Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by

Janet Fielding Janet Fielding (born Janet Claire Mahoney; 9 September 1953) is an Australian actress who starred in the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' as companion Tegan Jovanka. Early life and career Fielding was born in Brisbane. Aft ...

in the long-running British

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series ''

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''. An Australian airline stewardess and a native of

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who was a companion of the Fourth and

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s, she was a regular in the programme from 1981 to 1984. Tegan appeared in 20 stories (65 episodes). According to producer

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, when he was thinking of a name for the character, it was either going to be Tegan, after his partner's niece in Australia, or Jovanka, after

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, the widow of

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n President

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, so he wrote both down on a piece of paper. Script editor

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mistakenly believed that Jovanka was the character's last name rather than an alternative, and so christened her ''Tegan Jovanka''.

Character history

Tegan first appears in the Fourth Doctor's last serial, ''

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''. En route to

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to start her new job as a stewardess with Air Australia, her aunt Vanessa's vehicle (in which she is riding) suffers a flat tyre. Tegan enters a roadside

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to seek help, not knowing that it is actually the Doctor's disguised

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. She is present when the Fourth Doctor falls from the Pharos Project

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and regenerates into his fifth incarnation, and continues to journey with the Doctor and his other companions. She travels with the Doctor initially because her aunt was killed by the Master, although she still wants to get to Heathrow Airport to start her new job, as soon as the Doctor can get her there. Tegan is stubborn, loud, and direct, with a no-nonsense manner and not afraid to speak her mind (in ''

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'' she describes herself as "just a mouth on legs"). Her time in the TARDIS coincides with that of

Adric Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was a young native of the planet Alzarius, which exists in the parallel universe of E-Space. A compan ...

, Nyssa, Turlough and

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. While she often bickers with them (particularly with Adric) as well as with the Doctor, her strength of character keeps them together and her loyalty and affection to her crewmates is unquestionable. She is close to Nyssa, and is especially saddened at her leaving. She is initially very suspicious of Turlough, frequently referring to him as a "brat" at first, though they gradually become friends. The Doctor notes that she is a good coordinator, and often encourages her with the words, "Brave heart, Tegan." She is apparently able to speak at least one

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language fluently, and shows an ability to use

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s. Despite her strong front, however, her adventures with the Doctor, both thrilling and terrifying, eventually take a psychological toll. She is deeply upset by the death of Adric in ''

''. After being left behind in Heathrow due to a misunderstanding at the end of ''

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'', she returns to the TARDIS in the next adventure ''

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'', which is set about a year later in Earth time (Although the Doctor and Nyssa have been depicted having several adventures in that time frame in the audio adventures). During that period, Tegan had worked as a stewardess, but had been subsequently fired. Soon after, she is once again possessed by the

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intelligence known as the Mara. Eventually, the carnage surrounding the events of ''

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'' proves too much and she bids an emotional good-bye to both the Doctor and Turlough in 1984 London. Tegan Jovanka is one of the few companions of the classic series to be seen to have an extended family. She had an Australian aunt in the UK named Vanessa (Dolore Whiteman). In

it is said that Tegan's father owned an Australian farm. Tegan's English maternal grandfather Andrew Verney (Frederick Hall) was a local historian who had a cottage in the English village of Little Hodcombe in ''The Awakening'', and her cousin Colin Frazer (Alastair Cumming) lived in Brisbane but was terrorised by

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whilst back-packing in

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during ''

''. Tegan appeared in the series' 2022 specials celebrating the BBC Centenary, alongside the returning former companion

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Other mentions

An illusory image of Tegan is seen during the Fifth Doctor's

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into the Sixth in ''

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'' (1984). In ''

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'' and '' Attack of the Cybermen'' (1985), The

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calls his companion Peri 'Tegan', which leads into Peri telling the Doctor that he has called her 'Tegan' amongst many other names. In the 2007 ''Children in Need'' special episode "

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", the

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asks his fifth incarnation if he is still travelling with Tegan in his own relative timeline. In ''

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'' two-parter ''

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'' (2010), Tegan is mentioned as having campaigned for the rights of

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. In "

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" (2013), the

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tells

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that he spent a long time trying to get a "gobby Australian" to Heathrow Airports. A scream is then heard, and he says "Brave heart, Clara." A 2020 short published to the official Doctor Who

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channel and titled ''Farewell, Sarah Jane'', written by former Doctor Who showrunner

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, revealed that Tegan was in a relationship with fellow traveller Nyssa.

