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One of the second Doctor's companions.  Zoe was a former student of the Earth School of Parapsychology, serving as an astrophysicist and librarian aboard the W3 space station, she was educated in the ways of logic and mathematical excellence to the detriment of her emotional side, initially giving her a rather cold and aloof air.  She met the Doctor and Jamie on the space station where she helped defeat the Cybermen (SS).

When she travelled with the Doctor, her old ways rapidly gave way to an assured, pleasant and independent young lady as she helped the Doctor and Jamie fight the Dominators, the Cybermen (again), the Krotons, the Ice Warriors and Craven's Space Pirates. 

She was adept with computers, as she demonstrated against the Master Brain of the Land of Fiction, the Kroton Machine, and by outsmarting Tobias Vaughan's security system, and computer-like mind also worked out the firing plan that destroyed the invading Cyberfleet. 

After taking part in the War Games, Zoe was transported to Gallifrey where the Time Lords erased her memories and returned her to W3 just a few seconds after her first adventure with the Doctor (ZZ).

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Wendy Padbury was born in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire on 7th December 1947. At the age of eleven, won a scholarship to the Royal Ballet School, and aged 15, went to study at Aida Foster Stage School, making her TV debut on the BBC arts programme "Monitor".

More roles followed including "Little Nell", and by the age of 17, she had landed a role in ATV soap opera "Crossroads". Soon after this, she applied for the role of Zoe in "Doctor Who". After several rounds of auditions and a screen test at Lime Grove, she was given the job.

Although the production team tried to persuade her to stay on at the end of season six, and she was tempted to do so, she decided to leave at the same time as her co-stars Patrick Troughton and Frazer Hines.

After the Dr. Who series she worked in theatre, with parts in "Wait In The Dark", and "Alice In Wonderland".  In the early 70's she appeared in three seasons of the Southern TV children's series "Freewheelers"

(1971-3), and the film "Blood on Satan's Claw" (1971). 

In 1974 she again played one of the Doctor's companions, Jenny, in the stage play "Doctor Who and The Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday".  In the mid 70's she divided her time between acting and raising her family, The 80's saw her appear in the stage production of "Super Ted and The Comet of Spooks" alongside Jon Pertwee.  Since 1992 she has been working as an actor's agent.  

Wendy was married to well-known actor Melvyn Hayes (who stared in the comedy series "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum"),before marrying her current husband Simon John Gerard. Wendy has two daughters, Joanna and Charlotte. Wendy's hobbies include upholstering, dressmaking, reading, and painting.

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