Connections Primeval by DJ Forrest

Primeval was a sci fi series involving anomalies which began to appear all over England and involved Professor Cutter (Douglas Henshall) and his team, Connor Temple, Abby Maitland, and Steven Hart. Later on, as the series progressed, the team grew, a character or two left, or was killed off, and the story changed tact, involving a different team and dirty tactics.

The series was created by Adrian Hodges and Tim Haines and produced by Cameron McAlister, Paul Frift and Tim Bradley and ran from 2007 – 2011 on ITV. There were 5 seasons and 36 episodes in total.

It was prime time viewing on a Saturday evening, and kept us all glued to the screen, amazed at the CGI effects and awesome past and future creatures.

It’s not just cast and crew who have worked in both Primeval and the Whoniverse that is amazing, it’s the use of one particular prop, seen on the TARDIS console during the 11^th Doctor incarnation, and on the boardroom table in the Hub, in Torchwood, that also appeared as a device created by Connor Temple in Primeval.

In Primeval, the prop is used as a transmitter section for the device known as the Anomaly Locking Mechanism. Its primary function was to lock Anomalies by passing an electro magnetic pulse through them. It sat on the end of what looked like a large tubular handgun. It was used in Primeval from episodes 3.1 when the concept was discovered – 28^th March 2009 till episode 5.5.

It was seen in Doctor Who, on the 11^th Doctor’s console from 2010 – 2012, and sat on the navigation panel. It spun while in flight and during take off. It was the device that steered the TARDIS according to the Eleventh Doctor. It was seen in the episodes The Eleventh Hour and The Angels Take Manhattan. 

It appeared in Torchwood episodes – Day One, Greeks Bearing Gifts, and Random Shoes which means that the prop began its life on Torchwood first in 2006.

Thanks to The Primeval Site team for their information, to Peter Anghelides and Barnaby Edwards with whom I pestered first, and to James Moran who came up with the goods regarding Doctor Who and Torchwood. Thank you all!

After this awesome discovery, it only made sense to go looking up cast and crew and extend the connections. So here it is – we’ve done the research so you don’t have to.

Directors

Mark Everest directed 6 episodes from 2009-2011. Directed Torchwood episode Adrift in 2008. Appeared in episode 2.11 of Torchwood Declassified in same year.

Writers

Paul Cornell wrote 1 episode in 2008. Paul wrote 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2007. Two of which became Human Nature and The Family of Blood episodes for the 10th Doctor, in 2007. The novel 'Human Nature' was originally written for the 7th Doctor.

He wrote 6 episodes of Scream of the Shalka in 2003, and appeared on several episodes of Doctor Who Confidential between 2005 - 2010, and in video docu's for Doctor Who shorts. Paul is also the creator of Bernice Summerfield - a series of novels and audios that are connected to Doctor Who.

James Moran wrote 1 episode in 2009. James wrote 2 episodes of Torchwood from Sleeper in 2008 and Children of Earth: Day Three a year later. He wrote Doctor Who episode The Fires of Pompeii. Appeared in the episode Sleepless in Cardiff for Torchwood Declassified in 2008. In 2010, James provided commentary for the release of the Doctor Who story The Time Monster from 1972, episode 3.

John Fay wrote 1 episode in 2011. John wrote 3 episodes of Torchwood, from Miracle Day: The Gathering in 2011, to Children of Earth Days 2 and 4 in 2009.

Helen Raynor wrote 1 episode in 2011. Was script editor for Doctor Who for 18 episodes from 2005 - 2008. Was writer for Doctor Who for 4 episodes from 2007 - 2008. Wrote 2 episodes of Torchwood - Ghost Machine in 2006 and To The Last Man in 2008. Appeared in several episodes of Doctor Who and Torchwood Confidential/Declassified episodes coinciding with written episodes. Provided commentary on the Doctor Who episode World War Three for The Complete First Series of Doctor Who 2005 DVD box set.

Cast 

Ben Miller played James Lester for 36 episodes from 2007-2011. He played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Doctor Who episode Robot of Sherwood in 2014.

Laila Rouass played Sarah Page for 10 episodes in 2009. Played Colonel Tia Karim in SJA for 2 episodes in 2010.

Tim Faraday played The Cleaner and replica clone for 8 episodes from 2008-2009. He played Tom's Dad in Doctor Who episode Fear Her in 2006.

John Voce played Tim Parker for 2 episodes in 2007. Played Mr Fanshawe in Doctor Who episode The Woman Who Lived in 2015.

Eloise Joseph played a Young Woman #1 for 1 episode in 2008. Played Beauty in Doctor Who episode Nightmare in Silver in 2013.

Jay Simpson played Steve  for 1 episode in 2008. Played Jay in SJA two parter The Lost Boy in 2007.

