Tanya Lernov

Tanya Lernov was an astrogator aboard the Wheel.

Biography
By 2000, (TV: The Mind Robber; AUDIO: Prison in Space) 2079 (AUDIO: The Dying Light) or later, (PROSE: The Indestructible Man) Tanya was working as an astrogator, second class (TV: The Wheel in Space) or astrologer, second class. (PROSE: The Wheel in Space) She had a flirtatious relationship with Leo Ryan.

Lernov was concerned about the sudden drops in air pressure on the station. She was worried that Zoe Heriot and Jamie McCrimmon would be killed during the shockwaves from exploding meteorites. She helped the Second Doctor defeat the Cybermen. (TV: The Wheel in Space)

Lernov later came across Zoe after the Time Lords returned her to the station at the exact moment before she went away with the Doctor, thus erasing her memory of all but her first adventure with him. Lernov asked if the Doctor and Jamie had left, and Zoe said she had just seen them off. Zoe also mentioned to Lernov that she had a vague feeling of having forgotten something important — but then dismissed this as nothing. (TV: The War Games)

Personality
Tanya believed that she had an infallible nose for trouble. (TV: The Wheel in Space)

Appearance
Tanya was a slim and attractive woman with fair hair and a sensitive face. (PROSE: The Wheel in Space)