Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford (July 22, 1964) is an English actress and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then subsequently became one of the best-known companions of Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan: The Musical, Cats and The Pirates of Penzance. After a brief hiatus she has returned to screen and stage following her acclaimed performances on celebrity talent show Dancing on Ice. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 721 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 852 pixel, file size: 174 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a picture I took myself of Bonnie Langford back in September of 1986 at the Whovent 86 convention tour. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Melanie Bush, or simply Mel, is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who travels in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) time ship, which appears from the exterior... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who travels in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) time ship, which appears from the exterior... Statue of Peter Pan in Bowring Park, St. ... Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats and other poems by T. S. Eliot. ... Poster announcing the copyright performance at the Bijou Theatre, Paignton The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. ... For the Australian version of the show, see Torvill and Deans Dancing on Ice. ...

Training

Langford attended The Arts Educational School and the Italia Conti Academy stage school. The Arts Educational Schools, known colloquially as ArtsEd, comprise the School of Acting and the School of Musical Theatre, both based in Chiswick, London. ... The Italia Conti Academy is Britains oldest theatre arts training school. ...

Early career

Langford's first stage appearance was at four months and her first public appearance was at 15 months when she danced in specially made ballet shoes. She first came to public attention when, aged 6, she won the talent show Opportunity Knocks. This led to early fame in the television series Just William and the 1976 film Bugsy Malone. Opportunity Knocks was a UK television talent show originally hosted by Hughie Greene. ... Just William is the first book of childrens short stories about William Brown written by Richmal Crompton, published in 1922. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in Chicago, Illinois in the Prohibition era, specifically, the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone as dramatized in cinema. ...

At this time, Langford was associated with fellow child star Lena Zavaroni. The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... Cover of Lena Zavaronis first record album, Ma! Hes Making Eyes at Me (1974) Lena Zavaroni was a Scottish singer (November 4, 1963 - October 1, 1999). ...

Doctor Who (1986 to 1987 and beyond)

Between 1986 and 1987 Langford played the role of Mel, companion to both the Sixth and Seventh Doctors in the classic science fiction series Doctor Who and later returned to the role in 1993 for Dimensions in Time, a special charity Doctor Who/EastEnders crossover episode as part of the BBC's Children In Need. She continues to reprise the role in audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions (eleven to date, including the episodes The One Doctor and The Fires of Vulcan). Melanie Bush, or simply Mel, is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... -1... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who travels in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) time ship, which appears from the exterior... Dimensions in Time was a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders that ran in two parts on November 26 and 27, 1993. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who travels in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) time ship, which appears from the exterior... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[4] and continuing to date. ... It has been suggested that Gaming crossovers be merged into this article or section. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Pudsey is the teddy bear logo of Children in Need, created by designer Joanna Ball and named after Balls home town, Pudsey, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... The One Doctor is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Fires of Vulcan is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

1987 to 2006

Langford was a featured dancer in BBC One's popular light entertainment series The Hot Shoe Show which she co-presented with Wayne Sleep. BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ... Light entertainment is a term used to describe a broad range of usually televisual performances. ... Wayne Sleep (born 1948) is an English dancer. ...

On 23 October 2005, Langford performed in Children Will Listen, a 75th birthday tribute to Stephen Sondheim at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Children Will Listen is the 18th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The interior of the third and largest theatre to stand at Drury Lane, c. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Dancing On Ice show and tour (2006-7)

In 2006, Langford was a celebrity contestant in the first series of ITV1's Dancing on Ice, partnering professional figure skater Matt Evers. Their routines were characterised by the dramatic lifts and tricks they performed and were amongst the most ambitious in the competitions. Viewers saw Langford bang her head as she was spun on the ice during rehearsals, illustrating the danger of some of the moves they were attempting. Their appearances were also notable for the differing reception they received from the panel of judges (which consistently voted them highly, awarding them the highest total scores and the only two maximum scores from individual judges) and the voting public (who twice placed them in the bottom two pairs, forcing a "skate off" to remain in the competition). They finished in third place overall. “Megastar” redirects here. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... For the Australian version of the show, see Torvill and Deans Dancing on Ice. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Matt Evers is a former U.S. Junior National Pairs Champion and member of the U.S. Skating team. ...

