The Doctor Falls Bradley was filmed as part of the filming of the Christmas Special in June 2017. David Bradley appears at the episode's conclusion as the First Doctor. Bradley portrayed William Hartnell, the First Doctor's actor, in the docudrama "An Adventure in Space and Time" and appeared as the villain Solomon in "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship", as well as voicing the character of Shansheeth Blue in "Death of the Doctor" in the "Doctor Who" spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures". The episode was watched by 3.75 million viewers overnight. Compared to other programmes that aired on the same night, "Doctor Who" fared
An Adventure in Space and Time from "The Daleks' Master Plan" using original actress Jean Marsh to play the increasingly aging Sara, and to use Super 8 footage of a recreation of the "Radio Times" publicity photo-shoot for "The Three Doctors", but the budget did not accommodate these ambitions. Principal photography for the film began in February 2013. Filming primarily took place at Wimbledon Studios in London, and the BBC Television Centre; it was the final drama to be recorded at the latter, which closed one month after filming concluded. Location filming took place on 17 February 2013, on Westminster Bridge in London. This involved replicas