17. Zienia Merton
Zienia Merton was the first actor from the show's first series to appear in a modern episode. She played Ping Cho in the seven-part Marco Polo serial, a young Chinese woman travelling with the titular adventurer until she reaches the 75 year old man she must marry as arranged. She's not pleased about this and she welcomes the chance to chat with Susan while the Doctor attempts to get his TARDIS back from Marco himself. Only still images and audio survive from this storyline. In 2009, Merton played the church Registrar where Sarah Jane Smith intended to marry a man named Peter Dalton. This was part of the spin off The Sarah Jane Adventures, and the Tenth Doctor makes an appearance.
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