Doctor Who: 10 Most Poetic Moments
7. Pete Tyler's Inevitable Demise (Father's Day)
Even the very first series of Doctor Who's revival had its fair share of emotional moments. Rose, the Doctor's new companion, asks to go back in time to the day her father Pete was killed in a hit and run, so that he doesn't have to die alone. From the get-go, it's clear that the episode is going to contain one of those poetic moments.
Unable to watch her father die, Rose pulls him safely out of harm, causing a paradox. Giant Pterodactyl-like beasts appear and begin consuming everyone in sight, attempting to fix the timeline, and eventually the Doctor offers himself to the creatures in the hopes of appeasing them.
Pete realises that he should have died that day, and runs out in front of a car, fixing the timeline as he dies in his daughter's arms. It was the first moment that we saw Doctor Who tackle one of the bigger questions about time travel, and it didn't shy away from making it very clear that some things are inevitable.
Watching for 40 minutes as Rose desperately tries to save her father, all the while knowing that he simply must die is something that isn't easily forgotten.