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Synopsis

Time Interference

Rose travels back to 1987 and the scene of her father’s tragic accident. But when she interferes in the course of events, the monstrous Reapers are unleashed upon the world, and a wedding day turns into a massacre.

Even The Doctor is powerless, as the human race is devoured.

Source: BBC DVD

General Information

Season:	Twenty Seven (New Series 1)
Production Code:	1-8
Story Number:	163 (New Series: 7)
Episode Number:	704 (New Series: 8)
Number of Episodes:	1
Percentage of Episodes Held:	100%
Working Titles:	"Wounded Time"
Production Dates:	November 2004
Broadcast Date:	14 May 2005
Colour Status:	Colour
Studio:	BBC Wales (Unit Q2, Newport)
Location:	St Paul's Church and Grange Gardens (Grangetown, Cardiff), Loudoun Square (Butetown, Cardiff), Culvershouse Cross, Hoel Trelai and Hoel Pennar (Ely).

Writer:

Paul Cornell

Director:

Joe Ahearne

Producer:

Phil Collinson

Executive Producers:

Julie Gardner, Mal Young and Russell T Davies

Associate Producer:

Helen Vallis

Script Editor:

Elwen Rowlands

Editor:

Graham Walker

Production Manager:

Tracie Simpson

Production Designer:

Edward Thomas

Director of Photography:

Ernie Vincze BSC

Casting Director:

Andy Pryor CDG

Costume Designer:

Lucinda Wright

Make-Up Designer:

Davy Jones

Cameraman:

Martin Stephens (Operator)

Visual Effects:

The Mill

Special Effects:

Any Effects

Stunt Co-ordinator:

Lee Sheward

Stunt Performers:

Bean Peel, Crispin Layfield and Seon Rogers

Incidental Music:

Murray Gold

Special Sounds (SFX Editor):

Paul Jefferies

Sound Recordist:

Ian Richardson

Title Music:

Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Arranged by Murray Gold

Number of Doctors:

The Doctor:

Christopher Eccleston (The Ninth Doctor)

Number of Companions: 1The Companion: Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) Number of Acquaintances: 1The Acquaintance: Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler) Guest Cast: Shaun Dingwall (Pete Tyler) Additional Cast: Robert Barton (Registrar), Julia Joyce (Young Rose), Christopher Llewellyn (Stuart), Frank Rozelaar-Green (Sonny), Natalie Jones (Sarah), Eirlys Bellin (Bev), Rhian James (Suzie) and Casey Dyer (Young Mickey)Setting: London (1987) Villain:The Reapers

The Episodes

No.	Episodes	Broadcast (UK)	Duration	Viewers (Millions)	In Archive
704	Father's Day	14 May 2005	42'52"	8.1	Yes

Total Duration

43 Minutes

Audience Appreciation

Average Viewers (Millions)

8.1

Doctor Who Magazine Poll (2005)	82.05% (Position = 4 out of 10)
Doctor Who Magazine Poll (2009)	77.53% (Position = 49 out of 200)
Doctor Who Magazine Poll (2014)	76.88% (Position = 66 out of 241)
Doctor Who Magazine Poll (2023)	Position = 4 out of 10

Archives

This story exists and is held in the BBC's Film and Videotape Library.

Notes

This story can be best described as a "A Rose Historical" as it contains up to four timelines of Rose Tyler. First as a baby, then as a young child and finally there are two versions of herself with The Doctor.

The main part of this story takes place in the 1980's and features Rose's father. A young Mickey and a younger Jackie Tyler.

‘The Reapers’ - the creatures that feature in this story - are never named onscreen. Other time-feeding monsters that have appeared in Doctor Who include: The Vortisaurs (in the audio plays), the Hunters (from the novels) and Chronovores from "The Time Monster". The Chronovores also feature in the Virgin Books' The New Adventures novel "No Future", by "Father's Day" script writer Paul Cornell.

Time has been altered with varying degrees of success in previous Doctor Who adventures, but is generally considered a dangerous thing. In the 1970's, a piece of technobabble referred to as the ‘Blinovitch Limitation Effect’ was created. This established that a time traveller cannot attempt to redo a previously committed action to correct it, and that if you come into contact with a version of yourself from the past or future, a dangerous energy discharge would result.

Possible as part of the time damage caused in the story, Rose hears the track "Don't Mug Yourself" by The Streets on Pete's car stereo, decades before its release. Other music heard in this story include: "Never Gonna Give You Up", performed by Rick Astley and "Never Can Say Goodbye", performed by The Communards.

This story's reference to ‘Bad Wolf’ appears in the form of a rave poster on a wall at the scene of Pete's accident.

