Cybermen land at Spaceport

9:01am Tuesday 12th February 2008

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THE Cybermen will be at Seacombe Spaceport this weekend as part of a special exhibition dedicated to Dr Who.

Other arch-enemies of the sci-fi hero, including The Dalek's creator Davros, the bat-like Tetrap from Sylvester McCoy's debut story Time and the Rani' and The Ogrons, ape Dalek servants from Jon Pertwee's time in the series, will feature in the special display this Saturday and Sunday, February 16 and 17.

"Although they are some of the most feared villains off all time I’m sure they will go down a treat with our many visitors."

Ken Moss

On Sunday The Doctor, his assistant Rose and robot dog K-9 will be at the Spaceport for a battle with Sycorax, Ood, Scarecrows and Clockwork Droids as part of an event organised by Hyde Fundraisers.

Ken Moss, Spaceport manager, said: "Although they are some of the most feared villains off all time I'm sure they will go down a treat with our many visitors to Spaceport - young and not so young! We hope people come along and get into the spirit of the weekend, which should be great fun."

The weekend compliments a new exhibition, "Sci Fi at the Movies" featuring memorabilia from some of the world's most famous sci-fi movies.

Running until March 30, it includes models of Dobby the house elf from the Harry Potter films, Gremlins, Gollum from Lord of the Rings, a life-size version of Star Wars villiains Jabba the Hut and Darth Vader.

There are also props and models from Spider-Man, ET and Batman.

Complete with weaponry and costumes from the films, the exhibition gives visitors an amazing insight into the films' history and character profiles, plus some little known film trivia.