Cast of the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea

Doctor Who spin-off films in Cardiff City centre

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On 14 and 15 October 2024, a crew filmed scenes for the the Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea, in the vicinity of the National Museum Wales and Cardiff City Hall.

Setup at the location began on 13 October.

On 14 October, Russell Tovey and other actors filmed chaotic scenes on the steps in front of National Museum Wales in Cardiff. According to onlookers, aquatic creatures called Sea Devils are dumping rubbish humans have previously dumped into the ocean on government buildings on dry land. Actors were seen dodging rubbish falling from above.

UNIT soldiers were seen running out of the building and into UNIT vehicles outside.

 

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Filming continued on October 15 at National Museum Wales and next door at Cardiff City Hall.

 

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The cast announced for the five-part series so far are Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jemma Redgrave, Alexander Devrient, Ruth Madeley, Colin McFarlane, Patrick Baladi, Francesca Corney, Vincent Franklin, Adrian Lukis, and Mei Mac.

The series is created by Doctor Who showrunner and executive producer Russell T Davies, who has co-written the series with Pete McTighe. Davies wrote Episodes One, Four and Five while McTighe wrote episodes Two and Three.

All five episodes are directed by Dylan Holmes Williams, who filmed the 2024 Doctor Who episodes 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble. Filming for the series will continue until right before Christmas 2024.