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[[Image:nicolabryant.jpg|thumb|200px|Nicola Bryant (publicity portrait).]]
{{Infobox Person
|image        = Nicola Bryant.jpg
|birth date    = [[11 October (people)|11 October]] [[1960 (people)|1960]]
|role          = [[Peri Brown]]
|job title    = [[Actor]]
|story        = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
|time          = 1984-86, 1993, 1998-2016, 2018-20, 2022-present
|non dwu      = ''Blackadder's Christmas Carol'', ''Casualty'', ''Holby City'', ''My Family'', ''The Mervyn Stone Mysteries'', ''The Night of the Triffids''
|imdb          = 0117197
|official site = www.nicolabryant.net
|twitter      = thenicolabryant
}}{{You may|Nicola Bryant (in-universe)|n1=her DWU counterpart}}
'''Nicola Jane Bryant''' (born [[11 October (people)|11 October]] [[1960 (people)|1960]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref>) played [[companion]] [[Peri Brown|Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown]] from ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' to ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]''. She later reprised the role for ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' and has since appeared in many ''[[Doctor Who]]'' video and audio spin-offs.


'''Nicola Bryant''' (born [[11th October|11]] [[October]] [[1962]] in [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], [[England]], [[UK]]) played [[companion]] [[Peri Brown|Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown]] from "[[Planet of Fire]]" to "[[Mindwarp]]." She later reprised the role for "[[Dimensions in Time]]" and has since appeared in many ''[[Doctor Who]]'' video and audio spin-offs.
She played the part from 1984 to 1986, first with [[Peter Davison]] and then with [[Colin Baker]] as [[the Doctor]]. Bryant's tenure on the show was met with raised eyebrows in some quarters, as the young actress was often seen wearing revealing outfits. Series producer [[John Nathan-Turner]] admitted that his intention was to pump up the sex appeal of the ageing series. During her final season on ''Doctor Who'', Bryant was allowed to dress more conservatively on the show.


She played the part from [[1984]] to [[1986]], first with [[Peter Davison]], and then with [[Colin Baker]] as [[the Doctor]]. Bryant's tenure on the show was met with raised eyebrows in some quarters as series producer [[John Nathan-Turner]] admitted that his intention was to pump up the sex appeal of the aging series by casting the young actress who was often seen wearing revealing outfits in the show. Her character was [[United States|American]] and for a while a publicity-driven fiction was maintained suggesting Bryant was also American. During her final season on ''Doctor Who'', the actress was allowed to dress more conservatively on the show.
Her character was [[American]], and for a while, a publicity-driven fiction was maintained suggesting Bryant was also American.


After appearing in Doctor Who she has had other television roles, including a part in ''[[Wikipedia:Blackadder's Christmas Carol|Blackadder's Christmas Carol]]''. In the early-mid [[1990s]], she also co-starred with Baker in a series of made-for-video science fiction films entitled ''[[The Stranger]]'' for [[BBV]], although the first few films in the series were little more than ''Doctor Who'' episodes in disguise. She also appeared alongside Baker, Davison, [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Jon Pertwee]] in another BBV production, "[[The Airzone Solution]]" which is notable as it includes a love scene between Baker and Bryant.
== Career ==
As well as ''Doctor Who,'' Bryant has had other television roles, including the role of [https://blackadder.fandom.com/wiki/Millicent Millicent] in [https://blackadder.fandom.com/wiki/Blackadder%27s_Christmas_Carol ''Blackadder's Christmas Carol'']. In the early-mid 1990s, she also co-starred with Baker in a series of made-for-video science fiction films entitled ''The Stranger'' for [[BBV Productions]]. The first few films in the series were little more than ''Doctor Who'' episodes in disguise. She also appeared alongside Baker, Davison, [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Jon Pertwee]] in another BBV production, ''The Airzone Solution'', which is notable for a love scene between Baker and Bryant.


Bryant has reprised the role of Peri in several of the [[Big Finish Productions]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off [[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas|audio drama]]. She has appeared with both [[Peter Davison]] and [[Colin Baker]] in these. She also directed the [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] audio drama "[[The Wasting]]."
== Return to ''Doctor Who'' ==
Bryant has reprised the role of Peri in several of the [[Big Finish Productions]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio drama]]. She has appeared with both [[Peter Davison]] and [[Colin Baker]] in these. She has also directed several audio dramas for Big Finish.
According to her official website, Bryant's acting work in recent years has been limited due to a back injury suffered during a fall on stage in the early [[2000s]], although she continued to work on Big Finish audio productions during her recuperation. In [[February]] [[2006]], she returned to live performances, appearing in a [[Wikipedia:New End Theatre|New End Theatre]] production of ''Taboos'', a play by [[Wikipedia:Carl Djerassi|Carl Djerassi]]. She also appeared on a DVD documentary regarding the making of the ''Doctor Who'' serial "[[The Two Doctors]]" which was released in early 2006.


