The Time of Angels (TV story)

The Time of Angels is the fourth episode of Matt Smith's first series. It is the first part of a two-part story. It marks the re-appearance of River Song and the Weeping Angels.

Synopsis
A crashed spaceship, a shattered temple and a terrifying climb through the maze of the dead – River Song is back in the Doctor’s life, and she’s brought more trouble than even he can handle. The last of the Weeping Angels is loose in the ruins of Alfava Metraxis, and the Doctor is recruited to track it down. “Don't Blink!” everyone tells Amy – but as Amy is about to discover, not blinking might just be the worst thing you can do…

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
 * Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
 * River Song - Alex Kingston
 * Jessica Paige - Louisa Lytton
 * Security Guard - Mike Skinner
 * Christian - Mark Springer
 * Weeping Angel - Marie McGonigle
 * Weeping Angel - Caroline Royce
 * Alistair - Simon Dutton
 * Father Octavian - Iain Glen
 * Cleric Christian - Mark Springer
 * Cleric Angelo - Troy Glasgow
 * Cleric Bob - David Atkins
 * Cleric Pedro - Mark Monero
 * Cleric Marco - Darren Morfitt
 * Cleric Phillip - George Russo

Crew
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Story Notes

 * This is, in truth, the third appearance of the Weeping Angels if one counts non-TV appearances; they have previously featured in DW: Blink and in Captain Jack's Monster Files (See WC: A Ghost Story for Christmas)
 * Steven Moffat stated in a TalkTalk interview that his son - while watching the episode - said 15 minutes through the episode: "Dad, that is the single most scariest thing I've ever seen in my life!"
 * When teasing the new series, one of the things Moffat mentioned was "the Doctor's mistake in the maze of the dead" - no doubt a reference to this episode.

Ratings
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Filming Locations
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Rumours

 * People have said that Sally Sparrow from the episode Blink will make a come back, but this has not yet been revealed.
 * As fragments of a crashed spaceship have been seen in the trailers in what appear to be clips from this episode, this may be the point in The Doctor's life where he and River Song experience the "crash of the Byzantium" that River Song mentioned in Silence in the Library.
 * River Song's presence in this episode may indicate that it is set in the 51st century, but this is not certain, as it is unknown precisely where in the timeline River Song comes from.

Production errors
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Continuity

 * The Weeping Angels previously appeared in DW: Blink
 * River Song previously appeared in DW: Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead

DVD Release
The official release date for Series 5 Volume 2 has not yet been confirmed, but should be released sometime in mid - July, as Volume 1 has been confirmed to be realesed on 7th June. This Volume will most probably contain The Time of Angels, Flesh and Stone, Vampires in Venice and Amy's Choice.