Peri Brown - Nationality

Nationality

Though Peri Brown was the first American character to travel with the Doctor, she was played by British actress Nicola Bryant. Bryant's assumed accent slips slightly on occasion (and "wanders" from one side of the U.S. to the other in various serials) and she sometimes uses words of British usage rather than American, such as "lift" instead of "elevator" (she discusses this on the commentary for Attack of the Cybermen, stating that she was told that using American words would confuse the audience). According to the Planet of Fire DVD commentary, actress Nicola Bryant was told to continue using her American accent between takes and during public appearances to cover up the fact that she was not actually American.