10 Doctor Who Stories That Would Make Great Musicals

7. Father's Day

While the Christopher Eccleston season isn't the first that springs to mind when thinking about screen to stage, Paul Cornell's Father's Day isn't a bad script to adapt for the purpose. The leading man may have been brooding but the story has legs, and high-kicking ones at that. It was the revived series revisiting the decade in which it was cancelled and packing a strong emotional punch. For starters the setting was a wedding, forming the backdrop as Eccleston went about trying to undo the damage caused to the timeline by Rose saving her Dad's life when he was supposed to be brown bread. A musical would see the church-based ceremony come to the fore. An 80s back catalogue could be mined, creating a Mamma Mia effect. If you find that prospect irritating then don't worry, the bat-like Reapers will be along shortly to start picking off the guests! Now, here's the tricky bit - casting the Time Lord. Eccleston made a big impression in a short period. However, his sheer lack of suitability for song and dance is also a boon in this case. What no-nonsense Northerner with a powerful delivery could don the leather jacket (and possibly a set of prosthetic ears)...? Russell Watson! Just imagine how many times his music has been played at weddings up and down the country. Now his voice can echo across the universe...