There are few places that have cropped up as much as Sheffield in the famous television series Doctor Who.
As a new series of the programme, starring new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa, starts on May 11, he had probably better get his Sheffield A to Z out, because over the years, the programme has had a lot going on in Sheffield and its nearby countryside in South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire.
From monsters to mutants, the city’s streets have had have a lot to cope with, and the famous show has made many references to the the city over the years, going right back to the area’s first high profile role back in the 1970s
We have put together a gallery outlining what the programme predicts will happen here in the future, as well as what it’s writers have claimed has already happened here in the ‘Whoniverse’
The programme has also featured some of South Yorkshire’s best known actors in its long histoty - and we have also included in our gallery a profile of who they are what they did to shape the programme’s sci-fi world.
9. Maurice Colbourne
The Sheffield-born actor Maurice Colbourne had a major role in the series in the 1980s as the character Gustav Lytton,. When Peter Davison was the Doctor, his character was working for the Daleks in the serial Resurrection of the Daleks. He was then brought back as the same character, who helped beat the Cybermen in the Colin Baker series Attack of the Cybermen. | Natioanl World Photo: National World
10. Ian Reddington
One of Sheffield actor Ian Reddington's first big jobs was playing an evil clown, the main villain in the Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, when Sylvester McCoy was the Doctor in the 1980s. He later became a household name as Richard Cole in EastEnders | National World Photo: Marisa Cashill
11. Brian Blessed
He's from Mexborough rather than Sheffield, but South Yorkshire actor Brian Blessed guest starred in Doctor Who as a warrior king called King Yrcanos in the Doctor Who serial Mindwarp, when Colin Baker was the Doctor. He is also said to have been considered for the role of The Doctor, when he first regenerated in 1966.. Photo: Steve Ellis Photo: Steve Ellis
12. Keith Barron
South Yorkshire actor Keith Barron was from Mexborough rather than Sheffield, but he played one of the main characters in the 1980s Doctor Who episode 'Enlightenment', when Peter Davison was The Doctor, as Striker, captain of a bizarre, sailing ship-shaped space ship | SN Photo: Sheffield Newspapers