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Mary Tamm (22 March 1950 – 26 July 2012) was a British actress who appeared in many British TV drama series and serials. She is best known for her role as Romana I in the BBC 's science fiction television series Doctor Who , [ 1 ] appearing opposite Tom Baker in the 1978–1979 story arc The Key to Time .
Tamm reprised the role of Romana for the final time alongside Tom Baker for a second series of original audio dramas (the first series having featured Leela) set after the Key to Time era. Recorded several months before Tamm's death in 2012, the first of these, The Auntie Matter , was released in January 2013, with a total of seven plays being ...
After a guest appearance as Princess Astra in the Doctor Who story The Armageddon Factor in 1979, Ward was chosen to replace Mary Tamm, who had decided against continuing in the role. [9] She appeared in all of Season 17's stories and then her character was written out in the third to last story of Season 18 in the story entitled Warriors' Gate ...
Director: Arun Tamm Distributed by ZDF Studios, this period drama is “the first show ever to be co-produced at a high scale together with Italy, Latvia, and Germany,” says Estonia director ...
Mary Tamm had become unhappy with playing Romana as she argued that her character did not do very much except being captured and decided to leave Dr. Who, and, according to one source, announced her decision shortly after completion of The Armageddon Factor despite Williams wanting Tamm to stay on for another season. [1]
“It’s been different for me,” Walken says. “Usually I’m up to no good in movies, but now I’m playing a nice, romantic person.” And gay, which is a first.
James Carville and Mary Matalin have been the nation's political odd couple for decades. Carville, 79, a Democrat, became famous after heading Bill Clinton's campaign in 1992 when he upset ...
Mary Tamm designed Romana's distinctive purple outfit after the originally planned costume proved unsuitable. [2] Although Tamm was a skilled horse-rider, she refused to do the horse-riding sequence herself because she could not wear a helmet and felt that the potential of an accident was too great. Location work was performed at Leeds Castle ...