Thursday 1 December 2016

Connections DW & TW Connections: Class by DJ Forrest


Class, the Doctor Who spin off, has received a lot of mixed reviews, and although initially having taken on board these views of the show, I listened to someone who rated it highly and checked it out for myself. With Steven Moffat at the helm, however, you expect to find every episode to be mind-blowingly unexplainable. Such as the Fish in the Fog, which I never did understand, but then, I guess it depends if you’re a fan of Terry Pratchett or not.
Class however, was wonderfully and deliciously gory which for a series I initially thought would be a CBBC favourite, being a spin off. Expecting it to be like The Sarah Jane Adventures meets Wizards Vs Aliens, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it’s gorier than Torchwood, with a crazy team you could have picked from Buffy, with a slight touch of WvA but without the crazy alien face in the wall.

So much so, that having watched all 7 episodes back to back on iPlayer, I can’t wait for the next story.
SO, given that at least more than a handful of the cast have appeared in Doctor Who at some point, I was more than a little surprised to find that a lot of the Crew had been involved in both Who & Torchwood.

We’ve done the research so you don’t have to. Unless of course you want to find out everything that Steven Moffat has done since he wrote his first ever episode of Doctor Who back in the day.

Director

Edward Bazalgette directed 3 episodes in 2016. Was and is director of 4 episodes of Doctor Who from 2015 - 2016, credited as Ed Bazalgette. If you can remember as far as the 1980s and a band called The Vapors who released the catchy single 'Turning Japanese', Ed, played lead guitar. Check it out on Top of the Pops episodes 28 Feb, 13 March 1980, and 23 July 1981.

Cast 

Aaron Neil played Varun for 5 episodes in 2016. Played Mr Dunlop in Doctor Who: The Magician's Apprentice in 2015.



Pooky Quesnel played Dorothea for 5 episodes in 2016. Played the Captain in Doctor Who episode A Christmas Carol in 2010.



Paul Marc Davis played Corakinus for 4 episodes in 2016. Played the Trickster in SJA for 6 episodes from 2007 - 2009. Played a Cowled Leader in Torchwood Exit Wounds but was uncredited in 2008. Played the Chieftain in Doctor Who episode, Utopia, credited as Paul Marc Davies. Appeared as himself in Doctor Who Confidential episode 'Ello 'Ello 'Ello credited again as Paul Marc Davies. Was uncredited as The Trickster in two episodes of SJA. In The Mad Woman in the Attic part 1 in 2009, and in the SJA: Alien Files episode #1.1



Nigel Betts played headmaster Mr. Armitage for 2 episodes 2016. Was also the headmaster Armitage of the Coal Hill School in Doctor Who for 3 episodes, in 2014.



Peter Capaldi played The Doctor for 1 episode in 2016 but if the series proves a success, who knows how often he may return in future episodes. Has played the Doctor since 2013, but first appeared on Doctor Who as another character - Caecilius, in The Fires of Pompeii in 2008.

Ironically, he also played a W.H.O. Doctor in World War Z (did chuckle at that).
He played John Frobisher for all 5 episodes of Torchwood: Children of Earth in 2009.
Was a performer (music) for 6 episodes of Doctor Who from 2014 - 2015.
Played the Doctor in 2016's Children in Need episode - Eastenders Go Back to the 80s.
Appears in all 19 episodes of Doctor Who Extra from 2014 - 2015. From 2013 - 2015 has appeared in Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor, Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion, Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour, and in Blue Peter appeared in the episode The 12th Doctor, as himself.

From 2009 to 2014 he has appeared as Lucius Caecilius Ivcundus in Doctor Who Greatest Moments.

In the episode, Me, You and Doctor Who in The Culture Show, uncredited as The Doctor in Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty, and uncredited in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, as the Doctor.

Jami Reid-Quarrell played The Inspector for 1 episode in 2016. Played Colony Sarff, a Wraith and the Veil in four episodes of Doctor Who in 2015.

Appeared as himself in the episode Colony Sarff of Doctor Who Extra in the same year.



Janie Booth played the Old Woman for 1 episode in 2016. Played a hospital patient in Torchwood episode Dead Man Walking in 2008.



