Doctor Who: 20 Things You Didn't Know About Blink

20. The Title Wasn’t Decided Until Production Began

Every episode of Doctor Who needs a title. It's a running joke among fans that these usually end up being "Something of the Something" or "Something and the Something", and initially, Blink also used that format.

Due to some tight scheduling, there was just one script meeting for this episode. It was originally called Sally Sparrow and the Weeping Angels, but showrunner Russell T Davies didn't like that title. So, Steven Moffat offered some alternatives, one of which caught RTD's eye.

No pun intended.

RTD was captivated by the idea of calling the episode Blink, and instructed Moffat to go back through the script and add the word in as many times as possible, like a cheesy '50s movie trailer.

Moffat obliged, and the word "blink" is heard over 20 times throughout the episode.