Pete Tyler Saves the Day | Father's Day | Doctor Who

[@misterbubbles6389]

Something I really love about this episode, and this era of Doctor Who, is the message that the lives of ordinary people do matter. Pete Tyler was a man who was almost a complete failure his whole life, but that life still mattered enough that time was falling apart because his death was prevented. A lot of us feel like we could vanish and the world wouldn't change, but time says otherwise

[@TayoEXE]

Oh, such a good insight. Rose questioned if him being alive would even make a difference since he likely wouldn't become a leader or something associated with "big." Apparently, the lives of every person, seemingly small and insignificant, imperfect, etc., do matter. For Rose, it's her whole world. Pete might have originally died feeling like his life didn't matter, but this time, he knew that he could have made a big difference in his family's life if he had been around and tried to live up to those ideals. He clearly had the capacity when the choice was presented before him. It really leaves and impact on me, a desire to do better and believe my life does matter, so do something good with it.

[@archilarkania7203]

Wrong. He was important, because it led to the Rose's timeline and Rose is important. Planet is full of useless people and the Doctor casually alters the timeline without giving a two fucks about them.

[@natvelo]

​@@archilarkania7203 yep the doctor even says this in turn left when donna escapes the time beetle, something like 'normally the universe would compensate around it but you created a whole parallel world'

[@Ryan11-pd8zm]

​@archilarkania7203 wrong, you completely misinterpreted the point the commenter was making, this era had an overarching message that everyone matters, the doctor even Says it In this episode to the people getting married, they are important. It doesn't mean you are massively important in relation to the entire universe but that nobody is " useless".

[@jeremytung1632]

For one brief shining moment, Pete Tyler was the bravest man in the universe.

[@sebastianemond5313]

He *still* is. Especially his parallel Earth counterpart; even though Rose wasn't *his* daughter, since he and his Jackie never got together, Pete went back and saved Rose from the Void, like she was his own.

[@ThePonderer]

I really appreciate this moment more as I rewatch this episode. It's not just a heroic sacrifice, it's Pete living up to and justifying the idealized picture of himself that Rose grew up with. He says earlier in the episode, in so many words, that he wouldn't really be a good dad, but after this moment who's to say he wouldn't have always been capable of stepping up in ways that he or Jackie never figured?

[@inspirationalcreations4728]

Episode no.??

[@xlinnaeus]

@@inspirationalcreations4728 8

[@TheHorrorDevotee]

"I didn't take you on those trips. I never read you those bedtime stories. But I can do this for you, love. I can be a proper dad to you."

[@gregx5096]

I was just barely a dad when I saw this for the first time, and the longer I have been one, the harder this hits.

[@arjujannaka9807]

"Remember when Dad died? There was someone with him. A girl, a blonde girl. She held his hand. You saw her from a distance, Mum. You saw her! Think about it. That was me. You saw me."

[@roriksavant]

"Stop it! Just stop it!"

[@mcmlxii4419]

@Philip Tucker Really? I wish I could find it somewhere!

[@Castrated__]

Do Gooder mate go on BBC Iplayer, all of them are there!

[@mcmlxii4419]

@@Castrated__ Thanks but I was thinking of something free. Thank you anyway, though!

[@Castrated__]

Do Gooder Yeah man BBC iplayer is free.

[@AS-wk9gg]

One of the most underrated stories of new who. The music, acting and story is perfect This soundtrack is so sad and 'ghostly' as well. Perfect.

[@idjles]

And this is a truly powerful time travel story, worthy as one of the best of Who.

[@TheOnePistol]

Your standards are very low. lol

[@BarryLetts379]

@@SludgePumpHiPowerBeats underrated means it's never givin any justice and when I say something is underrated it means good

[@eugenemillarfarley5504]

"You're my daddy." Ah, god! Billie Piper's acting in this episode was spot on. Season 1 always had the best stories, with the perfect amount of emotion. This episode really seemed plausible and was absolutely heart wrenching!

