24-05-2025
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Inside David Tennant's close relationship with his very famous in-laws
David Tennant may not have came from fame himself but his wife Georgia Tennant's parents are two very well known actors.
David Tennant's love for acting talents truly runs in his family with the Scots icon being married to his Doctor Who co-star Georgia Tennant, and two of the couple's five children now following in their parents footsteps in the entertainment industry.
While David himself did not come from a family of entertainers, with his own father being a minister who served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, his wife's family are very well known with his father-in-law also having a huge Doctor Who connection.
Georgia Tennant, formerly known as Georgia Moffett, is the daughter of famous actors Peter Davison and Sandra Dickinson. Peter and Sandra married in 1978 and welcomed Georgia in 1984 but divorced when she was ten-years-old.
Here's all you need to know about who they are and David's relationship with them.
Peter Davison
Peter Davison is best known for playing the fifth incarnation of The Doctor in Doctor Who. The iconic sci-fi seems to run in the family's blood with David famed for his legendary portrayal of the tenth version of the character.
Meanwhile, Georgia played Jenny, the character's 'daughter' in the story, The Doctor's Daughter.
Peter has made a comeback to the role several times, appearing in the Children in Need special Time Crash, where he acted alongside son-in-laws David and The Power of the Doctor, which celebrated 100 years of the BBC.
The 74-year-old star also returned to his role for several audio stories.
In addition to his Doctor Who catalogue, Peter has also had major roles in series such as All Creatures Great and Small, Law & Order: UK, Holding the Fort and The Last Detective.
Although he is known for his "grumpy" persona, even once holding up a sign referring to David which read 'He's not special,' Peter has great admiration for his son-in-law.
When asked at a convention who he thought he was a better Doctor between his daughter's husband and Peter Capaldi, the star replied: "I can only have one answer to that, even if it was not true.
"It would have to be David Tennant. Peter Capaldi, don't get me wrong, is a brilliant actor. I thought he did a fantastic job. But if you ask me to choose, I'm afraid I'd have to say David Tennant."
Sandra Dickinson
Sandra is also an actor and she first met her former husband on set when they played the roles of brother and sister in an episode of The Tomorrow People.
Sandra and Peter also worked together to compose the theme song for the children's show Button Moon.
Her other acting credits include her role in the series Uncle and major films including Ready Player One and The Batman.
The 76 year old has a close relationship with Georgia and David and when she married her third husband Mark Osmond in 2009, it was the couple's eldest child, Ty, who gave her away.
Speaking in 2018 to The American about turning down the chance to become a Hollywood star, she explained: "But the thing is, if I hadn't done that my daughter would not be married to a lovely actor called David Tennant, she wouldn't be a writer and an actress and a producer now, I wouldn't have the four grandchildren, so it's jolly good I didn't continue in Hollywood back then ...but I'd love to now."
