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Borisashton (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{real world}} {{real world stub}} {{you may|Whitehall|n1=the in-universe location}} '''Whitehall''' was a filming location used on multiple occasions for ''Doctor Who'', beginning with the season 2 story {{cs|The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)}}. == History == === ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' === In Terry Nation's original draft script for the second Dalek story, it was specified that the route Barbara and "Saida" (later re...") |
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In [[Terry Nation]]'s original draft script for the second [[Dalek]] story, it was specified that the route [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and "Saida" (later renamed [[Jenny Chaplin|Jenny]]) were to take through [[London]] showed Daleks gliding past various landmarks, including Whitehall.<ref name="Telos">''[[The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years]]''</ref> Nation suggested "second unit filming" at these locations to show "the total invasion of London".<ref name="DWMSE">[[DWMSE 7]]</ref> | In [[Terry Nation]]'s original draft script for the second [[Dalek]] story, it was specified that the route [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and "Saida" (later renamed [[Jenny Chaplin|Jenny]]) were to take through [[London]] showed Daleks gliding past various landmarks, including Whitehall.<ref name="Telos">''[[The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years]]''</ref> Nation suggested "second unit filming" at these locations to show "the total invasion of London".<ref name="DWMSE">[[DWMSE 7]]</ref> | ||
Location filming at Whitehall for the third episode "[[Day of Reckoning]]" did eventuate, occurring on the first day of filming for the serial on [[23 August (production)|23 August]] [[1964 (production)|1964]].<ref name="Telos"/><ref name="DWOL">''[[Doctor Who On Location]]''</ref><ref name="DWM">[[DWM 280]]</ref> Taking part in the day's filming were [[Jacqueline Hill]] playing Barbara, [[Ann Davies]] playing Jenny, [[Alan Judd]] playing [[Dortmun]] and [[Dalek operator]]s [[Robert Jewell]], [[Gerald Taylor]], [[Nick Evans]] and [[Ken Tyllsen]].<ref name="Telos"/> [[Director]] [[Richard Martin]] had arranged to have his crew ready at dawn in order to get as many shots as possible of the deserted, Dalek-invaded London with Whitehall being the second of several locations filmed at that day, after [[Trafalgar Square (filming location)|Trafalgar Square]] a short distance away.<ref name="DWM"/> | Location filming at Whitehall for the third episode "[[Day of Reckoning]]" did eventuate, occurring on the first day of filming for the serial on [[23 August (production)|23 August]] [[1964 (production)|1964]].<ref name="Telos"/><ref name="DWOL">''[[Doctor Who On Location]]''</ref><ref name="DWM">[[DWM 280]]</ref> Taking part in the day's filming were [[Jacqueline Hill]] playing Barbara, [[Ann Davies]] playing Jenny, [[Alan Judd]] playing [[Dortmun]] and [[Dalek operator]]s [[Robert Jewell]], [[Gerald Taylor]], [[Nick Evans]] and [[Ken Tyllsen]].<ref name="Telos"/> [[Director]] [[Richard Martin (director)|Richard Martin]] had arranged to have his crew ready at dawn in order to get as many shots as possible of the deserted, Dalek-invaded London with Whitehall being the second of several locations filmed at that day, after [[Trafalgar Square (filming location)|Trafalgar Square]] a short distance away.<ref name="DWM"/> | ||
The sequences shot at this location depicted Barbara and Jenny wheeling Dortmun down Whitehall.<ref name="DWOL"/> It also featured the [[Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge|statue of the Duke of Cambridge]].<ref name="Telos"/><ref name="DWOL"/><ref name="DWM"/> After filming was complete at Whitehall, the production team moved on to [[Westminster Bridge (filming location)|Westminster Bridge]].<ref name="DWM"/> | The sequences shot at this location depicted Barbara and Jenny wheeling Dortmun down Whitehall.<ref name="DWOL"/> It also featured the [[Equestrian statue of the Duke of Cambridge|statue of the Duke of Cambridge]].<ref name="Telos"/><ref name="DWOL"/><ref name="DWM"/> After filming was complete at Whitehall, the production team moved on to [[Westminster Bridge (filming location)|Westminster Bridge]].<ref name="DWM"/> | ||
