From galaxies far far away - Doctor Who’s Paul McGann and Annette Badland top guest list of Sci-fi Scarborough at the Spa

Sci-fi Scarborough once again invites you to geek beside the seaside as convention returns for a 12th consecutive year to Scarborough Spa.

Utilising eight areas, the event cover all aspects of fandom, from guest stars to gaming, props to publishers, cosplayers to comic books, artists to authors, traders to top-line creators, fan films, Geek Pub Quiz, cosplay competition, gaming, Astromech’s and Daleks. As Sci-fi/fantasy magazine Starburst reported: “As more and more geek-orientated events hit the calendar, the competition has gotten more and more fierce but already, a number of events are starting to stand out from the crowd, and Sci-fi Scarborough does this very well indeed, thanks to a combination of a great venue and very strong, community-minded ethos.”

Paul McGann played the eighth Doctor Who

placeholder image — Paul McGann played the eighth Doctor Who

Magazine Ominbus’ Paul Ferry reported on last year’s convention and said: “Sci-fi Scarborough is a fun, adventurous and relaxed convention for all the family and it’s quite clear that those who run it are as much fans of the things on display as those who attend year after year.

“If you’ve never been to a convention before or you haven’t been to one for decades, don’t plunge into some coldly corporate uber-con that you need to mortgage your house to attend, pop along to Sci-fi Scarborough and I guarantee you won’t regret it.” Organiser Steve Dickinson “Its been an absolutely pleasurable experience organising Scarborough Sci-fi for a dozen years now.

Annette Badland played Margaret Blaine in Doctor Who and is also known as Dr Fleur Perkins in the ITV series Midsomer Murders

“We have a solid team who turn up year in year out and make it happen, we just couldn’t do it without them, thanks to all that buy the tickets too, it’s greatly appreciated.

"We’ve put together another fun-packed event for everyone to enjoy with a fantastic roster of guests. See you all there.” Confirmed guests are: Paul McGann: Doctor Who, the eighth Doctor and Withnail & I Janet Fielding: Doctor Who, Tegan Jovanka Annette Badland: Doctor Who, Margaret Blaine Femi Taylor: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Oola Trevor Butterfield: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Lieutenant Blount Duncan Pow : Rogue One, Andor series one and two, Sergeant Ruescott Melshi

Artists Dan Mumford Sophie Bland The Art of Fish Lee Bradley

Tickets available from www.scifiscarborough.co.uk with zero booking fees or on the door.