Nicola Bryant
Biography: Nicola Jane Bryant (born 11 October 1960) is an English actress known for her roles as Peri Brown, a companion to both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986 and as Martine Johnson the dance teacher in the school drama series The Biz from 1995 to 1997. She also played Miss Brown in The Stranger film series and Lana in Star Trek Continues.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 11, 1960
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Serial Thriller: The Head Hunter
2016-02-20
Serial Thriller: The Head Hunter
Overview: In 1972 the tranquility of a coastal town in California is broken as hitch-hiking girls begin to go missing and corpses start showing up. Welcome to Murder City.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-20
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TravelWise
2000-06-21
TravelWise
Overview: A 4-Part Educational drama for Essex County Council Road Safety Department, this video is aimed at Key stage 2 and 3 pupils. This soap-style drama raises the various and complex issues surrounding transport in the 21st century, dealing with issue like personal and road safety, pollution, costs, traffic, cycling, health, and the environment through two family's struggles and dilemmas.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-21
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Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
2019-11-23
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Overview: This well researched and insightful documentary about producer John Nathan-Turner looks at his career with a special emphasis on his time at Doctor Who which he worked on throughout the 1980s until the show went on hiatus following the Season 26 story ‘Survival’. Featuring rare footage and commentary from those who knew him and worked with him, Showman is a fascinating look at the life of a troubled showman with lots of stories to tell.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-23
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988-12-23
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Overview: After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-23
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The Airzone Solution
1993-01-01
The Airzone Solution
Overview: The Airzone Solution takes place in a future Britain where pollution has reached a point where the populace must often wear filtration masks when they venture outside. AirZone, a powerful corporation, signs a lucrative deal with the government to deal with the problem. The public is told that AirZone plans to build giant filtration plants to clean the atmosphere, but environmentalists are skeptical, especially when people begin dying and disappearing around AirZone facilities.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993-11-27
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Overview: All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of London in this 30th Anniversary Special.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-27
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Lust in Space
1998-05-28
Lust in Space
Overview: Doctor Who travelled with the most gorgeous girls in the Cosmos. But was there any Lust in Space? Doctor Who is on trial - and the charge is sexism! The scene is set, the witnesses called. We expose Doctor Who’s final taboo! It’s everything you wanted to know about sex (in Doctor Who) but were afraid to ask!
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-28
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Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023-11-25
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Overview: Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went dangerously wrong and secrets of how the crew brought monsters to life, as well as revelations about how some storylines proved to be so scary the BBC were forced to re-edit episodes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-25
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The Wilds
2022-10-22
The Wilds
Overview: Anna receives an urgent phone call from her desperate-sounding and somewhat estranged mother, Helen. Anna's troubled brother has returned to the family home; Helen needs Anna's help and it must be right now – definitely before tonight. The Wilds tells the story of the day Anna Wild finally reconnects with her family; all thanks to a lycanthropy-based emergency.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-22
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Doctor Who: The Trial
2019-06-18
Doctor Who: The Trial
Overview: Colin Baker is back on trial! Can he walk free before the release of Doctor Who: The Collection Season 23??
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-18
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Doctor Who: The Eternal Mystery
2022-01-20
Doctor Who: The Eternal Mystery
Overview: On Krontep, a guard Rex questions a hooded figure praying in front of a statue of Yrcanos, who reveals herself as the Warrior Queen, Peri Brown.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-20
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Frankenstein Versus Dracula
2024-05-15
Frankenstein Versus Dracula
Overview: Plot details unknown.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-15
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Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
1984-02-23
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
Overview: A strange signal from Earth draws the TARDIS to the island of Lanzarote, where Turlough rescues a young American girl, Peri, from drowning. Among her possessions is an artefact bearing an alien symbol - the same triangular mark that Turlough has branded into his arm. The mystery deepens when Kamelion falls under the control of a powerful mind, and the TARDIS travels to the volcanic world of Sarn. As Turlough is forced to face his past, the Fifth Doctor must stop his oldest enemy from harnessing the revitalising powers of Numismaton gas...
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-23
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The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019-09-01
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
Overview: This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the Colin Baker era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with Colin Baker (the Sixth Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Michael Jayston (The Valeyard), John Nathan-Turner (Producer) and Eric Saward (Script Editor) ever undertaken!
