I thought that one of the great things about Doctor Who was that you were jumping about in time, and I saw her as the kind of person who would drop into whatever the planet's local Portobello Road or whatever was and pick up bits and bobs, which is why I always had them mixing up things like an Edwardian waistcoat with a Victorian jacket. I like that totally mixed up kind of eclectic group of personal props and bits of costume and I think the fun of doing that is where I was very lucky with Doctor Who.

Poor Janet Fielding who came after me paid the price because she ended up in the same costume [for ages]. I think they had done the budget on mine, so she ended up in this wretched uniform for her whole time, and resented me dreadfully for this fact that she was lumbered with her horrible air hostesses gear.