Tony Curran played a Knight for 1 episode in 2009. Played Vincent in Doctor Who episodes Vincent and the Doctor and The Pandorica Opens both in 2010.

Jack Montgomery played Ben Trent for 1 episode in 2007. Played young Jack in Torchwood episode Adam in 2008. Appeared uncredited as young Jack in episode Exit Wounds in same year.

Togo Igawa played Mr. Nagata for 1 episode in 2008. Aside from providing the voice for Hiro in Thomas the Tank & Friends, Togo played Secretary General in Doctor Who episode The Pyramid at the End of the World in 2017, and Dr Tanizaki in Torchwood episode Cyberwoman in 2006.

Bertie Carvel played Ryan Mason for 1 episode in 2009. Played the Mysterious Man in Doctor Who episode The Lazarus Experiment in 2007.

Terence Maynard played the Chauffeur for 1 episode in 2009. Played Madison Yorke in SJA episodes Prisoner of the Judoon parts 1 & 2 in 2009.

Nina Toussaint-White played Melanie for 1 episode in 2009. Played Mels in Doctor Who episode Let's Kill Hitler 2011 - and we all know who she regenerated into, don't we?

Anthony Edridge played Captain for 1 episode in 2009. Played a Pilot in Doctor Who episode The Bells of Saint John in 2013.

James Bellamy played Boy 2 for 1 episode in 2008. Played Brandon Butler in SJA two parter Warriors of Kudlak in 2007.

Rupert Young played Mike for 1 episode in 2008. Played a Roman in Doctor Who episode The Pandorica Opens in 2010 but uncredited.

Chris Wilson played a Paramedic and a Traffic Warden uncredited for 2 episodes from 2008-2009. Chris is no stranger to Torchwood playing a subway traveller in Ghost Machine in 2006. Plus an attacked Chief Constable in a cell in Exit Wounds in 2008 when the Weevils were on the rampage. I blame Gray! Check out our interesting interview with Chris.

Tina Simmons played an uncredited News Reporter for 1 episode in 2008. Played an Inferno Customer in Doctor Who story The War Machines, Episode 1 in 1966, again uncredited.

Producers

Michael Treen was line producer for 23 episodes from 2009-2011. Was production manager for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 1984 on The Twin Dilemma story parts 1 - 4.

Paul Frift was producer for 7 episodes in 2008. Was producer for 2 episodes of Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night and Last Christmas in 2014.

Directors of photography

Jake Polonsky was director of photography for 3 episodes in 2007. Was director of photography for Doctor Who episode Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in 2013.

Graham Frake was director of photography for 2 episodes in 2008. Was director of photography for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2010 - The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks.

Editors

Nick Arthurs was editor for 6 episodes from 2007-2008. Was editor of Doctor Who episode Hide in 2013.

Richard Cox was editor for 6 episodes from 2009-2011. Was editor for Doctor Who episode The Next Doctor in 2008. Was editor for 9 episodes of Torchwood from 2006 - 2008.

Adam Trotman was editor for 4 episodes in 2009. Was editor for 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2014 - 2017.

Adam Recht was editor for 3 episodes in 2007. Was editor for Doctor Who episode A Christmas Carol in 2010.

Liana Del Giudice was editor for 2 episodes in 2008. Was editor for 6 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2013.

Makeup Department

Vivienne Simpson was makeup artist / makeup assistant for 4 episodes in 2007. Was makeup artist for 28 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2013.

Production Management

Beewan Athwal was post-production supervisor for 6 episodes in 2007. Was visual effects producer for 14 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2011.

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Marcus Catlin was first assistant director for 10 episode from 2009-2011. Was first assistant director for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 2010.

Jon Older was first assistant director for 3 episodes in 2007. Was first assistant director for 5 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2006.

Steve Robinson was first assistant director for 2 episodes in 2008. Was first assistant director for two episodes of Doctor Who in 2010 - The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks.

Marios Hamboulides was first assistant director (uncredited) for 10 episodes from 2007-2008. Was first assistant director for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2017. Empress of Mars and The Lie of the Land.

Art Department

Robert Treen was art department assistant for 23 episodes from 2009-2011. Was digital compositor for 3 episodes of Doctor Who in 2017, digital compositor: milk-vfx for 1 episode in 2017.

Amy Pickwoad was stand-by art director for 6 episodes in 2008. Was stand-by art director for 6 episodes of Doctor Who from 2011 - 2014. Was art director for 11 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2013.

Pauline Seager was production buyer for 6 episodes in 2008. Was assistant floor manager for Doctor Who episode The Five Doctors in 1983.

