15 Characters Meme - the reveal (pt1)

The fifteen characters (and sorry, I was a bit obscure in places. I'll go back to my usual suspects another time):

1. K9
2. Eighth Doctor
3. Soolin (B7)
4. Darth Vader
5. Miss Pole (Cranford)
6. Mary-Lou Trelawney (Chalet School)
7. Leela
8. Zafar Younis (Spooks)
9. Dayna Mellanby (B7)
10. Vicki
11. Charlie Crews (Life)
12. Venger (Dungeons & Dragons)
13. Jeeves
14. Tom Paris (Voyager)
15. Gordon Brittas (The Brittas Empire)

I got quite a few great questions, so I haven't finished answering all of them & it's getting long - this is part one (in order the questions were asked):

( Answers to jjpor, persiflage, john_elliott, cersia5, arnie1967, aralias, lizzie_marie_23 and pitry )

15 Characters Meme - the reveal (part 2)

The remaining answers:

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