First BBV Production; followed by dozens of other Doctor Who-inspired independent science fiction dramas. Considered for the role of Miss Brown at one point were Deborah Watling and Charlotte Coleman.
The Stranger is a series of direct-to-video (and audio CD) knock-offs produced by Billy Baggs after the official Doctor Who series ended in 1989. The series began in 1991 with Summoned by Shadows, co-produced with the BBC Film Club as a knowing homage to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who (of which BBV founder Bill Baggs was a fan) and in a pragmatic attempt to take advantage of the consequent pre-existing audience. Summoned by Shadows is a Who-style tale of strange doings in an unspecified time period on Earth featuring three actors known for their roles in Doctor Who and playing similar characters. The unnamed protagonist (listed in the credits as "The Stranger") is played by Colin Baker, his assistant Miss Brown by Nicola Bryant, who had played the Doctor's assistant Peri Brown opposite Colin Baker for two years, and the villain of the piece by Michael Wisher, who had been the first actor to play Davros.