Doctor Who (2013 specials) Doctor", saw the departure of Smith from the series and the introduction of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. "The Day of the Doctor" features the return of the Zygons for the first time since "Terror of the Zygons" in 1975. "The Time of the Doctor" draws together a number of plot threads that have run through the series since the Eleventh Doctor's first episode in 2010. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> In "The Day of the Doctor", Smith and Coleman star alongside David Tennant and Billie Piper; Tennant reprised his role as the Tenth Doctor, while Piper, although credited as playing Rose Tyler,
Deep Breath (Doctor Who) Doctor and Rose Tyler at the conclusion of "The End of the World" (2005). Matt Smith's scene as the Eleventh Doctor was filmed on 5 October 2013, the last day of shooting for "The Time of the Doctor". Moffat had written Smith's scene prior to the rest of the episode. The readthrough for the episode was held on 17 December 2013, and shooting began at the Maltings in Cardiff on 7 January 2014. Shooting later took place at Mount Stuart Square on the 13th, Scenes were also filmed on Queen Street and on the 28th. An uncredited Rachel Talalay directed