“While I was making my final season [of Doctor Who] I received a letter from the single mother of what she described as a ‘difficult and disturbed’ child who was a great fan of the programme. I wrote back to the child personally and sent her a photograph as I always did. A week or so later I received another letter from the mother thanking me for my trouble and letting me know that her daughter now carried my picture with her everywhere. I had inadvertently become a father figure to this autistic child, and my unseen influence had caused her behaviour to completely settle down. She is now married and has two lovely children of whom I am the godfather. This may well have been an exceptional case, but I truly believed that Doctor Who was a great force for good…”
- Jon Pertwee, I Am the Doctor (via the-bluest-ink)
- Jon Pertwee, I Am the Doctor (via the-bluest-ink)