Langford and Evers appeared again on the programme in the one-off Champion of Champions show which followed series two. They were scored second overall by the judging panel but again the public vote was less favourable and they were amongst the four teams eliminated in the first round of the competition.

Langford then toured with Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice Live in 2007, a series of 42 shows in which she was the winner 27 times. Torvill and Dean (Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean) are British ice dancers and British, European, Olympic and World champions. ... For the Australian version of the show, see Torvill and Deans Dancing on Ice. ...

2006 and beyond

Langford's appearance on Dancing on Ice sparked a regeneration in her career. She returned to the West End theatre in April 2006 (for the first time since 1998) playing the murderess Roxie Hart in the long-running West End musical Chicago, and in 2006-7 she appeared in the Birmingham and Plymouth tours of Guys and Dolls playing Miss Adelaide Adams, a dance hall hostess. Starting in 2006 she has also been touring with Sandi Toksvig in a two-woman theatrical show called Short and Curly. For the Australian version of the show, see Torvill and Deans Dancing on Ice. ... Chicago is a musical, based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins. ... Guys and Dolls Original Broadway Cast recording (1950) Guys And Dolls is a hit 1950 musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser. ... Sandi Toksvig, official photograph Sandi Toksvig (IPA: ) (born 3 May 1958 in Copenhagen) is a Danish comedian, author, and radio presenter based in the United Kingdom. ...

She has also made a number of guest appearances on television, including Agatha Christie's Miss Marple on ITV1 (playing Betty Johnson alongside Brian Conley who played Eric Johnson in the episode By the Pricking of my Thumbs, February 2006), The Catherine Tate Show (late 2006), Supermarket Sweep with Dale Winton (February 2007) and the children's programme Hider In The House (March 2007). Marple is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Brian Conley presenting Let Me Entertain You. ... The Catherine Tate Show is an award-winning television sketch comedy which airs on BBC Two and is shown worldwide through BBC. Comedienne Catherine Tate writes and appears in all of the shows sketches, which feature a wide range of characters. ... David Ruprecht on the set of Supermarket Sweep at NBC Studios. ... Dale Winton (born 22 May 1955 in London) is an English radio DJ and television presenter. ...

Charity work

Langford has supported the BBC's Children In Need appeal (1993) and Comic Relief appeal (2007). For the latter she appeared in the video for the charity single I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers, Peter Kay and Matt Lucas. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Pudsey is the teddy bear logo of Children in Need, created by designer Joanna Ball and named after Balls home town, Pudsey, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... Re-recorded cover 2007 Cover for Comic Relief Im Gonna Be (500 Miles) is a song written and performed by Scottish pop band The Proclaimers. ... The Proclaimers are a Irish band composed of identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Matthew Richard Lucas (born March 5, 1974) is an English comedy actor. ...

She has also appeared in a celebrity edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire alongside Anton Du Beke raising £16,000 for ChildLine in December 2006, and a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link in January 2007 on behalf of the CdLs Foundation, a charity that supports children with the rare condition of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. Logo from the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions. ... Anton du Beke is a professional ballroom dancer. ... ChildLine is a UK-based childrens helpline. ... Weakest Link UK Version The Weakest Link (now officially titled Weakest Link) is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. ... Cornelia de Lange Syndrome aka CdLS is a rare genetic disorder that leads to severe developmental anomalies. ...

Pantomime

Langford is a panto regular. In 2004–05 she played the title role in Dick Whittington and the following season she played Prince Charming in Cinderella. The Christmas Pantomime colour lithograph bookcover, 1890 Pantomime (informally, panto) refers to a theatrical genre, traditionally found in Great Britain, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Ireland, which is usually performed around the Christmas and New Year holiday season. ... Dick Whittington is a character in British pantomime, very loosely based on the real-life Richard Whittington. ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. ...

