Lady Adrasta — Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit Character Profile

About Lady Adrasta

The ruthless matriarch of Chloris who rules through fear and monopolizes the planet's last metal mine. She imprisoned the Creature Erato to maintain her power, but is ultimately killed by the Creature after she uses the Wolfweeds against the Doctor.

Character Facts

Played by

Myra Frances

Appears in

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Lady Adrasta — Conflict Arch Enemy — The Doctor (Tom Baker)

  Moral and political opposites clashing over planetary control.

• Lady Adrasta — Alliance Sidekick — Karela (Eileen Way)

  Loyal attendant supporting the matriarch's regime.

• Lady Adrasta — Conflict Imprisoner — Organon (Geoffrey Bayldon)

  Oppressor and silenced scholar.

• Lady Adrasta — Conflict Captor & Captive — Romana (Lalla Ward)

  Victim of the planet's lawless undercurrents.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

More characters from Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

• The Doctor (Tom Baker)
• Romana (Lalla Ward)
• Karela (Eileen Way)
• Organon (Geoffrey Bayldon)
• K-9 (voice) (David Brierly)
• Edu (Edward Kelsey)
• Torvin (John Bryans)
• Doran / Mensch (Terry Walsh)