Father's Day (Doctor Who)
"Father's Day" is the eighth episode in series one of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The episode was first broadcast on 14 May 2005. The Doctor brings Rose to 1987 to comfort her father as he was dying, but when she prevents his death from happening, the monstrous Reapers are unleashed upon the Earth.
This episode marks the first appearance of Rose Tyler's father Pete Tyler, played by Shaun Dingwall, who would later reprise his role in the 2006 series as a Pete from a parallel universe.
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