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-01
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Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
1984-03-16
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Overview: Arriving on the barren world of Androzani Minor, the Doctor and Peri find themselves embroiled in a long running, literal underground war. At the heart of the conflict is a substance called Spectrox - both valuable and deadly! The Doctor & Peri wind up being poisoned by the material, which is killing them slowly and painfully unless they can find a cure. As the conflict heats up and the situation gets more desperate, the Doctor realises time is running out - both for Peri and himself...
Genres: Adventure Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-16
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Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985-01-26
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Overview: When the TARDIS is in need of repairs, the Doctor and Peri are forced to land on Varos, a mining planet whose population is entertained and enslaved by a sadistic system of public torture and execution, and find themselves the latest unwilling subjects in this most extreme form of reality TV.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-26
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Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985-03-30
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Overview: At the Tranquil Repose mortuary, the Doctor and Peri uncover a sinister plot to create a new breed of Daleks under the supervision of the mysterious Great Healer.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-30
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Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
1985-02-09
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
Overview: The Doctor discovers his old enemy the Master is intent on preventing Earth's industrial revolution in 19th century England. But the Rani, a second rogue Time Lord, has plans of her own...
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-09
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Doctor Who: Timelash
1985-03-16
Doctor Who: Timelash
Overview: The Doctor and Peri arrive on Karfel, a planet ruled by fear where the enemies of its ruler, the despotic Borad, are banished into a time tunnel known as the Timelash.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-16
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Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
1984-03-30
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
Overview: A race of giant Gastropods has taken over the planet Jaconda. Their leader, Mestor, now intends to cause an enormous explosion in order to spread his people's eggs throughout the galaxy, and he kidnaps juvenile twin geniuses from Earth to work out the necessary mathematical equations. Space fighters led by Lieutenant Hugo Lang are dispatched to get the twins back, but they come under attack and Lang is the sole survivor when his ship crashes on the asteroid Titan III. A newly regenerated Doctor and Peri become involved and help Jaconda's elderly former ruler Professor Edgeworth, who is really a Time Lord named Azmael, to defeat Mestor and free the planet's bird-like indigenous people from the gastropods' reign of terror. Azmael, however, sacrifices his life in the process.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-30
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Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986-09-27
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Overview: The Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of harmful interference to the course of events during his travels which have threatened the sanctity of the universe. Indignant at these accusations, the Doctor pleads his case to the Inquisitor with the hope that she will see him as a source of hope and goodwill for existence. However, his prosecuting attorney, a sinister Time Lord known simply as the Valeyard, begins a crusade against the Doctor with the motive of framing him as a villainous renegade.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-27
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Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986-10-25
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Overview: As the Doctor's trial continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure, one where he faces an old adversary, Sil. As a scientist conducts his unethical experiments to prolong the life of Sil's boss Kiv, the Doctor's memories of the events begins to return and an unpleasant surprise awaits him.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-25
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Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
1985-01-12
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
Overview: An alien distress call draws the Doctor and Peri to Earth, 1985, where they uncover a Cyberman plot to change the course of history.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-12
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Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
1985-03-02
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Overview: Suddenly gripped by a memory of being executed in his second incarnation, the Sixth Doctor travels to Seville to save his past self and ensure his own existence in his present.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-02
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Parting Shots
1999-05-14
Parting Shots
Overview: Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen wanting to talk to him about some murders...
Genres: Romance Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-14
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Myth Makers 53: Patrick Troughton
2002-03-22
Myth Makers 53: Patrick Troughton
Overview: Patrick Troughton was born and raised in North London. During a long and successful career he appeared in countless television dramas, including Doctor Finlay's Casebook, and The Old Curiosity Shop, plus feature films including Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed Hamlet. But it is probably his role as the second Doctor Who that he will be most remembered for. Eccentric, childish, comic, whimsical... the list of facets within his portrayal is long and complex and this reflected much of Patrick’s own personality. In this tribute Myth Makers we concentrate on what exactly made PATRICK’s second Doctor so successful. And for the first time we include an exclusive interview with Patrick shot at his only UK convention appearance at PanoptiCon VI! The only such interview shot in the UK.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-22
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The Stranger: In Memory Alone
1993-01-01
The Stranger: In Memory Alone
Overview: Something has traveled across space and arrived at a deserted railway station. A train arrives with a single passenger, a woman waits on the platform. Why is the station patrolled by sinister robotic Drudgers?
