[Susan Foreman]

Tom Baker on going to confession when he was a child:

"Oh yes, it was much more dramatic than the humdrum of school or home life. I also gave some of my best performances in confession. I could see the vicar was bored by what I was saying, so I started to make up a few lies. It was a great way of getting attention and as I got older, I kept embellishing my sins until I remember saying to Father Dougan when he asked “Anything else, Thomas?” – “Yes. Murder!” That really got him interested. His hairy ear got right into the grill and he asked, “Murder? How many times?” “Three,” I said. He was quite nice about it. “Three murders since last Wednesday?” he asked. There was a pause. “Anyone we know?” And with the genius of a born liar, I said, “No, father. They came from St Teresa’s parish down the road.” “Oh,” he said, “that’s all right, then.”"

When David Walliams met Doctor Who’s Tom Baker | Radio Times