Lily and Cyril's father-my husband-is dead and they don't know yet because if I tell them...
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Madge Arwell:
Lily and Cyril's father-my husband-is dead and they don't know yet because if I tell them now then Christmas will always be what took their father away from them, and no one should have to live like that. Of course when the Christmas period is over I shall... I don't know why I keep shouting at them.
The Doctor:
Because every time you see them happy you remember how sad they're going to be. And it breaks your heart. Because what's the point in them being happy now if they're going to be sad later? The answer is, of course, because they are going to be sad later.
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Lily and Cyril's father my husband Is dead and they don't know yet
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Because if I tell them now then Christmas will
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always be what took their father away from them
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and no one should have to live like that
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Of course when the Christmas period is over I shall
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I don't know why I keep shouting at them
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Because every time you see them happy
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you remember how sad they're going to be
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and it breaks your heart
Clip duration: 34 seconds
Views: 148
Timestamp in movie: 00h 12m 29s
Uploaded: 26 March, 2022
Genres: adventure, drama, sci-fi
Summary: It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home. He promises to repay her kindness - all she has to do is make a wish. Three years later, a devastated Madge escapes war-tor
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