Doctor Who Series 9 Location Shoots & Samuel Anderson’s Return Wish!

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I’m back for another Series 9 filming update. In this update, we look at the recent filming in Margam Park, Castell Coch, Llanharan and filming in the Marble Hall of the Cardiff Town Hall.

A 2nd photo i had taken with Capaldi pic.twitter.com/Ubl0aesnzd

— steven price (@stevenp30875081) March 21, 2015

First up, Margam Park. This past Friday, Peter Capaldi was seen filming in Margam Park and Castle, more specifically on the staircase of the castle. The South Wales Evening Post managed to get more information of the filming from Whovian and science-fiction fan Steven Price, who was on set during filming. Having met six Doctors previously, including Capaldi himself during the filming of Kill the Moon last year, when Peter went to shake Steven’s hand after filming concluded, it was like old friends reunited. Steven said of the occasion:

“A friend of mine told me the crew was filming because he saw trucks going into Margam Park. I went down there after work on Friday afternoon and found they were also filming Da Vinci’s Demons further down the park. So I hung around, and Peter Capaldi came out and he shook my hand. He was such a friendly guy, and we chatted for a few minutes. He was asking had I seen the eclipse and how good he thought it was.“

As well as meeting Peter for the second time, Steven claimed that he had also seen stunt doubles for Peter and Jenna Coleman on set, but had not yet seen any monsters for the episode.

However, Margam Park was not the only location the Doctor Who team were spotted at this past week. Location filming was also taking place in Castell Coch, where fan Tim James stumbled across filming (which included Capaldi and the TARDIS) while riding his bike behind Castell Coch. This location has been used previously, namely for the filming of the Series 8 episode Robot of Sherwood. Tim’s photos of the set were later posted to Twitter.

Closer pictures of filming behind Castell Coch. #dwsr pic.twitter.com/uWQWX7F00R

— Doctor Who Filming (@DWFilming) March 26, 2015

Llanharan and the Marble Hall within the Cardiff Town Hall were also the settings for Doctor Who filming this week. It is rumoured to be filming for Episode 5 of the upcoming series. However nothing has yet been confirmed. Doctor Who set reporter Robbie Williams snapped four photos of the filming in Llanharan, which was situated in Llanilid Park, a remote location close to Cardiff.

Some Llanharan photos with thanks to Robbie on FB (inc https://t.co/hRuHQlN3fE) pic.twitter.com/ZR3fdv8dtg

— Dr Who Film Spoilers (@drwhofilming) March 24, 2015

One of the photos he posted came with the description:

I know this one is a blur, but the guy on the left is in full modern desert warfare army gear. The guy on the right is in a long thick leather jacket and looks almost Nazi S.S. like. However, this is not confirmed as we were too far away to see any markings on his clothes.

Adrian Robson, another Whovian, took a shot from inside the Marble Hall within Cardiff Town Hall. No other information has been reported at the time of writing.

I think #doctorwho were filming in Marble Hall last night. Look how they covered up the statues! #magicoftelevision pic.twitter.com/solM9OpSWZ

— Adrian Robson (@Adrian1Robson) March 26, 2015

Away from the filming of the upcoming series 9 of Doctor Who, and to Samuel Anderson, who played Danny Pink in the last series of the show. Speaking at the Cardiff Film and Comic Con, Anderson revealed how he’d love to reprise his role as Clara’s love interest in the future. He said:

“I really enjoyed it – I wouldn’t even think twice. It was one of the best things I’ve ever done… I felt like I’d only just got started. Of course, fans of the show will clearly remember the demise of poor Danny Pink – turned into a Cyberman during Missy’s grand plan at the end of Series 8. It was a heart-breaking episode – especially for fans of the Clara/Danny romance. If [Steven Moffat] doesn’t write the Doctor going back in time and changing it, I’m hoping Orson might end up going back in time… you never know in ‘Doctor Who’ – anything could happen.“

He added:

“It was deep on so many levels. It addressed atheism, moralism, so many things… it was huge. From the read-through it was apparent how big it was, and it was quite risky. I think Moffat really pushed the boat out and was rewarded with a brilliant couple of episodes. When I read it, I thought ‘wow’… it’s quite a risky subject with religion and the afterlife, but he stuck to his guns and used his creative rights to go wherever he wanted. He did an excellent job.”

Would you like to see Samuel Anderson return in Doctor Who Series 9? What else are you looking forward to? Tell us in the comments.

Keep up to date with the new series details on our dedicated Doctor Who Series 9 page.

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