Laura June Hudson played Mrs. Linderhof for 1 episode in 2016. Was costume designer for 32 episodes of Doctor Who from 1978 - 1981. Appeared as herself in the tv series Who's Round with Toby Hadoke in the episode June Hudson and Dorka Nieradzik part 2 in 2015. In the video short Lalla's Wardrobe: A Frockumentary as herself in 2009, and video docu short, A New Beginning in 2004.



Cyril Nri played Chair 1 episode, 2016. Played a shopkeeper in SJA for the two parter Lost in Time in 2010 and in Sky: Part 2 in 2011.



Matthew Rohman played an uncredited Shadowkin Soldier for 3 episodes in 2016. Played an Axe Fight Crowd/ Policeman and Saved person in Doctor Who from 2008-2015, all uncredited. Was a double in Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol in 2010 but uncredited also.
He also played a sand person in Torchwood episode Adam in 2008.

Producers

Brian Minchin was executive producer for 8 episodes in 2016. Was and still is executive producer of Doctor Who for 27 episodes from 2013 - 2017. Was executive producer for Doctor Who Extra in 2014.

For the film documentary of Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour he was executive producer in 2014. Same role in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, and Prom 2: Doctor Who at the Proms and Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor film in 2013.
Was producer and assistant producer for Torchwood series from 2009 - 2011.
Was producer but uncredited for My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen in 2011.
Producer for 13 episodes of SJA from 2009 - 2010

Assistant producer: BBC Wales for Doctor Who: The David Tennant Special in 2010, Inside the TARDIS in 2009, Inside the Hub, Torchwood series as assistant producer: BBC Wales in the same year.
Producer for the Tonight's the Night segment 'Doctor Who' episode #1.6 again in the same year.
Was script editor for 9 episodes of Doctor Who from 2007 - 2010, and for 20 episodes of Torchwood from 2006 - 2008,



Steven Moffat was executive producer for 8 episodes in 2016. I think we all know about Steven's role in Doctor Who, but in case you didn't know. We can tell you that, in the 58 episodes of the series he has been involved in, he was writer for 14 episodes from 2012 - 2013, had written 42 episodes from 2005 - 2017, had co-written 1 episode in 2015, did additional dialogue for 1 episode in 2010, and wrote the story of 'What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow in 2007.
Was lead writer and writer for BBC Proms - Proms 2: Doctor Who at the Proms in 2013.
Wrote Doctor Who: Space and Time in 2011.
Wrote the Doctor Who pre-title film for The National Television Awards in 2011
Writer of - Meanwhile in the TARDIS, Part 1 and 2 video in 2010. Again the Prom 10: Doctor Who at the Proms - Doctor Who scene in 2010.
Night and the Doctor series (all 5 episodes) which if I'm guessing is on the DVD boxset in 2011.

Was and still is executive producer of 71 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2017, and producer of 1 episode in 2013.
Pretty much everything that classes as Doctor Who, you can imagine, Steven has been executive producer as well as uncredited executive producer and show runner of since he took over the reins from Russell T Davies and would take till the sun explodes to list every single thing he's ever been involved in.

Derek Ritchie was producer for 8 episodes in 2016. Was script editor for 2 episodes of Doctor Who: Deep Breath in 2014, and The Time of the Doctor in 2013.
Was script editor for The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot in 2013. He also appeared as himself in the film too.
Was producer for 5 episodes of Doctor Who in 2015.



Film Editors

Adam Green was film editor for 3 episodes in 2016. Was editor for 5 episodes of Doctor Who from 2015 - 2016.

Casting

Andy Pryor was casting for 8 episodes in 2016. No stranger to the Whoniverse, Andy was and still is Casting director for 131 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2017.
Was the casting director for 31 episodes of Torchwood from 2006-2009 and original casting director for Miracle Day episodes, Rendition and Dead of Night in 2011.
Was casting director for Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - Blood of the Cybermen video game in 2010. And for Doctor Who: Dreamland mini series, episode #1.1 in 2009.
Casting director for 35 episodes of SJA from 2007 - 2009.
Also casting director for Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres short in 2008.
Was casting and original casting: UK unit for 17 episodes of Torchwood from 2006 - 2011.
Appeared as himself and casting director for Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion in 2014.
Appeared iin 4 episodes of Doctor Who Confidential for 2007 - 2010.



