Doctor Who ‘The Haunting of Villa Diodati’: behind the scenes

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The BBC released two behind-the-scenes videos from the making of the eighth episode of Doctor Who Series 12, The Haunting of Villa Diodati.

Director Emma Sullivan shared several photos from her filming block, which consists of Can you Hear Me? and The Haunting of Villa Diodati. Quite a few of the photos are from the filming at Merthyr Mawr Estate, used for the interiors of Villa Diodati.

Assistant to costume designer Ray Holman, Ian Fowler shared photos of the magnificent period costumes.

 

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Too hot for corsets!!!! 🤣 @rayholman12 @mandipgill_ @bbcdoctorwho @doctorwho_bbca

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Nadia Parkes (Claire Clairmont) shared her photos from the filming.

 

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Villa Diodati (Cardiff) #bts

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Be sure to click through all of Lili Miller’s (Mary Shelley) photos from the filming.

 

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Those heady days of Villa Diodati 🏚️

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And, last but not least, enjoy a video of the cast and crew dancing to the Dizzee Rascal song Dirtee Cash in a birthday video cinematographer Ed Moore created for his son.

We will also share behind-the-scenes content of the last two episodes of Doctor Who Series 12, Ascension of the Cybermen and The Timeless Children after each episode airs.