It is sometimes claimed that she was one of several actors considered for the role of [[Wikipedia:Captain Kathryn Janeway|Captain Kathryn Janeway]] on ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]'', although in fact she only auditioned for a guest role in the series.  
According to her official website, Bryant's acting in recent years has been limited by a back injury suffered during a fall on stage in the early 2000s, but she continued to work on Big Finish audio productions during her recuperation. In February 2006, she returned to live performances, appearing in a {{w|New End Theatre}} production of ''Taboos'', a play by {{w|Carl Djerassi}}. She has also appeared in DVD interviews for ''Doctor Who'' stories in which she was involved, and has recorded commentary tracks, usually alongside Colin Baker.


==External links==
A mock interview with comic strip character [[Frobisher]] appeared in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It mentions Frobisher had an unwelcome interest in Nicola. It was reprinted in [[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|''The World Shapers'' graphic novel]].
*{{imdb name|id=0117197|name = Nicola Bryant}}
*[http://www.nicolabryant.net/ Official Site]
{{Wikipedia|Nicola_Bryant}}


[[Category:Doctor Who regular cast|Bryant, Nicola]]
In 2013, Nicola appeared on a ''Doctor Who'' edition of the TV game show ''Pointless Celebrities'' and partnered up with [[Andrew Hayden-Smith]]. She also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
 
== Personal life ==
She is in a relationship with ''Doctor Who'' writer [[Nev Fountain]].
 
== In the DWU ==
Nicola Bryant [[Nicola Bryant (in-universe)|played herself]] in ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]'', where she claims that she was incarcerated due to marrying [[Brian Blessed (in-universe)|Brian Blessed]].
 
== Acting Credits ==
As [[Peri Brown]]
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''
* ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''
* ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]''
* ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]''
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
* ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]''
* ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]''
* ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]''
* ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]''
* ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]''
 
=== Webcasts ===
==== Tales of the TARDIS ====
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TotT TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
 
==== The Collection ====
* ''[[The Eternal Mystery (webcast)|The Eternal Mystery]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== BBC Radio ====
* ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]''
 
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[Whispers of Terror (audio story)|Whispers of Terror]]''
* ''[[Red Dawn (audio story)|Red Dawn]]''
* ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]''
* ''[[...ish (audio story)|...ish]]''
* ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]''
* ''[[Nekromanteia (audio story)|Nekromanteia]]''
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''
* ''[[The Axis of Insanity (audio story)|The Axis of Insanity]]''
* ''[[The Roof of the World (audio story)|The Roof of the World]]''
* ''[[Three's a Crowd (audio story)|Three's a Crowd]]''
* ''[[The Council of Nicaea (audio story)|The Council of Nicaea]]''
* ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]''
* ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]''
* ''[[Year of the Pig (audio story)|Year of the Pig]]''
* ''[[Exotron (audio story)|Exotron]]'' / ''[[Urban Myths (audio story)|Urban Myths]]''
* ''[[Son of the Dragon (audio story)|Son of the Dragon]]''
* ''[[The Mind's Eye (audio story)|The Mind's Eye]]'' / ''[[Mission of the Viyrans (audio story)|Mission of the Viyrans]]''
* ''[[The Bride of Peladon (audio story)|The Bride of Peladon]]''
* ''[[Recorded Time and Other Stories]]''
** ''[[Recorded Time (audio story)|Recorded Time]]''
** ''[[Paradoxicide (audio story)|Paradoxicide]]''
** ''[[A Most Excellent Match (audio story)|A Most Excellent Match]]''
** ''[[Question Marks (audio story)|Question Marks]]''
* ''[[1963: The Space Race (audio story)|The Space Race]]''
* ''[[Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories]]''
** ''[[Breaking Bubbles (audio story)|Breaking Bubbles]]''
** ''[[Of Chaos Time The (audio story)|Of Chaos Time The]]''
** ''[[An Eye For Murder (audio story)|An Eye for Murder]]''
** ''[[The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time (audio story)|The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time]]''
* ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]''
* ''[[Masters of Earth (audio story)|Masters of Earth]]''
* ''[[The Rani Elite (audio story)|The Rani Elite]]''
* ''[[Memories of a Tyrant (audio story)|Memories of a Tyrant]]''
* ''[[Emissary of the Daleks (audio story)|Emissary of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Harry Houdini's War (audio story)|Harry Houdini's War]]''
* ''[[Blood on Santa's Claw and Other Stories]]''
** ''[[Blood on Santa's Claw (audio story)|Blood on Santa's Claw]]''
** ''[[The Baby Awakes (audio story)|The Baby Awakes]]''
** ''[[I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (audio story)|I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day]]''
** ''[[Brightly Shone The Moon That Night (audio story)|Brightly Shone The Moon That Night]]''
* ''[[Plight of the Pimpernel (audio story)|Plight of the Pimpernel]]''
 
