Blink was the fifth serial of Season 35 of Doctor Who. It was written by Steven Moffat, directed by Renny Rye and starred Hugh Bonneville as the Ninth Doctor & Beverley Cressman as Abigail Norwood.
Synopsis[]
In an abandoned house, the Weeping Angels wait. The only hope to stop them is a young woman named Sally Sparrow and her friend Larry Nightingale. The only catch: the Weeping Angels can move in the blink of an eye. To defeat the ruthless enemy — with only a half of a conversation from the Doctor as help — the one rule is this: don't turn your back, don't look away and don't blink
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- The Doctor - Hugh Bonneville
- Abigail Norwood - Beverley Cressman
- Sally Sparrow - To be added.
- Kathy Nightingale - To be added.
- Larry Nightingale - To be added.
- Malcolm Wainwright - To be added.
- Billy Shipton - To be added.
- Old Billy - Louis Mahoney
- Ben Wainwright - To be added.
- Banto - To be added.
- Desk Sergeant - To be added.
Crew[]
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Worldbuilding[]
- While trapped in 1969, the Doctor builds a timey-wimey detector that "goes ding when there's stuff".
- It is assembled from items including a Blackpool postcard.
- The Weeping Angels are quantum locked, meaning that they cannot move when within anyone's sight.
- When Kathy calls her and Sally "Sparrow and Nightingale", Sally says it's "a bit ITV."
- Larry compares Wester Drumlins to "Scooby Doo's house".
- Sally's disc triggers Security Protocol 712 in the TARDIS.
- The Doctor and Martha are heading to "Red Hatching".
- Sally has a UK drivers licence, which states that she was born in England.
- Larry has a sticker on one of his files advertising "Cunard White Star to Europe".
- VHSes on display at Banto's video store include Dance of Days, Falling Star, Mean Teens, Civilization Zero and Banana Shots. Posters are shown for VHSes including Acid Burn, Candy Kane and City Justice.
- A Palm Beach Bar inflatable is on display in the back room of Banto's.
- Sally and Larry own a shop called Sparrow & Nightingale.
- On the same street as Sparrow & Nightingale are Shapes Hair, Josef's Hair Stylist and a Newsagent's shop which advertises Wall's and the National Lottery.
Notes[]
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Continuity[]
- In the pack Sally gives to the Doctor, photos she took of the Angels covering their faces are present. It is later revealed that whatever holds the image of an Angel is an Angel. (TV: The Time of Angels)
- The Doctor would later reencounter the Weeping Angels in his tenth (TV: Angels of Death), eleventh (TV: The Time of Angels), twelfth (TV: Death in Manhatten), thirteenth (TV: Angel's Edge) & fourteenth (TV: Fallen Angels) incarnations.
Home video releases[]
VHS[]
- This story was first released on VHS.
DVD[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 35 were released as Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Fifth Season in 2003.
Blu-ray[]
- This story along with the other stories in Season 35 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 35 in the UK.