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[[File:Port Talbot, Barry, Pyle and Porthcawl map.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mary Cooper]]'s [[map]], showing the location of Barry. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'')]] | |||
'''Barry''' was a coastal town in [[South Wales]]. It looked out over the [[Bristol Channel]] towards [[Bridgewater Bay]] and [[Exmoor]]. North-west of Barry was [[Cowbridge]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') Barry was near [[Cardiff]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') | |||
A [[Hoix]] once broke into a [[kebab shop]] in Barry. According to [[Owen Harper]], it ate seven whole [[doner]] sticks in twenty [[minute]]s before being caught. ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'') | |||
Barry appeared on [[Mary Cooper]]'s map of [[overflow camp]]s in and around [[Wales]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | |||
[[Category:Welsh | == Behind the scenes == | ||
{{section stub|Not sure if Locations Guide is considered a high quality source, but either way, only one story has a source for its filming location.}} | |||
* ''Doctor Who'' stories ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'', ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'' (The Swordfighting Scene), ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'' (Tunnel Sequence), ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'' (Cafe Scene), and ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'' (Beach Scene) had [[location filming]] in Barry. | |||
* ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story, ''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story)]]'' was filmed down in the Barry Island Pleasure Park and Whitmore Bay to stand in for [[Danemouth]].[https://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/madwomanintheattic] It was also well known for being the main filming location of famed BBC sitcom [[Gavin and Stacey|Gavin & Stacey]] and Series 3-5 of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Human_(British_TV_series) Being Human]. | |||
* ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' actor [[Luke Perry]] was born in Barry, as was writer [[Alastair Reynolds]]. | |||
[[Category:Welsh towns and villages]] | |||
[[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:48, 1 October 2024
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Barry (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Barry was a coastal town in South Wales. It looked out over the Bristol Channel towards Bridgewater Bay and Exmoor. North-west of Barry was Cowbridge. (TV: The Categories of Life) Barry was near Cardiff. (TV: Exit Wounds)
A Hoix once broke into a kebab shop in Barry. According to Owen Harper, it ate seven whole doner sticks in twenty minutes before being caught. (TV: Exit Wounds)
Barry appeared on Mary Cooper's map of overflow camps in and around Wales. (TV: The Categories of Life)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
This section's awfully stubby.
Not sure if Locations Guide is considered a high quality source, but either way, only one story has a source for its filming location.
- Doctor Who stories Delta and the Bannermen, The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, The Christmas Invasion (The Swordfighting Scene), The Doctor's Daughter (Tunnel Sequence), The Sound of Drums (Cafe Scene), and Last of the Time Lords (Beach Scene) had location filming in Barry.
- The Sarah Jane Adventures story, The Mad Woman in the Attic (TV story) was filmed down in the Barry Island Pleasure Park and Whitmore Bay to stand in for Danemouth.[1] It was also well known for being the main filming location of famed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey and Series 3-5 of Being Human.
- Torchwood actor Luke Perry was born in Barry, as was writer Alastair Reynolds.
