Beloved Doctor Who star confirms return to BBC show 37 years on from debut
A BELOVED Doctor Who star has confirmed their return to the BBC show 37 years on from their debut.
The BBC sci-fi series will see Ncuti Gatwa play the Fifteenth incarnation of the Time Lord later this year.
Today, the network confirmed that Bonnie Langford will reprise her role as Melanie Bush alongside Ncuti.
Bonnie first entered the world of Doctor Who in 1986 as the companion to the Sixth and Seventh Doctors played by Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy.
She then returned in a cameo role in Jodie Whittaker’s final episode as the Thirteenth Doctor.
But she is now returning for another epic adventure, and the 58-year-old is beyond excited.
Bonnie said: “I am absolutely thrilled to be bringing Melanie Bush back. To be part of the exceptional cast, crew and production team led by the force of nature that is Russell T Davies is a career highlight.
“I’m so privileged and proud to have been a member of the Doctor Who family since the classic era and to be included in the new generation is phenomenal.”
Showrunner, Russell T Davies added: “Open those TARDIS doors wide, because Bonnie’s back!
“What an honour, delight and hoot to welcome back the character of Melanie, after too long away. And this isn’t just a cameo, Bonnie is right in the thick of the action, battling monsters and chaos and cliffhangers, right at the Doctor’s side, just like the old days.”
Doctor Who returns in November with three special episodes with David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor to coincide with the 60th anniversary.
Ncuti Gatwa’s first episode as the Fifteenth Doctor will air over the festive period where he will be joined by Bonnie.