Its been almost 40 years since Melanie Bushfirst stepped aboard the TARDIS.
It was a whole different world, the 59-year-old actress marvels.
It was almost like doing it live, with very few special effects.

Bonnie Langford returns as Mel Bush on ‘Doctor Who’.Alistair Heap/BBC Studios
It was like being in a MarvelAvengersmovie.
I felt I couldnt find my place at all.
I didnt touch a single button on the TARDIS!

‘Doctor Who’ stars Sylvester McCoy and Bonnie Langford in 1987.Avalon/Getty
she says with a laugh.
I did nothing that was technical at all.
I didnt even answer a phone.
Sometimes he was played as a mad professor or a scientist, and you couldnt get to his emotions.
Ncuti plays it with huge emotion.
Other than that, Langford is remaining tight-lipped about what the season might entail.
But she does tease one minor plot detail: Mel gets to ride a scooter.
Now, Mel does the driving.
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