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Shannon Brown

Doctor Who fans spot Christmas decorations on Clifton street where filming has taken place

Another street in Bristol has reportedly been dressed for Doctor Who filming as well as, apparently, Christmas. Photos taken at the reported site of the set dressing, on Frederick Place in Clifton, show a property on the road decorated with tinsel and baubles.

Crew and cast from the BBC series were seen in the city on January 20. Actress Millie Gibson was photographed, while Anita Dobson was reportedly spotted on set along with London street signs being erected.

Today (February 6) further set dressing was reported at Frederick Place - notably with lots of Christmas decorations. Later this year, fans will be treated to a Doctor Who Christmas special for the first time since 2017, when Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor regenerated in Jodie Whittaker's Thirteen.

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Since then, the series has released a New Year's Day special instead. Now for the first time in more than five years, Who is back for Christmas and given the props spotted on Frederick Place this afternoon, crew may be shooting for that very episode.

One of the photos, posted by Twitter user BristolMosaic, shows wooden deer with red noses, a green tinsel garland wrapped around a metal fence, and sparkly golden stars. It also shows bins labelled "The Royal Borough of Chelsea and Kensington".

Images show Christmassy items decorating a property on the street - maybe ahead of the Christmas special in 2023 (Bristol Mosaic/Twitter)

Boxes full of decorations are pictured alongside miniature decorated Christmas trees and undressed firs - possibly yet to have been decorated. More boxes full of baubles and tinsel can also be seen. One property is also seen with tinsel, baubles, and large candy canes decorating its balcony.

There has not yet been confirmation on exactly what scene is being filmed there, or even what series it is for - with the show's 60th anniversary three-part special set to air in November, a Christmas special coming on December 25, and Ncuti Gatwa's role as the Fifteenth Doctor coming to screens in 2024, it can be difficult to line up what is what.

Back in January, Frederick Place and Park Place were the scene of more film and camera crews, as both roads were closed for shooting. BristolLive has contacted the BBC for comment.

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