The Weeping Angels are a race of predatory creatures from the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who. They were introduced in the 2007 episode "Blink", making repeat appearances in later episodes. They also appeared in the spin-off series Class. Since their initial appearance, they have been persistently nominated as one of the most popular and frightening Doctor Who monsters. Steven Moffat attributes their appeal to childhood games such as Grandmother's Footsteps and the notion that every statue might secretly be a disguised Weeping Angel.
A Weeping Angel as seen in "The Time of Angels" (2010).
The Cherubim angels, shown at the Doctor Who Experience.
Angel of the Waters, one of the real-life angel statues appearing in the episode "The Angels Take Manhattan"
"Blink" is the tenth episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 9 June 2007 on BBC One. The episode was directed by Hettie MacDonald and written by Steven Moffat. The episode is based on a previous short story written by Moffat for the 2006 Doctor Who Annual, entitled "'What I Did on My Christmas Holidays' By Sally Sparrow".
Sally Sparrow (Carey Mulligan), unaware she is being watched by the statue-like Weeping Angels.
The episode was written by Steven Moffat.
Actress Carey Mulligan (seen here in 2009) appeared in the episode as Sally Sparrow.
The wall with the Doctor's writing, as shown at the Doctor Who Experience.