10. Amelia Pond Is Actually Karen Gillan's Cousin
Caitlin Blackwood, who played young Amelia Pond in The Eleventh Hour and The Big Bang, delivered an amazing performance, so much so that she was the first child on the show that audiences could actually imagine being the Doctor's bonafide companion. Looking back, there is a great likeness and delivery in Blackwood that matches Karen Gillian's portrayal as the older Amy. There's a very good reason for this, too, as Gillian and Blackwood are actually real life cousins. Gillian apparently begged the producers to cast her cousin even though they had never actually met her until the read through. The results were magical and the fish custard scene stands out as one of the highlights of Series 5.
Baz Greenland
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A writer for Whatculture since May 2013, I also write for TheRichest.com and am the TV editor and writer for Thedigitalfix.com . I wrote two plays for the Greater Manchester Horror Fringe in 2013, the first an adaption of Simon Clark's 'Swallowing A Dirty Seed' and my own original sci-fi horror play 'Centurion', which had an 8/10* review from Starburst magazine! (http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/eventsupcoming-genre-events/6960-event-review-centurion) I also wrote an episode for online comedy series Supermarket Matters in 2012. I aim to achieve my goal for writing for television (and get my novels published) but in the meantime I'll continue to write about those TV shows I love! Follow me on Twitter @BazGreenland and like my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BazGreenlandWriter
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