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What Happened To Rory’s Dad – Video Now Live

What Happened To Rory’s Dad, Brian Williams?

From the official site…

Rory’s dad, Brian Williams, only appeared in two episodes but swiftly established himself as a favourite amongst Doctor Who’s audience. After Amy and Rory’s heart-breaking departure in The Angels Take Manhattan we received many emails asking what happened next to Brian. Did he ever find out what took his son and daughter-in-law? If so, how? And would Brian – and viewers – ever learn more about Amy and Rory’s life after the Doctor?

A special scene was written by Chris Chibnall that revealed some of the answers but sadly, the sequence was never shot. However, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be bringing you the scene tomorrow. Using animated storyboards and a voice-over specially recorded by Arthur Darvill, we’ll discover more about Brian and the Ponds, post-Angels.

It begins with Brian alone, doing what he once told the Doctor must be done – watering the plants. But his life is about to change forever…

Doctor Who’s Executive Producer, Caro Skinner, said, ‘We’re delighted we can present this lovely scene written by Chris Chibnall. People took Rory’s dad, Brian, to their hearts very quickly, so it’s fitting we can give the character a degree of closure in this poignant piece.’


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63 comments

  • DOCTORWHOSBIGGESTFAN

    October 13th, 2012 - 8:16am

    I love this scene because it gives Rory a great ending. In the angels take manhatten, Rory was just zapped away without saying goodbye to the Doctor or River. In that episode Amy had a great ending, not Rory. But in this one, it gives Rory a proper exit. 😀

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  • Sebatron

    October 13th, 2012 - 7:55am

    Watched it, crying by the end.

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  • BLARG

    October 12th, 2012 - 9:04pm

    They should have told him about River Song

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    • Anonymous

      October 17th, 2012 - 2:16pm

      he hates river

  • Andrew Blakey

    October 12th, 2012 - 8:43pm

    That was a very sad thing to watch, I really felt for Brian. I think if they had shot that scene it would have been a nice ending to the first part of season seven. I liked Brian because he was so different from the mum’s and dad’s we’ve had since Doctor Who returned in 2005. It really showed how loved ones are left alone after something has happened to their familes who travel in the Tardis.

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  • Whovian

    October 12th, 2012 - 8:24pm

    Awwww… *sheds a tear* poor brian!!

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  • Liam

    October 12th, 2012 - 6:32pm

    So sad, they should of filmed this. And Amy and Rory adopted!

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  • Anonymous

    October 12th, 2012 - 5:07pm

    should have done this for final 3 sarah jane episodes,series 5

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  • RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND

    October 12th, 2012 - 5:00pm

    fantastic! so frustrating they couldn’t film it!

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    • Anonymous

      October 12th, 2012 - 5:03pm

      this ending is much better than moffats

      angels take manhatten two out of five

      this ending five out of five

  • The Supreme Dalek

    October 12th, 2012 - 4:50pm

    Such a great scene, Shane it wasn’t filmed. 🙂

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  • sheepinafez

    October 12th, 2012 - 4:45pm

    this would have been 100 times better then moffats ending im dissapointed this wasnt filmed

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  • Mr Evil Fez

    October 12th, 2012 - 4:41pm

    This is so sad, shame it wasn’t filmed. Amy and Rory I think by the looks of it went to the 1700’s?

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    • Mr Evil Fez

      October 12th, 2012 - 7:26pm

      Or the middle of the 1800’s?

    • Whovian

      October 12th, 2012 - 8:22pm

      “we finally adopted in 1946…”

    • Anon

      October 12th, 2012 - 9:32pm

      but that wouldnt work out if Rory died in 1936 in winter quay. plus, they could come back because if the angels were wiped out by the paradox they couldnt exist, so the one that took Amy and Rory back in time existed outside of time, which still dosent make sense because it never existed in the first place!
      CONCLUSION: Moffat messed up. Again.

    • Georgia-doctor

      October 13th, 2012 - 5:52am

      Moffat did NOT mess up. When Amy and Rory jumped off the Winter Quay and caused a paradox, the Doctor, River etc arrived at the graveyard in the present. Amy and Rory most likely got sent back to the 1930s-40s. To my calculations, they died around 1980-1990.

  • crazy guy

    October 12th, 2012 - 4:08pm

    i so wished this was filmed it could have been a mini episode for children in need

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  • crazy guy

    October 12th, 2012 - 4:00pm

    this has not got anything to do with this but it has got to do something with doctor who. we had this special day at school today like we have every year and our year was looking at how people and models air brush their photos and there was a photo of Karen gilLn and Steven moffat

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  • timelord327

    October 12th, 2012 - 3:46pm

    This would have done the episode for me!
    soo sad!

