The Rani recently returned to Doctor Who, but fans may not be aware that David Tennant's 10th Doctor also had a run-in with the evil Time Lady.

In Doctor Who season two, episode six, we finally learn in a mid-credits scene that Mrs. Flood is indeed the Rani, a rogue Time Lord and antagonist from the Classic era.

Television A Brief Guide to the Rani, the Diva Time Lady Villainess of ‘Doctor Who’ The latest returning villain in 'Doctor Who' has a short history, but one that's made her an icon to fans.

It was Sylvester McCoy's Seventh Doctor, who summed up the Rani perfectly. "Don't underestimate her," he said in the episode Time and the Rani. "She's a brilliant but sterile mind.

Doctor Who has finally unveiled Anita Dobson's Mrs Flood as the Rani with Archie Panjabi's version. But the show needs to do the classic character justice.

Now that Mrs Flood has been revealed – somewhat inevitably – as a new incarnation of the Rani, it's the perfect time to learn a bit more about the Doctor's other troublesome school pal ...

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani DVD Review Leave the girl, it's the ... no, leave them both actually.

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