The scenes were once again for Mark Gatiss’ Robin Hood themed episode,Robots of Sherwood, the third of the run.
Caerphilly Castle is standing in for Nottingham Castle with the location dressed for a contest.
Pic by Richard Gareth Jones
Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and guest star Tom Riley were all back on set as the Doctor, Clara and Robin Hood respectively. Below, the Doctor practices his archery skills while an ominous knight stands guard.
Pic by Paul Quinton
Clara in between filming.
Pic by @Jenzalore
Guest star Ben Miller was also revealed to be playing Robin Hood’s famous enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham (below right).
Pic by Richard Gareth Jones
The Knight’s costumes:
Pic by Sam Lloyd
An archery contest is taking place with the Doctor helping Robin to win. The prize is a golden arrow (pictured below) that the Doctor seems to be after.
Filming on Series 8 of Doctor Who continued on Thursday, this time taking place at Caerphilly Castle where a certain villain was spotted.
