Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, is afictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, she is a companion to the
Character History[]
As a Time Lord,[1] Romana is able to regenerate, having had two on-screen incarnations with somewhat different personalities (dubbed Romana Iand Romana II by fans). Romana I was played byMary Tamm from 1978 to 1979. When Tamm chose not to sign on for a second season, the part was recast. Romana II was played by Lalla Ward from 1979 to 1981. A third incarnation of Romana has been depicted in some of the spin-off novels, and a fourth (performed by Juliet Landau) has been featured in several audio dramas released by Big Finish Productions in 2013 and 2014, and will appear again in early 2015.
Incarnations[edit][]
|
Actor |
No. of episodes |
Original start |
Original end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
First appearance |
Date aired/published |
Last appearance |
Date aired/published | ||
| Mary Tamm (1) | 26 (6 stories) | The Ribos Operation | 2 September 1978 | The Armageddon Factor[11] | 24 February 1979 |
| Lalla Ward (2) | 40 (10 stories) | Destiny Of The Daleks | 1 September 1979 | Warrior's Gate[12] | 24 January 1981 |
| N/A (Based onLouise Brooks)[13] (3) | 3 (3 stories) | The Shadows of Avalon | February 2000 | The Gallifrey Chronicles | June 2005 |
| Juliet Landau (4) | 4 (4 stories) | Renaissance | October 2013 | Gallifrey: Intervention Earth[14] | January 2015 |
Appearances[]
- Season 16 (Romana I)
- The Ribos Operation
- The Pirate Planet
- The Stones of Blood
- The Androids of Tara
- The Power of Kroll
- The Armageddon Factor
- Season 17 (Romana II)
- Destiny of the Daleks
- City of Death
- The Creature from the Pit
- Nightmare of Eden
- The Horns of Nimon
- Shada (not completed or transmitted)
- Season 18 (Romana II)
- 20th anniversary special
- The Five Doctors (footage from Shada) (Romana II)
- 30th anniversary special
- Dimensions in Time (Romana II)