The problem was getting the Dalek over the roof. Not known for their agility, or for negotiating terrain more challenging than a gentle incline, Andrew Morris’s newly acquired science-fiction monster suddenly required human chivalry and a touch of brawn.
“Anybody spotting this Dalek going over must have thought they were seeing things, but I hadn’t thought of how to get it into the house.”
It was certainly bigger – and heavier – than Andrew had expected it to be when it turned up on the back of a lorry from Barry Island, south Wales.
Certainly too wide for the front door for a start.
Any self-respecting Dalek, true to its destructive characteristics, might simply have exterminated the front door and barged its way in.
Andrew, a huge fan of Doctor Who since he was a kid, has in his living room an impressive collection of Time Lord memorabilia.
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