A Dalek from Robin Hood’s Bay which has spent years creating mayhem and merriment is looking for a new owner with a sense of fun.

Cabinet maker Danny Norwell fashioned the self-propelled Dalek, called Viper, in his workshop in the North Yorkshire seaside village, fitting it with an electric motor and sound and lighting systems.

There's even a changer that translates a human voice into Dalek.

Now 73 and retired, Danny has decided to hand on the effort to exterminate humanity.

Young Duggleby's saleroom assistant Grace McLean at the controls of Viper.

placeholder image — Young Duggleby's saleroom assistant Grace McLean at the controls of Viper.

He said: ”I’ve really enjoyed Viper. We’ve been invited to conventions, expos and shows all over the country to drive around amongst the crowd and take the mickey out of everyone. It is amazing what a Dalek can say and get away with. People love the banter.”

Unlike TV’s Daleks, which were just empty fibreglass props, manually moved around the studio floor, Viper has a sit-in aluminium and wooden body. Danny has also entered his Tardis in Thursday’s Sci-Fi & Fantasy David Duggleby auction, a full-scale replica that he designed to be easily dismantled for transportation in his Ford Galaxy car and rebuilt within minutes on arrival at conventions.

It was most recently on stage at Sci-Fi Scarborough.

The Tardis - which has been autographed by various Doctor Who cast members including Sylvester McCoy, Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury - has a pre-sale estimate of £1,000-£2,000.

So too does Viper – although auctioneers at the Scarborough salesroom say no-one would be surprised if that forecast was exterminated.