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Doctor Whoshowrunner Russell T Davies and Bonnie Langford confirm Mel Bush will spiel a key part in tackling the mystery of Anita Dobson ’s Mrs. Flood in season 15 . Langford made her classical series debut in Colin Baker ’s concluding time of year in 1986 , and would continue into Sylvester McCoy ’s Seventh Doctor era before departing in 1987 ’s " Dragonfire " . After a brief cameo in Jodie Whitaker ’s final story " Power of the Doctor " , Mel would bring together UNIT and aid both David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa ’s Fifteenth Doctor .
While Mel run a pivotal , but tragic role inDoctor Who ’s time of year 14 finish , Davies and Langford have already twit where the classic companion will yield next during " Empire of Death ’s " commentary onBBC iPlayer . During a moment where Mrs. Flood was the focus of the episode , Davies highlighted how at the meter of the comment ’s put down Langford had been filming scenes involving Dobson , confirming that her " plan " would play a part in season 15 that reveal insight into the type ’s true nature . Check out Davies ' and Langford ’s exchange below :
Davies -We have plucked Bonnie from the set of series two , where more is revealed about Mrs Flood . That ’s all we ’re saying .
Langford -A great deal more is revealed . But we always knew there was something there .
Davies -Oh something ’s going on . Well , she says here , “ I had such plans ! ” And you are in the middle of those plans mightily now .
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Despite briefly becoming one of Sutekh ’s ( Gabriel Woolf ) servants , Mel is restored to lifetime at theend ofDoctor Whoseason 14alongside the rest of the universe . However , during his psychological torture and possession of Mel , Sutekh suggest to the kinsfolk that she had lost long ago , an event never seen on blind and a disaster that Humphrey Davy has drawn attending to in the episode commentary and other interviews . With Langford now a come back Whoniverse musician , it is possibleMel may receive much - needed explorationthat her original streak was never able-bodied to .
In her debut classic time of year , Mel did n’t meet the Sixth Doctor ( Baker ) in the right club of events and was alternatively rip from a later adventure to take part in his trial by the Time Lords , with the time of year concluding with the Sixth Doctor render her to her proper time . With her next appearance in " Time and the Rani " skip to the end of her traveling with the Sixth Doctor , their genuine initial group meeting was never seen on CRT screen , butDoctor Who ’s expanded medium would offer several answers . With Davy teasing Mel ’s past , perhaps the showrunner is preparing to offer a more classic origin .
Within Davies ' secondDoctor Whotenure , Mel ’s character is cognate to Sarah Jane Smith ’s ( Elizabeth Sladen ) , a familiar and beloved look who carries on the legacy of the Hellenic era and bridged multiple generation . As such , many viewers will be happy to find out that not only will she return inDoctor Whoseason 15 , but play a key part in one of the season ’s biggest closed book . Furthermore , with both Davy and Langford confirming Mel will asterisk alongside Dobson , it is clear answer are coming to Flood ’s true nature .
Source : BBC iPlayer
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