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6.10 The Girl Who Waited

Broadcast Details

Series / Episode No.
Episode Title
Transmission Date
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Season
Doctor
Producer(s)
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Written By
Directed By
6
Eleventh / Matt Smith
Sanne Wohlenberg
Caroline Hendry
Tom MacRae
Nick Hurran

Regular Cast

The Doctor — Eleventh / Matt Smith
Amy Pond — Karen Gillan
Rory Williams — Arthur Darvill

Guest Cast

Check-in girl – Josie Taylor
Voice of Interface – Imelda Staunton
Voice of the Handbots – Stephen Bracken-Keogh
Handbots – Barbara Fadden, Naomi Berners, Louise Bowen, Astrid Hall, Nathalie Cuzner

Production Team

General production staff

Production Executive – Julie Scott
Line Producer – Diana Barton
Associate Producer – Denise Paul
Production Manager – Phillipa Cole
Location Manager – Nicky James
Location Assistant – Geraint Williams
Unit Manager – Rhys Griffiths
Production Co-ordinator – Claire Hildred
Assistant Production Co-ordinator – Helen Blyth
Production Assistant – Charlie Coombes
Production Secretary – Scott Handcock
Production Accountant – Dyfed Thomas
A/Production Accountant – Kristina Raschboeck

Camera and lighting department

1st Assistant Director – William Hartley
2nd Assistant Director – Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch
3rd Assistant Director – Janine H Jones [Jay Harley]
Assistant Director – Danielle Richards
Script Supervisor – Elaine Matthews
Camera Operator – James Leigh
Focus Pullers – Steve Rees, Jonathan Vidgen
Grip – Gary Norman
Assistant Grip – Owen Charnley
Camera Assistants – Simon Ridge, Matthew Lepper, Elliot Hale
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Pete Chester
Electricians – Ben Griffiths, Bob Milton, Stephen Slocombe, Alan Tippetts

Art department

Supervising Art Director – Stephen Nicholas
Assistant Art Director – Jackson Pope
Production Buyer – Ben Morris
Petty Cash Buyer – Helen O’Leary
Set Decorator – Julian Luxton
Props Buyer – Adrian Anscombe
Decorator/Buyer – Kate Wilson
Concept Artist – Richard Shaun Williams
Design Assistant – Dan Martin
Handbot Design – Robert Allsopp & Associates
Graphic Artist – Christina Tom
Standby Props – Phil Shellard, Helen Atherton
Standby Carpenter – Will Pope
Standby Art Director – Amy Pickwoad
Standby Rigger – Bryan Griffiths
Store Person – Jayne Davies
Props Master – Paul Aitken
Props Chargehand – Rhys Jones
Dressing Props – Tom Belton, Kristian Wilsher
Props Driver – Medard Mankos
Props Makers – Alan Hardy, Penny Howarth, Nicholas Robatto
Construction Manager – Matthew Hywel-Davies
Construction Chargehand – Scott Fisher
Practical Electrician – Albert James
Graphics – BBC Wales Graphics
Draughtsman – Julia Jones

Costume department

Costume Supervisor – Cat Lovett
Assistant Costume Designer – Samantha Keeble
Costume Assistants – Jason Gill, Yasemin Kascioglu, Frances Morris
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Supervisor – Pam Mullins
Make-up Artists – Vivienne Simpson, Allison Sing
Prosthetics – Millennium FX

Movement

Stunt Co-ordinator – Crispin Layfield
Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator – Gordon Seed
Stunt Performers – Belinda McGinley, Stephanie Carey

Casting

Casting Associate – Alice Purser

General post-production staff

Post-production Supervisor – Nerys Davies
Post-production Co-ordinator – Marie Brown
Assistant Editor – Becky Trotman
On-line Conform – Mark Bright
On-line Editor – Jeremy Lott

Special and visual effects

VFX Producer – Beewan Athwal
VFX Editor – Cat Gregory
Colourist – Mick Vincent

Sound

Sound Recordist – Bryn Thomas
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Jeff Welch, Dafydd Parry
Dialogue Editor – Darran Clement
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
Supervising Sound Editor – Paul McFadden
Sound Effects Editor – Paul Jefferies
Foley Editor – Jamie Talbutt

Synopsis

Amy becomes trapped in a quarantine facility where time flows differently, aging decades while Rory and the Doctor experience only minutes. Rory finds an older, hardened Amy who has survived alone for years. Faced with a moral dilemma, the Doctor forces Rory to choose which version of Amy to save. The decision highlights the DoctorΓÇÖs manipulative tendencies and leaves emotional scars on the companions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ΓÇ£The Girl Who WaitedΓÇ¥ about?

ΓÇ£The Girl Who WaitedΓÇ¥ follows Amy Pond after she becomes trapped in a faster-time facility, where she spends decades alone while the Doctor and Rory arrive only days later.

Why are there two Amys?

Because of time dilation, an older version of Amy survives alone for many years while a younger Amy arrives with the Doctor and Rory, creating two conflicting versions of the same person.

What is the moral dilemma?

Rory must choose between saving the younger Amy or the older Amy, as only one can be rescued due to the constraints of time travel.

How does this episode affect Amy and Rory?

It deeply strains their relationship, forcing them to confront the emotional consequences of time travel and separation.

How does this episode fit into Doctor Who?

This is one of the most emotional stories in Doctor Who, focusing on identity and sacrifice within the Eleventh Doctor era.