I was recently watching
Simon Pegg's series "
Spaced" and I noticed some very clear connections between it and Doctor Who.
First thing first, Simon Pegg guest-starred as "The Editor" on the episode
The Long Game in series 1 of New Who.
His costar on Spaced, Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) appeared on the episodes
Human Nature and
Family of Blood.
Both John Simm and Mark Gatiss appeared on an episode of Spaced entitled
Gone.And
Claire Rushbrook (who appeared on DW as Ida Scott in the episodes
The Impossible Planet and
The Satan Pit) played a minor character on a Spaced episode entitled
Art.
There is also a "Police Public Call Box" sign above Simon's boss's door at the comic shop where he works. And one episode features a dance party in which Billie Piper's song "Because We Want To" is played.
And as an added bonus
Penelope Wilton (Harriet Jones) played Simon's mum in Shaun of the Dead.