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Nicola Bryant

Nicola is probably best known as the American companion Peri Browni in Doctor Who opposite Peter Davison and Colin Baker. She played the part from 1984 to 1986, John Nathan-Turner admitted that his intention was to pump up the sex appeal of the ageing series by casting the young actress who was often seen wearing revealing outfits in the show.







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  • Doctor Who - The Two Doctors
  • Doctor Who - The Two Doctors review by from London, England
    Rated - 2.0 stars Cyanide and old tosh... 8 June 2005
    ... parted from his Time Lord mentor. The then current pairing of Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant work well enough together (and believe me, there's plenty of titillation on off...   Read customer review
  • Doctor Who - Attack Of The Cybermen
  • Doctor Who - Attack Of The Cybermen review by A customer from Yorkshire
    Rated - 4.0 stars Excellent 'Who' 12 September 2009
    ...er in David Banks. I think this is one of the few stories where Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant work well together (the chemistry just wasn't there the rest of the time) and i...   Read customer review

Nicola Bryant - filmography


  • Doctor Who - The Mark Of Rani on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Colin Baker,  Kate O'Mara,  Anthony Ainley
    Director: Sarah Hellings
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Another adventure for everyone's favourite Time Lord. The Doctor (Colin Baker) and Peri arrive in the north of England during the Luddite uprisings, and discover that brilliant but amoral Time Lord the Rani is stealing the chemical which promotes sleep from the mine workers' brains. The Master is ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 994 members
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  • Doctor Who - Vengeance On Varos on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Colin Baker,  Stephen Yardley,  Sheila Reid
    Director: Ron Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Another adventure for everyone's favourite Time Lord. The TARDIS is low on Zyton 7, and the only planet with the ore available is Varos. Upon landing, the Doctor (Colin Baker) and Peri discover a society addicted to real life TV violence, ruled by a corrupt regime. They have to help the rebel ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,561 member
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  • Doctor Who - The Twin Dilemma on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Colin Baker,  Maurice Denham,  Oliver Smith
    Director: Peter Moffatt
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The Doctor (Colin Baker) is suffering from some post-regenerative trauma, and, after trying to strangle companion Peri, takes off to a deserted asteroid to become a hermit. There he discovers a plot by the Gastropod Mestor to kidnap two mathematically brilliant twins and shift some planets around ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 440 members
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