [2 episodes as Eddie Hall (2017)] / Augury [2 episodes as the TV Presenter (2018)] / Good Omens [2 episodes, voice only (2019)] / The Crown: Cri de Coeur [as John Betjeman] (2019) / Flack: Sofi (2020) / The Nevers* [4 episodes as General Pecking (2021–2023)] / Gentleman Jack [2 episodes as Colonel Dearden (2022)] / Ted Lasso: (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (2023) / The Reckoning (2023)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Cybermen emerge from their landing craft during Silver Nemesis (1988)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Cover art for the US release of The Celestial Toymaker (which presumably will also be what we get over here)

Apologies to anyone who likes it but i think it looks horrendous.

[iank]

Accurately reflects the contents then!

[Susan Foreman]

Guest actors appearing in THE PYRAMID AT THE END OF THE WORLD who have previously appeared in the show:

• Matt Lucas (Nardole)
• Pearl Mackie (Bill)
• Jamie Hill (Monk)
• Tim Bentinck (Voice of the Monk)
• Ronke Adekoleujo (Penny)

Who: Before And After #1414 / Nu-Who #473

Name: Togo Igawa [1946 - ]
Year(s): Doctor Who: 2017
Stories: The Pyramid At The End Of The World
Character(s): The Secretary General Of The United Nations

Year(s): Torchwood: 2006
Stories: Cyberwoman
Character(s): Dr. Tanozaki

Before Who:
Films: Almost Transparent Blue (1979), Half Moon Street* (1986), Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989), Wilt* (1989), Some Other Spring (1991), A Diplomat in Japan (1992), Just Like a Woman (1992), Yamada ga machi ni yatte kita (1993), A Business Affair (1994), Power and Lovers (1994), Dirty Old Town (1995), Incognito (1997), Felice... Felice... (1998), The Tribe (1998), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Topsy-Turvy (1999), The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (2000), The Parole Officer (2001), Murphy's Law (2001), Noche de reyes (2001), Code 46 (2003), The Last Samurai* (2003), Stratosphere Girl (2004), Revolver (2005), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Irish Jam (2006), Waiter (2006), Back in Business (2007), The Day of the Kamikaze (2008), Speed Racer (2008), John Rabe (2009), Night Train (2009), A Matter of Size (2009), The Hedgehog (2009), Ninja (2009), Johnny English Reborn* (2011), Gambit (2012) / Tasting Menu (2013), 47 Ronin (2013), Kano (2014), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), Everly (2014), Breaking the Bank (2014), The Confessions (2016)

Television: Gems [5 episodes, different characters (1985–1986)] / Never the Twain: The Wages Of Sin (1988) / Small World: Throbbing And Waiting (1988) / Forever Green (1989) / Screen Two: Defrosting The Fridge (1989) / Capital City: Japanese Fund (1989) / The Ginger Tree (1989) / Chancer: Killing Floor (1990) / Murder Most Horrid: He Died A Death (1991) / Moon and Son: Past, Present And Future (1992) / Lovejoy: Members Only (1992) / Class Act (1994) / Nice Day at the Office: Dressing To The Right (1994) / Bugs: Assassins Inc. (1995) / Karaoke (1996) / Drop the Dead Donkey: The Godless Society (1996) / Thief Takers [2 episodes as Takeshi Fukita (1997)] / Lexx: Lyekka vs. Japan (2002) / Mr. Bean - The Animated Series [2 episodes, voice only (2002–2004)] / If...: Drugs Were Legal (2005) / Broken News: Hijack (2005) / Robotboy [16 episodes as the voice of Professor Moshimo] (2005–2008)] / The IT Crowd* [2 episodes, different characters (2006–2008)] / Primeval: Mealworms, Indeed (2008) / Heroes and Villains: Shogun (2008) / Imagine: A Wild Sheep Chase - In Search of Haruki Murakami [as the Narrator] (2008) / Wire in the Blood: The Dead Land (2008) / That Mitchell and Webb Look (2010) / Coming Up: Food (2011) / Sadie J: Byebyebabylicious [voice only] (2013) / Strike Back [2 episodes as Dr. Takenaka (2013)] / Street Fighter - Assassin's Fist [10 episodes as Gotetsu / Goma (2014)] / Casualty: Asylum (2014) / Archer: The Holdout [voice only] (2015) / Marco Polo [2 episodes as Chulun (2016)]

After Who:
Films: The Last Recipe: Memory of Giraffe's Tongue (2017), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again* (2018), The Gentlemen (2019), The Host (2020), Tetris (2023)

Television: Doctors: Sticky Butterfly (2017) / Thunderbirds Are Go: Hyperspeed [voice only] (2017) / Origin: The Wasteland (2018) / The Amazing World of Gumball [4 episodes, voice only (2015–2019)] / Giri / Haji [8 episodes as Hotaka (2019)] / The Crown: Dangling Man (2019) / Moley [12 episodes as the voice of Mystic Mole (2021)] / Invasion [5 episodes as Ikuro Murai (2021)]