10 Times Doctor Who Appeared In Other TV Shows

Star Trek and Doctor Who have crossed streams at several points, most notably in a 2012 comic-book story which saw Eleven and the Ponds battle the Cybermen with the likes of Picard, Riker, and Data.

However, a link between the two sci-fi juggernauts that's far more easy-to-miss can be found in the Season 1 finale of The Next Generation, in which a computer screen displays the names of the first six actors to play the Doctor: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, and Colin Baker (on the left-hand side of the image above).

Well, actually, Davison's name is misspelled "Davidson", which is quite a strange mistake considering how easy that would've been to fact-check.

For some unknown reason, this particular screen was changed when TNG was remastered in HD, meaning that you won't find it on the versions you'll see on Blu-ray, Netflix, or other similar services. Quite annoying, considering how difficult it is to make out those names in lousy standard definition. Time to get your squint on!