Personal life

Langford lives with her husband, fellow actor Paul Grunert (most notable for appearances in ChuckleVision) whom she married in 1995, his daughter from a previous marriage, and their daughter born in 2000. ChuckleVision is a popular British childrens television series, shown on CBBC, first shown in 1987. ...

Trivia

• John Barrowman, another ex-Doctor Who companion and musical theatre stalwart, was also a contestant on Dancing On Ice in early 2006.
• Bonnie is Scarlett (Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and Summer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Boyfriend) Strallen's aunt.
• Born in 1964, Bonnie was the first Doctor Who companion whose birth year is after the show's TV debut in 1963.
• Bonnie has appeared in The Catherine Tate Show along with the show's star, Tate, another Doctor Who companion.

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Filmography

Television

• Dancing on Ice: Champion of Champions (2007) - Herself
• Hider In The House (2007) - Herself
• Dancing On Ice Exclusive (2007) - Herself
• Supermarket Sweep (2007) - Herself
• The Weakest Link (2007) - Herself
• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (2006) - Herself
• The Catherine Tate Show (2006) - Herself
• Agatha Christie's Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2006) - Betty Johnson
• Dancing on Ice (2006) - Herself, finalist finishing in 3rd place
• Goodnight Sweetheart : How I Won the War (1999) - Nancy Potter
• Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) - Melanie Bush
• Doctor Who (1986 to 1987) - Melanie Bush
  • Dragonfire (1987)
  • Delta and the Bannermen (1987)
  • Paradise Towers (1987)
  • Time and the Rani (1987)
  • The Ultimate Foe (1986)
  • Terror of the Vervoids (1986)
• The Hot Shoe Show (1983)
• Just William (1976) - Violet Elizabeth Bott

Film

• Wombling Free (1977) aka Wombling Free: The Movie (UK: video title)
• Bugsy Malone (1976) - Lena Marelli (as Bonita Langford)

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Theatre and Tour appearances

• Short and Curly (May - July 2007) - Herself
• Dancing on Ice the live Tour (March - May 2007) - Herself
• Guys and Dolls (December 2006 - February 2007) - Miss Adelaide
• Chicago (May to July 2006) - Roxie Hart
• Fosse - (2004)
• Sweet Charity - (1998) - Charity Hope Valentine
• Charlie Girl - Charlie
• Me and My Girl - Sally
• Peter Pan The Musical - Peter Pan
• The Pirates Of Penzance (1982) - Mabel
• Cats - (1981) - Rumpleteaser
• Gypsy - (1972) - Baby June
• Gone with the Wind - (1971)

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Audio

• Doctor Who: The Fires of Vulcan (2000) — Mel
• Doctor Who: The One Doctor (2001) — Mel
• Doctor Who: Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (2002) — Mel
• Doctor Who: Flip-Flop (2003) — Mel
• Doctor Who Unbound: He Jests at Scars... (2003) — Mel
• Doctor Who: Zagreus (2003) — Cassandra
• Doctor Who: The Juggernauts (2005) — Mel
• Doctor Who: Catch-1782 (2005) — Mel
• Doctor Who: Unregenerate! (2005) — Mel
• Doctor Who: Thicker than Water (2005) — Mel
• Doctor Who: Red (2006) — Mel
• Doctor Who: The Beast Within & Vanity Box (2007) - Mel

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Albums

• Cats (musical) (original cast recording)
• Gypsy(original cast recording)
• Wuthering Heights
• Oliver
• Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
• The Songs of Roger Hammerstein 2 Leading Ladies
• Bonnie Langford Now
• Jazz At the Thetare

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External links

• Bonnie Langford's official web site
• Bonnie Langford at the Internet Movie Database
• Bonnie Langford at TV.com