Sophia Stapleton was stand-by art director for 5 episodes in 2007. Was standby art director for Doctor Who episode The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe in 2011.

Sound Mixer

Richard Manton was sound mixer for 5 episodes in 2008. Was film sound for 11 episodes of Doctor Who from 1971 - 1972.

Brian Milliken was second unit sound mixer (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2011. Was sound recordist for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2008. Production sound mixer for Doctor Who episode The Sontaran Strategem in 2008.

Was production sound mixer for 4 episodes of SJA in 2007. Was sound recordist for 4 episodes in 2007 and sound for 2 episodes in 2007.

Special Effects

Mike Tucker was special effects unit model maker for 1 episode in 2008. Was model unit supervisor for Doctor Who video Shada in 2017. Was model unit supervisor for 15 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2017. Was visual effects assistant for 34 episodes of Doctor Who from 1986 - 1989.  Provided special effects for Doctor Who documentary: 30 Years in the Tardis in 1993. Appeared on many video docu shorts regarding Doctor Who from 2004 - 2016. Mike is also an awesome author of many Doctor Who novels including Nightmare of Black Island and Snowglobe 7 for 10th Doctor and The Crawling Terror for 12th, and illegal Alien in 1997 and Diamond Dogs for 12th, plus audio stories for Who.

Peter Tyler was special effects unit director of photography for 1 episode in 2008. Was miniature effects director of photography for Doctor Who video Shada in 2017. Was model unit director of photography for 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2013.

Visual Effects

Robin Hinch was vfx editor for 13 episodes in 2011. Was vfx editor - blue bolt for Doctor episode The Day of the Doctor in 2013.

James Farrington was animation lead for 6 episodes in 2007. Was lead animator for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2011.

Jon R. Brown was visual effects production manager (uncredited) / vfx production manager (uncredited) for 13 episodes in 2011. Was visual effects shoot production manager for 12 episodes from 2012 - 2013, and visual effects shoot for 1 episode in 2012.

Amy Cuthbertson was lead matchmove artist: The Mill (uncredited) / matchmove artist: The Mill (uncredited) for 13 episodes in 2011. Was animator for 4 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2013.

Jean-Claude Deguara was visual effects supersivor (uncredited) for 13 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 21 episodes from 2005 - 2008, 3D visual effects artist for 9 episodes in 2005, cg supervisor for 5 episodes in 2007, 3D supervisor for 4 episodes from 2008 - 2010, animation supervisor for 2 episodes in 2010 and CG supervisor for 2 episodes in 2007.

Thibault Pansiot was animator (uncredited) for 13 episodes in 2011. Was animator for 2 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012.

James Rose was digital compositor (uncredited) for 12 episodes in 2011. Was digital compositor for 5 episodes from 2010 - 2015.

Toby Winder was matchmove artist (uncredited) / matchmover (uncredited) for 11 episodes from 2008-2009. Provided the art for Doctor Who video game The Eternity Clock in 2012.

David Jones was visual effects artist (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2007. Was visual effects artist for 9 episodes from 2010 - 2013, 3D artist for 5 episodes from 2008 - 2010 and animator for 1 episode in 2009. Was visual effects for 2 episodes of SJA in 2008.

Dominic Alderson was lighting techical director (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 2 episodes in 2010, CG supervisor for 1 episode in 2017, groom lead for 1 episode in 2014 and lighting td for 1 episode in 2013 of Doctor Who.

Henning Glabbart was digital compositor (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2011. Was compositing supervisor for 12 episodes in 2017, and digital compositor for 2 episodes from 2012 - 2013.

Andrew Hutton was matchmove artist (uncredited) for 6 episodes in 2011. Was visual effects artist for 1 episode of Doctor Who in 2011 and matchmove artist for another in 2010.

Zahra Al-Naib was pre-visualization artist & 3d artist (uncredited) for 5 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 10 episodes of Doctor Who from 2009 - 2010, 3D artist for 2 episodes in 2010, and previsualisation artist for 1 episode in 2010.

Theajodharan was digital compositor (uncredited) for 5 episodes in 2011. Was digital compositor for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2012.

Jacob Flint was matchmove artist (uncredited) for 4 episodes in 2011. Was matchmove artist for 3 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2012.

Will Pryor was visual effects artist (uncredited) for 4 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 20 episodes from 2006 - 2010, visual effects for 10 episodes from 2006 - 2008, and visual effects artist for 1 episode of Doctor Who in 2007.

Was visual effects artist for 4 episodes of SJA  from 2007 - 2008, and digital effects artist for 1 episode in 2007.

Was digital effects artist for 5 episodes of Torchwood for 2006.

Adam Darrah was matchmove artist: The Mill (uncredited) for 3 episodes in 2011. Was matchmove artist for 2 episodes of Doctor Who in 2011.

