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2 | Mary Tamm (22 March 1950 – 24 July 2012) was an English actress of UsefulNotes/{{Estonia}}n parentage. She is best remembered for playing the first incarnation of Time Lady and companion [[Characters/DoctorWhoRomana Romana]] on Series/DoctorWho from 1978-79, alongside Creator/TomBaker's Fourth Doctor. |
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4 | She was cast in the role of Romana at the start of Season 16 of Classic Doctor Who, playing a new kind of companion; the first to be the Doctor's true intellectual equal. She left the show after one season due to dissatisfaction with the writing of her character, whom she felt had devolved into a generic "screaming companion". |
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6 | Her final story, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor The Armageddon Factor]]", did not feature any departure scene for her character, as she had not made a firm decision on whether to stay or leave when filming wrapped, and producer Creator/GrahamWilliams, who had been trying hard to persuade her to stay on, opted to proceed as if she was going to do so. As a result, the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E1DestinyOfTheDaleks first story of the next season]] began with Creator/LallaWard, who had appeared as a guest character in Tamm's final story, as a newly regenerated Romana. |
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8 | Tamm reprised her role as Romana for AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho from 2005 onwards. Initially her appearances were confined to ''Companion Chronicles'' and the "Audioplay/Gallifrey" series, but shortly before her death in 2012, she recorded a set of ''Fourth Doctor Adventures'' alongside Creator/TomBaker, who had finally agreed to work with Big Finish after years of refusing. They were released posthumously in 2013. |
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10 | !! Her roles in works with TV Tropes pages: |
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12 | [[AC:Film]] |
13 | * ''Film/TheOdessaFile'' (1974) -- Sigi |
14 | * ''Film/TheLikelyLads'' (1976) -- Christina |
15 | * ''Film/{{Doghouse}}'' (2009) -- Meg Nut |
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17 | [[AC:TV]] |
18 | * ''Series/CoronationStreet'': |
19 | ** 2 episodes (1973) -- Pauline Ogden |
20 | ** 1 episode (2002) -- Diana Black |
21 | * ''Series/{{Whodunnit|UK}}'': episode "Nothing to Declare" (1975) -- Valerie Austin |
22 | * ''Series/ReturnOfTheSaint'': episode "The Debt Collectors" (1978) -- Gerri Hanson |
23 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': 26 episodes / 6 stories (1978-79) -- Romana |
24 | * ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'': episode "Made in Wales" (1982) |
25 | * ''Series/{{Jane Eyre|1983}}'': 2 episodes (1983) -- Blanche Ingram |
26 | * ''Series/{{Bergerac}}'': episode "Tug of War" (1984) -- Leslie West |
27 | * ''Series/{{Poirot}}'': episode "The Dream" (1989) -- Mrs. Farley |
28 | * ''Series/{{Casualty}}'': episode "A Grand in the Hand" (1989) -- Virginia Wilson |
29 | * ''Series/TheBill'' episodes: |
30 | ** "Now We're Motoring" (1991) -- Ms. Crosby |
31 | ** "Lick of Paint" (2001) -- Moira Sutherland |
32 | * ''Series/{{Brookside}}'': 6 episodes (1993) -- Penny Crosbie |
33 | * ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfRobinHood'': episode "Witches of the Abbey" (1997) -- Alice |
34 | * ''Series/CrimeTraveller'': episode "A Death in the Family" (1997) -- Mary Chandler |
35 | * ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'': episode "Bad Apple" (1997) -- Marilyn |
36 | * ''Series/{{Doctors}}'': |
37 | ** "God's Will" (2000) ... Lyn Baker |
38 | ** "Mirror, Mirror" (2006) ... Sylvia Crawford |
39 | ** "Dying to Please" (2007) ... Jemma Forrester |
40 | * ''Series/JonathanCreek'': episode "Satan's Chimney" (2001) -- Vivian Brodie |
41 | * ''Series/HolbyCity'': episode "Crossing the Line" (2006) -- Fliss Robson |
42 | * ''Series/WireInTheBlood'': "Unnatural Vices": Parts 1 & 2 (2008) -- Elektra |
43 | * ''Series/{{Eastenders}}'': 4 episodes (2009) -- Orlenda |
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45 | [[AC:Audio Play]] |
46 | * AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho: |
47 | ** ''Audioplay/{{Gallifrey}}'': 5 releases[[labelnote:show list]]"Lies", "Imperiatrix", "Fractures", "Warfare", "Reborn"[[/labelnote]] (2005-11) -- Romana / Pandora[[note]]Romana in "Lies" and "Reborn"; Pandora in "Fractures" and "Warfare"; both roles in "Imperiatrix"[[/note]] |
48 | ** ''The Companion Chronicles'': 3 releases[[labelnote:show list]]"[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoCCS3E12TheStealersFromSaiph The Stealers From Saiph]]", "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoCCS5E11FerrilsFolly Ferril's Folly]]", "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoCCS6E1TalesFromTheVault Tales from the Vault]]"[[/labelnote]] (2009-11) -- Romana |
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