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DOCTOR WHO - DIGITAL SPY: 'Doctor Who' writer Tom MacRae interview: 'The Girl Who Waited is special for Amy'
September 8 2011
By Morgan Jeffery
There won't be a dry eye in the house this Saturday night as Doctor Who airs one of its most complex, dark and emotional episodes to date. 'The Girl Who Waited' has been written by Tom MacRae, who previously contributed two-part adventure 'Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel' to the show back in 2006.
We caught up with Tom, who is busy editing his new sitcom - Comedy Central's Threesome - to chat about 'The Girl Who Waited', Karen Gillan's "stellar" performance and the role that emotion and romance plays in Doctor Who...
... Q: There's a lot of buzz surrounding Karen Gillan's performance in 'The Girl Who Waited'...
Tom MacRae: It's absolutely amazing. Karen had a voice coach and a movement coach, so she was able to lower her voice quite a lot to play the older Amy. She had a little bit of padding which changes how she moves, but mostly it's her and she just worked really hard. We had quite a long discussion at the start as to whether we should cast an older actress or do Karen in a prosthetic. It came down to what was actually more believable, and obviously in terms of the budget, if you have two actresses, you're not having to make every shot with both of them in an effects shot.
"As we talked about it, Karen got wind of what the story was and she petitioned very, very strongly to do both. She really wanted it to happen, and you see that in her work on it. This isn't another episode where X meets Y meets Z. This [episode] is incredibly special for Amy and part of that is the way Karen did it. It wouldn't have been nearly as good if she hadn't pulled out such a stellar performance. Also, Nick Hurran - who is the most amazing director - not only knew how to support and help Karen, but then shot it in the most beautiful, beautiful way..."
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