Nyssa (Doctor Who)

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Nyssa
Doctor Who character
Nyssa in her original "fairy skirt", used from The Keeper of Traken to Castrovalva
First appearance	The Keeper of Traken (1981)
Last appearance	The Caves of Androzani (1984)
Created by	Johnny Byrne
Portrayed by	Sarah Sutton Lucy Baker (young; uncredited)[1]
Non-canonical appearances	Dimensions in Time (1993)
Duration	1981–1983, 1984, 1993
In-universe information
Species	Trakenite
Affiliation	Fourth Doctor Fifth Doctor
Family	Tremas (father) Kassia (stepmother)
Home	Traken
Home era	1981

Nyssa is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. She is played by Sarah Sutton. Although Nyssa was created by writer Johnny Byrne for the single Fourth Doctor serial The Keeper of Traken, the production team subsequently decided she should be retained as a continuing character. Nyssa returned in the following serial, Logopolis, in which the Fourth Doctor regenerated, and remained as a companion of the Fifth Doctor. She was a regular in the programme from 1981 to 1983.