Sam Lucas was cg artist: The Mill (uncredited) for 2 episodes in 2011. Was 3D artist for 5 episodes from 2008 - 2010, cg artist for 1 episode of Doctor Who in 2013.

Rubén Bautista was fx technical director: The Mill (uncredited) for 1 episode in 2011. Was fx technical director for 7 episodes from 2011 - 2012, cg effects artist for 1 episode in 2010 for Doctor Who.

Stunts

Gary Hoptrough was stunt performer for 4 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for Torchwood episode Ghost Machine in 2006.

Belinda McGinley was stunt performer for 4 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for 4 episodes of Doctor Who from 2010 - 2015.

Rick English was stunt performer for 3 episodes from 2007-2009. Was stunt performer for Doctor Who episode Tooth and Claw in 2006.

Lloyd Bass was stunt performer / stunt driver for 3 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for 1 episode of Doctor Who in 2013.

Gordon Seed was stunt performer for 2 episodes from 2007-2009. Was stunt performer for 21 episodes from 2006 - 2014, stunt coordinator for 13 episodes from 2011 - 2014, assistant stunt co-ordinator for 1 episode of Doctor Who, and uncredited as Matt Smith for 1 episode in 2010. Appeared for 5 episodes of Doctor Who Confidential from 2010 - 2015 and Doctor Who Extra for 1 episode in 2015. And Totally Doctor Who as himself in 2007.

Tracey Caudle was stunt performer for 2 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for 2 episodes of Doctor Who from 2011 - 2013.

Andy Godbold was stunt performer for 2 episodes from 2008-2009. Was stunt performer for Doctor Who episode The Bells of Saint John in 2013.

Stephen Walsh was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2007. Was stunt performer for Doctor Who episode The Time of the Doctor in 2013.

Stephanie Carey was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2008. Was stunt performer for six episodes of Doctor Who from 2007 - 2013, and stunts for 1 episode in 2010.

Stuart Clark was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2009. Was stunt performer for 3 episodes of Doctor Who in 2005.

Maxine Whittaker was stunt performer for 1 episode in 2009. Was stunt performer for Doctor Who episode The Shakespeare Code in 2007. Was stunt performer for Torchwood episode Day One in 2006.

Bronco McLoughlin was stunt coordinator for 1 episode in 2011. Played a soldier in Doctor Who episode The Masque of Mandragora part 1 in 1976.

Camera and Electrical Department

Mark McQuoid was camera operator for 10 episodes in 2011. Was camera operator for 22 episodes of Doctor Who from 2013 - 2017.

Tristan Haley was clapper loader / focus puller camera "b" for 3 episodes in 2007. Was additional first assistant camera for Doctor Who episode Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in 2013, uncredited.

Ken Lowe was camera operator for 2 episodes in 2009. Was film cameraman for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 1973.

Animation Department

Peter Anderson was animation director: title sequence for 36 episodes from 2007-2011. Was animation director for 8 episodes of Doctor Who from 2012 - 2013.

Martin Lanzinger was animator (uncredited) for 5 episodes from 2008-2011. Was animator for two episodes of Doctor Who - The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe in 2011, and A Christmas Carol in 2010, both of which he was uncredited for.

Editorial Department

Perry Gibbs was colorist for 10 episodes in 2009. Was colorist for Doctor Who Confidential episode Music and Monsters in 2006.

Matthew Wispy Clarke was on-line editor for 3 episodes in 2008. Was on-line editor for 46 episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 - 2008, on-line conformer for 12 episodes from 2009 - 2010, and online editor for 1 episode in 2007.

Was on-line editor for 7 episodes of Torchwood from 2006 - 2007.

Location Management

Patrick Schweitzer was location manager for 3 episodes in 2007. Was line producer for 13 episodes of Doctor Who in 2010 and producer of 2 in 2010. Was location manager for The Runaway Bride in 2006 and production manager for 6 episodes of Who in 2007.

Miscellaneous crew

Peter Anderson was title designer / main title design / title designer: main titles for 13 episodes from 2007-2008. Was animation director for 8 episodes from 2012 - 2013.

Sarah Dollard was script editor for 13 episodes in 2011. Was writer for Doctor Who episodes Face the Raven in 2015 and Thin Ice in 2017.

Karen Jones was script supervisor for 3 episodes in 2008. Was production assistant for 4 episodes of Doctor Who in 1986.

Caroline Holder was script supervisor for 2 episodes in 2008. Was script supervisor for 9 episodes of Doctor Who in 2011.

Joe Hornsey was floor runner: dailies (uncredited) for 1 episode in 2008. Was second assistant director for Doctor Who episode Nightmare in Silver in 2013, uncredited.