![]() Executive producer Herb Solow attempted to sell NBC executives on the idea that a fresh face would bring believability to the part, but they were aware that she was Roddenberry's girlfriend. Roddenberry related the tale of how women of the era had difficulty accepting her as well. Īccording to Gene Roddenberry and Stephen Whitfield, the prominence of a woman among the crew of a starship was one of the reasons the original Star Trek pilot was rejected by NBC, who, in addition to calling the pilot "too cerebral," felt the alien Spock and a female senior officer would be rejected by audiences. Roddenberry did see other actresses for the part, but no one else was considered. ![]() There was reluctance from the NBC executives to agree to an actress who was almost unknown. Controversy ĭuring the development of the first pilot for Star Trek: The Original Series (" The Cage"), Roddenberry wrote the part of Number One specifically for Barrett. Number One appears in two installments of the series of short films Star Trek: Short Treks. The season two finale of Discovery, " Such Sweet Sorrow", reveals that the character's first name is Una, while the third episode of Strange New Worlds, " Ghosts of Illyria", gives the character's full name as "Una Chin-Riley", and reveals that she is Illyrian rather than Human. Una is a female name of Gaelic origin meaning "the personification of truth, beauty, and unity". Her name "Una" appears in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2" (at about 40:30), when Pike says, "I'm giving you the conn, Una." Michelle Paradise, executive producer of Discovery, confirmed that Pike was addressing Number One. Number One is said to be a very resourceful individual (Pike wryly points out that "people have a tendency to end up owing her favors") and has a predilection for spicy food – in the mess hall scene with Pike, she orders a cheeseburger with habanero sauce. She briefs Pike on the repairs being made to the Enterprise and also provides him with information regarding the whereabouts of Lieutenant Spock. ![]() Number One appears in three episodes of the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, starting with the episode "An Obol for Charon", where she visits Pike on the USS Discovery. Her official biography notes that she is secretly attracted to Pike. During "The Cage", Number One proves to her alien captors that humans would rather die than be slaves. She later beams down to the planet several times herself. ![]() The character was not seen in live-action Star Trek again until 2019, when she was made a recurring character in second season of the CBS All Access web series Star Trek: Discovery.Īlthough not shown on-screen, it is implied that Number One briefly takes command of the Enterprise when Captain Pike and his landing party first beam down to Talos IV. The character debuted in "The Menagerie" in 1966, and also in "The Cage", which was not broadcast until 1988. Rebecca Romijn portrays Number One/Una Chin-Riley in Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Romijn reprised her role in two episodes of Star Trek: Short Treks the same year, and, beginning in 2022, as a series regular in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which is centered on the adventures of Pike's crew. In 2019, the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, set during Pike's tenure as captain of the Enterprise, featured Number One's first on-screen appearance in 53 years, now played by Rebecca Romijn. Footage from "The Cage" featuring the character was reused in the two-part story " The Menagerie" in 1966, establishing Pike and Number One as members of a previous crew of the Enterprise and part of the Star Trek canon Barrett herself, who would become the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, would portray a number of unrelated characters in the franchise from 1966 to 2009, such as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original series, Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the voice of the Enterprise computer for both series. The pilot was rejected and most of its characters, including Number One, were omitted from the second pilot and the subsequent series (the relationship between Spock and Kirk would emulate that of Number One and Pike). She first appeared, portrayed by Majel Barrett, in " The Cage", the initial 1965 pilot episode of the original series. She is Christopher Pike's second-in-command during his captaincy of the starship Enterprise. Una Chin-Riley, commonly and originally only known as Number One, is a fictional character in the science-fiction franchise Star Trek. Majel Barrett as Number One in the rejected 1965 pilot for Star Trek: The Original Series, " The Cage"
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