County man stars as Doctor Who alien
An IT technician from Lincolnshire has fulfilled a childhood dream to star as an alien in a scene from Doctor Who.
Tim Ingham (28), from Langworth, fought off competition from thousands of other entrants to the BBC contest and will star in the scene tomorrow night.
The competition was run by BBC One's Tonight's The Night and entrants had to send in pictures of themselves in home-made alien outfits.
Mr Ingham, who works at the University of Lincoln and is a member of Lincoln Academy of Dramatic Arts, constructed a costume from tights, the gel pads from his fiancee's bra and a wine cooler.
**20% OFF CARPET CLEANING FOR YOUR HOME THIS SUMMER**
View details
If you place an order for us to come clean your carpets in your home, then you can save up to 20% with this voucher.
Dont miss out on this great offer!
Terms:
This voucher is not valid for upholstery cleaning (Only carpets).
A minimum of £80 cleaning to be carried out before this voucher can be used.
Contact: 01754 611 333
Valid until: Saturday, August 31 2013
"I discovered the competition on the Internet by chance and realised there was only a couple of days until the closing date," he said.
"I hadn't got any ideas so I slept on it and then started to get some inspiration.
"The wine cooler looked like a good weapon and I put some tights on my head and looked like a garish bank robber."
Mr Ingham's alien creation, Sao Til, is a sinister body snatcher that harvests human body parts.
The thousands of applications received by BBC researchers were whittled down to just 50 and then 10 were carried through to the final elimination round.
Mr Ingham was then faced with a panel made up of Denise Van Outen, John Barrowman and Doctor Who casting Director Andy Pryor.
After being announced as the winner he was whisked away to the set of the TARDIS at the BBC's studios in Cardiff to film the scene.
The show will air tomorrow night on BBC One at 7.20pm.
For more on Mr Ingham's alien creation for Doctor Who, see Friday's Echo.
Comments
by Mr Sneer, Derision on the Wold
Friday, May 22 2009, 4:59PM
“"My sone does not even do this and he's ten years old.."
Does he spell like a ten year old? If so, ask him to give you a few pointers.”
by J.Smith, Lincoln
Friday, May 22 2009, 4:11PM
“Anyone who thinks this is great must have the same problems as the above.
My advice, find something worthwhile to do with your time!
Because if your having to spend your time doing this then something is going wrong for you.
My sone does not even do this and he's ten years old..”
by nicola dale, lincoln
Friday, May 22 2009, 4:00PM
“Some could say the same thing about people who spend their lives moaning about how others live theirs ....I think its great ..well done Mr Inghams!”
by J.Smith, Lincoln
Friday, May 22 2009, 3:21PM
“Really do some people have nothing better to do?.
Dressing up as aliens, My god how does a grown man sink so low, what can be so tragicaly wrong in someone's life that they turn to this.”