October 12th, 2012
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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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Sebatron
October 23rd, 2012 - 7:50amAlso, what if the weeping angel that sent Amy and Rory back in time is angel Bob before the events on Alpha Metraxis!
Sebatron
October 23rd, 2012 - 7:46amSo technically River has a brother. Wow!
Save the Daleks
October 22nd, 2012 - 4:43amDarn angels why did they have to take Rory and Amy…
Rose
October 19th, 2012 - 8:25amOh my god, that’s so sad and cute.. Its a shame it never got filmed though.
angeldoctor
October 18th, 2012 - 6:06pmso sad so sad so sad so sad
Megan Taylor
October 17th, 2012 - 9:01pmhe dosnt duz he
Megan Taylor
October 17th, 2012 - 9:01pmIt is so sad because:
1. Amy could never have children any way,
2. they are stuck in new york and can’t go back home (and)
3. Amy, Rory and the Doctor will never be able to see Rory’s dad again Brian.
but there is one positive thing that Brian will have a grandson which is older than Brain which is little bit weired but thats life with the Doctors so I think it turn’s out preety well at the end.
I have been a Doctor Who fan since the show started again in 2005 iand I also think the show is amazing and i allways whatch it.
When I just Whatched that Brain thing which was not shot I burt into tears because imagen if you were a oearent and that hapend to you you would be really upset wouldn’t it if you dont know what I mean just look at it in Brain’s shoes ok sprry if it was a bit long but i just had a lot to say and quite a bit to point thanks for your time i really really aprecate it because I think it is very important.
i hope you are all amazing doctor who fans.
love you lots Megan Taylor xxxxx
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 2:18pmboo downtime abby yes i said downtime not downton
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 2:17pmmuch better than stevan moffats ending a million times better. rory could of mentiond river but then again he hates river
Anonymous
October 17th, 2012 - 2:16pmhe hates river
booboo
October 15th, 2012 - 6:47pmthats true i think
Professor When
October 15th, 2012 - 6:32pmSorry to post it here, I know it’s random, but roumour has it that the (shortly enetring production) second series of Wizards vs Aliens will include an adaptaion of ‘The thirteenth floor’, an unused script for SJA!
outnumbered
October 15th, 2012 - 12:32pmi kinow this is a dr who site but omg just watched downton abby if u think this is a sad clip of dr who watch downton it had me in tears for the last half hour
The TARDIS
October 14th, 2012 - 1:35pmSo glad Rory got a proper send off at last. I actually think it’s better this way than having it in the episode, it’s more like an epilogue than part of an episode.
CG
October 13th, 2012 - 3:22pmNice conclusion, but very sad =(
That Cherub over there
October 13th, 2012 - 11:11amBeautiful little video. I was on the verge of tears… 🙁
the eternal doctor
October 13th, 2012 - 11:03amreally good but sad that amy and rory have left really want them to come back.hope jenna louise golman is good
Hector Sandler
October 13th, 2012 - 10:16amIt very all sad I find it. 🙁
DOCTORWHOSBIGGESTFAN
October 13th, 2012 - 8:19amAlso Rory mentioned Anthony had a family album of Amy, Rory and him. They could’ve shown that, even if it was just drawings.
DOCTORWHOSBIGGESTFAN
October 13th, 2012 - 8:16amI 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. 😀
Sebatron
October 13th, 2012 - 7:55amWatched it, crying by the end.
Georgia-doctor
October 13th, 2012 - 5:52amMoffat 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.
John Smith
October 13th, 2012 - 5:49amI 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.
Anon
October 12th, 2012 - 9:32pmbut 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.
BLARG
October 12th, 2012 - 9:04pmThey should have told him about River Song
Andrew Blakey
October 12th, 2012 - 8:43pmThat 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.
Whovian
October 12th, 2012 - 8:24pmAwwww… *sheds a tear* poor brian!!
Whovian
October 12th, 2012 - 8:22pm“we finally adopted in 1946…”
T4RD1S
October 12th, 2012 - 7:32pmChris Chibnall is good Mark Gatiss is defintely good Steven Moffat is one of the best i want Russell T Davies back
Mr Evil Fez
October 12th, 2012 - 7:26pmOr the middle of the 1800’s?