The Family of Blood
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"The Family of Blood" is the ninth episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 June 2007.[1] It is the second episode of a two-part story written by Paul Cornell adapted from his Doctor Who novel Human Nature (1995), co-plotted with Kate Orman. The first part, "Human Nature", aired one week prior, on 26 May.
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Directed by | Charles Palmer | ||
Written by | Paul Cornell | ||
Based on | Human Nature by Paul Cornell | ||
Script editor | Lindsey Alford | ||
Produced by | Susie Liggat | ||
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Music by | Murray Gold | ||
Production code | 3.9 | ||
Series | Series 3 | ||
Running time | 2nd of 2-part story, 45 minutes | ||
First broadcast | 2 June 2007 (2007-06-02) | ||
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In the episode, aliens called the Family of Blood attack a public school and its surrounding village in 1913 to seek a fob watch which contains the essence of the long-lived alien time traveller the Doctor (David Tennant).
In a Doctor Who Magazine interview, Executive Producer Russell T Davies characterised the "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood" two-parter as perhaps being too dark for the programme's audience.[2] In 2008, both "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.[3]