"Doctor Who" Blink (2007)

User Rating:

9.7/10   

Director:

Hettie Macdonald

Writer:

Steven Moffat (written by)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (2005)

Original Air Date:

9 June 2007 (Season 3, Episode 10)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

"Don't Blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't Blink. Good Luck."...

Plot Keywords:

Nonlinear Timeline | Internet | Video Store | Writing On Wall | Alien

Cast

David Tennant	...	The Doctor
Freema Agyeman	...	Martha Jones
Carey Mulligan	...	Sally Sparrow
Lucy Gaskell	...	Kathy Nightingale
Finlay Robertson	...	Larry Nightingale
Richard Cant	...	Malcolm Wainwright
Michael Obiora	...	Billy Shipton
Louis Mahoney	...	Old Billy
Thomas Nelstrop	...	Ben Wainwright
Ian Boldsworth	...	Banto
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raymond Sawyer	...	Desk Sergeant

Runtime:

45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

UK:PG (DVD rating)

Trivia:

Voted Best Story by readers of Doctor Who Magazine in their Season Three Season Survey.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sally Sparrow is in the house, she sees a key hanging from the angel's hand and goes forward to take it. First we see the front shot and the string is looped around the angel's hand. Cut to side shot and the string is hanging with no loop. Front shot again and the loop is back. Side shot where she actually takes the key and no loop. The position of the string may have been altered during shooting as having Sally unravelling the string to get the key would have taken several seconds and she really wanted to be out of the house as fast as possible.

Quotes:

The Doctor: Tracked you down with this. This is my timey-wimey detector. Goes ding when there's stuff. Also, it can boil an egg at 30 paces. Whether you want it to or not, actually, so I've learned to stay away from hens. It's not pretty when they blow.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Doctor Who Confidential: Do You Remember the First Time? (#3.10)" (2007)

Stands head and shoulders over every other episode

Steven Moffatt is a genius. Fact. I have loved his work since Press Gang Oh so many years ago. Sadly this series of Doctor Who hasn't been patchy so much as utterly forgettable, with the exception of a few episodes. 'Blink' is an episode which not only stands out for Doctor Who, but also as one of the best pieces of television I have ever watched.

The writing was razor sharp, the characters lovable and fully-rounded, the plot was tight and gripping, interweaving intrigue with poignancy and humour. Carey Mulligan who plays Sally Sparrow should surely be the Doctor's new assistant as she's caring, intelligent, witty and an attractive companion. You instantly liked this girl.

It was scary in a way which reminded me of the old drama series from my childhood and I loved every minute of it. I will buy the DVD with this episode on even if it does cost £14 for just 4 episodes! An outstanding piece of drama.