<P> The Weeping Angels are a race of predatory creatures from the long - running sci - fi series Doctor Who , resembling stone statues . They were introduced in the 2007 episode `` Blink '' , making repeat appearances in `` The Time of Angels '' / `` Flesh and Stone '' ( 2010 ) and `` The Angels Take Manhattan '' ( 2012 ) as well as cameo appearances in `` The God Complex '' ( 2011 ) , `` The Time of the Doctor '' ( 2013 ) and `` Hell Bent '' ( 2015 ) . They also feature in the spin - off series Class , in the first series finale `` The Lost '' ( 2016 ) . Since their initial appearance , they have been persistently nominated as one of the most popular and frightening Doctor Who monsters . Steven Moffat , their creator , attributes their appeal to childhood games such as Grandmother 's Footsteps and the notion that every statue might secretly be a disguised Weeping Angel . </P>
<P> The Weeping Angels are a race of predatory creatures from the long - running sci - fi series Doctor Who , resembling stone statues . They were introduced in the 2007 episode `` Blink '' , making repeat appearances in `` The Time of Angels '' / `` Flesh and Stone '' ( 2010 ) and `` The Angels Take Manhattan '' ( 2012 ) as well as cameo appearances in `` The God Complex '' ( 2011 ) , `` The Time of the Doctor '' ( 2013 ) and `` Hell Bent '' ( 2015 ) . They also feature in the spin - off series Class , in the first series finale `` The Lost '' ( 2016 ) . Since their initial appearance , they have been persistently nominated as one of the most popular and frightening Doctor Who monsters . Steven Moffat , their creator , attributes their appeal to childhood games such as Grandmother 's Footsteps and the notion that every statue might secretly be a disguised Weeping Angel . </P>
when do the weeping angels first appear in doctor who
when do the weeping angels first appear in doctor who
in the 2007 episode `` Blink ''
in the 2007 episode `` Blink ''