The BBC series sees Mel Bush back in her role at UNIT, which we first got a peep of back during the 60th anniversary special The Giggle<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, Mel \u2013 who originally appeared in Doctor Who from 1986 to 1987 \u2013 has a whole new mission that sees her world collide with her beloved friend The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) once again.<\/p>\n The official synopsis teases: \u201cThe Doctor and UNIT investigate Ruby\u2019s past. But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, the mysterious Triad Technology unleash the greatest evil of all.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking exclusively to Radio Times<\/strong>, Langford discussed Mel\u2019s return<\/a> ahead of the much-anticipated two-part finale.<\/p>\n Langford revealed: \u201cMel now has been basically spying in another job to gain information about an organisation that UNIT is quite worried about. And then the Doctor arrives because, you know, he\u2019s heard about things as well.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it all then literally cranks up very quickly. So Mel is able to, having infiltrated this area, offer up all that information and support and basically takes the Doctor on a Vespa. I know (laughs), it\u2019s camp as hell \u2013 it is brilliant!<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, and so basically she then is locked into this whole story of how to resolve what seems to be this mystery of stuff that\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n \u201cMel will go to the end of the Earth for the Doctor. She knows his history and also his love for the planet, the universe and everything involved is so genuine \u2013 it\u2019s so authentic \u2013 and she\u2019s just thrilled to be beside him again.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Discussing how her character Mel has changed since her stint in the classic series, Langford noted the classic character\u2019s maturation in multiple ways.<\/p>\n \u201cWell she\u2019s grown up, she\u2019s been around, she\u2019s seen a lot,\u201d commented Lanford, \u201cand I think she\u2019s very happy to be part of UNIT. Very happy to be there.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s able to contribute and be in a team of like-minded people who not only have the same or, you know, immense technical skills, but also have the same work ethic, and also have the same dedication to doing the best they can with the planet and the universe and knowing all that past backstory, but being able to bring it to something that is really helpful and hopefully, life-enhancing to the world.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s a lot calmer. She\u2019s a lot more resilient and resourceful and I think she\u2019s a lot more independent.\u201d<\/p>\n When pressed if she prefers playing this iteration of the character, the star said: \u201cAbsolutely, 100%. Yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n Will Mel continue to have a role beyond this epic two-part finale, whether in the main series or a much-rumoured spin-off? It remains to be seen.<\/p>\n Langford remained coy: \u201cI can\u2019t tell you. At this point, I can\u2019t tell you whether she survives. Does anybody survive?\u201d<\/p>\n Regardless, the beloved actress is feeling a wave of appreciation for getting to be part of the franchise once more.<\/p>\n On getting to return to the Whoniverse, Langford said: \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely brilliant. It\u2019s great to be there. I feel like I\u2019m sort of part of the gang again. I\u2019m very, very lucky to be part of a great job. I\u2019m feeling quite blessed, really.\u201d<\/p> Doctor Who continues Saturdays on BBC One and iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast.<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n “Mel will go to the end of the Earth for the Doctor.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":52945,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-icon-bonnie-langford-teases-mel-bushs-finale-role-its-camp-as-hell-scaled.jpg",2560,1747,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-icon-bonnie-langford-teases-mel-bushs-finale-role-its-camp-as-hell-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-icon-bonnie-langford-teases-mel-bushs-finale-role-its-camp-as-hell-300x205.jpg",300,205,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-icon-bonnie-langford-teases-mel-bushs-finale-role-its-camp-as-hell-768x524.jpg",768,524,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-icon-bonnie-langford-teases-mel-bushs-finale-role-its-camp-as-hell-1024x699.jpg",800,546,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-icon-bonnie-langford-teases-mel-bushs-finale-role-its-camp-as-hell-1536x1048.jpg",1536,1048,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-icon-bonnie-langford-teases-mel-bushs-finale-role-its-camp-as-hell-2048x1398.jpg",2048,1398,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\"Mel will go to the end of the Earth for the Doctor.\"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/52944"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Ncuti](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/480143-71e5698.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"480143,Doctor")
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