{"id":53279,"date":"2024-06-14T20:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T18:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2057196"},"modified":"2024-06-14T21:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T19:31:41","slug":"doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Bonnie Langford explains UNIT \u201ccomedy duo\u201d energy with Yasmin Finney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Mad Auntie Mel is back with Rose Noble in The Legend of Ruby Sunday. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 14 June 2024 at 18:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>This week\u2019s episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> sees a host of supporting characters return, including two who were last seen together in The Giggle \u2013 Bonnie Langford\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-bonnie-langford-mel-return-the-giggle-newsupdate\/\">Mel Bush<\/a> and Yasmin Finney\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-rose-yasmin-finney-explained\/\">Rose Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The duo were last seen together sharing a meal with the Fourteenth Doctor and Rose\u2019s family, and now, with Rose working at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-boss-wants-unit-return-lenny-rush-ruth-madeley-newsupdate\/\">UNIT<\/a>, Langford has explained how their dynamic has developed.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, she said of Mel and Rose\u2019s dynamic: \u201cWell we\u2019re like this bizarre comedy double, like, you couldn\u2019t put two more unlikely people together and we absolutely do it as we spend our time on set. So she\u2019s obsessed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/eastenders\/\">EastEnders<\/a>, and she\u2019ll go, \u2018You\u2019re not my mother!\u2019 and I go, \u2018Yes, I am!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do it just in random moments and people who don\u2019t know that we do this, they look at us and go \u2018Is there a drama?\u2019 and then we fall apart laughing. I don\u2019t know how that even started. 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/480146-3284954.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/480146-3284954.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1110%2C740 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/480146-3284954.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=1666%2C1111 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/480146-3284954.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=2221%2C1481 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-2051792 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/480146-3284954.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble in Doctor Who's The Legend of Ruby Sunday\" title=\"Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble in Doctor Who's The Legend of Ruby Sunday\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble in Doctor Who\u2019s The Legend of Ruby Sunday.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC Studios\/Bad Wolf\/James Pardon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Langford also spoke about working again with Fifteenth Doctor star Ncuti Gatwa, and working for the first time with Ruby Sunday star Millie Gibson.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">She said: \u201cIt\u2019s brilliant, it\u2019s wonderful. Because somehow Ncuti and I have this connection that just was there from the word go, from the minute I met him. We were on the same page completely. He has such a vibrant energy about him, there\u2019s just something very special about Ncuti.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u201cAnd Millie, she\u2019s so beautiful and has this great innocence and this charm about her. And to work with them both \u2013 I mean, I did sort of feel a bit like a great auntie who was looking after them. Yeah, Mad Auntie Mel, who can be mad and fun and silly, but also gives them a bit of security, that she will be there to help them and support them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/peter-davison-doctor-who-progressive-newsupdate\/\">Peter Davison: \u201cDoctor Who has always been liberal and progressive\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-empire-of-death-sutekh-fan-theory-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who hints at major fan theory with sinister Empire of Death synopsis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u201cShe\u2019s not their generation, but is somebody that you turn to to go, \u2018I need you, I need you\u2019, and she will be there, no matter what. And if she can\u2019t be then it\u2019s because nobody would be able to be there to support her.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u201cSo as part of this UNIT team, she has all that backbone, but there comes a point when people just have to literally go, \u2018Right, we\u2019ve got to sort this out\u2019. And Mel is prepared to do that, no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rose and Mel will not only appear in this week\u2019s episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-susan-twist-images-newsupdate\/\">The Legend of Ruby Sunday<\/a>, but are also expected to appear in next week\u2019s finale, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-empire-death-air-time-newsupdate\/\">Empire of Death<\/a>, which will be the conclusion of a two-part story.<\/p> <p><strong>Doctor Who continues on Saturday 15th June on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Previous seasons are available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Mad Auntie Mel is back with Rose Noble in The Legend of Ruby Sunday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53280,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-whos-bonnie-langford-explains-unit-comedy-duo-energy-with-yasmin-finney-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,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":"Mad Auntie Mel is back with Rose Noble in The Legend of Ruby Sunday.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53279"}],"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\/53280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}