In 2005, televisions most famous time traveller made a triumphant return to the Saturday night schedules, and began a journey which saw him achieve huge worldwide success and popularity. Times have never been so good.

But it wasnt always this way. Between 1898 and 2005, the ""wilderness years"", the future of the beloved medically-monikered maverick, was far from safe.

So what happened to prompt the mighty BBC to finally return our intergalactic hero to prime time television? This affectionate parody of one of the longest-running television series in history finally answers one of its...

""Life is like a rollercoaster ride, full of ups and downs...""

So says Tom Grey, a man who has been on a down for as long as her cares, or dares, to remember. But as his 50th birthday approaches, he feels a burning need to experience an up again, to feel like he is living, not existing; to make a memory.

He needs an adventure, but if he is to achieve all that he wants to, this cant be any old adventure. It has to be the proverbial big one, or perhaps, even, the actual Big One.

The feel-good factor rides high in this gentle, young-at-heart, British comedy about the misadventures of four...

Murder and mythology, kidnapping and corporate corruption, love and laughter, thrills and spills, death-defying danger, stunning stunts and the craziest cast of cliched characters ever entrusted with saving the world. It's all in this incredible tale of very hot curry and its anti-social after effects, an imminent alien invasion, an ancient Greek god, baked beans which glow in the dark, a space-travelling Citroen 2CV and the full, formidable, force of the Waggly Finger. Just remember, flatulence could get you everywhere

When little Lucy spends the first night at her grandparents' house without her own Mummy and Daddy, she feels afraid. So her Daddy gives her a new friend, a lovely bear called Patrick. Patrick waits for Lucy in the 'creepy room' where Lucy has been sleeping. Patrick is Lucy's special sleepover friend. But who will keep Patrick company when Lucy is not there? The answer to this lies inside a dusty old toy cupboard in a dark corner of the room. Before long, everybody has some New Friends.