R.I.P. Mary Tamm (1950-2012)

[jkahane]

Some more sad news from fans of Doctor Who today.

Actress Mary Tamm, who played the original Romana in the series, has of cancer at the age of 62.

Doctor Who Star Mary Tamm Dies Age 62

Mary Tamm Dead; Tom Baker Pays TributeI have always considered Mary Tamm to be the bona fide Romana, though I also enjoyed Lalla Ward's run as the character, but

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[baron_waste]

“ One element of that “Golden Age” into which I'd happily immerse myself…”

[Let's see - Sally Ride, AD 1951 - Mary Tamm, AD 1950 - I was born in 1962. This is encouraging. At this rate I'll be outta here in jig time.]

[reggietate]

It's a great shame. I rather liked Romana - she always gave Tom's Doctor as good as she got, and Mary Tamm was such a beautiful woman. It's been a rather bad couple of years for Who fandom, what with losing Lis Sladen, Caroline John and Nick Courtney. I'm hoping Katy Manning will manage to live to a ripe old age.

[jkahane]

Yes, Classic Who fandom has definitely lost some of the greats this past couple of years, and the loss of Mary Tamm is very sad. I liked Romana Mk 1 as she really did give as good as she got with the TBaker Doctor. It's a shame that she chose to leave the series after one year's worth of episodes, though I have nothing against Lalla Ward's Romana at all.

And Amen to your thoughts about Katy Manning.