Ilona Rodgers played the role of Carol in the 1964 episode, The Sensorites. As a female member of a scientific exploratory crew she was obviously intended to represent brains and beauty, but inevitably spent most of her time screaming and running and being comforted by Ian!

She had a varied TV career after Doctor Who, but she made her mark most firmly on the Australian and New Zealand soap world after moving there in the 1970s. These are just some of the best known of her roles

Kate Meredith in The Sullivans

Zara Moonbeam in Prisoner, Cell Block H

Margaret Dunne in Sons and Daughters

Ngaire Thompson in Shortland Street