Like the previous stories the ending contains a trailer for the next story. In this case "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances".

Following on immediately after this story, on BBC3, was the eighth chapter of Doctor Who Confidential "Time Trouble" looking into if The Doctor is a product of his time.

"Father's Day" was nominated for the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, but was beaten by Steven Moffat's two-parter "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances".

First and Last

The Firsts:

The introduction of regular supporting character Pete Tyler played by Shaun Dingwall.

The first Doctor Who story to be written by Paul Cornell.

Story Images

Show Text

A Young Rose

Time Interference

Rose Tyler

The Doctor is not Happy

Pete Tyler

Jackie Tyler

Empty TARDIS

Reaper Attack

Double Rose

Pete and Rose

Rose Tends to Her Father

Quote of the Story

'There used to be laws that stopped this kind of thing from happening. My people would have stopped this. But they’re gone. And now I’m going the same way.'

The Doctor

Release Information

Format	Title	Release Date (UK)	Code Number	Cover Art	Remarks
DVD	The Long Game - Father's Day - The Empty Child - The Doctor Dances	August 2005	BBCDVD 1757	Photo-montage
DVD	The Complete First Series	November 2005	BBCDVD 1770	Photo-montage	TARDIS Boxed Set containing all 10 stories
CD	Original Television Soundtrack - Series 1 and 2	2007		Photo-montage	Music by Murray Gold
DVD	Series 1 - 4 Box Set	October 2009	BBCDVD 3058		Boxed set containing all 43 stories on 23 Discs
Blu-Ray	The Complete Series 1-7 Box Set (Limited Edition)	December 2013	BBCBD 0242	Photo-montage	Limited Edition Blu-Ray boxed set containing all Series 1-7 stories at full 1080p high definition
DVD	The Complete First Series (2014 Re-release)	August 2014	BBCDVD 3965	Photo-montage	Boxed set containing all 10 stories
Blu-Ray	The Complete First Series Box Set	August 2015	BBCBD 0261	Photo-montage	Blu-Ray boxed set containing 10 stories
LP	Original Television Soundtrack - Series 1 and 2	2016		Photo-montage	Music by Murray Gold
DVD	The Complete First Series Box Set (Limited Edition Steelbook)	March 2017		Photo-montage	Limited Edition DVD Steelbook boxed set containing 10 stories (Amazon Exclusive)
Blu-Ray	The Complete First Series Box Set (Limited Edition Steelbook)	March 2017	BBCBD 0343	Photo-montage	Limited Edition Blu-Ray Steelbook boxed set containing 10 stories (Amazon Exclusive)
Blu-Ray	Series 1 - 4 & Specials Blu-Ray Collection	November 2023	BBCBD 0582	Photo-montage	Boxed set containing all Ninth and Tenth Doctor stories upscaled to high definition

In Print

No Book Release

Doctor Who Magazine - Preview	Issue 356 (Released: May 2005)
Doctor Who Magazine - After Image	Issue 358 (Released: July 2005)
Doctor Who Magazine - Time Team	Issue 437 (Released: August 2011)
Doctor Who Magazine - The Fact of Fiction	Issue 563 (Released: May 2021)
Doctor Who DVD Files	Volume 4 (Released: February 2009)

Photo Gallery

The Doctor and Companion/Acquaintance

The Ninth Doctor

Rose Tyler

Jackie Tyler

On Release

DVD Cover

VIDEO

Complete Series DVD Box Set

VIDEO

Original Television Soundtrack Silva Screen CD Cover

AUDIO

Series 1-4 DVD Box Set

VIDEO

Complete Series 1-7 Ltd Edition Blu-Ray Box Set

VIDEO

Complete Series DVD Box Set<BR>(2014 Re-release)

Complete Series DVD Box Set
(2014 Re-release)

VIDEO

Complete Series Blu-Ray Box Set

VIDEO

Original Television Soundtrack Vinyl Cover

AUDIO

Complete Series DVD Limited Edition Steelbook Box Set

VIDEO

Complete Series Blu-Ray Limited Edition Steelbook Box Set

VIDEO

Series 1 - 4 & Specials Blu-Ray Collection Cover

VIDEO

Magazines

Doctor Who Magazine - Preview: Issue 356

Doctor Who Magazine - After Image: Issue 358

Doctor Who Magazine - Time Team: Issue 437

Doctor Who Magazine - The Fact of Fiction: Issue 563

Doctor Who DVD Files: Volume 4

Who's Who

Who Me

Episodes of the
Ninth Doctor

Season 27 (New Series 1)

References

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