Return of the Living Dad (TV Story)

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Little Caldwell, 1996

***Return of the Living Dad*** was the third serial of Season 33 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Kate Orman, directed by Kevin Davies, and starred Stephen Fry as the Ninth Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and Robert Llewellyn as Norman Manning.

It was the final regular story for Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and Robert Llewellyn as Norman Manning.

## Synopsis

Bernice Summerfield was seven years old when her father disappeared. They said he turned and ran from the Daleks in battle. They said he was a coward.

They were wrong.

For years Benny has searched for her father. Now a clue snatches her from her honeymoon, back to the TARDIS, and on to England in the year 1983. There she at last discovers Admiral Isaac Summerfield, leading a motley crew of aliens, psychics and fanboys. Their mission: to save extra-terrestrials stranded on Earth.

But what is Benny's father doing five hundred years in his own past? And why has he been waiting for the Doctor to arrive? Can Benny really trust the man she's been looking for all her life?

## Cast

* The Doctor - Stephen Fry
* Bernice - Lisa Bowerman
* Norman - Robert Llewellyn
* Admiral Isaac Douglas Summerfield - Frank Thornton
* Graeme the Spatula - Owen Teale
* Joel Mintz - Ravin J Ganatra
* Tony the Tzun - Gary Pilai
* Albinex - David Banks
* Ellen Woodworth - Brenda Blethyn
* Ia Jareshth - Indira Varma
* Randrianasolo - Yasmin Bannerman
* Sarah Groenewegen - Nicola Duffett

## Worldbuilding

### Foods and beverages

* Graeme the Auton spatula can flip pancakes on his own.

### Individuals

* Sarah was told where to find Benny by Professor Truszkowski.
* Norman has no appendix.
* Isaac Summerfield keeps a journal (like Benny). He's met Ace twice.

### Locations

* Isaac's group is based in Little Caldwell.

### Objects

* Jasper and Stewart are the names of two teddy bears that the Doctor and companions won at the Sprung Festival on the planet Vashig.

### Organisations

* Isaac's group has had one run in with C19.
* UNIT has come to Little Caldwell several times, and works closely with the Pyramid.

### Species

* Graeme is a spatula made from a leftover bit of Auton.

### Timeline

* Isaac Summerfield has been on Earth since 1963.

### Time travel

* Navarinos have time travel ability. They only use it for fun, so the Time Lords do not care.

### Weapons

* The Doctor got access to the destructor codes during his involvement with the Think Tank incident.

## Notes

* The working title for this story was *Big Trouble in Little Chalfont*.
* Randrianasolo was at one point planned to become the new companion. However, it was decided that joining the Doctor would not fit her character. Parts of her characterisation carried over into Lena Haigh, who joined the Doctor in the next episode.

## Continuity

* The Navarino appear. They debuted in TV: *Delta and the Bannermen*.
* The Doctor obtained the destructor codes in TV: *Robot*.
* Norman mentions Addersly Firms. (TV: *Nothing*)

## Home Video & DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released on VHS in 2000.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 33 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Third Season* in 2011.

### Blu-ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 33 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 33* in the UK.