Talk:Peri Brown

American "cover up"

I added a bit about this to Behind the Scenes, but I'm trying to find further information. I clearly recall reading in with DWM or another source that back in 1983-84 there was an attempt by publicists to conceal the fact that Bryant wasn't really an American. Yet I just heard an interview with her from around that time on one of the Doctor Who at the BBC CDs and she clearly speaks with an English accent. If anyone can add to this, that would be great. I'm putting it here rather than in Nicola's article because it is pertaining to how the character of Peri was promoted and introduced. I am actually of the opinion this might be more myth than fact, but the fact it has been recorded in media means it's worth addressing. 23skidoo 16:40, January 14, 2010 (UTC)

The passport thing

I'm not so sure that we should make so much of what her passport gives as her place of residence. That is, it seems more worthy of a behind the scenes mention, than a full-throated declaration as an in-universe fact. In American passports of this era, that information was added by the holder, and wasn't, therefore, "official" information. Yes, you can see "Pasadena, California" if you freeze frame, but its narrative significance is questionable. Of greater significance, perhaps, is the fact that the passport was issued by the New York passport agency — something that would've been unlikely for someone who actually resided in Pasadena. Besides, there are many other sources which place her hometown as nearer to Baltimore than Pasadena. I guess what I'm saying is that it smells like a Rory-ID-badge production error. CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 12:00, May 15, 2010 (UTC)