Adam Mitchell (Doctor Who) old. He quickly forms a mutual attraction with the Doctor's companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and informs her of his desire to see the stars. When a live Dalek manages to break free and slaughter its way through the base, Adam finds himself fleeing along with Rose. At the end of the episode, when van Statten's museum is closed down, Rose asks the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) to take Adam along with them in the TARDIS. The Doctor is reluctant, but Rose convinces him to let Adam follow them into the TARDIS. In the following episode, "The Long Game", the Doctor,
Doctor Who (2013 specials) Night of the Doctor", which featured Paul McGann returning to the role of the Eighth Doctor for the first time since 1996. At the 2013 Comic-Con, Matt Smith confirmed that production of the Christmas episode would begin in September, once his work on "How to Catch a Monster" was complete. Filming for "The Time of the Doctor" began on 8 September. On 10 September, Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman were seen filming on location at Lydstep Flats in Cardiff, which have previously been used in Series 1 and 2 as the Powell Estate where Rose Tyler lived with her mother