Historic West Midlands stately home featured in ‘new era’ Doctor Who in one of the most heart-breaking episodes
Ragley Hall provided the backdrop in an episode of Dr Who.
The Doctor has been on our TV screens since November 1963 travelling through time and space in a little blue box.
We’ve watched him land in far flung corners of the universe meeting alien races, on the many adventures throughout the years.
Since Russell T Davies re-booted the show in 2005, Doctor Who has featured a number of England’s most prominent heritage locations as backdrops for some of the show’s most memorable moments.
One historic building in the West Midlands has featured in the modern revival Doctor Who.
Ragley Hall, Worcestershire featured in ‘The Girl in The Fireplace’ episode with the Tenth Doctor
One of the most heart-breaking episodes of Doctor Who, this fleeting love story involves Ragley Hall standing in for the Palace of Versailles in the 18th century.
The Doctor, Rose, and Mickey fight to save the life of Madame Du Pompadour, culminating in a showdown in the ballroom, which according to the list description is considered to be one of England’s ‘finest mid-18th century interiors’. The grounds were landscaped by Capability Brown.
Ragley Hall in the parish of Arrow in Warwickshire is a stately home, located south of Alcester and eight miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon.
It is the ancestral seat of the Seymour-Conway family, Marquesses of Hertford.
Ragley Hall has also been used as a location for filming the 1982 television version of The Scarlet Pimpernel and the first and fourth episodes of the fourth season of the Netflix series The Crown.
It also became the home of Lady Cremone in the BBC Two Drama Dancing on the Edge in 2013.
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