She brought into the new series an element it so desperately needed to help you forget what a cheap and shoddy production the series had apparently become.
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As well as appearing in the children's programmes alongside and , Pearce appeared in the serial as Chessene, a bloodthirsty alien, taking the role at short notice after had left the production.
She used him, abused him, and ultimately pushed him into becoming an outlaw who would nearly bring down the destruction of the Federation she had just seized control.
Although she found her schooldays traumatic, a lay teacher at the convent opened her eyes to drama by giving her elocution lessons and taking her to the theatre.
She also had a gorgeous voice.