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- To provide a sharp contrast with Leela, Williams pictured Romana as a traditional ice queen -- a blonde in the mould of Grace Kelly, the star of films such as Rear Window and High Noon who had become the princess of Monaco.
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The Ribos Operation was notable for seeing a number of debut appearances. It was the first serial to feature Mary Tamm as companion Romana I and was also the first to properly feature K9 Mark II. The White Guardian also made his debut.
The White Guardian recruits the Fourth Doctor to collect the six hidden and disguised segments of the powerful Key to Time. He assigns him an assistant Time Lady named Romanadvoratrelundar, whom the Doctor calls Romana. He warns him that the Black Guardian also seeks these segments, but for an evil purpose.
Establishing Character Moment: Romana is introduced in a slow pan up her legs wearing a stunning white feather cape. Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The Graff really cares about his friend, and goes on a rampage when he dies, vowing to level the planet in vengeance. Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Ribos looks a lot like old Russia. This may be why it ...
Romana first appears in The Ribos Operation, and was intended as a contrast to her predecessor, the savage Leela. Romana is initially haughty and somewhat arrogant, looking down on the Doctor (whom she considers to be her academic inferior) and responding to his initial resentment at her presence with icy put-downs.
With Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Cyril Luckham, Iain Cuthbertson. The Doctor is contacted by the White Guardian who tasks him with finding the six segments of the Key to Time. Joined by a young Time Lady named Romana, he begins his quest on the planet Ribos.
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Dec 13, 2010 · As a side note, Romana is specifically introduced as "assistant", only the third in the series' history (after Liz and Jo). Also, despite succinct Gallifreyan names in recent outings, Williams...
Joining the Doctor and K9 is the smart and sassy Romana, a Time Lord fresh from the Academy. Landing on the wintry planet of Ribos to locate the first segment, the TARDIS crew quickly find themselves embroiled in a little local trouble with a pair of con men and an unstable warlord…
