Keep it in the Time Lord family: David Tennant to marry Georgia Moffett... daughter of ex-Doctor Who Peter Davison



Even by a Time Lord’s standards, it’s a fairly head-spinning concept.

David Tennant, the tenth Doctor Who, has become engaged to the daughter of the fifth Doctor, Peter Davison.

Georgia Moffett, who turned 26 on Christmas Day, met her fiance when she had a guest role in a 2008 episode – playing the Doctor’s daughter, Jenny.

Wedding plans: David Tennant is said to have proposed to his actress girlfriend Georgia Moffett

Tennant, 39, and Miss Moffett, who has an eight-year-old son from a previous relationship, are said to be keen to marry on New Year’s Day next year.

That will be exactly two years after the Scottish star made his final appearance as the Doctor before handing the role over to Matt Smith. A source said: ‘David and Georgia are besotted with each other and can’t wait to tie the knot.’

Tennant encountered his future father-in-law on screen in a special Children In Need episode of Doctor Who in November 2007.

Met on set: The couple met in May 2008 when Moffett played the Time Lord's daughter Jenny in one episode

Davison, 59, played the Doctor from 1981 to 1984, in which time Georgia was born to his first wife, American actress Sandra Dickinson.

Miss Moffett’s big break came when she appeared in several episodes of ITV’s Peak Practice when she was 14.



Miss Moffett with her son Tyler in 2002

The actress, who also had a regular role in The Bill, gave birth to her son Tyler in 2002, when she was 17.

She brought him up alone and has never publicly revealed who the father is.

She set up home with her Where The Heart Is co-star Adam Harvey in 2004. The couple split up two years later but they remained friends and Harvey continued to be a presence in her son’s life.

Davison has said of his daughter’s relationship with Tennant: ‘It’s great because David is a genuinely nice guy.



'I’m delighted Georgia has found happiness because she hasn’t always had an easy life.’



Davison, who also has two sons by his second wife Elizabeth Morton, was the Doctor that Tennant loved watching when he was growing up.



And it appears the admiration is mutual. Davison told the Daily Mail that Tennant was ‘a very fine Doctor Who’.



Prior to dating him, the actress revealed in an interview: 'David is dishy, isn't he? He's not only a good-looking but he is such a lovely, sweet guy.'

Tennant and his fiancee may already have a minister on stand-by to oversee their nuptials.

Doctor Whos Davison and Tennant

The actor’s father is the Rev Sandy Mcdonald, a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Mr Mcdonald, who lives in Paisley, could not be contacted yesterday.

Miss Moffett is not the first actress Tennant has dated.

A few months before meeting Moffett, he was linked to second assistant director Jennie Fava and BBC Wales staff member, Bethan Britton.

In October 2007, Tennant parted ways with actress Sophia Myles after a two-year relationship, following her move to Hollywood.

They, too, met on set - when Myles played Madame de Pompadour in a 2006 Doctor Who episode.