Lily Cole Plays Monster in Doctor Who Series 6

The official Doctor Who site has announced that Lily Cole will act alongside Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in the third episode of the new series. In the story scripted by Steve Thompson, Lily plays a mysterious creature that haunts a pirate ship. Lily was reported saying “It is a great script and fun character and I'm glad to be involved!”

Lily Cole shot to fame as a supermodel but has recently starred in movies including St. Trinian's and Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Doctor Who Series 6 Charlestown Filming Video - Pirate Ship Storm

Doctor Who Series 6 Filming in Charlestown

The Sun newspaper reported about the recent filming at Charlestown in Cornwall for the third episode in Series 6, which saw Karen Gillan fighting with pirates and swinging from ropes. The article includes some high quality photos of the Doctor and Amy in action, and can be read in full here.

“The flame-haired companion, played by 23-year-old Karen Gillan, brandished a cutlass while dressed in a pirate costume, including a tricorn hat and military jacket, while filming last night. But Karen wasn't alone during the scenes shot on a tall ship in Charlestown, Cornwall - she was joined by co-star Matt Smith.

The 28-year-old, who plays time travelling alien the Doctor, seemed to be having an easier time during filming than Karen. While Matt - dressed in his usual Doctor's costume of tweed jacket and bow tie - stayed mostly on the ship's deck, Karen was forced to try swinging across the boat from its rigging. Later scenes seem to show the Doctor being forced to walk the plank by the scurvy seadogs.”

Doctor Who Series 6 Charlestown Filming - Sword Fight with Amy Pond

These videos were taken yesterday during the filming of Episode 3 for the new series, which is written by Steve Thompson. These videos show Karen Gillan rehearsing a sword fight onboard a pirate ship, as well as swinging from a rope to save either the Doctor or Rory.