Other appearances

Fielding reprised the role in a 1985 sketch ("

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") for the children's show ''

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'' alongside

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as the

. This sketch suggests Tegan returns to the life of a flight attendant and has also frosted her hair blonde, before being accidentally returned to the TARDIS by the Sixth Doctor. Tegan's life after journeying with the Doctor is investigated in the

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2006 audio drama '' The Gathering''. Although she finds it difficult to enter into relationships and is suffering from a terminal illness, she tells the Doctor that she has no regrets about her time with him, and now appreciates her life to the full. The spin-off fiction suggests that she was briefly married to pop star Johnny Chester (also known as Johnny Chess), the son of the

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's companions

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and Barbara Wright. In the spin-off short story "Good Companions" by

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Tegan has suffered a nervous breakdown and convinced herself that her time with the Doctor was a delusion. In the promotional video for the season 19 Blu-ray box set, Fielding reprised her role as Tegan, this time appearing as the owner and Chief Executive Officer of ''Jovanka Airlines'', parodying flight take off instructions for passengers once they have boarded, with Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton playing the passengers.

List of appearances

Television

;Season 18 *''

'' ;Season 19 *'' Castrovalva'' *''

Four to Doomsday ''Four to Doomsday'' is the second serial of the 19th season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 18 to 26 January 1982. The serial is set almost enti ...

'' *''

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'' *'' The Visitation'' *'' Black Orchid'' *''

'' *''

'' ;Season 20 *''

'' (Parts 2–4) *''

Snakedance ''Snakedance'' is the second serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 18 to 26 January 1983. The serial is set on the planet Ma ...

'' *''

Mawdryn Undead ''Mawdryn Undead'' is the third serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast in four twice weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 9 February 1983. The serial is set in an Engl ...

'' *''

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'' *'' Enlightenment'' *''

The King's Demons ''The King's Demons'' is the sixth and final serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast on BBC1 on 15 and 16 March 1983. This serial introduced Kamelion, voiced by G ...

'' ;20th anniversary special *''

The Five Doctors ''The Five Doctors'' is a special feature-length episode of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', produced in celebration of the programme's 20th anniversary. It had its world premiere in the United States, on the Chicago ...

'' ;Season 21 *''

Warriors of the Deep ''Warriors of the Deep'' is the first serial of the 21st season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 5 to 13 January 1984. In the serial, two human power b ...

'' *'' The Awakening'' *'' Frontios'' *''

'' *''

'' (cameo in part 4) ;2022 Specials * "

The Power of the Doctor "The Power of the Doctor" is the third and final of the 2022 specials of the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who'', and was broadcast on BBC One on 23 October 2022. The episode was ordered for the occasion of the 100th ann ...

Audio dramas

; Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures *'' The Gathering'' *''

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'' *'' The Whispering Forest'' *''

The Cradle of the Snake ''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'', formerly titled the ''Main Range'', is a series that consists of full-cast audio dramas based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', produced by Nicholas Briggs and Big Finish ...

'' *'' Heroes of Sontar'' *'' Kiss of Death'' *''

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'' *''

The Emerald Tiger ''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'', formerly titled the ''Main Range'', is a series that consists of full-cast audio dramas based on the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who'', produced by Nicholas Briggs and Big Finis ...

'' *'' The Jupiter Conjunction'' *''

The Butcher of Brisbane ''The Butcher of Brisbane'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It's the second sequel to the 1977 story '' The Talons of Weng-Chiang'' following after '' The ...

'' *''Eldrad Must Die!'' *''The Lady of Mercia'' *''Prisoners of Fate'' *''Mistfall'' *''Equilibrium'' *''

The Entropy Plague ''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'', formerly titled the ''Main Range'', is a series that consists of full-cast audio dramas based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', produced by Nicholas Briggs and Big Finish ...

