Pease Pottage is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the southern edge of the Crawley built-up area, in the civil parish of Slaugham.
The Black Swan Inn in the centre of the village
The Grapes Inn pictured in 2009, just before its demolition
Melanie "Mel" Bush is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Mel is a computer programmer from the 20th century who i
Pease Pottage
…Pease Pottage featured in the 1953 film Genevieve as a very remote village deep in the Sussex countryside. The fictional Doctor Who character Melanie Jane Bush lived at 36 Downview Crescent before joining the Sixth Doctor as a companion in the 23rd season. The village and its history feature prominently in the…
Bonnie Langford as Mel, in a promotional still from Terror of the Vervoids (1986)
Mel is portrayed by Bonnie Langford (pictured in 2023).