Spaced

Spaced was a British sit-com written by, and starring, Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (credited at the time as Jessica Stevenson).

The series contained references to many pop-culture and cult series', which included Doctor Who. Perhaps the most obvious is a door that is decorated to resemble the The Doctor's TARDIS. This is given more significance by the fact that the stockroom on the other side of the door is noticeably bigger than the shop floor from which it opens.

Connections to the DWU
Released the year after the final series of Spaced was broadcast, the Eighth Doctor Big Finish audio drama Invaders from Mars alone has several connections with the series. Not only did it star both Pegg and Hynes, alongside Spaced guest star Paul Putner, but it was also written and directed by another guest star, Mark Gatiss.

Both Pegg and Hynes have also appeared in televised Doctor Who; Pegg played The Editor in The Long Game, and Hynes played both Joan Redfern in Human Nature/The Family of Blood, as well as her great-granddaughter Verity Newman in The End of Time. Pegg also narrated the first season of Doctor Who Confidential.

Guest stars John Simm, David Walliams, Bill Bailey, and Claire Rushbrook have also appeared in Doctor Who. In addition to this, series regular Julia Deakin and guest stars Michael Smiley, Richenda Carey, Lee Ingleby, Rowena Cooper, and Alex Lowe have also appeared in audio adventures.

In addition to her audio work Cooper also appeared in The Sarah Jane Adventures, Kevin Eldon appeared in the webcast Death Comes to Time, and Reece Shearsmith made several appearances in BBV films, as well as portraying Patrick Troughton in An Adventure in Space and Time.

Gatiss, Walliams, and Putner also appeared in a number of Doctor Who Night comedy sketches.