J is for... Jondar

A young inhabitant of the planet Varos, which had once been a penal colony for the criminally insane. The general population toiled in the Zeiton mines for very little reward, whilst the elite, who were descended from the colony's prison guards, lived a life of relative luxury. Jondar discovered this by accident, and when he complained he found himself under arrest. He was sentenced to suffer in the Punishment Dome, where criminals were tortured and executed - their ordeal televised to the populace as a means of subduing potential dissent. Jondar was tortured by a painful laser beam. This weapon was set up to fire a disintegrating blast in order to execute him, but the TARDIS arrived just before the critical moment, and he was rescued by the Sixth Doctor and his companion Peri.

Jondar then joined forces with the Doctor to rescue Peri once she was captured along with his girlfriend Areta, and to help bring down the planet's regime.

Played by: Jason Connery. Appearances: Vengeance on Varos (1985).

• Connery is the son of Bond actor Sean. 
• When Michael Praed quit the role of Robin Hood in HTV's Robin of Sherwood to accept a role in Dynasty, Connery was chosen to replace him as lead actor. It was not a recasting of the same part, however. Connery played a different character.