Doctor Who director recalls how classic episode Father's Day was almost very different
Doctor Who director recalls how classic episode Father's Day was almost very different

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Doctor Who director recalls how classic episode Father's Day was almost very different

I had never heard that "Father's Day" had been set to be an unplanned Doctor-lite episode.
...because Eccleston's own father was ill at the time. Not to sound callous, but that adds some thematic resonance to the episode.