- Adjusting Peter Capaldi’s costume before a take.
- Director Daniel O’Hara with Jenna Coleman, Sophie Stone and Zaqi Ismail.
- Shooting a scene with Peter Capaldi.
- Jenna Coleman has a quick makeup touch-up.
- Early stages in the construction of The Drum’s corridors.
- Building the underwater set for Under the Lake and Before the Flood.
- The space hearse under construction.
- The finished space hearse in The Drum’s hangar.
- A close-up of the space hearse’s engine.
- It’s all in the detail…
- The Drum’s Control Room.
- A closer look at The Drum’s central control panel.
- So many buttons…
- Map showing other Vector Petroleum bases around the world.
- Bennett’s headset and hand controls, and a map of the flooded military base.
- Morven Christie and Peter Capaldi rehearse their scene.
- Daniel O’Hara with Arsher Ali and Peter Capaldi.
- Arsher Ali and Peter Capaldi during a take.
- Seeing double!
- Where did Morven Christie find a fluffy hot water bottle on an abandoned military base?
- Peter Capaldi and Paul Kaye.
- Shooting a scene…
- …with Arsher Ali and Peter Capaldi.
- Peter Capaldi rehearsing a scene.
- Shooting a mournful scene.
- Peter Capaldi and Neil Fingleton, who plays the Fisher King.
- Neil Fingleton is another Game of Thrones alumni, along with Paul Kaye (Prentis).
- The measuring tape can reach but can the focus puller?
- Blocking the scene between the Doctor and the Fisher King.
- The camera rig lets the operator get high enough for a high angle shot of Peter Capaldi.
- Tempers run high in the showdown between the Doctor and the Fisher King.
- The wall mural at the army base, dressed to look like a Communist Russian town.
- These props look like life-sized matryoshka nesting dolls.
- The TARDIS before…
- …and after.
- Filming the Fisher King’s final scene.
- The Fisher King towers above the crew.
- Getting a close-up of the Fisher King.
Synopsis:
On a remote Army outpost, a fearsome alien warlord – the Fisher King – sets in motion a twisted plan to ensure his own survival. The ripples will be felt around the universe. Is this chain of events inevitable? And can the Doctor do the unthinkable?
“Before the Flood” is written by Toby Whithouse, directed by Daniel O’Hara and produced by Derek Ritchie. Guests stars include Paul Kaye, Colin McFarlane and Sophie Stone.
Cast: Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman.
Guest Stars: Zaqi Ismail, Morven Christie, Arsher Ali, Steven Robertson, Neil Fingleton and Peter Serafinowicz.
‘Doctor Who’ Series 9 airs Saturdays on BBC America at 9pm.







































