Doctor Who
Summary
David Tennant and Catherine Tate pay tribute to Bernard Cribbins after his posthumous appearance inDoctor Who ’s 60th anniversary special , " Wild Blue Yonder . " In the special , Cribbins briefly reprises his role as Wilfred Mott , thegrandfather of Donna Noble(Tate ) and longtime booster of the Doctor ( Tennant ) . woefully , Cribbins pass away on July 27 , 2022 , create his return as Mott his last TV appearance . He first began portraying the character in 2007alongside Tennant ’s Doctor , which add together an aroused layer to their sixtieth day of remembrance reunion .
While appearing onDoctor Who : Unleashed , Tennant and Tate paid tribute to their lateDoctor Who60th day of remembrance co - starfollowing the premiere of " Wild Blue Yonder . " Tennant line how " entranced " they were when they con Cribbins was returning for the special , while Tate explain that she and Tennant had spring up up watching Cribbins ' employment as children . Check out their statements below :
Tennant : We were beyond delighted when we bang that Bernard was going to be able to come back . It mean so much to me , in person , and I call up to the show as a whole , really , that he was there . That fictitious character meant so much to so many citizenry .
John Orley Allen Tate : Bernard will always , obviously , guard a very especial spot in my heart , because he always did , even before I have it away him , because David and I kind of grow up with watching Bernard on telly , and he was the voice of the Wombles and loads of clobber that would determine our childhood . And so having him play my grandpa was amazing .
Bernard Cribbins' Doctor Who Legacy
Cribbins forget behind quite a bequest comply his decade - long career , in which he come out in famous whole kit and caboodle such asThe Railway ChildrenandFrenzy . Additionally , as Tennant described , he hold a particular place in theDoctor Whouniverse . His experience with the enfranchisement actually start back in 1966 when he asterisk inDaleks ' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.The photographic film was n’t canyon to theDoctor WhoTV series , but it was inspired by the show and mark Cribbins ' first stint as acompanion of the Doctor . Little did he be intimate that over 41 years subsequently , he ’d become an officialDoctor Whocompanion .
Cribbins first appeared inDoctor Whoas Mott in the Christmas special " Voyage of the Damned . " He was run a newspaper stand in London and was disclose to be one of the few resident remaining in the metropolis over the holiday despite all the extraterrestrial natural event . The Doctor teleport out then , leaving Mott perplexed . However , that was n’t the end of the story . He returned inDoctor Whoseason 4 , sequence 1 , " Partners in Crime , " whereit ’s revealed he is Donna ’s grandfather . With his interests in uranology and alien confederacy possibility , he wholeheartedly supports Donna ’s desire to travel the world with the Doctor .
on occasion joining their adventures , Mott defend Daleks , made daring escape , and later help preserve Donna ’s life by ensuring she would n’t remember the Doctor . However , he was tie to the physician again in " The oddment of Time " and became his temporary companion . finally , the Doctor sacrifices his lifespan to save Mott , a conclusion the Time Lord never regretted . " Wild Blue Yonder " convey Mott ’s story full circle as it ’s expose his faith in the Doctor never waver . HisDoctor Whostory end with his reunion with the Doctor and his hope that the man will be save again .
Showrunner Russell T Davies has confirmed Mott will be mentioned in the finalDoctor Who60th day of remembrance particular , but he wo n’t appear onscreen as Cribbens only filmed one scene .
Source : Doctor Who : Unleashed
