The Time of Angels 

The Doctor and Amy emerge from the TARDIS to find the wreck of the Byzantium spaceship. Down below the Weeping Angels are stirring, but the Doctor has someone else to contend with; none other than the mysterious Professor River Song.

Director:

Adam Smith

Writers:

Steven Moffat, Steven Moffat (showrunner)

Stars:

Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Alex Kingston

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Matt Smith	...	The Doctor
Karen Gillan	...	Amy Pond
Alex Kingston	...	River Song
Simon Dutton	...	Alistair
Mike Skinner	...	Security Guard
Iain Glen	...	Octavian
Mark Springer	...	Christian
Troy Glasgow	...	Angelo
David Atkins	...	Bob
Darren Morfitt	...	Marco

Storyline

The Doctor once again comes across River Song who is on a mysterious mission to locate the last of the Weeping Angels. The Angels have a unique way of hiding - they appear to be solid and immovable when anyone is looking at them. Only when they are alone are they able to move or attack. Amy finds the relationship between the Doctor and River to be quite interesting, particularly when she learns that at some point in the distant future, they are to be married! The Doctor thinks dealing with the last of the Angels should be a relatively easy task but realizes they are in trouble when they find they are replicating and that there is now an army of them.

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Plot Keywords:

weeping angel | church of the papal mainframe | eleventh doctor | crashed starship | humanoid alien | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

One question commonly asked by fans regarding "Blink" was why Sally Sparrow and Larry Nightingale did not try closing one eye at a time to keep the Weeping Angels at bay. When the Angel is attacking Amy, she tries this, but remarks on how difficult it actually is.

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Goofs

When Amy is yelling, "Does anyone need me?" the door behind her says "Caution, Trip Hazzard." "Hazard" is spelled wrong.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Security Guard: [dazed and with a lipstick mark on his face] It's a beautiful day.
Alistair: Hallucinogenic lipstick. She's here.

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Connections

Featured in Being a Girl (2013)

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Soundtracks

Doctor Who Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Ron Grainer
Arranged by Murray Gold
Performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales

User Reviews

..the bar has been raised.....................

By far this is the best episode of the new series so far.

After last weeks VERY disappointing Dalek episode on seeing the Weeping Angels were back i immediately got my hopes up for this episode. I wasn't disappointed.

I don't care if people call me a wuss, but i found the Angels extremely sinister and without spoiling it, the one scene with Amy and the Angel made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Let's hope this has raised the bar now and the new series continues to be on a par with this.

Matt Smith and Karen Gillan are doing a great job in their roles, the chemistry between them is great.

Blink was an amazing piece of television, a premise for this. No more Star Wars rip offs like previous weeks, this was far more original.

Each character had their part and each truly shone. Reminds you what Doctor Who is about and why it sets the standard for any other sci-fi show in the world.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2010 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Clearwell Caves, Coleford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (DTS HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1 Mix)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD