 The Doctor and his companion have very little screen time , which allowed for another episode to be filmed simultaneously ; " Blink " is consequently referred to as a " Doctor @-@ lite " episode . The scenes at Wester Drumlins were shot in a derelict house in Newport . To create the angels , two actresses wore makeup and prosthetics . The episode was seen by 6 @.@ 62 million viewers in the United Kingdom . 
