10 Heart-Breaking Doctor Who Moments

By Chris Swanson /

8. Rose€™s Dad Dies (€œFather€™s Day€, 2005)

Rose was never a favorite of mine, but her character was best and strongest in this episode from Who scribe Paul Cornell. In it, Rose goes to see her father€™s death and, at the last moment, stops it, causing a rift in time that can only be resolved when the man, by his own choice, sacrifices himself to save everyone else. It€™s a wonderfully touching story that gives both Billie Piper and Camile Coduri a chance to show what they€™re both capable of given the right material.