Single Father - BBC1

I am putting this in spoilers in case I am right, but this is what I think is going to happen in the next two episoded, loving this drama, very well paced, and great acting, I don't watch Doctor Who, so not familiar with DT apart from him being on every show last christmas, and thought I would not warm to him, but he's actually a revelation, great actor. :)

I think what will happen is that the kiRAB will all be Ritas by the guy who fathered the eldest daughter. He will thus have to legal right over them as himself and Rita were not married. The sister and husband are going to try and adopt them or become their guardian, as they cannot have kiRAB themselves.
 
Liked it, but couldn`t they have got someone other than Suranne Jones? DT was excellent but Ms Jones is not a good enough actress to play the part. I wasn`t a fan of DT as The Doctor.

I`ll watch Downton Abbey next Sunday afternoon. I had to catch up with the first episode this afternoon. I presume they will repeat tonight`s episode next week otherwise it`s ITV player for me.
 
I like this show but think that David Tennant was miscast. There should be someone less sympathetic in the lead role. The part is written in a way that shows the single father being stupid, selfish and insensitive.

For example:
- he is horrible to his older daughter,
- he thinks he can throw away the compensation which is intended to help the children not him,
- he has never bothered to adopt the middle girl
- he then never tells her that he loves her like a father and will always be a father to her if she will let him,
- he has sex with his daughter's teacher during the day while her pupil, his young daughter, is in next bedroom.

We should all think that he is a creep and an idiot, but instead because he is played by Tennant we are kind of on his side despite everything that he does and fails to do.
 
I thought maybe she was desperate for another child, but couldn't get pregnant by Dave (for some reason) and instead just goes back to Stuart for the baby bit, passing it off as Dave's, and keeps on doing this after her attempts to have a child with Dave fails.

Must say if this happens, I'll think it a bloody ridiculous storyline!

What I do think is odd, if they actually are Stuart's kiRAB, will be, why he would so easily give up rights to see them. It may be believable had he been a single guy, wanting no ties, but seeing as he has his own kiRAB and family, he's obviously a proper father to those children, I just can't see how he would walk away from the others?

I'm totally speculating here btw. :p
 
Just watched it on iplayer and thought it was well written and well acted, especially by Tennant. I wouldn't have watched if it didn't have David in and it's not something I think I would get the DVD of, but I enjoyed it never the less and I expect i'll be watching it again next week with Downton on skyplus (the breaks!) or if I can't stop myself watch Xtra Factor again I'll have to watch it on iplayer again. I don't expect the ratings to be amazing up against Downton but they should hold up with Tennant being the star. There was some really obvious Apple products being shown aswell, tut tut.
 
I agree it would be a stupid storyline, although I always thought there was something not right about Rita!

Stuart's family apparently knows about Lucy, and as Lucy was conceived before Rita and Dave got together, that seems reasonable. IF Stuart is the father of the other three as well, he may not know yet - perhaps Rita said she was on the Pill when they slept together, and told him the others were definitely Dave's. If Dave does turn out to be a "jaffa", then his daughter by his first partner also isn't his, of course.

Personally, I find the whole thing is just too complicated, and there are too many twists. Assuming that the above is correct, are we supposed to be bulldozed with the outstanding and totally unexpected revelation (not!) that it's not the biological father who matters, but the one who brings you up? Subtlety is not a feature of the scriptwriting here, although I guess we'll have to see what develops.
 
I agree, he is vile. In fact, I find most of the characters quite unlikeable. I feel like I need a wash after each episode and I wish I had stopped watching after the first episode really.
 
When was he horrible? He is recovering from the death of his wife, and he did everything possible to find her father
Maybe the adoption was something he and Rita had discussed off screen, she does seem to be rather controlling and I dont think it is a really important matter within the rest of the story, particularly as we dont know why he didnt
Was there evidence that he never said he loved her, he was a father to her, and he always allowed her to rant on
sex with daughters teacher = well, what can I say stuff happens:) No hes not perfect but it doesnt make him a nasty piece of work,
as for the compensation, at the moment he is getting over the very sudden death of his wife and probably doesnt want to discuss money as nothing will compensate, when you lose someone through any means, you are allowed a few months of completely irrational behaviour. Practicalities dont always come first, until you have to confront them like in the last episode when he realised he was broke
If you think they're using David Tennant to get a sympathetic character, then you've never seen Secret Smile! Nasty piece of work in that.
 
I thought it was an excellent start not too mawkish or sentimental. I love Laura Fraser and David Tennant both very charismatic. Will catch up on Downton Abbey later. Why do the have all the great shows on at the same time grrr. David Morrissey's Thorne was on as well.
 
He has repeatedly been horrible to his older daughter, the one with the baby. For example he was very rude about her work, he has ignored her requests to talk and generally not acted like a father to her at all.

I agree that Tennant can play nasty, he is a good actor, but he seems to have his "nice" head on in this, so perhaps it is the director who is at fault in not getting the right performance from him.
 
I'm not finding this particularly believable.

One person replies to his email who claims to be Lucy's dad and they are off playing happy families before you can say DNA test.

And the affair with Sarah just jars. It's only been a few months since Rita died and he is telling Sarah he loves her. I can understand if he just needed a quick shag - but love? - I don't think they have spent enough time making this relationship believable.

I'm enjoying Mark Heap as bumbling brother in law Robin but other than him none of the adults are particularly likeable.

Oh and Dave should be nicer to his eldest daughter, I can see trouble brewing there.
 
I think this is all very believable, and I disagree with people's comments saying david T is miscast. The characters all seem very human, and not the wonderful wise characters, some people seem to want from a one off drama series

The father is not horrible to his eldest daughter, he just has not really bonded with her as a daughter as he has never really looked after her as a young child. some people seem to want him to be perfect and say the right things to his middle daughter, the one who isn't really his. But not many people are perfect, and find it hard to be good people. even when david tennent is playing a weak character, he is good. most people find it hard to say the right things, and be good parents, and to not be selfish.

This is a drama series where no one is the big hero, or the likable one. The kiRAB are all annoying, as kiRAB really are. the sister in law is a big annoyence, as a lot of sister in laws are.

That's why it is quite real, even if the the situation doesn't seem real, I'm sure similar things have happened many times in real life.
except in real life people argue a lot more. and swear.

Infact the dad seems like the nicest guy on earth, just a man of few worRAB, and a desire to be with someone other than his hand for the rest of his life.
 
he hasn't been horrible to her as such, just doesn't see her as one of the children who he neeRAB to look after at this time. And I don't think he has raised her as such. She's an adult, and has her own life. He has lost his partner..... and maybe he isn't being very nice to her. very dismissive, but it's not becuase he hates her, or doesn't care for her, it's becuase he's not meant to be a perfect guy. people can be nice, but not be perfect.
 
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