Doctor Who viewers were left ‘sobbing’ after Wilf Noble’s fate was revealed on Saturday after actor Bernard Cribbins died last year aged 93.
After the absent character was believed to have died it was revealed he was in fact happy and healthy, being cared for by UNIT’s Kate Stewart (Gemma Redgrave).
As an emotional Doctor (David Tennant) seemingly accepted Wilf’s fate saying ‘He wasn’t young, I loved that man, sorry for your loss’.
Only for granddaughter Donna (Catherine Tate) to exclaim: ‘He’s not dead!’.
‘He’s living in sheltered accommodation, he’s 94 and can’t manage the stairs!’.
The emotional episode then ended with Donna and The Doctor going to visit Wilf, who appeared in the series from 2007-2010, for ‘one last time’.
RIP: Doctor Who viewers were left sobbing after Wilf Noble’s fate was revealed on Saturday after actor Bernard Cribbins died last year aged 93 (pictured on the show in 2010)
Suprise! After the absent character was believed to have died it was revealed he was in fact happy and healthy, being cared for by UNIT’s Kate Stewart (Gemma Redgrave)
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one wrote: ‘Awe they’ve kept Wilf alive. Thank god I don’t think I could have handled that’.
With a second saying: ‘Not me sobbing at Wilf being mentioned, only for him not to be dead’.
A third typed: ‘Nice moment about Wilf and Bernard Cribbins there’.
And: ‘Kate making sure Wild is taken care of is so sweet omg’.
Another exclaimed: ‘Really got me when Wilf was mentioned’.
Bernard died in July 2022 and Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies led the tributes declaring the actor ‘a legend has left the world’.
Earlier in the episode fans lauded the show’s brand new opening titles as the sci-fi series made it’s dramatic return on Saturday.
The new look sequence featured the Time Lord’s blue Tardis speeding through space with the eye-popping special effects leaving viewers ‘obsessed’.
As an emotional Doctor (David Tennant) seemingly accepted Wilf’s fate Donna (Catherine Tate, R) exclaimed: ‘He’s not dead he’s in sheltered accommodation!’ (pictured with co-star Jacqueline King, L)
Emotion: Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one wrote: ‘Awe they’ve kept Wilf alive. Thank god I don’t think I could have handled that’
Missed: Actor Bernard (L) played the beloved character from 2007-2010
Many took to social media to praise the show’s new ‘insane budget’ after the BBC signed a big-money deal with Disney+.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one wrote: ‘Omg Disney plus budget coming through on the titles I’m crying already’.
With a second saying: ‘The titles sequence!! The BUDGET had arrived!!’.
Another typed: ‘Loving the new opening titles, very colourful and beautiful’.
And: ‘Oh the titles sequence are SEXY’.
Someone else said: ‘I love the title sequence!’.
Viewers were also impressed by the beginning’s Marvel style introduction which declared the new era the ‘Whoniverse’.
One wrote: ‘Doctor Who is turning into Marvel!’.
While a second said: ‘This feels like a Marvel movie’.
With someone else writing: ‘Ooh it’s got a #Marvel like opening logo now’.
Impressed: Earlier in the episode fans lauded the show’s brand new opening titles as the sci-fi series made it’s dramatic return on Saturday