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Doctor Who character

Nyssa of Traken
Nyssa
Affiliated with Fourth Doctor
Fifth Doctor
Race Trakenite
Home planet Traken
Home era 1981
First appearance The Keeper of Traken
Last appearance Terminus

The Caves of Androzani (cameo)
Portrayed by Sarah Sutton

Lucy Baker (Mawdryn Undead)

Nyssa of Traken is a fictional character played by Sarah Sutton in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Keeper of Traken is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Terminus is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four The Caves of Androzani is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) is a British Actress best known for Lucy Benjamin (born 25 June 1970) is an English Actress. Career Born Lucy Jane Baker in Reading, Mawdryn Undead is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast This is a list of planets fictional or otherwise that are mentioned in the British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who and its spinoff Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) is a British Actress best known for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Nyssa was created by writer Johnny Byrne for the Fourth Doctor serial The Keeper of Traken, but the production team subsequently decided that she should join the Doctor on his travels. For the former England international footballer and South African soccer coach see Johnny Byrne (footballer The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The Keeper of Traken is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in Hence in the following serial Logopolis, Nyssa became a companion of the Fourth Doctor and subsequently the Fifth Doctor and was a regular in the programme from 1981 to 1983. Logopolis is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly History of the Doctor Who companion When Doctor Who was created the dramatic structure of the programme's cast was rather different from the hero-and-sidekick The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The year 1981 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1981. The year 1983 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1983. Sutton was the youngest female actor to play a companion in the series.

Contents

Character history

Nyssa is an aristocratic native of Traken, the daughter of Tremas (a consul of the Traken Union) and stepdaughter of Kassia. This is a list of planets fictional or otherwise that are mentioned in the British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who and its spinoff She aids the Doctor and Adric when the Master wrests control of the Keepership by first manipulating and then murdering her stepmother, but is herself hypnotised and kidnapped by the Master after he takes control of her father's body. Adric is a Fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. After being freed from his control, she is brought to Logopolis by the Watcher and discovers that Traken has been destroyed as a side effect of the Master's tampering with the Logopolitan's formulae. This is a list of planets fictional or otherwise that are mentioned in the British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who and its spinoff Regeneration, in the context of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, is a biological ability exhibited by the She subsequently joins Adric and Tegan Jovanka as a companion and member of the TARDIS crew, and witnesses the Fourth Doctor's regeneration into the Fifth. Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who The TARDIS ( T ime A nd R elative D imension(s I n S pace is a time machine and Spacecraft in the Regeneration, in the context of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, is a biological ability exhibited by the

During her journeys with Tegan and Adric aboard the TARDIS, Nyssa finds herself trapped in a mathematical equation by the Master – whom she hates as he is, of course, now using "that face" (her father's). She also encounters a race of androids and their insane ruler, helps foil the genocidal plans of a wounded Terileptil and incidentally start the Great Fire of London, and discovers her remarkable resemblance to Ann Talbot. An android is a Robot designed to resemble a human usually both in appearance and behavior This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. This article is about the Great Fire of 1666 For other great fires in London see Early fires of London or Second Great Fire of London.

Adric's death while battling the Cybermen affects the TARDIS crew deeply. The Cybermen are a Fictional race of Cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British Science fiction television When confronted by an illusion of Adric created by the Master shortly afterwards, both Nyssa and Tegan are initially taken aback, until they see through the deception when Nyssa sees Adric is still wearing his now-destroyed badge. During this adventure, Nyssa also displays a previously unseen psychic ability when she is contacted by the Xeraphin.

Nyssa travels alone with the Doctor for an unspecified period of time when the Doctor leaves Tegan at Heathrow. Although no televised adventures take place in this period, several spin-offs including those by Big Finish Productions and BBC Books' Past Doctor Adventures are set in this gap. Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of but related to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and The Past Doctor Adventures (sometimes known by the abbreviation PDA or PDAs were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC Science fiction

Nyssa and the Doctor are reunited with Tegan while battling against Omega in Amsterdam and on Gallifrey, help Tegan battle her inner demons as personified by the Mara, and meet the Doctor's old friend and ally Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Omega is a Fictional character from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld The Mara is a fictional villain in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (sometimes It is during this adventure that she and the TARDIS crew meet Turlough, posing as a typical English schoolboy. Vislor Turlough (also spelled Vizlor Turlough) or simply Turlough was a fictional character played by Mark Strickson in the long-running British When the TARDIS crew arrive on the derelict space station Terminus, Nyssa's adventures with the Doctor come to an end, as – to Tegan's horror – she elects to stay on board the Space Station in order to help free the enslaved guards and turn the station into a real hospital. A space station is an artificial structure designed for Humans to live in Outer space. The Doctor is moved by this noble gesture and parts saying that he thinks she is very brave. Nyssa's deep affection for the Doctor is demonstrated at this point when she kisses the Doctor goodbye.

An image of Nyssa is seen during the Fifth Doctor's regeneration scene in The Caves of Androzani, and the character appears in the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time. The Caves of Androzani is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Dimensions in Time is a charity special crossover between the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who and

Nyssa is mentioned in the new series in the 2007 Children in Need episode "Time Crash" by the Tenth Doctor. "Time Crash" is a mini-episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running

Appearances in other media

Nyssa's fate after she leaves the TARDIS is not known, although the spin-off novel Asylum, by Peter Darvill-Evans, reveals that she eventually leaves Terminus and settles down as an academic in a university on an unspecified planet. Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of but related to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Asylum is a BBC Books original novel written by Peter Darvill-Evans and based on the long-running British science fiction television Peter Darvill-Evans (born 1954 Buckinghamshire, England) is a British writer and editor In Asylum, Nyssa shares an adventure with the Fourth Doctor from a time before he met her, leaving the Doctor with the knowledge that he will have to be extremely careful dealing with Nyssa when they eventually meet to avoid changing history. The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running

Since then, Sutton has also voiced Nyssa in several audio plays alongside Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, produced by Big Finish Productions. Peter Davison (born Peter Moffett 13 April 1951 is an English Actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and The audio play Primeval, which is set in Traken's past, provides an explanation for Nyssa's sudden collapse at the end of Four to Doomsday and her apparent development of psychic abilities in Time-Flight. Primeval is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Four to Doomsday is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in Time-Flight is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The canonicity of the audio dramas, like other Doctor Who spin-off media, is unclear. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of but related to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor

List of appearances

Television

Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
30th anniversary special

Audio dramas

Novels

Virgin Missing Adventures
Past Doctor Adventures

Short stories

Comics

External links

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