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[Her Final Flight (audio story)|Her Final Flight]]''
* ''[[Cryptobiosis (audio story)|Cryptobiosis]]''
* ''[[The Veiled Leopard (audio story)|The Veiled Leopard]]''
* ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
 
==== The Lost Stories ====
* ''[[The Nightmare Fair (audio story)|The Nightmare Fair]]''
* ''[[Mission to Magnus (audio story)|Mission to Magnus]]''
* ''[[Leviathan (audio story)|Leviathan]]''
* ''[[The Hollows of Time (audio story)|The Hollows of Time]]''
* ''[[Paradise 5 (audio story)|Paradise 5]]''
* ''[[Point of Entry (audio story)|Point of Entry]]''
* ''[[The Song of Megaptera (audio story)|The Song of Megaptera]]''
* ''[[The Macros (audio story)|The Macros]]''
* ''[[The Guardians of Prophecy (audio story)|The Guardians of Prophecy]]''
* ''[[Power Play (audio story)|Power Play]]''
* ''[[The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans]]''
* ''[[The Ultimate Evil (audio story)|The Ultimate Evil]]''
 
==== The Fifth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Auton Infinity (audio story)|The Auton Infinity]]'' (Uncredited)
 
==== The Sixth Doctor adventures ====
* ''[[The Sixth Doctor and Peri: Volume One]]''
** ''[[The Headless Ones (audio story)|The Headless Ones]]''
** ''[[Like (audio story)|Like]]''
** ''[[The Vanity Trap (audio story)|The Vanity Trap]]''
** ''[[Conflict Theory (audio story)|Conflict Theory]]''
 
* ''[[The Quin Dilemma (audio anthology)|The Quin Dilemma]]''
** ''[[Escape from Holy Island (audio story)|Escape From Holy Island]]''
** ''[[The Thousand Year Thaw (audio story)|The Thousand Year Thaw]]''
** ''[[The Firstborn (audio story)|The Firstborn]]''
* ''[[The Trials of a Time Lord (audio story)|The Trials of a Time Lord]]''
 
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[Peri and the Piscon Paradox (audio story)|Peri and the Piscon Paradox]]''
 
==== Destiny of the Doctor ====
* ''[[Trouble in Paradise (audio story)|Trouble in Paradise]]''
 
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[The Shadows of Serenity (audio story)|The Shadows of Serenity]]''
* ''[[Prime Winner (audio story)|Prime Winner]]''
* ''[[Rulebook (audio story)|Rulebook]]''
* ''[[The Authentic Experience (audio story)|The Authentic Experience]]''
* ''[[Under ODIN's Eye (audio story)|Under ODIN's Eye]]''
* ''[[The Meaning of Red (audio story)|The Meaning of Red]]''
 
==== Doctor Who Unbound ====
* ''[[Dust Devil (audio story)|Dust Devil]]''
 
=== Audiobook Readings ===
==== Target Novelisations ====
* ''[[The Mark of the Rani (novelisation)|The Mark of the Rani]]''
 
==== BBC Audio ====
* ''[[The Lost Planet (audio story)|The Lost Planet]]''
* ''[[Death Among the Stars (audio story)|Death Among the Stars]]''
* ''[[The Flight of the Sun God (audio story)|The Flight of the Sun God]]''
* ''[[River of Death (audio story)|River of Death]]''
 
==== Out of the Darkness ====
* ''[[Moon Graffiti (short story)|Moon Graffiti]]''
* ''[[Wish You Were Here (ST short story)|Wish You Were Here]]''
* ''[[Vigil (audio story)|Vigil]]''
 
==== Doctor Who Audio Annuals ====
* ''[[The Real Hereward (short story)|The Real Hereward]]''
* ''[[The Radio Waves (short story)|The Radio Waves]]''
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (short story)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
 
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'' - [[Kiv|Lord Kiv]] (uncredited)
 
