The Cybermen descended on Cardiff last night as filming continued on this year’s Doctor Who finale.
Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, the final two episodes of Season 10 are being directed by Rachel Talalay, who also helmed Peter Capaldi’s previous season finales in 2014 and 2015.
It was officially announced yesterday that two-part story will feature the return of the Mondasian Cybermen. The original version of the Doctor’s deadly enemies, hailing from the planet Mondas, they have not been seen in Doctor Who for over fifty years.
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Fans in Cardiff last night posted a number of photos on Twitter, revealing that it’s not just the Mondasian Cybermen who will be appearing in the story.
Various other incarnations of the Cybermen were also spotted on location.
Mondasian, Revenge, Cybus and current Cybermen, are all here. #DWSR
— Adam (@AdamOrford1) March 6, 2017
#dwsr pic.twitter.com/h8prELmkfr
— ryan (@ryxnf) March 6, 2017
#dwsr pic.twitter.com/VtOEq3nYn8
— ryan (@ryxnf) March 6, 2017
That’s a flying Cybus surrounded by Mondasian, Cybus AND Nightmare in Silver Cybermen!!! #dwsr #Cybermen pic.twitter.com/clwmd9HgDk
— Sean Mozzy (@SeanMossy) March 6, 2017
you vs the type of cyberman she tells you not to worry about pic.twitter.com/qxvHsaVLhX
— ryan (@ryxnf) March 6, 2017
How cool and creepy that smoke looks though pic.twitter.com/pTbAXx2nAl
— valentina (@magicofvenice) March 7, 2017
seems to be set in an apocalyptic near future, this guy explains to bill that something came out of the sky suddenly one day #dwsr pic.twitter.com/YPc7Sxmg9I
— ryan (@ryxnf) March 6, 2017
Partially converted cyber slaves called Topknots #dwsr pic.twitter.com/XWBKAoy9Zx
— Sean Mozzy (@SeanMossy) March 6, 2017
#dwsr pic.twitter.com/UKqENwghUF
— ryan (@ryxnf) March 6, 2017
#MondasianCybermen #DWSR ‘The Converted’ pic.twitter.com/EeNu1Q2GZZ
— Indie Mac User (@IndieMacUser) March 6, 2017
It was also confirmed yesterday that Michelle Gomez is back as Missy in the finale.
12 new episodes of Doctor Who have been filming in Cardiff since June 2016.
Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10.
Season 10 begins on Saturday 15 April on BBC One.
Pre-order the new season on DVD on Amazon here.
Pre-order the new season on Blu-ray on Amazon here.
Peter Capaldi confirmed last month that he will be departing Doctor Who in this year’s Christmas special.
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