Russell Tovey was spotted filming the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea at several locations in Cardiff.
Tovey was first spotted at The City Arms pub on Quay Street. He filmed scenes in side the pub and one scene where he is escorted into the pub by UNIT soldiers.
#dwsr War Between Land and Sea filming at City Arms Pub, Cardiff.
Russell Tovey and soldiers on location pic.twitter.com/M4IWPsrHWX
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) September 11, 2024
#dwsr UNIT on the scene pic.twitter.com/c7fVArxkJj
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) September 11, 2024
Filming for sea devils spin off!! (War between the land and sea) #doctorwho #spoilers pic.twitter.com/aB0xigXdf1
— Cyberbby (Nevey) ッ (@cyberbby_TWT) September 11, 2024
Russell Tovey’s character being escorted into the pub by UNIT soldiers.
He is playing a “VIP”, potentially a politician #dwsr pic.twitter.com/xKq0vciIg7
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) September 11, 2024
Shooting on another street, unit actors are aiming guns around #doctorwho #seadevils pic.twitter.com/NMr2Cqpa6W
— Cyberbby (Nevey) ッ (@cyberbby_TWT) September 11, 2024
Filming moved to the basement of Hodge House in Cardiff.
Filming has now moved to Location 2 – the basement in Hodge House#dwsr pic.twitter.com/OoJKguAJ3k
— Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) September 11, 2024
According to a report, the is another unit filming the spin-off at Merthyr Mawr in south Wales.
The five-part series, written by Russell T Davies and Pete McTighe, is directed by Dylan Holmes-Williams, who directed the Doctor Who 2024 series episodes, 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble. It stars Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jemma Redgrave, Ruth Madeley, Alexander Devrient and Colin McFarlane.
The premise of the spin-off covers how UNIT (Unified Intelligence Taskforce) copes when the Doctor isn’t around. The Sea Devils, an ancient race that have been slumbering beneath the oceans, wake up to see the polluted state of the oceans and commence war on humankind. Davies promises “thrills, deaths, chases, fish, and seven seas of danger.”
The series premiere date has not yet been announced for The War Between the Land and the Sea but the co-production between the BBC and Disney Branded Television will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer in the UK, and on Disney+ where available.