=== Webcasts ===
==== The Collection ====
* ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]'' - [[Nicola Bryant (in-universe)|Nicola Bryant]]
 
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]'' - [[Anne (Queen of France)|Queen Anne]]
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' - Doctor [[Stone (Zagreus)|Stone]] / [[Ouida]]
 
==== The Lost Stories ====
* ''[[The Ultimate Evil (audio story)|The Ultimate Evil]]'' - [[Mariana (The Ultimate Evil)|Mariana]]
 
==== Doctor Who Unbound ====
* ''[[Dust Devil (audio story)|Dust Devil]]'' - [[Miss Brown]]
 
==== Bernice Summerfield ====
* ''[[The Revolution (audio story)|The Revolution]]'' - [[Amelia Geller|Professor Geller]]
 
==== Iris Wildthyme ====
* ''[[Comeback of the Scorchies (audio story)|Comeback of the Scorchies]]'' - [[Maggie (Comeback of the Scorchies)|Maggie]]
* ''[[The Slots of Giza (audio story)|The Slots of Giza]]'' - [[Mabel (The Slots of Giza)|Mabel]]
 
== Directing Credits ==
=== Audio ===
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[The Prisoner of Peladon (audio story)|The Prisoner of Peladon]]''
 
==== UNIT ====
* ''[[The Wasting (audio story)|The Wasting]]''
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0117197}}
{{official website|www.nicolabryant.net/}}
{{twitter|thenicolabryant}}
*[https://blackadder.fandom.com/wiki/Nicola_Bryant Nicola Bryant] at Blackadder wiki
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{NameSort}}
 
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[[Category:Big Finish Doctor Who Unbound voice actors]]
[[Category:The Fifth Doctor Adventures voice actors]]

Latest revision as of 23:52, 13 September 2024

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Nicola Jane Bryant (born 11 October 1960[1]) played companion Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown from Planet of Fire to Mindwarp. She later reprised the role for Dimensions in Time and has since appeared in many Doctor Who video and audio spin-offs.

She played the part from 1984 to 1986, first with Peter Davison and then with Colin Baker as the Doctor. Bryant's tenure on the show was met with raised eyebrows in some quarters, as the young actress was often seen wearing revealing outfits. Series producer John Nathan-Turner admitted that his intention was to pump up the sex appeal of the ageing series. During her final season on Doctor Who, Bryant was allowed to dress more conservatively on the show.

Her character was American, and for a while, a publicity-driven fiction was maintained suggesting Bryant was also American.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

As well as Doctor Who, Bryant has had other television roles, including the role of Millicent in Blackadder's Christmas Carol. In the early-mid 1990s, she also co-starred with Baker in a series of made-for-video science fiction films entitled The Stranger for BBV Productions. The first few films in the series were little more than Doctor Who episodes in disguise. She also appeared alongside Baker, Davison, Sylvester McCoy and Jon Pertwee in another BBV production, The Airzone Solution, which is notable for a love scene between Baker and Bryant.

Return to Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bryant has reprised the role of Peri in several of the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who spin-off audio drama. She has appeared with both Peter Davison and Colin Baker in these. She has also directed several audio dramas for Big Finish.

According to her official website, Bryant's acting in recent years has been limited by a back injury suffered during a fall on stage in the early 2000s, but she continued to work on Big Finish audio productions during her recuperation. In February 2006, she returned to live performances, appearing in a New End Theatre production of Taboos, a play by Carl Djerassi. She has also appeared in DVD interviews for Doctor Who stories in which she was involved, and has recorded commentary tracks, usually alongside Colin Baker.

A mock interview with comic strip character Frobisher appeared in Doctor Who Magazine. It mentions Frobisher had an unwelcome interest in Nicola. It was reprinted in The World Shapers graphic novel.

In 2013, Nicola appeared on a Doctor Who edition of the TV game show Pointless Celebrities and partnered up with Andrew Hayden-Smith. She also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

She is in a relationship with Doctor Who writer Nev Fountain.

In the DWU[[edit] | [edit source]]

Nicola Bryant played herself in The Trial, where she claims that she was incarcerated due to marrying Brian Blessed.

Acting Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Peri Brown

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tales of the TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Collection[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Radio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Lost Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fifth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Sixth Doctor adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Destiny of the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Unbound[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook Readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Out of the Darkness[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Audio Annuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Roles

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Collection[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Lost Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Unbound[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield[[edit] | [edit source]]

Iris Wildthyme[[edit] | [edit source]]

Directing Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

UNIT[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ REF: Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
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