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992-01-01
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
Overview: The Stranger and Miss Brown visit Majus 17 a intergalactic tourist paradise. However, they soon discover all is not as it seems - as they find decaying corpses in the woods and bathers are being swallowed by an angry sea.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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The Stranger: Summoned by Shadows
1991-01-01
The Stranger: Summoned by Shadows
Overview: Wearied by his travels through time and space The Stranger has rejected his long-time companion and is in self-imposed exile on a barren planet. Can he ignore the pleas for help from the locals who are tormented by The Conjuror?
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Stranger than Fiction
1994-01-01
Stranger than Fiction
Overview: Gary Russell of Marvel Comics' Doctor Who Magazine investigates the world of BBV. In a relatively short space of time and with relatively small amounts of money, Bill Baggs has produced a series of videos which have a special appeal for Doctor Who fans. Stranger Than Fiction looks at the development of BBV's production techniques, through story, rehearsal and shooting. There's a chance to discover the origins of the scripts, as well as to see lost scenes from the Stranger videos and The AirZone Solution. This fascinating behind the scenes story is told with revealing, on the spot Hi-8 footage, together with exclusive star interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008-03-03
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Overview: Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniversary, including the production and transmission of 'The Five Doctors', the media interest and the BBC Enterprises' event at Longleat House. Featuring actors Peter Davison, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, Mark Strickson, Janet Fielding, Carole Ann Ford, John Leeson, Richard Franklin and Caroline John, writer Terrance Dicks, director Peter Moffatt, visual effects designer Mike Kelt, new series writers Paul Cornell and Gareth Roberts, prominent fans Andrew Beech, Ian Levine, Richard Molesworth and James Goss. Presented by Colin Baker.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-03
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Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006-10-09
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
Overview: The genesis and development of the Sontaran race through the history of the series, as told by some of the actors and production team involved. This specially produced documentary includes contributions from Terrance Dicks, Elisabeth Sladen, Anthony Read, Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Bob Baker, Eric Saward and Stuart Fell.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-09
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The Story of Doctor Who
2003-12-30
The Story of Doctor Who
Overview: Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-30
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Myth Runner
1987-01-01
Myth Runner
Overview: A spoof of Blade Runner, built around bloopers and outtakes from the Myth Makers series of videos, featuring interviews with actors from the Doctor Who TV series.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014-08-13
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Overview: Peter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What exactly is a companion's role, how do you actually become a companion, what do they have in common and how have the companions changed over the years?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-13
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The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited
2019-10-07
The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited
Overview: Brave Doctor Who cast members tackle their original recipes from the official 1985 cookbook.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-07
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Trials and Tribulations
2008-09-30
Trials and Tribulations
Overview: A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), covering his casting, the 1985 hiatus, and his sacking on the orders of BBC One controller Michael Grade.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-30
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The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008-09-30
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
Overview: The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord was the umbrella title for a series of four 2|entertain documentaries. Each covered a different story within the larger fourteen-part serial The Trial of a Time Lord. An instalment of the series was found on each DVD of the The Trial of a Time Lord box set.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-30
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Myth Makers 6: Nicola Bryant
1985-12-03
Myth Makers 6: Nicola Bryant
Overview: Undoubtedly, Nicola Bryant’s portrayal of Perpugilliam Brown has become one of the most popular assistants in the history of Doctor Who. When Nicholas Briggs first talked to Nicola in 1985, Doctor Who had been cancelled (for the first time) and its future was uncertain. Eleven years later in 1996, they met again to discuss her last season in the programme and life after Doctor Who. Both interviews are combined in this Myth Makers, giving us a fascinating insight into Nicola’s evolving life and career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-03
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Looking for Dursley
2024-10-28
Looking for Dursley
Overview: A documentary looking back at the life and career of Dursley McLinden (Mike Smith in the 1988 Doctor Who serial Remembrance of the Daleks), who sadly died of AIDS in 1995 aged just 30.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-28
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