She enjoyed a brief career as the best companion, then an extensive stay in the unemployment line, where Russell T. Davies discovered her while scouting for homeless people to hunt and kill in his Cardiff pleasure palace. After keeping her in his pit for a few weeks "to tenderize her, get her back in 'kill a fellow hobo' shape", Rusty cast her as a returning companion in School Reunion. Luckily, David Tennant noticed that she had already played a companion in the past, and they were able to fix the script at the last minute.