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'''Sarah Sutton''' (born [[12 December (people)|12 December]] [[1961 (people)|1961]]<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[Who-ology: The Official Miscellany]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/808267667870281728|title=Happy birthday to Sarah Sutton - the brilliant Nyssa of Traken!|author=Doctor Who Official|website name=Twitter|date of source=12 December 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>) played [[Nyssa]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'' to ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'', as well as Nyssa's doppelganger [[Ann Talbot]] in ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''. She also made a cameo appearance as Nyssa in ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' and reprised the role in the thirtieth anniversary special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''.
'''Sarah Sutton''' (born [[12 December (people)|12 December]] [[1961 (people)|1961]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-sutton.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) played [[Nyssa]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'' to ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'', as well as Nyssa's doppelganger [[Ann Talbot]] in ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''. She also made a cameo appearance as Nyssa in ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' and reprised the role in the thirtieth anniversary special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''.


Nyssa was a [[companion]] of the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]s from 1981 to 1983. Although Sutton left full-time acting after her time as Nyssa, she has since performed this role in several of the [[Big Finish Productions]] ''Doctor Who'' [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio dramas]] and played an unrelated role in a [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] audio drama by [[BBV Productions]].
Nyssa was a [[companion]] of the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]s from 1981 to 1983. Although Sutton left full-time acting after her time as Nyssa, she has since performed this role in several of the [[Big Finish Productions]] ''Doctor Who'' [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio dramas]] and played an unrelated role in a [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] audio drama by [[BBV Productions]].


== Career ==
Prior to ''Doctor Who'', Sutton appeared on other [[television]] programmes, including ''[[Through the Looking-Glass|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' (1974) as Alice (a role which [[Deborah Watling]] also played) and as Diana Purwell in {{wi|The Moon Stallion}} (1978), written by ''Doctor Who'' writer [[Brian Hayles]], in which she managed the difficult task of playing a blind girl throughout the entire serial. She also appeared in ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1980) as Susannah Walcott.
Prior to ''Doctor Who'', Sutton appeared on other [[television]] programmes, including ''[[Through the Looking-Glass|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' (1974) as Alice (a role which [[Deborah Watling]] also played) and as Diana Purwell in {{wi|The Moon Stallion}} (1978), written by ''Doctor Who'' writer [[Brian Hayles]], in which she managed the difficult task of playing a blind girl throughout the entire serial. She also appeared in ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1980) as Susannah Walcott.


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
As [[Nyssa]]
=== Television ===
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
==== Doctor Who ====
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* ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''
* ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''
* ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''
* ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''
* ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' (also as [[Ann Talbot]])
* ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''
* ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''
* ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''
* ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''
* ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''
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===== Mini-episodes =====
===== Mini-episodes =====
* ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''
* ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''
=== Other ===
* ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''
=== Direct-to-Video ===
* ''[[Myth Runner (home video)|Myth Runner]]''


=== Webcasts ===
=== Webcasts ===
==== The Collection Blu-Ray Trailers ====
==== The Collection Blue-ray Trailers ====
* ''[[The Season 19 Safety Video with Tegan Jovanka]]'' - Herself
* ''[[The Passenger (webcast)|The Passenger]]''


=== Audio ===
=== Audio ===
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* ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]''
* ''[[Spare Parts (audio story)|Spare Parts]]''
* ''[[Creatures of Beauty (audio story)|Creatures of Beauty]]''
* ''[[Creatures of Beauty (audio story)|Creatures of Beauty]]''
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' - [[Foster (Zagreus)|Miss Foster]]
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''
* ''[[The Game (audio story)|The Game]]''
* ''[[The Game (audio story)|The Game]]''
* ''[[Circular Time (audio anthology)|Circular Time]]''
* ''[[Circular Time (audio anthology)|Circular Time]]''
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** ''[[Winter (audio story)|Winter]]''
** ''[[Winter (audio story)|Winter]]''
* ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Return to the Web Planet (audio story)|Return to the Web Planet]]''
* ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]''
* ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]''
* ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]''
* ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]''
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* ''[[A Perfect World (audio story)|A Perfect World]]''
* ''[[A Perfect World (audio story)|A Perfect World]]''
* ''[[Castle of Fear (audio story)|Castle of Fear]]''
* ''[[Castle of Fear (audio story)|Castle of Fear]]''
* ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'' - also as [[Lady of the Manor]]
* ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]''
* ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]''
* ''[[Cobwebs (audio story)|Cobwebs]]''
* ''[[Cobwebs (audio story)|Cobwebs]]''
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==== Special Releases ====
==== Special Releases ====
* ''[[Return to the Web Planet (audio story)|Return to the Web Planet]]''
* ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
* ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]''
* ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
* ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''
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** ''[[Secrets of Telos (audio story)|Secrets of Telos]]''
** ''[[Secrets of Telos (audio story)|Secrets of Telos]]''
** ''[[God of War (audio story)|God of War]]''
** ''[[God of War (audio story)|God of War]]''
* ''[[Conflicts of Interest (audio anthology)|Conflicts of Interest]]''
** ''[[Friendly Fire (audio story)|Friendly Fire]]''
** ''[[The Edge of the War (audio story)|The Edge of the War]]''
* ''[[In the Night (audio anthology)|In the Night]]''
** ''[[Pursuit of the Nightjar (audio story)|Pursuit of the Nightjar]]''
** ''[[Resistor (audio story)|Resistor]]''


