Filming Blink (Doctor Who)

actress carey mulligan appeared in episode sally sparrow.

blink directed hettie macdonald, making first female director of doctor episode since sixth doctor serial mark of rani. russell t davies, series executive producer, later noted that, due macdonald s work, episode included of beautiful [visuals] ve ever had . british actress carey mulligan chosen play sally sparrow; mulligan reportedly ecstatic have been cast in series. concerned fact tennant have little screen time, after episode aired pleased final result.

location shooting scenes set @ police station garage took place @ coal exchange , mount stuart square, cardiff bay on 21 november 2006. fields house, located in newport, filled in wester drumlins. house abandoned , falling disrepair when filming crews arrived. moffat noted little of tarted shoot; moffat later called location creepiest house had ever seen. name taken previous residence moffat lived in during late 1990s. larry describes residence scooby-doo s house , reference dilapidated mansions scooby-doo gang visit. bbc fact file episode notes 1969—the year martha, doctor , billy sent to—is first year scooby-doo, you! aired.

originally, producers considered having michael obiora play both young , old version of billy shipton. however, decided obiora in makeup fake, , louis mahoney cast play older version. initially, obiora played role london accent; mahoney, however, has thick accent. obiora had re-dub lines match. billy mentions windows of tardis wrong size real police box. in 2004, when first photographs of new series tardis prop revealed, there vigorous discussion of box s dimensions on outpost gallifrey doctor discussion forum, in fans complained prop s windows big. moffat has confirmed line in-joke aimed @ outpost gallifrey forum.