[@maxharrison4708]

And the scene where Pete realises who Rose is…. Billie Piper’s expressions are heartbreakingly sublime

[@1ndr44ever]

I've had all these extra hours. No one else in the world has ever had that. And on top of that, I get to see you... this line always broke my heart

[@pikachucetthesecond4296]

"I never read you those bedtime stories, I never took you on those picnics. I was never there for you." "But you would have been." Maybe this episode hits harder for me because I have a dead Dad, but damn, that line and this episode were both heartbreaking.

[@xandergrogan2012]

Who on Earth disliked this? this was one of the best episodes of Series 1!

[@blackham7]

How do you know they're from earth it could be alien..

[@brigadier-tc8565]

Like the video if you cry every time #SpamDoneRight

[@MondySpartan]

Dalek

[@BritishCommentWriter]

I disliked this because that Vauxhall Chevette didn't even have a dent on it after it supposedly knocked him down. Worst. Episode. Ever.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

I started to cry when I watched the scene.

[@Mxtt_Hxll]

To think, this was 12 years ago! Shaun Dingwall and Camille Coduri were so good in their roles as Jackie & Pete!

[@meam8493]

I wasn't even watching Doctor Who back then and even still, I feel old.

[@corriescrivener1937]

i was 14 years old when this ep of doctor who came out to retro now i love it

[@Castrated__]

I was 7 when this aired. God i miss the Eccleston and Tennants era. Best days... :(

[@dj24617]

I didn't exist when this aired

[@MrRickster83]

To think this was 16 YEARS ago!! 😂

[@russelltietjen4407]

I miss when Doctor Who had clear cut rules on the idea of using time travel to save someone. i.e. You can't change the past, otherwise the universe will collapse, like in this episode.

[@mayotango1317]

You say it for Clara Oswald, right?

[@russelltietjen4407]

Mayo Tango131 yup lol

[@kylenetherwood8734]

Why didn't they just wipe Pete's memory?

[@BarryLetts379]

And that Aztec episode. From the First Doctor

[@cameroncaws8506]

It never did

[@frchrisheffernan]

One of the great episodes of 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor!

[@LostWaxProcess]

Shaun Dingwall. He’s one of the best. Incredible actor. Never overplays the emotion, suppressing his grief and smiling through his fate. Great acting.

[@finscontingencyplan7005]

One of my favourite characters ever on doctor who.

[@kyler2560]

I still hate rewatching this episode. It just slowly breaks your heart. Seeing how much it meant to Rose, how the Doctor tried to save everyone including Pete and how Pete realised the car outside was the one which should’ve killed him and has to kill him to fix time is just so sad.

[@BrotherTree1]

Seriously, I swear... nearly every episode of the 2005 season, I cried. It's so touching.

[@Castrated__]

I was 7 when this aired. God i miss the Ecclestone and Tennants era. Best days... :(

[@darrensmith8730]

@@Castrated__ The BEST of days. The Russell T Davis era will forever be the golden age of NuWho.

[@Castrated__]

Darren Smith 100%! I cant even be bothered to watch it now. Its not the same. Its lost that gripping feeling that this show used to have :(

[@Castrated__]

@@darrensmith8730 I just stumbled across this comment again lol! HE IS RETURNING 😃

[@darrensmith8730]

@@Castrated__ Praying he doesn't disappoint! 🤞

[@JackFroster]

Season 1 was so damn good. Campy in places sure, but you still had great scenes like this.

[@DoctorpooandtheTURDIS]

I don't have a very good relationship with my dad, but God damn, this scene makes me cry like a little baby every single time.

