Somerset was a county in England, Earth.
Barbara Wright once took a holiday there. (TV: The Reign of Terror)
Flowers and trees were once in full bloom in winter there. (PROSE: Wolfsbane)
The Seventh Doctor once stated that he had spent two weeks in Taunton, and that he'd never been so bored. (PROSE: The Highest Science)
The Severn Bridge connected Somerset to South Wales. (TV: The New World)
Other references
While on Ribos, the Fourth Doctor identified an accent assumed by Garron as that of Somerset. Romana told him, as Bartholomew's Planetary Gazetteer described Ribos as having "a protected class three society", there couldn't be any "Earth aliens" on the planet. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
The Twelfth Doctor described the Prison's TransNet link as "slower than sending a text message in Somerset". (PROSE: The Blood Cell)
Behind the scenes
- Situated on the opposite coast of the Bristol Channel, it is possible to look out onto Cardiff, and even Flat Holm from several locations.
- Actor David Dodimead was born in the town of Shepton Mallet.
Filming locations
- Locations in Somerset have often been used for filming, including:
- Wookey Hole Caves. (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen)
- Quarries near Frome. (TV: Time and the Rani)
- Wells Cathedral, as the interior of Southwark Cathedral. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)
- Severn Bridge. (TV: The New World)