A Doctor Who film crew from production company Bad Wolf Ltd filmed David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Yasmin Finney for the first of five night shoots on Axminster Road in Cardiff on 3 June.
Overnight #DavidTennant and Catherine Tate filmed scenes for #DoctorWho in Cardiff.
David arrived on set at 12.45am.
Thanks to everyone who posted updates. So far no clear photos of David filming have been posted online but this photo was taken (unsure original source) #DWSR pic.twitter.com/OmLmOQGKvT
— David Tennant (@David_Tennant) June 4, 2022
yes David on set #dwsr pic.twitter.com/MhGZwsENyl
— Seth (@SethXDong) June 4, 2022
@DoctorWhoPN just met Catherine pic.twitter.com/AdL0Ejpal7
— todd constable (@coddtonstable) June 4, 2022
#dwsr Catherine Tate pic.twitter.com/a7mlV64kcu
— DW Set Pics (@set_dw) June 4, 2022
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— DW Set Pics (@set_dw) June 4, 2022
Extras playing UNIT (Unified Intelligence Task Force) soldiers and military-style vehicles with the UNIT logo were employed for the filming.
#dwsr UNIT pic.twitter.com/sT1igVmBNU
— DW Set Pics (@set_dw) June 4, 2022
#dwsr UNIT is on the case pic.twitter.com/uEWG6BLE1O
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 3, 2022
The same London taxi used for the Camden filming was also brought to the location. Shaun Temple (Karl Collins) who portrays Donna Noble’s (Katherine Tate) husband was revealed to be the taxi driver.
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— DW Set Pics (@set_dw) June 4, 2022
The Axminster Road location stands in for a road in London called Bachelor Road. The episode filmed at this location takes place some time between 11 November, 2022 and 11 November 2025. The scene likely takes place in 2023 because the episode is set to air in 2023 as part of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary celebrations. Doctor Who celebrates the 60th anniversary of its first transmission on 23 November, 2023.
Detail from taxi.#dwsr pic.twitter.com/xHJstLkpSy
— Loki Bluebird (@BluebirdLoki) June 4, 2022
David Tennant had a double for the night’s filming.
#dwsr pic.twitter.com/XDGQA3hnO1
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
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— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
#dwsr Better look at David’s stunt double pic.twitter.com/nzZNIwZmAO
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
One of the scenes filmed was of Rose (Yasmin Finney) walking into a house while two extras on bicycles rode past.
#dwsr people on the bikes pic.twitter.com/zoKPGsfvPn
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 3, 2022
Another scene showed UNIT soldiers converging upon a house.
UNIT soldiers #dwsr pic.twitter.com/NhyVXYg02v
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
UNIT raiding a house #dwsr pic.twitter.com/mi28gOJZQ9
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
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— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
Fans took photos and videos of UNIT vehicles.
UNIT trucks round the back of the street, so far just us two here to watch 😅 #dwsr pic.twitter.com/BaLVqCJo8E
— The Winter Doctor (@doctor_winter) June 3, 2022
#doctorwho pic.twitter.com/4GFgHqt5io
— Callum 🏳️🌈 (@tor_chwood) June 4, 2022
#dwsr close up of the unit trucks pic.twitter.com/0I5M9nEuOI
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
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— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
That’s all from me tonight guys, filming has wrapped, but just a final treat as we got closer shots of 2 Unit vehicles. #dwsr pic.twitter.com/wUmMUpULH2
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 4, 2022
The street in front of house at the intersection of Church Terrace and Axminster Road will be the site of a controlled vehicle explosion on Thursday night.
A bunch of chunky army vehicles ready to roll…
Sometime tonight.#dwsr pic.twitter.com/M6H55YtSdY— Loki Bluebird (@BluebirdLoki) June 3, 2022
Director Rachel Talalay shared a slate from the filming. The slate doesn’t indicate it’s an anniversary special but instead indicates Episode 1, Scene 44.
Night shoots on Axminster Road in Cardiff will resume Monday, 6 June and continue until Thursday, 9 June.