Daily Inspiration Quote by Sarah Sutton

There is a whole philosophy of genre craft tucked inside Sutton's breezy understatement: "good fun" is the actor's diplomatic superpower, a way of praising the work without overclaiming for it. Coming from Sarah Sutton, whose Doctor Who era was built on tight schedules, wobbly effects, and a fanbase that can be both devotional and forensic, the phrase reads like a deliberate refusal to litigate quality in public. It's not "important", not "transformative", not even "brilliant". It's enjoyable. That's the point.

The second sentence does the real work. "We did some of that filming at Ealing on the big set" shifts the compliment away from plot or performance and onto infrastructure - the physical, communal labor of television. Ealing isn't just a location; it's a shorthand for a certain British production identity: competent crews, recognizable stages, a factory of imagination. "The big set" quietly signals scale and ambition, the childlike thrill of walking into a constructed world that exists only because dozens of people built it.

Subtextually, Sutton is also speaking to fans in the currency they value: production trivia as affection. It's a wink toward the behind-the-scenes reality that Doctor Who often asked its cast to sell the impossible with a straight face and a bit of joy. The intent isn't to elevate The Visitation into prestige drama; it's to validate it as a good day at work, a shared memory, and a piece of TV made with enough care that the set itself is worth remembering.