 One week of filming was conducted primarily at the old DuPont site in Pontypool which provided the sets for Deck 31 — Capricorn 's refuge and command centre , Much of the old extrusion machinery still in situ and their corresponding control " Thorn Drive " panels — and the various stairwells and corridors of the ship . Scenes on Deck 31 were filmed on 19 and 20 July . A double , Danielle de Costa , operated the fork @-@ lift truck because Minogue didn 't have the required license . Shooting was staggered as a result of Tennant 's departure : 21 July focused on the supporting characters ; and 23 July focused on Tennant . The aftermath of the meteor strike was filmed between 25 July and 27 July . 
