‘We didn’t even realise it was a Doctor Who episode’
We were living in France when Doctor Who was resurrected with Christopher Eccleston, so we missed it. I wasn’t too bothered, since I was a huge Tom Baker fan and very defensive of my childhood programme. We moved back to the UK when our kids were six and three. My husband and I ended up watching it when they were in bed. A woman was roaming around a deserted house. She peeled back the wallpaper find a message – addressed to her. Then the statues in the garden started getting closer. It was the weeping angel episode. David Tennant played the Doctor then, but at this point we didn’t even realise it was a Doctor Who episode. We were shocked – that’s way too scary for kids! Of course, we forget just how scary it was back in the 70s and 80s, with huge spiders crawling over people and monsters walking out of the sea. Eventually we let our daughter watch a couple of episodes with us and she was hooked. David Tennant is her Doctor. We’ve since watched all episodes from Christopher Eccleston to Jodie Whittaker and are huge fans. Lisa Valentine, 51, Wiltshire
