Towns & cities

Newport

city in south east Wales, United Kingdom

Wales · 51.5886, -2.9978

Newport is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Newport, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 10 more.

1 production was filmed at 2 places inside Newport rather than at Newport itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The scenes set at Moordale Secondary School were filmed at the former Caerleon campus of the University of South Wales in Caerleon, Newport.”

Sex Education (2019–2023) · Wikipedia

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TV series filmed in Newport

Doctor Who 1963–

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Newport as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Sex Education 2019–2023
Being Human 2008–
“The internal and external cafe scenes were filmed in the Pillgwenlly area of Newport.” Wikipedia
Tiger Bay 1959
“The film was shot mostly on location in the Tiger Bay district of Cardiff, at Newport Transporter Bridge in Newport (12 miles/19 km from Cardiff) and at Avonmouth Docks in Bristol.” Wikipedia
The Waters of Mars 2009
“In late February, David Tennant, Duncan and other actors were seen filming in Victoria Place, Newport.” Wikipedia
War of the Worlds 2019–
The Reichenbach Fall 2012
Planet of the Dead 2009
“The last major piece of filming in Wales took place in the closed Mir (formerly Alphasteel) steelworks in Newport, which doubled almost unaltered for the Tritovore spaceship.” Wikipedia
The War Between the Land and the Sea 2025–
Doctor Who specials (2008–2010) 2008
“In late February, Tennant, Duncan and other actors were seen filming in Victoria Place, Newport.” Wikipedia
The Next Doctor 2008

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Newport

1 production shot at 2 places inside Newport, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Newport itself.

The Christmas Invasion Tredegar House per Wikipedia 2005

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Newport?

12 productions are recorded as filmed in Newport, 1 of them at places inside it, including Doctor Who (1963–), Sex Education (2019–2023) and Being Human (2008–). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Newport?

Doctor Who (1963–), covered by 99 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Newport?

Newport is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.5886, -2.9978.

What other filming locations are near Newport?

Newport Bridge (under 1 km), Pillgwenlly (1 km south-east), St Woolos Cemetery (1 km south-west), Newport Transporter Bridge (2 km south-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0.