Production Designers

Michael Pickwoad was production designer for 8 episodes in 2016. Was and still is production designer for 59 episodes of Doctor Who including the New as yet unseen new series of Doctor Who, from 2010 - 2017.
Appeared as himself in the Doctor Who episode In the Forest of the Night for Doctor Who Extra in 2014.
Appeared as himself and role of production designer in all 8 episodes of Doctor Who Confidential from 2010 - 2011.


Makeup Department

Chris Lyons was special effects teeth for 2 episodes in 2016. Was special effects teeth for 8 episodes of SJA from 2009 - 2010.

Production Management

Ceres Doyle was post-production supervisor for 8 episodes in 2016. Was post production: Wales for Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide documentary in 2010. Was assistant director for 31 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2007. Was visual effects editor for 31 episodes of Doctor Who from 2007 - 2010. Was editor for The Five(ish) Doctors reboot in 2013. Editor for 2 episodes of Doctor Who of which The Night of the Doctor was uncredited for in 2013, but fully credited in Time Crash in 2007.
Was editor for 12 episodes of SJA from 2008 - 2010. Was editor for Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres short in 2008.
Was post production supervisor for 9 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2011.

Claire Thomas was post production co-ordinator for 8 episodes in 2016. Was production management assistant for 13 episodes of Doctor Who in 2010, production co-ordinator for 10 episodes in 2012.
Was production secretary for 28 episodes of Torchwood from 2006 - 2009, script secretary for 6 episodes from 2006 - 2007 and production coordinator for 2 episodes in 2008.
Was production/script secretary for Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres in 2008. Was post production co-ordinator for 6 episodes of SJA in 2011.
Production management assistant for 20 episodes of Doctor Who from 2008 - 2011.

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alex Miarli was assistant director for 8 episodes in 2016. Was assistant director of Doctor Who episode The Husbands of River Song in 2015.

Delmi Thomas was second assistant director for 8 episodes in 2016. Was third assistant director for 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2013. Was third assistant director for 18 episodes of SJA from 2010 - 2011.

Art Department

Emma Dorward was art department assistant for 4 episodes in 2016.Was art department work experience for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 2014.

Sound Department

Joss Colin was second boom / boom operator for 8 episodes in 2016. Was boom operator for Doctor Who episode: The Husbands of River Song in 2015 but was uncredited.

Helen Dickson was sound effects editor for 8 episodes in 2016. Was foley editor for 13 episodes of Doctor Who in 2010, sound editor for 2 episodes from 2014 - 2015 and sound effects editor for 1 episode in 2014.
Was sound editor for 12 episodes of SJA in 2009.

Bryn Thomas was sound mixer for 8 episodes in 2016. Was sound recordist for 26 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2011, and boom operator for 18 episodes from 2006 - 2010.
Was sound recordist for Torchwood for all 5 episodes during third series: Children of Earth in 2009.
Appeared in the episode Look Who's Talking in Doctor Who Confidential series in 2008.

Meltem Baytok was foley artist for 6 episodes in 2016. Was foley artist for Doctor Who episodes The Return of Doctor Mysterio in 2016, and episode #10.1 in 2017. (Obviously, for the new series we've yet to see)

Robert Edwards was foley editor / foley mixer for 6 episodes in 2016. Was ADR mixer for 5 episodes of Doctor Who, in 2013, all of which were uncredited. Was ADR mixer for Doctor Who: Space and Time TV short in 2011.

Matthew Cox was foley editor for 3 episodes in 2016. Was ADR editor for 46 episodes of Doctor Who from 2011 - 2015, dialogue editor for 7 episodes from 2008 - 2011 and sound editor for 1 episode in 2008.
Was re-recording mixer for Doctor Who in the U.S. TV documentary in 2012. In the same year was re-recording mixer for the Doctor Who short episode series Pond Life.
Was dialogue editor for 30 episodes of SJA from 2009 - 2011.
In 2011 was provided the sound effects and was sound effects editor for Doctor Who video Game, The Adventure Games: The Gunpowder Plot. And sound effects for TARDIS in 2010, Blood of the Cybermen credited as Matt Cox, and for City of the Daleks again in 2010.
Was the assistant sound editor for Day Three and Day Four of Torchwood COE, uncredited in 2009, dialogue editor for Day Two again uncredited, and Sound editor credited as Matt Cox for Day One.
As far as acting credits go, he played Skovox Blitzer/Whisper Man in Doctor Who episodes, The Caretaker in 2014, and The Name of the Doctor in 2013 both of which were uncredited.

Special Effects

Gerry Glynn was special effects technician (8 episodes, 2016). Was special effects technician for 8 episodes of Doctor Who from 2014 - 2016.

Jade Poole was special effects coordinator: Real SFX for 8 episodes in 2016. Was special effects assistant coordinator for 10 episodes from 2014 - 2015, special effects coordinator for 4 episodes in 2017 and assistant special effects coordinator for 4 episodes from 2014 - 2015.

Dave Kneath was special effects technician for 3 episodes in 2016. Was special effects technician for 9 episodes of Doctor Who from 2014 - 2015.

Dominic Allan was special effects technician for unknown episodes. Was special effects technician for 6 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2013 and special effects for 1 episode in 2013.

Visual Effects

Keith Barton was technical support: Milk Visual Effects for 8 episodes in 2016. Was technical support for 26 episodes of Doctor Who from 2013 - 2015.

Sonia Alexia Ioannou was matchmove artist: Milk VFX for 5 episodes in 2016. Was matchmove artist for two episodes of Doctor Who, in The Return of Doctor Mysterio in 2016 for Milk VFX and Last Christmas in 2014 for Milk Visual effects.

Anthony Wonsoff was digital matte painter: milk-vfx for 3 episodes in 2016. Was matte painter for 3 episodes of Doctor Who in 2015, for milk-vfx.

Alex Balmer was digital compositor: milk-vfx for 2 episodes in 2016. Was digital compositor for 24 episodes of Doctor Who from 2014 - 2015.

Alvaro Cajal was digital compositor for 1 episode in 2016. Was digital compositor for Doctor Who episode Last Christmas in 2014.

Stunts

Crispin Layfield was stunt coordinator for 8 episodes in 2016. Was stunt coordinator for 60 episodes of Doctor Who from 2007 - 2015. Played a Mugger in Torchwood episode Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2008. Appeared in 12 episodes of Doctor Who Confidential from 2007 - 2011 and appeared in episode #2.9 of Totally Doctor Who in 2007.



Rob Pavey was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2016. Was stunt double for 3 episodes of Doctor Who in 2014, and stunt performer for 2 episodes from 2014 - 2015.

Camera and Electrical Department

Alia Bianco was focus puller "a" camera for 8 episodes in 2016. Was a runner for Doctor Who Confidential for 9 episodes in 2006.

Mani Blaxter-Paliwala focus puller "b" camera for 8 episodes in 2016. Was first assistant camera for 18 episodes of SJA from 2010 - 2011. Was credited as Mani Blaxter Paliwala for 5 episodes of Torchwood as a camera assistant, and 3 episodes as an assistant camera from 2006 - 2008.

Scott Waller was clapper loader "b" camera for 8 episodes in 2016. Was camera assistant for 13 episodes of Doctor Who in 2015.

Cai Thompson was clapper loader "a" camera for 2 episodes in 2016. Was Camera assistant for 33 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2015.

Elliot Hale was focus puller: "c" camera: dailies for 1 episode in 2016. Was camera assistant for Doctor Who episode for The Girl Who Waited in 2011.

Sy Turner was camera trainee: second unit: dailies uncredited for 3 episodes in 2016. Was camera trainee for two episodes of Doctor Who in 2015.

Casting Department

Ri McDaid-Wren was casting assistant for 3 episodes in 2016. Was casting assistant for 26 episodes of Doctor Who from 2014 - 2016.

Editorial Department

Lee Bhogal was on-line editor for 8 episodes in 2016. Was assistant editor for 4 episodes of Doctor Who from 2009- 2011. Four episodes of Torchwood as assistant editor, all uncredited in 2011. And assistant editor for 24 episodes of SJA from 2008 - 2009.

Other crew

Dyfed Thomas was production accountant for 8 episodes in 2016. Was Production accountant for 15 episodes of Doctor Who from 2009 - 2011 and 38 episodes of SJA from 2007 - 2010.

Jade Stephenson was assistant co-ordinator for 1 episode in 2016. Was production assistanton Doctor Who episode: The Husbands of River Song in 2015.

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