[@Scotty-Doo626]

My Dad passed away yesterday afternoon, and I felt like I needed to watch this scene back. He was bi-polar, and tried to take his life twice. Once at the age of 49 and again at the age of 59. He was saved by the hard-working NHS staff. Sepsis took him in the end. He went peacefully at the age of 62, I cherish the fact I got all of those extra years with him in the same way Rose got those extra hours with her dad in this scene. He was my hero and I love him so much. He deserved a longer life and I wish I’d been a better son to him. 💔

[@hollymatton474]

It is a beautiful episode, so sorry for your loss 💓

[@Anwandere]

I miss you Ninth Doctor :(

[@Nasser851000]

We all do :'(

[@blackham7]

Ehem The Star that shines twice as bright only burns half as long.

[@winchesterzombii9986]

My first.

[@lukebaker5640]

Me two my first favourite doctor and first doctor

[@Anwandere]

Sadly I'm not a fan of audio shows so this information doesn't make me as happy. If he's in the 60th then I'll be happier than ever before in Doctor Who.

[@unhandmeprrriest4601]

Pete Tyler. The man who knew he had a duty to die for those he loved. True hero. RTD era had phenomenal side characters.

[@slippy495]

Was a weird choice to shift the tone of the scene right after pete's death by having peter capaldi asking people to subscribe to the official doctor who youtube channel but i commend RTD for the bravery

[@CaptVenom2]

This is the ONLY thing that has made me cry. I really understand her feeling. I lost my Dad when I was 14 and I grew up as someone in the family that "Didn't have emotions" But this, This alone is my only proof that I can cry.

[@whyaddnamehere]

Why does this scene still make me cry?!

[@mattjones6578]

Beacause it isnt the doctor saving the day its one normal man doing what has to be done

[@ssssSTopmotion]

Don't take offense but its either because: -your never had a dad growing up -or because roses dad accepts his death and rose gets her wish and is by her father as he died

[@pikaplayzhd595]

this scene made me cry.. so so much...

[@GuestOfGregoryHouse]

"Who am I, love?" "My daddy." :'(

[@ecthox-1mork909]

One thing I didn't notice as a kid but I notice as an adult - the little shake in Pete's voice, the wet sheen in his eyes - this isn't like the Hollywood-standard heroic sacrifice where the martyr is fully at peace with what they're about to do. On rthe contrary, Pete is TERRIFIED knowing that he's about to die, but he's going to do it anyway. Masterful acting on Shaun Dingwall's part.

[@AceDetective002]

Oh man, never thought watching it a second time would hurt this much.

[@Tardisius]

Pete: "WHO am I, Rose?" Rose: "You're my daddy." =))

[@sci_pain3409]

are you my mummy?

[@Marian-bj5hu]

This really was an incredible episode. I miss the 9th Doctor

[@josephchambers2000]

If this had been a movie, it would have been Oscar winning.

[@dhooth]

Series 1 is so underrated. Very happy this was uploaded.

[@mickieg1994]

the first minute of this is better than entire episodes from the newer seasons

[@bennyh.reviews6770]

mickieg1994 But what about the great characterisation of Clara and Missy and the grumpy old man who suddenly turned into a guitar player... (It's a shame that such great actors are wasted on bad characters though because Capaldi could be one of the best, especially judging by episodes like Heaven Sent and Mummy on the Orient Express

[@Ryan_James93]

It's all style over substance these days unfortunately.

[@mickieg1994]

Mummy on the orient express was an episode i really enjoyed. Clara is a great character and i thought Missy was pretty well done too but I feel the newer seasons lack real emotion maybe its that im older now but the old episodes are still great to me and i'd say they were cosistently better written. Peter Capaldi does play the part really well though, like he's doing the best he can but the script lets him down.

[@bennyh.reviews6770]

mickieg1994 Yeah, definitely. I thought Clara was written badly for the most part, as are Peters Doctor and Missy, and it is irritating because the actors COULD do the job well.

[@RGerrard12]

Hi guys i'm from the year 2020. Trust me on this. CHERISH THE PETER CALPADI ERA. The show gets SO much WORSE after he regenerates.

[@jacklawrence2212]

Shaun Dingwall is a fantastic actor and he plays all his moments in this episode - particularly this moment - so, so well.

[@krighart1507]

And hats off to Murray Gold, the music in this episode was absolutely beautiful.

[@hollymatton474]

The music from Father's Day always makes me cry, can't wait to see what murray gold's got planned now he's returned to score the music for doctor who! 😊😊

[@Artican]

This is actually my go-to clip when I need to have a good hearty sob to let my emotions out. It still works after all these years.

[@rowneko]

Nine Doctor will always be the best Doctor!

[@nejoudtourki6000]

The best and sadly forever underrated

[@mkaplan1383]

Some men are wonderful fathers, and some fall short on being fathers. We may not always be heroes, but we are still important to the house even if the whole world say we're not. This episode is dedicated to all men who took on the role of fathers. To all the fathers living and dead, you are essential.

[@pinkycat5947]

Interesting how this, not considered important, episode from all doctor who episodes is my favourite and I'm the one having daddy issues. Makes me cry everytime I watch it.

[@kielisnotonfire]

I miss Rose Tyler😢....

[@Matheus21video]

Mara From The Tardis Me Too.

[@AVArtwork]

Modern Doctor Who at its finest

[@darrensmith8730]

Couldn't agree with you more.

[@calliesanderford3410]

that was a great episode.

[@RGerrard12]

@Jake Ryan Jesus, calm down dude.

[@RGerrard12]

@Jake Ryan Very well, I apologise for offending you in any way. Good day Sir.

[@ssssSTopmotion]

@Jake Ryan ?

[@DylanRobins-v4n]

@ RGerrard12 da fuck happened?

[@RGerrard12]

@@DylanRobins-v4n i just came back to this comment, the other guy must have deleted his comments. I cant remember what he said or why it offended him now.

[@NYlife1022]

my favorite doctor and one of the saddest episodes. too early for feels :(

[@savirahye]

I'm currently watching doctor who for the first ever time (currently nearing the end of season 4) and this is by far my all time favourite episode from the series. It was the absolute perfect episode for me.

[@DeaconStJohn-wi2uy]

One of the few episodes that brought tears to my eyes, I remember watching this when I was just a young kid and not liking it very much but I think that’s just because I was too young to understand the powerful and emotional themes that it showed, absolutely fantastic !

[@mcmlxii4419]

I will ALWAYS remember this episode. It was intense. It made me cry. Right or wrong, anyone else would have done the same thing she did.

[@theevildalek5425]

“How lucky am I. So come on, do as your dad says”

[@Ryan_James93]

Wish they'd bring back the reapers. Beautiful creatures.

[@BarryLetts379]

In a comic they did

[@KarlSturmgewher]

And they're viscous pteranodons.

[@SJPDurham]

It still pulls at the heart strings.

[@rakhshas6727]

Oh poor Pete, little did you know you could have cheated death by going to Gallifrey and have had yourself indefinitely removed from your timeline.

[@theintelligenceagency3638]

Pathetic

[@Myne1001]

And become a rip-off version of the Doctor with Totally Not Arya Stark as your companion

[@rakhshas6727]

@Noah Redding How did the Doctor even know the Master was going to use a countdown?

[@rakhshas6727]

@Noah Redding You do you, I prefer the RTD era, it's more In line with my preferred style of Doctor Who. Though Moffat wrote some of the most creative episodes of that era, I think he excels at writing one shot stories, his series arcs are convoluted and boring. That being said I think RTD's problem is that he also didn't play to his strengths, some of his episodes are tonally schizophrenic, and as you mentioned he undercut the drama by building up gigantic stakes and resolving them in a matter of minutes.

[@Sackboy123]

What if the fixed point in time wasn't Pete's Death but the vase breaking #Mindblown

[@iz723]

Whoa!

[@sheevpalpatine1741]

Please explain this "theory"

[@Sackboy123]

I wasn't being serious but when Pete dies, the vase breaks too so I just said what if the vase breaking is what keeps the timeline intact

[@arjujannaka9807]

The Most Important Vase in the Universe

[@Sackboy123]

The vase isn't just the past, it's a whole future that never happened, they're loads of unlived days that we live an infinity, all the days that never came.

[@lewisdavidson571]

This episode while not amazing, felt mature. No wave his screwdriver and save the day, no brilliant plans to eliminate the threat, but characters making decisions, the basics of storytelling

[@Dominate955]

I disagree, this episode is amazing

[@kyler2560]

No this episode is amazing

[@janeannemorsbach2513]

Theres only a few videos in this world that can make me cry, this is one of them

[@Xlen-omega]

This is the era of great tv and great Dr who.

[@LewisFoxhallSkuzzy]

This scene still gets me :'(

[@EllieC130]

My dad got me into Doctor Who during Tennant’s 3rd season so I watched this episode on my own. He passed in 2018. I didn’t think I’d cry this hard after watching it so many times as a kid.

[@adamstewart9052]

Tennant didn't have a 4th season, he only had three.

[@EllieC130]

@@adamstewart9052 I 100% meant 3rd I think my brain got confused cos Donna’s season was the 4th of the new era (since CE’s was the first). Edited accordingly.

[@tomedy_official]

It's just a moment we keep wishing we could go back in time and save the ones we love. But unfortunately we can't. But something good did come out of this. At least they got to meet each other even though it wasn't very long, But it is worth every moment.

[@aaronsrok3422]

Her father really loved her.

[@TayoEXE]

When I was a teenager, I identified with Rose, as if these were my parents. I watched it now over 15 years later, showing my wife Doctor Who for the first time. Now I identify with Pete, especially since we are now trying to have a child. I feel like the most unworthy, imperfect human being, and I don't exaggerate. I have my own weaknesses, serious mistakes i am still trying to fix, and more, but this episode just tore my heart to pieces. If I knew one day I could see my own child, idolizing me... it makes me want to be a better man, husband, and father. The raw emotion of these scene is so perfect. I wouldn't change anything. (Other than the monsters of course)

[@ScooppyLise]

Do they want me to start crying in public

[@Memphis229-f6m]

this is the first episode I ever saw of doctor who, and thank god I saw this first. I actually thought before a doctor who was just some reality tv show about finding doctors but god was I wrong

[@claritycontrol1530]

This is the one episode in all of Doctor Who that I can't watch without crying. 10's regeneration, Donna's "death", Doomsday, I eventually managed to get through them fine. But this episode continues to break me, even nearly two decades on.

[@mitchellradford4084]

I love this episode!

[@ItzKenshii]

Mitchell Radford ay we got the same profile pic

[@mitchellradford4084]

Iron creeper Ahaha yeah nice!

[@ssssSTopmotion]

@@ItzKenshii not anymore lol

[@ItzKenshii]

@@ssssSTopmotion bruv this was 3 years ago -_-

[@ssssSTopmotion]

@@ItzKenshii ik that's why I said,not anymore

[@Egobyte83]

Just as the car shows up on the very loop where it finally kills Pete, you hear the music go to a sort of hopeful place where it signifies that what is about to happen is what needs to happen for everything to be fixed. Even Pete dying was the "right thing"; the first time it actually happened it was a tragedy, but the second time it happens, it is something that HAS to happen because it has always happened ever since that first time and it has since become a part of the immutable space-time fabric. Pete lived, helped in creating Rose and then died, but his existence, even as it ended, had meaning and was hardcoded into the very history of the universe. Sort of like a signature "Pete was here"; he left too soon, but the impact of this seemingly worthless nobody sent ripples through time and changed the universe.

[@graciewot]

2021 dr who could never 😭😭😭

[@CJChannel100]

They will never be able to do this stuff again with Chris chibnall

[@idontwikeit7142]

Rose Tyler you were Fantastic absolutely Fantastic

[@sweeney37]

The most perfectly wonderful master pieces

[@joewoods5514]

The older I get the more I appreciate this episode one of my favourites without a doubt

[@hollenka9935]

This scene never fails to mess me up. But I always hated the fact that his death went from 'he was hit because of a mistake' to 'he ran out of the church and into the road for no apparent reason'. At least someone was there with him the second time around.

