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That is way, way different from US television. Networks here really like to limit the power of other networks as much as possible. It is very rare for a network to allow an actor to be a guest or recurring on a show on another network while being a series regular on their network. Sara Ramirez is currently a regular on both Grey's and Sofia the First, BUT they're both Disney-owned networks. Actually, Melinda Clarke, if I recall correctly, was actually on two episodes that aired on the same night in the same timeslot. She was a regular on The O.C. and made a guest appearance in an episode of CSI and they were both Thursdays at 9. But that doesn't happen a lot.