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  • Anonymous

    October 12th, 2012 - 2:44pm

    Kinda feel glad this was not used for the ending of the Angels take Manhatten, assuming this was intended to be the ending, cos the real ending to the episode, showing Katlin Blackwood as young Amelia using footage from the Eleventh Hour finished Amy’s story wonderfully . . . . oh, and Rory’s 🙂 😉

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    • doctorwhoone

      October 12th, 2012 - 2:45pm

      Oh for god sake, 2nd time Ive been called Anonymous now on this site !! . . . . what the smeg is going on ? !!!!!!!! 😛

  • KORSAIR

    October 12th, 2012 - 2:23pm

    Beautiful, thank God they didn’t put it in the episode or I would’ve needed sedation I was in a bad enough state with the filmed ending.

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  • Justjeulin

    October 12th, 2012 - 12:54pm

    Not gonna cry in school…not gonna cry…not gonna cry….crying…….

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  • Will

    October 12th, 2012 - 12:45pm

    Had this been left in the damn episode, it would have been the best most powerful scene. I like Rory and his Dad and this scene is extremely sad.

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  • BOOBOO JR

    October 12th, 2012 - 11:59am

    Booboo, the video for this is now up on the Official Site 🙂

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    • booboo

      October 12th, 2012 - 12:03pm

      just added it, its so sad

    • BOOBOO JR

      October 12th, 2012 - 12:24pm

      I agree with you there. At least we now know that Amy and Rory lived happily after the events of TATM. It is a shame that this was never shot though, it would have made quite a good little scene.

  • Dalek Sec

    October 12th, 2012 - 9:10am

    This has always got me thinking a lot. Hopefully the Doctor won’t be a jerk and tell Brian what has happened, i wouldn’t know what i would do. If i was in that situation i would have to force myself to do so.

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  • John Smith

    October 12th, 2012 - 12:04am

    This will definitely make me shed a tear. I think that all the fans wanted to know what happened to Brian Williams and this is how we’re going to find out. Although it is sad that we won’t be able to see it with real actors and they didn’t get around to filming it. I hope the animation that they use is good.

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  • Will

    October 11th, 2012 - 10:31pm

    Chris Chibnall did an excellent job with dinosaurs on a spaceship which was in my opinion, the best episode of Series 7. He should be in charge of Doctor who and should replace Moffat because his episodes are actually exciting.

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    • The 14th Doctor

      October 12th, 2012 - 4:32pm

      Some of his episodes weren’t great, I’d be happy with him or Mark Gatiss, however, I think Chris Chibnall would do a better job.

    • T4RD1S

      October 12th, 2012 - 7:32pm

      Chris Chibnall is good Mark Gatiss is defintely good Steven Moffat is one of the best i want Russell T Davies back

    • John Smith

      October 13th, 2012 - 5:49am

      I don’t like Mark Gatiss’ episodes. Victory of the Daleks was a clear reminder of how bad his writing can be sometimes and I’d rather have Steven Moffat. Russel T Davies did some of my favorite Doctor Who episodes and Gareth Roberts has done some great stuff too. Chris Chibnall is also great. If I had to choose three people to take over Doctor Who it’d either be Chinball, Roberts of RTD again.

  • NicholasLone_BBC

    October 11th, 2012 - 10:17pm

    It’s a sad one.

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  • Mr Evil Fez

    October 11th, 2012 - 8:40pm

    It will be good to see this but it will be really sad I think…

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  • Boodleoo

    October 11th, 2012 - 8:11pm

    The Doctor should show him River that would really confuse him.:D

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  • RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND

    October 11th, 2012 - 5:47pm

    sounds good but i think they should’ve tried to film it.

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  • Dalek Jake

    October 11th, 2012 - 5:37pm

    This is great, but it is a shame it was never filmed.

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  • The Supreme Dalek

    October 11th, 2012 - 5:23pm

    I think somehow The Doctor will take Brian back to their time so he can stay with them…watering the plants there. 😆

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  • The Supreme Dalek

    October 11th, 2012 - 5:21pm

    YES! YES!! YES!!! 😀 😀

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  • crazy guy

    October 11th, 2012 - 5:21pm

    cool i can not wait for this but i wish it was today

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