Pete Tyler, full name Peter Alan Tyler, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Shaun Dingwall. He is the deceased father of The Doctor's companion Rose Tyler and first appeared in the episode "Father's Day".
Pete was a jack of all trades and a budding entrepreneur who was constantly involved in various get-rich-quick schemes, from selling flavoured health drinks (named "Vitex") to trying to...
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Pete Tyler, full name Peter Alan Tyler, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Shaun Dingwall. He is the deceased father of The Doctor's companion Rose Tyler and first appeared in the episode "Father's Day".
Pete was a jack of all trades and a budding entrepreneur who was constantly involved in various get-rich-quick schemes, from selling flavoured health drinks (named "Vitex") to trying to market solar power panels. Most of these schemes were unsuccessful, however, leading to tension in his marriage to Jackie, Rose's mother. Jackie also accused Pete of cheating on her on a few occasions.
Pete was born on 15 September 1954, and died on 7 November 1987 in a hit-and-run accident when Rose was about six months old.
In "Father's Day", Rose asked the Doctor to take her back to 1987 so she could witness her father's death. Jackie had told Rose as a child that her father had died alone, and Rose wanted to be there for him. When she was...
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