The award-winning Dr Who is a popular BBC science fiction television series which originally appeared on our screens in 1963 and was re-launched in 2005. The series, has achieved cult status, and follows the adventures of a time-lord known as The Doctor who travels through space and time in the Tardis, the exterior of which is a blue 1950s British police box. During his travels he battles evil aliens with the assistance of human companions saving planets and species along the way. Dr Who is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest running TV science fiction series. From time-to-time The Doctor faces destruction but always regenerates enabling the character of The Doctor to have been played by numerous actors. The programme is also so popular that it attracts leading actors and actresses for guest appearances in leading roles. Dr Who has spawned a number of successful spin offs including Torchwood which is an anagram of Doctor Who and influenced generations of broadcasting professionals.
Release / Airing: 23/11/1963
Locations used for this production:
-
BBC Elstree Centre, The >
'Dimensions in Time' (1993) was produced for the charity Children in Need and is cross-over between the popular British soap opera, EastEnders and Dr Who which ran in two parts and filmed on the Albert Square film set. This proved to be the only celebration of the programme's 30th anniversary and features Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor), Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor), Peter Davidson (Fifth Doctor), Colin Baker (Sixth Doctor) and Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor). The plot has The Rani (Kate O'Mara) opening a hole in time allowing her access to the Doctor's timeline with the intention of capturing all the Doctors in a time loop in the East End of London. Characters in EastEnders at the time also make an appearance.
(more)
-
Blow's Downs >
The third Doctor was played by John Pertwee and from series 7 (1970) the programme was produced in colour. In 'Terror of the Autons' (1971) (Series 8, episodes 1-4) Jo Grant (Katy Manning) joined the Doctor as his new companion and introduced the Doctor's arch-nemesis, the Master (Roger Delgado). It is likely that the factory scenes were shot at this location.
(more)
-
Dunstable >
'The Macra Terror' (1967) (season 4, episode 27). This episode features Patrick Troughton as the 2nd doctor attempting to unravel a mystery in a holiday camp on a planet colonised by humans and introduces an alien race called the Macra. The location may have been used for the scenes where the Doctor and his companions are sentenced to hard labour in a treacherous part of the mine but this could not be verified.
(more)
-
Dunstable Downs Countryside Centre & Whipsnade Estate >
Houghton Regis Quarry was used in the episode 'The Macra Terror' in 1957.
(more)
-
Iken Cliff >
(more)
More >
-
Rickmansworth Lakes & Aquadrome(Springwell & Stockers Lakes; Springwell Lock) >
Springwell Reservoir was used in the episode 'The Three Doctors'
(more)
-
Snape Maltings >
Snape Maltings was used in the episode of 'The Power of Kroll'.
(more)
-
The River Cam >
'Shada' (1980) (Series 17, final episode) was never screened due to a strike at the BBC. In 1992 it was released on video with narration by Tom Baker as Dr Who with the story revolving around a Time Lord who has retired to Earth masquerading as professor at Cambridge University and the lost planet of Shada; In 'The Five Doctors' (1983) (Series 20, episode 23) the doctor and his previous regenerated selves are abducted to a far away planet in a feature length episode produced to coincide with Dr Who's 20th anniversary. The scene showing the River Cam as the backdrop is the one where the fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) punt along the river.
(more)
These productions were filmed nearby:
Partners undertook comprehensive research to source and try to verify production information pertaining to films and television programmes which feature on this site. Information was sourced from official production websites, where available, IMDb pro (Internet Movie Database) as well as Wikipedia. See our terms and conditions for a list of data sources.