'' *''The Waters of Amsterdam'' *''Aquitaine'' *''The Peterloo Massacre'' *''The Star Men'' *''The Contingency Club'' *''Zaltys'' *''Time in Office'' *''Kingdom of Lies'' *''Ghost Walk'' *''Serpent in the Silver Mask'' *''Devil in the Mist'' *''Black Thursday / Power Game'' *''The Kamelion Empire'' *''Tartarus'' *''Interstitial / Feast of Fear'' *''Warzone / Conversion'' *''Madquake'' ; Doctor Who: The Lost Stories *'' The Elite'' *''

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'' *'' The Children of Seth'' *''Nightmare Country'' ; Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures *''The Fifth Doctor Box Set'' **''

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'' **''

Iterations of I ''The Fifth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Peter Davison reprising his role as the Fifth Doctor. History In 1999, beginning with the story " ...

'' *''The Lost Resort and Other Stories'' **''The Lost Resort'' **''The Perils of Nellie Bly'' **''Nightmare of the Daleks'' *''Forty: Volume One'' **''Secrets of Telos'' **''God of War'' ; Doctor Who: Novel Adaptations *''

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'' ; Doctor Who: Special Releases *''

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: Smoke and Mirrors'' *''

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'' ; Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles *''

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'' (narrated by Nyssa) *''

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'' (narrated by Turlough) *'' Freakshow'' (narrated by Turlough) ; Doctor Who: Short Trips *''The Lions of Trafalgar'' *''The King of the Dead'' *''Gardens of the Dead'' *''The Monkey House'' *''The Mistpuddle Murders''

Novels

;

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*''

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'' by

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*''

The Crystal Bucephalus ''The Crystal Bucephalus'' is an original novel written by Craig Hinton and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and Kamelion In the long-running BBC ...

'' by

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*'' The Sands of Time'' by

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'' by

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*''

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Simon Messingham Simon Messingham is a British science fiction writer, and a comedy writer and performer, who has written six ''Doctor Who'' novels and another ''Doctor Who'' story released as a BBC Audio Drama. Messingham has also witten an original novel, Sirens ...

*''

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'' by

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*'' The King of Terror'' by

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*''

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'' by

Trevor Baxendale Trevor Baxendale is a writer. His first ''Doctor Who'' novel ''The Janus Conjunction'' was published by BBC Books in 1998. He has also written novels for ''Torchwood'' and ''Blake's 7'', as well as short stories, comic strips and audio drama scri ...

Short stories

*"Birth of a Renegade" by

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(''

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Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special'') *"Lackaday Express" by Paul Cornell ('' Decalog'') *"Hearts of Stone" by Steve Lyons ('' Short Trips: Companions'') *"Qualia" by Stephen Fewell (''Short Trips: Companions'') *"Soul Mate" by David Bailey ('' Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors'') *"No Exit" by

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('' Short Trips: Steel Skies'') *"The Immortals" by

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('' Short Trips: Past Tense'') *"Fixing a Hole" by Samantha Baker (''Short Trips: Past Tense'') *"Lant Land" by Jonathan Morris ('' Short Trips: Life Science'') *"The Assassin's Story" by Andrew Collins ('' Short Trips: Repercussions'') *"Categorical Imperative" by

('' Short Trips: Monsters'') *"In the TARDIS: Christmas Day" by Val Douglas ('' Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury'') *"Last Minute Shopping" by Neil Perryman (''Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury'') *"Rome" by

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('' Short Trips: The History of Christmas'') *"Keeping it Real" by

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('' Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas'') *"Goths and Robbers" by

Diane Duane Diane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland. Her works include the ''Young Wizards'' young adult fantasy series and the '' Rihannsu'' Star Trek novels. Biography Born in New York ...

('' Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership'') *"Gudok" by

Mags L Halliday ''History 101'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Mags L Halliday and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji. Synopsis Set in the Spanish Civil W ...

('' Short Trips: Transmissions'') *"The Darkest Corner" by Adrian Middleton (''Shelf Life'')

Comics

*"On The Planet Isopterus" by Glenn Rix (''Doctor Who Annual 1983'') *"The Lunar Strangers" by Gareth Roberts and Martin Geraghty (''

Doctor Who Magazine ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the followi ...

'' 215–217) *"Blood Invocation" by

and John Ridgway (''Doctor Who Magazine'' Yearbook 1995)

References

External links

Tegan Jovanka on the BBC's ''Doctor Who'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanka, Tegan Television characters introduced in 1981 Doctor Who companions Doctor Who audio characters Female characters in television Fictional people from Queensland Fictional flight attendants