==== Novel Adaptations ====
==== Novel Adaptations ====
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==== The War Master ====
==== The War Master ====
* ''[[The Orphan (audio story)|The Orphan]]''
* ''[[The Orphan (audio story)|The Orphan]]''
Other Roles
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' - [[Ann Talbot]]
=== Other ===
* ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''
=== Direct-to-Video ===
* ''[[Myth Runner (home video)|Myth Runner]]''
=== Webcasts ===
==== The Collection Blu-Ray Trailers ====
* ''[[The Season 19 Safety Video with Tegan Jovanka]]'' - Herself
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' - [[Foster (Zagreus)|Miss Foster]]
* ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'' - [[Lady of the Manor]]
* ''[[Dalek Soul (audio story)|Dalek Soul]]'' - [[Nyssa (Dalek duplicate)|Nyssa]]


==== BBV Productions ====
==== BBV Productions ====
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* ''[[Myth Makers]]''
* ''[[Myth Makers]]''
* ''[[Lust in Space]]''
* ''[[Lust in Space]]''
* ''[[Putting the Shock into Earthshock]]''
* ''[[Putting the Shock into Earthshock (documentary)|Putting the Shock into Earthshock]]''
* ''[[I Get a Side-Kick Out of You (CON episode)|I Get a Side-Kick Out of You]]''
* ''[[I Get a Side-Kick Out of You (CON episode)|I Get a Side-Kick Out of You]]''
* ''[[The Crowded TARDIS]]''
* ''[[The Crowded TARDIS (documentary)|The Crowded TARDIS]]''
* ''[[Being Nice to Each Other]]''
* ''[[Being Nice to Each Other (documentary)|Being Nice to Each Other]]''
* ''[[A New Body at Last]]''
* ''[[A New Body at Last (documentary)|A New Body at Last]]''
* ''[[Anti-Matter from Amsterdam (documentary)|Anti-Matter from Amsterdam]]''
* ''[[Anti-Matter from Amsterdam (documentary)|Anti-Matter from Amsterdam]]''
* ''[[Tomorrow's Times]]''
* ''[[Tomorrow's Times (documentary series)|Tomorrow's Times]]''
* ''[[The Doctors Revisited - The Fifth Doctor (documentary)|The Doctors Revisited - The Fifth Doctor]]''
* ''[[The Doctors Revisited - The Fifth Doctor (documentary)|The Doctors Revisited - The Fifth Doctor]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty]]''
* ''Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion''
* ''Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion''
* ''[[Time Trap: The Making of Castrovalva (documentary)|Time Trap: The Making of Castrovalva]]''
* ''[[Look Who's Driving (documentary)|Look Who's Driving]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Short Trips voice actors]]
[[Category:Special Releases voice actors]]
[[Category:Special Releases voice actors]]
[[Category:The Fifth Doctor Adventures voice actors]]
[[Category:Big Finish regular cast]]
[[Category:Big Finish regular cast]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed companions of the Doctor]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed companions of the Doctor]]
[[Category:The War Master voice actors]]
[[Category:The War Master voice actors]]
[[Category:Tenth Doctor Adventures voice actors]]
[[Category:Webcast actors]]
[[Category:Actors who portrayed the Mara]]

Latest revision as of 19:49, 11 December 2023

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Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961[1]) played Nyssa in Doctor Who from The Keeper of Traken to Terminus, as well as Nyssa's doppelganger Ann Talbot in Black Orchid. She also made a cameo appearance as Nyssa in The Caves of Androzani and reprised the role in the thirtieth anniversary special Dimensions in Time.

Nyssa was a companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors from 1981 to 1983. Although Sutton left full-time acting after her time as Nyssa, she has since performed this role in several of the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio dramas and played an unrelated role in a Doctor Who universe audio drama by BBV Productions.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prior to Doctor Who, Sutton appeared on other television programmes, including Alice Through the Looking Glass (1974) as Alice (a role which Deborah Watling also played) and as Diana Purwell in The Moon Stallion (1978), written by Doctor Who writer Brian Hayles, in which she managed the difficult task of playing a blind girl throughout the entire serial. She also appeared in The Crucible (1980) as Susannah Walcott.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Nyssa

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Mini-episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Collection Blue-ray Trailers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[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]]

Novel Adaptations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tenth Doctor Classic Companions[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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

The War Master[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other Roles

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Direct-to-Video[[edit] | [edit source]]

Webcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Collection Blu-Ray Trailers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

BBV Productions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Documentary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]