Tegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the
long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. An
Australian airline stewardess and a native of Brisbane who was a
companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, she was a regular in the
programme from 1981 to 1984. Tegan appeared in 19 stories (64
episodes).According to producer John Nathan-Turner, 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 Jovanka
Broz, the widow of Yugoslavian President Josip Broz Tito, so he wrote
both down on a piece of paper. Script editor Christopher H. Bidmead
mistakenly believed that Jovanka was the character's last name rather
than an alternative, and so christened her Tegan Jovanka.Tegan first
appears in the Fourth Doctor's last serial, Logopolis. En route to
Heathrow Airport 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 police box to seek help, not
knowing that it is actually the Doctor's disguised TARDIS. She is
present when the Fourth Doctor falls from the Pharos Project radio
telescope 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
Earthshock she describes herself as "just a mouth on legs"). Her time
in the TARDIS coincides with that of Adric, Nyssa, Turlough and
Kamelion. 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 Indigenous Australian language fluently,
and shows an ability to use firearms. Tegan Jovanka Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter