Google Earth satellite imagery has revealed a helipad with a UNIT logo at a Wolf Studios backlot in Cardiff.
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Was randomly browsing Google Maps, as one does, and came across some cool satellite images of the Wolf Studios back lot. I'm unsure if these had been shared anywhere else.
Looks like a helipad, and solidifies UNIT's presence in the 60th. pic.twitter.com/jIFwZsF28X— Random Doctor Who Tweets (@random_dw) November 22, 2022
The helipad set was likely built for the three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials to air in November of 2023.
But is it merely a helipad? Some have suggested that the set is actually the deck of a flying UNIT aircraft carrier such as the Valiant, first seen the Series 3 Doctor Who story The Sound of Drums. The rest of the carrier could be added via digital special effects in post production.
Actors portraying UNIT soldiers and vehicles with the UNIT logo were seen at various Doctor Who location shoots earlier this year.
Still setting up, soon maybe.#dwsr pic.twitter.com/vEb6i4aiZX
— Loki Bluebird (@BluebirdLoki) June 9, 2022
#dwsr UNIT is on the case pic.twitter.com/uEWG6BLE1O
— Kyronic – Dylan 🏴 (@KyronicOfficial) June 3, 2022
Tate and Tennant on set.#dwsr pic.twitter.com/3GPaxeiZkq
— Loki Bluebird (@BluebirdLoki) June 6, 2022
UNIT (Unified Intelligence Taskforce) is a fictional international military organisation with a mission to investigate and combat paranormal and extraterrestrial threats to the Earth. The Doctor is closely associated with the taskforce and has worked for it as a scientific advisor.
Doctor Who returns to television screens with David Tennant as the fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble in three 60th anniversary specials to air in November 2023.