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Sutton reprised the role of Nyssa in the 1993 Doctor Who [[Children in Need]] special ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', and subsequently in several of the [[Big Finish Productions]] ''Doctor Who'' spin-off [[radio drama|audio plays]]<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-11-23/doctor-who-50th-a-shiver-ran-through-me-the-moment-i-wrote-my-first-line-for-the-doctor |title=Doctor Who 50th: 'A shiver ran through me the moment I wrote my first line for the Doctor' |first=William |last=Gallagher |date=23 November 2013 |journal=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref> from 1999 onwards. In November 2013 she appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03lv3mj |title=The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot |work=BBC |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> |
Sutton reprised the role of Nyssa in the 1993 Doctor Who [[Children in Need]] special ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'', and subsequently in several of the [[Big Finish Productions]] ''Doctor Who'' spin-off [[radio drama|audio plays]]<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-11-23/doctor-who-50th-a-shiver-ran-through-me-the-moment-i-wrote-my-first-line-for-the-doctor |title=Doctor Who 50th: 'A shiver ran through me the moment I wrote my first line for the Doctor' |first=William |last=Gallagher |date=23 November 2013 |journal=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref> from 1999 onwards. In November 2013 she appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03lv3mj |title=The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot |work=BBC |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> |
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Sutton also appeared in several episodes of MJTV's original audio sci-fi CD series 'Soldiers of Love' as Colonel Franklyn. She also played Sharon in the Take 1 Productions educational video drama 'TravelWise' (2000).{{Citation needed |date=March 2021}} |
Sutton also appeared in several episodes of MJTV's original audio sci-fi CD series 'Soldiers of Love' as Colonel Franklyn. She also played Sharon in the Take 1 Productions educational video drama 'TravelWise' (2000).{{Citation needed |date=March 2021}} |
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In 2006 Sutton played Asaria, a role written specifically for her in the original science fiction audio monologue The Jarillion Mercy<ref>The Jarillion Mercy</ref>. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
Revision as of 12:13, 30 October 2021
Sarah Sutton | |
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Sutton in 2013 | |
Born | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | 12 December 1961
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1973–present |
Known for | Nyssa in Doctor Who |
Spouse | Mike |
Children | 1 |
Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961) is a British actress. She played the role of Nyssa in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Early life
Sutton was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Sutton studied ballet as a little girl[1] and was only 11 when she became the youngest British actress to have played Alice on screen, in a 1973 television film of Alice Through the Looking Glass.
She began acting at the age of nine in A.A. Milnes Winnie-the-Pooh [2]. She made her first appearance as Baby Roo [3] just 5 days after her 9th birthday at he Phoenix Theatre[4] in the West End of London, 1970-1972.
Besides her performance as Alice, Sutton appeared in a number of television programmes before Doctor Who, including The Moon Stallion (1978) as Diana Purwell and The Crucible (1980) as Susannah Walcott.[1]
Career
Sutton portrayed the character of Nyssa, a Trakenite aristocrat, in Doctor Who. Her first appearance in the role was in the 1981 serial The Keeper of Traken. Initially, Nyssa was intended to appear only in one story, the production team later deciding to keep her as a continuing character. After joining the Fourth Doctor in the subsequent story Logopolis, her final full Doctor Who serial was with the Fifth Doctor, in 1983's Terminus.
Sutton took a break from acting after Doctor Who, focusing for a number of years on raising her daughter, Hannah, with her GP husband, Mike.[5] She made a brief appearance in Peter Davison's final Doctor Who serial, The Caves of Androzani (1984), played Sarah Dryden in a 1989 episode of the BBC medical drama series Casualty and Wendy in a 1992 episode of Unnatural Pursuits.[citation needed]
Sutton reprised the role of Nyssa in the 1993 Doctor Who Children in Need special Dimensions in Time, and subsequently in several of the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who spin-off audio plays[6] from 1999 onwards. In November 2013 she appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.[7]
Sutton also appeared in several episodes of MJTV's original audio sci-fi CD series 'Soldiers of Love' as Colonel Franklyn. She also played Sharon in the Take 1 Productions educational video drama 'TravelWise' (2000).[citation needed]
In 2006 Sutton played Asaria, a role written specifically for her in the original science fiction audio monologue The Jarillion Mercy[8].
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Menace | Belinda | Episode: "Boys and Girls Come Out to Play" |
Play for Today | Little Lavina | Episode: "Baby Blues" | |
Alice Through the Looking Glass | Alice | TV film | |
1975 | Late Call | Myra Longmore | 3 episodes |
Ten from the Twenties | Ina | Episode: "Aunt Tatty" | |
Oil Strike North | Amanda Fraser | Episode: "Time of Hazard" | |
1976 | Westway | Sue Harvey | 5 episodes |
1978 | The Moon Stallion | Diana Purwell | All 6 episodes |
1981 | The Crucible | Susannah Walcott | TV film |
Byron: A Personal Tour | Mary Chaworth | TV film | |
1981–1983 | Doctor Who | Nyssa | 48 episodes |
1982 | Ann Talbot | Episode: "Black Orchid" - 2 episodes | |
1989 | Casualty | Sarah Dryden | Episode: "Charity" |
1992 | Unnatural Pursits | Wendy | Episode: "I'm the Author" |
1993 | Doctor Who | Nyssa | Episode: "Dimensions in Time" (2 charity special mini-episodes) |
Radio and CD audio drama
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999–2002 | Soldiers of Love | Colonel Franklyn | MJTV; 7 episodes |
2000–present | Doctor Who: The Monthly Range | Nyssa | Big Finish Productions; 64 releases |
2001 | Race Memory | Sarah | BBV Productions |
2008 | Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles | Nyssa | Story: "The Darkening Eye" |
2011 | Doctor Who: The Lost Stories | Nyssa | 3 releases |
2011 | The Five Companions | Nyssa | Special release |
2013 | Smoke and Mirrors | Nyssa | Big Finish Productions |
2013 | The Light at the End | Nyssa | Special release |
2015–present | Big Finish Short Trips | Nyssa | 6 releases |
2016 | Cold Fusion | Nyssa | Novel Adaptation |
References
- ^ a b Eramo, Steve. "Doctor Who's Sarah Sutton - A Touch of Nobility". SciFi and TV Talk. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ A.A. Milnes Winnie-the-Pooh
- ^ Baby Roo
- ^ The Phoenix Theatre
- ^ "The Galactic Orphan". Doctor Who Magazine (218): 7–10. 26 October 1994 – via Amazon.co.uk.
- ^ Gallagher, William (23 November 2013). "Doctor Who 50th: 'A shiver ran through me the moment I wrote my first line for the Doctor'". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot". BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ The Jarillion Mercy
External links
- Sarah Sutton at IMDb