[@theintelligenceagency3638]

I kind of agree with you, but the timeline patched itself anyway as the Doctor said they wouldn't remember anything.

[@maie-no9ck]

I cried so much during this episode...

[@MrMG124]

This broke me the first time I watched it. Never gets any easier.

[@gavinpowers1217]

Emotional moments like this will hopefully return soon. Russel T soon to be back at the helm.

[@MrTranimation]

why you do me like that get me all teary-eyed specially on my way to work!

[@DarkLordPikachu]

This was such a great moment

[@kentarofromwiisports4650]

When I watched this episode it was the first ever time I’d cried at a tv show. Doomsday was the second.

[@justanaveragegamer8735]

15 years later and i still tear up

[@benhughes3394]

0:29 That’s the soundtrack music used in Parting of The Ways, Rise of The Cybermen and Army of the Ghosts.

[@aarothewanderer5549]

That episode is one of mine favorite of new who.

[@HombreCondensado]

Saw this episode the morning after my daughter born, at that moment ninth became my doctor. Watching this scene makes me cry like the first time.

[@Greavesy]

I hope one day the reapers come back

[@FarkasAbel91]

The Wedding of River Song episode would have needed them

[@mayotango1317]

And The Last of the Time Lords, Waters of Mars.

[@allopez8086]

+Mushroom Psycho ^^^^your you're is short for you are Comes from you are souls is bad grammar

[@KarlSturmgewher]

I would love tosee them again when... Someone stops Leon Czolgosz from killing President McKinley.

[@sci_pain3409]

this is probably one of the only episodes where normal people aren’t idiots

[@callum5449]

one of my favourite episodes

[@tomedy_official]

I think the best feeling of dieing, is knowing somone you love will still be around to remeber you.

[@Amanda-Minervino]

This brought back so many feels

[@TiagoMonteiroArt]

We'll never forget Pete Tyler, or this episode.

[@ymyriceporridge]

yall this always makes me cry

[@drewharding]

Poor Pete he deserved a better end than this he deserves to see his good heart daughter grow into a fine young woman and hopefully one day be a grandfather but destiny never gave him that chance, I feel so sorry for him

[@MichaelTzanakakis]

This was actually the first episode of Doctor Who I ever whatched without ever having heard of it before and I was so hooked! 11 years later and I'm a huge fan. ^_^

[@z-rex6068]

This scene had me uncontrollably whimpering the other day, it’s so sad and powerful. What a moving scene.

[@MatthewStephensAU]

This was the first time that Dr Who went for the sacrifice play. Up until then, the only people to suffer before they died were the bad guys. Innocents were killed, but they were always taken by surprise, caught out by something. This was a sacrifice play. Doctor Who made a tradition out of the melancholy, bittersweet victory, and this is the first of the lot.

[@bittersprout3694]

Nothing says *#1 DAD* (...or parent) better than ensuring the child's future... At the cost of his life.

[@agolloh]

amazing episode, thanks for bringing it back to remind us. :)

[@sunplayzdoctormoo4741]

a sad moment and happy goodbye peter Tyler

[@moonysupreme]

i am officially the saddest girl on earth now

[@gohan2091]

It's 6th June 2021 and this episode just randomly appeared in my head for no known reason resulting on me rewatching this scene 😂

[@carschmn]

He's very brave.

[@user-hu8di9ee4g]

Ah, good old days!

[@LeScarletSinger2]

This clip was from my first seen episode. I wasn't into it much, but now it's one of my favourites.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

I started to cry when I saw this happen.

[@emmamueller3921]

still my favorite episode of the whole series

[@julianp2283]

One of my favorite episode.