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.
Filming set up is ramping up at Cardiff Museum. UNIT vehicles on location.#dwsr pic.twitter.com/4xzztVL7mH
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) October 13, 2024
Filming at Cardiff Museum pic.twitter.com/Wmh31M3rTi
— leigh hill (@leigh100) October 13, 2024
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.
Two big blue screens used at either end of the road#dwsr #Filming #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/vnTmRXogNU
— Cardiff Filming (@Cardiff_Filming) October 14, 2024
The prop news van and ambulance:
(you can also see the roofs of the two UNIT cars) #dwsr #Filming #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/S5T92QWuA8— Cardiff Filming (@Cardiff_Filming) October 14, 2024
#dwsr they’re currently covering the streets with lots of rubbish and plastic and fishing nets pic.twitter.com/uaXhkignFy
— Natalia (@thoscheitrash) October 14, 2024
#dwsr The Sea Devils taking their revenge on humanity. Dumping rubbish outside a Government building.
Russell Tovey the lead character in the middle of the chaos. pic.twitter.com/sKVfp2Y9x2
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) October 14, 2024
Rubbish being dumped from the sky (two cherry pickers) onto the road outside the museum and blown into the people on the steps using a big fan.#dwsr #Filming #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/0y60haJPL8
— Cardiff Filming (@Cardiff_Filming) October 14, 2024
UNIT soldiers were seen running out of the building and into UNIT vehicles outside.
Police, army soilders and UNIT soilders on the steps outside of Cardiff museum (guarding).
Russel Tovey in a formal suit stood front and centre#dwsr #Filming #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/OlbaF8TLCw— Cardiff Filming (@Cardiff_Filming) October 14, 2024
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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 prop news van and ambulance:
(you can also see the roofs of the two UNIT cars) #dwsr #Filming #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/S5T92QWuA8— Cardiff Filming (@Cardiff_Filming) October 14, 2024
#dwsr The aftermath of the sea devil rubbish attack pic.twitter.com/RvHGK5dqIv
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) October 15, 2024
#dwsr Filming continues around the back of the Museum currently (on the same road that Danny Pink was killed on ) pic.twitter.com/pNKDfAfCu7
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) October 15, 2024
#dwsr The Sea Devils be smashing up the nice Jaguars now pic.twitter.com/VD2sE96qSX
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) October 15, 2024
Army and UNIT soilders leaving set for a break in filming. #dwsr #Filming #Cardiff pic.twitter.com/10YCJojL8v
— Cardiff Filming (@Cardiff_Filming) October 15, 2024
Rubbish being dropped on the police, army and UNIT soilders at The War Between filming behind cardif city hall. #dwsr #Filming #Cardiff #twb pic.twitter.com/wgoDp84tvD
— Cardiff Filming (@Cardiff_Filming) October 15, 2024
Filming for The War Between The Land And The Sea behind City Hall today! #dwsr pic.twitter.com/JuYDvOEUH6
— Natalia (@thoscheitrash) October 15, 2024
#dwsr The scene behind City Hall. The aftermath of the chaos of the rubbish dump. pic.twitter.com/p3SdT3Z4W0
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) October 15, 2024
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 forn the series will continue until right before Christmas 2024.