▁film ing ▁for ▁the ▁finale ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Box ▁C emetery ▁in ▁L l anel li , ▁previously ▁the ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁scenes ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁series ▁mid - season ▁finale ▁" The ▁Ang els ▁Take ▁Manh attan ". ▁On ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Sh eree ▁Fol k son ▁would ▁direct ▁an ▁episode . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁film ing ▁with ▁the ▁Cy ber men ▁took ▁place ▁outside ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁London , ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁the ▁setting ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 ' s ▁The ▁In vas ion . ▁Fil ming ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Production ▁blocks ▁were ▁arranged ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁BBC ▁announced ▁a ▁" World ▁Tour " ▁prom oting ▁Series ▁ 8 ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁between ▁ 7 – 1 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁featured ▁Peter ▁Cap ald i , ▁Jen na ▁Cole man ▁and ▁Steven ▁M off at . ▁They ▁visited ▁seven ▁cities ▁across ▁five ▁contin ents ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁days , ▁where ▁they ▁attend ▁fan ▁events ▁and ▁media ▁inter views . ▁The ▁destin ations ▁were ▁Card iff , ▁London , ▁Se oul , ▁Sydney , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁July