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|species=Human
|species=Human
|origin = [[Earth]]
|origin = [[Earth]]
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[A Ghost Story for Christmas (webcast)|A Ghost Story for Christmas]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[The Lonely Assassins (video game)|The Lonely Assassins]]''
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[A Ghost Story for Christmas (webcast)|A Ghost Story for Christmas]]''
|actor = Carey Mulligan
|actor = Carey Mulligan
|clip = Don't Blink! - Doctor Who - Blink - Series 3 - BBC
|clip = Don't Blink! - Doctor Who - Blink - Series 3 - BBC
|clip2 = The Weeping Angels attack! - Doctor Who - Blink - Series 3 - BBC
|clip2 = The Weeping Angels attack! - Doctor Who - Blink - Series 3 - BBC
|partner = Larry Nightingale|aka =
|partner = Larry Nightingale|aka = Sally Shipton
}}{{you may|Sally Sparrow (What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow)|n1=the original, prose version of this character}}
}}{{you may|Sally Sparrow (What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow)|n1=the original, prose version of this character}}
'''Sally Sparrow''' was a young photographer from [[London]] who indirectly assisted the [[Tenth Doctor]] and encountered the [[Weeping Angel]]s.
'''Sally Sparrow''' was a young photographer from [[London]] who indirectly assisted the [[Tenth Doctor]], and encountered the [[Weeping Angel]]s.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Over the next year, Sally and Larry took over the video store Larry had been working at and converted it into a used book-and-DVD store. While Larry wanted to pursue a relationship, Sally remained distant as she compiled detailed notes of her experiences. Some time later, she met the Doctor and Martha in person and delivered her important package of information. Only then did she finally allow herself to pursue a relationship with Larry. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')
Over the next year, Sally and Larry took over the video store Larry had been working at and converted it into a used book-and-DVD store. While Larry wanted to pursue a relationship, Sally remained distant as she compiled detailed notes of her experiences. Some time later, she met the Doctor and Martha in person and delivered her important package of information. Only then did she finally allow herself to pursue a relationship with Larry. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')
=== Later life ===
In [[2017]], Sally moved to the [[United States]] to work as a photographer. In [[2020]], she returned to London for an exhibition of her pictures, which included photos from her store. She returned to the United States at the end of it. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Lonely Assassins (video game)|The Lonely Assassins]]'')


=== Legacy ===
=== Legacy ===
While revisiting London in 1969, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] remarked that Sally Sparrow was "rather brilliant", and wondered whatever happened to her. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'')
While revisiting London in 1969, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] remarked that Sally Sparrow was "rather brilliant", and wondered whatever happened to her. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'')


Kathy Nightingale's letter to Sally was later included in [[Justin Richards (The Secret Lives of Monsters)|Justin Richards]]' book ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters]]''. Additionally, a write up of ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (novel)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'') the Tenth Doctor's half of the DVD discussion with Sally ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'') was also included, though Richards and others simply referred to him as the "[[The Doctor's aliases|Easter Egg Man]]", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (novel)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'') as they did not know the full details like she and Larry had. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')
[[Kathy Nightingale]]'s letter to Sally was later included in [[Justin Richards (The Secret Lives of Monsters)|Justin Richards]]' book ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters]]''. Additionally, a write up of ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (novel)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'') the Tenth Doctor's half of the DVD discussion with Sally ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'') was also included, though Richards and others simply referred to him as the "[[The Doctor's aliases|Easter Egg Man]]", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (novel)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'') as they did not know the full details like she and Larry had. ([[TV]]: ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'')


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
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*According to [[Steven Moffat]], she was supposed to become a companion, but [[Carey Mulligan]] declined the offer.
*According to [[Steven Moffat]], she was supposed to become a companion, but [[Carey Mulligan]] declined the offer.
* Sally serves a similar function to [[Marc Cory]] in ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' and [[Elton Pope]] in ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'', in that she is a one-off guest character who serves as the protagonist of the story.
* Sally serves a similar function to [[Marc Cory]] in ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' and [[Elton Pope]] in ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'', in that she is a one-off guest character who serves as the protagonist of the story.
* There was a plan in one draft to have the book-and-DVD shop run by Sally and Larry to be crushed by a [[Dalek]] ship in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', but this scene wasn't filmed.
* There was a plan in one draft to have the book and DVD shop run by Sally and Larry to be crushed by a [[Dalek]] ship in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', but this scene wasn't filmed.
* In ''[[The Lonely Assassins (video game)|The Lonely Assassins]]'', Larry has Sally listed as a contact on his [[phone]].
* In ''[[The Lonely Assassins (video game)|The Lonely Assassins]]'', Larry has Sally listed as a contact on his [[phone]].


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