Wizards Vs Aliens Filming Starts

Filming on CBBC's new drama series Wizards Vs Aliens has started at the BBC's Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff and around the area.

Created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford, it stars Scott Haran as Tom Clarke and Percelle Ascott as Benny Sherwood, pictured right, who join forces to fight the alien Nekross race.

The series of 12 half-hour episodes, which combine magic and sci-fi, will air on CBBC in the autumn and will also feature Annette Badland, Michael Higgs, Jefferson Hall, and Gwendoline Christie. Don Gilet and Nina Sosanya make guest appearances as Benny's parents.
The show underwent a change of name before filming. During an interview on 20th March by BBC Radio Wales's Roy Noble, Davies said somewhat disparagingly: It fills a gap in children's TV left by the end of The Sarah Jane Adventures and is produced by BBC Cymru Wales in association with FremantleMedia Enterprises. The executive producers are Russell T Davies, Bethan Jones, and Gina Cronk for the BBC, and Bob Higgins and Sander Schwartz for FremantleMedia Enterprises. The producer is Brian Minchin and co-producer Phil Ford.