The Character Guide
by Martin Willey

Tanya Aleksandr (Main Mission Section)

Main Mission operative. She normally sits alongside Paul Morrow, although she is not a member of the senior command staff. She appears to be German or Russian (Suzanne Roquette's nationality and accent are German). She pronounces her surname "Alexandre" (or "Alexandria") in Breakaway although David Hirsch renamed her "Alexander" (an English/Scottish surname) for his Technical Notebook. The correct Russian form is "Aleksandr", the French form is "Alexandre".

She is featured in all Year 1 episodes except The Infernal Machine and Mission Of The Darians. She is barely seen in some episodes- in The Full Circle she is only seen in one shot from behind, and is also only glimpsed in The Last Enemy. In Ring Around The Moon she appears to have a relationship or at least friendship with Clifford.

"Paul. Mind if I share the music with you?" (Black Sun)

"Security. Solarium here. We need some help in here. Please come quickly." (Force Of Life)

"Commander. We are being invaded." "Commander! There is movement of the alien object." (The Last Sunset)

In the Powys books Tanya is featured in The Forsaken; pregnant, she leaves Alpha for the planet Pyxidea with Paul Morrow.

• Suzanne Roquette profile
• Dialogue

In The Last Sunset, Alan and Tanya (she is smoking a cigarette).

Breakaway	Introduces herself to Koenig
Matter Of Life And Death
Black Sun	Distributes coffee at start of episode. Shares music with Paul.
Ring Around The Moon	Is shocked when Clifford collapses.
Earthbound
Another Time, Another Place
Missing Link	Says Alan "Tanya. You have the most beautiful voice in the world."
Guardian Of Piri	Says "It's good to be leaving, Commander." before Koenig attacks the computer. On Piri she cries "Go back to Alpha!"
Force Of Life	In Solarium when Zoref enters
Alpha Child
The Last Sunset	Plays tennis with Alan. When they run into the rain, Alan has his arm round her.
Collision Course
Death's Other Dominion
The Full Circle
End Of Eternity
War Games
The Last Enemy
The Troubled Spirit
Space Brain
Dragon's Domain
The Testament Of Arkadia