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That in the season 2 episode "Army of Ghosts," that the actor that plays Martha Jones in the 3rd season, is included as one of the computer workers? Has something like this happened before, was it intentional, or just a blunder on their parts?

Yes, it was known. Martha even mentions (in her debut story, 'Smith and Jones') that her identical clone from 'Army of Ghosts' is her cousin Adeola.

And, yeah, stuff like that has happened before on the show. Usually it's minor characters, but they've also had Nicholas Courtney playing Bret Vyon in 'The Dalek Master Plan' (1st Doctor story), and later becoming Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (2nd-5th and 7th Doctors). Ian Marter played John Andrews in 'Carnival of Monsters' (3rd Doctor) before becoming the 4th Doctor's companion Harry Sullivan. And, of course, there's Colin Baker, who played Commander Maxil in 'Arc of Infinity' (5th Doctor), and later became the 6th Doctor.

Then of course there's the actor who played Feldwebel Kurtz in Colditz, Col. Brimmecombe-Wood in Sympathy For The Devil and The Wasting, the Caretaker in Scream of the Shalka, Daft Jamie in Medicinal Purposes, Galanar in Dalek Empire III and a Time Lord in Exile. I understand he went on to some prominance.

It happens backwards sometimes too - actors who've been regulars turning up in different roles later, like Jacqueline Hill who played Barbara turning up as Lexa, or Jean Marsh who played Sara turning up as Morgaine. If you count Sara as a companion, which everyone seems to for some reason.

I wonder who's played the most different characters in Doctor Who? On telly it's probably Michael Sheard. He's turned up as about six different people.

What about Peter Purves (companion Steven Taylor)? He appeared in Flight Through Eternity (part three of The Chase, broadcast 5 June 1965) as Morton Dill, before appearing again as Steven in The Planet Of Decision (the last part of The Chase, broadcast 26 June 1965).

And if we're including Torchwood, Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) played Gwyneth in the Ninth Doctor story The Unquiet Dead and John Normington (Tom Flanagan in Ghost Machine) played Morgus in the Fifth Doctor story The Caves Of Androzani and Trevor Sigma in the Seventh Doctor story The Happiness Patrol.

How many of you know THIS. David Tennant was at the radio station doing one thing. When finished, he ran over to the Dr. Who radio broadcast and begged for a minor role. I forget the name of the character they gave him, but he was in.

Yeah, that's mentioned in the interview with him in DWM 375. He was playing the part of Dangerous Beans in a Radio 4 adaptation on the Terry Pratchett book "The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents". He found out they were recording "Shalka" in the studio next door and used his charm on the director Wilson Milam to get a cameo role.

Oh, and lemon, I mentioned that...

She could be named after her grandmother. biggrin
They did it once, they can do it again.

WOW WOW WOW WOW!!! Wait, David Tennant AND Terry Pratchett?!?!?! Together as one!!!!! It actually doesnt get ANY better than that, MY TWO LOVES biggrin biggrin xd xd xd Does anyone knoiw where one might find said adaptation??