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| Upper Boat Studios | |
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  Location withinRhondda Cynon Taf, Wales | |
| General information | |
| Status | Used as warehousing |
| Type | Television studio[1][2] |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | Unit 1/2, Tonteg Road,Treforest Industrial Estate,Upper Boat,Pontypridd, CF37 5UA,Wales,United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°34′33″N3°18′00″W / 51.57583°N 3.30000°W /51.57583; -3.30000 (Upper Boat Studios) |
| Current tenants | None |
| Opened | 27 July 2006; 19 years ago (2006-07-27)[2][3] |
| Client | BBC Wales[3] |
| Grounds | 86,000 sq ft (7,990 m2)[3] |
| Known for | Filming ofDoctor Who[1][2][3] |
Upper Boat Studios was atelevision studio complex leased to theBBC in mid-2006,[1] and formerly operated byBBC Wales.[3]
It is located inUpper Boat,[2] avillage on the outskirts ofPontypridd,[3]Rhondda Cynon Taf, nearCardiff in Wales. The studios, previously aseat belt manufacturing factory for theautomotive industry,[1] were officially opened on 27 July 2006; 19 years ago (2006-07-27), byWelsh Enterprise MinisterAndrew Davies,[2][3] for the purpose of producingDoctor Who, along with its related spin-off programmes.[2][3]
At ten times larger than BBC Wales existing site atLlandaff, theDoctor Who residency at Upper Boat Studios included the use of its six sound stages.[1] Other facilities at Upper Boat included a largeprops store, workshops, andvideo editing suites.[1]
By 2011,Doctor Who was the only programme still based at Upper Boat, following the move of several BBC Wales productions to the new permanent home at the newRoath Lock studios.Doctor Who itself relocated to Roath Lock throughout 2012,[1] with the last filming day at Upper Boat on 11 May 2012.[4][unreliable source?]
Despite the studio closure, production onSherlockseries 3 continued at the studios[1] until September 2013.[5][unreliable source?]
| Title | Genre | No. of episodes | Produced from | Notes |
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| Doctor Who[1][3] | Science fictiondrama | 66 | 2006–2012[1] |
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| Doctor Who Confidential | 'Making-of' documentary | 60 | 2006–2011 |
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| The Sarah Jane Adventures[1] | Science fictionchildren's drama | 53 | 2006–2010 |
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| Torchwood[1][3] | Science fictiondrama | 31 | 2006–2008 |
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| Torchwood Declassified | 'Making-of' documentary | 27 | 2006–2008 |
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| Totally Doctor Who | Children'smagazine programme | 12 | 2007 |
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| Sherlock[7] | Crimedrama | 9 + pilot | 2009–2013 |
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| Sarah Jane's Alien Files | Children'scompilation programme | 6 | 2010 |
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| Title | Genre | No. of episodes | Produced from | Notes |
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| Upstairs Downstairs | Costumedrama | 3 | 2010 |
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