Fans of classic television series were in their element from Friday, 20 to Monday, 23 October, 2006 when the 13th annual Cult TV Festival returned to Norfolk. Following several years of taking the event 'on tour', the October-fest of television appreciation came back to the east coast for the first time in nine years. Celebrity line-up Since the festival began, more than 200 celebrity guests have attended the event, much to the fans' delight. During the 2006 festival, they were delighted to say 'allo 'allo to Richard Gibson and Kim Hartman, who starred as Herr Flick and Helga Geerhart in the classic wartime comedy. "It's great to meet the fans. We've not done many of these, it's quite a new thing to come along to these conventions," said Kim. "We were very lucky to be involved in a such a good job and that we all enjoyed each other's company most of the time. It was really good fun," she added. The comedy stars were no strangers to the area, having filmed much of 'Allo 'Allo in Norfolk and north Suffolk. "We shot a lot of it here and we shot a lot of peasants too," said Richard, with a steely Herr Flick gaze. "We were always based in Swaffham, at Linford Hall which was the chateau and we did a lot of stuff in Thetford Forest," he added. The show returns to BBC Two on Saturday, 28 April, 2007 at 9.00pm for a one-off special featuring René back in his cafe writing his war diaries, with a little 'elp from the sexy Yvette, as well as some other well know patrons of Café René. From comedy to sci-fi As you might expect from a Cult TV event, there was a lot of talk about science fiction, with celebrity guests from Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who and Star Wars.
 | | Members of the original Star Trek cast |
Star Trek marks its 40th anniversary in 2006. The show's visual effects designer Ronald B Moore was delighted to fly in from LA in order to join fans for Cult TV. "I was a fan of Star Trek the original series, so when I had a chance to work on the new series I was impressed," said Ron. "On my first day on the job, the first thing I looked at was a shot of an elevator in engineering coming down and here's the bald guy walking towards the camera. I'm like 'who's this guy again?' "I think working with Patrick [Stewart] and everybody else was fabulous. Patrick brought talent into Star Trek that hadn't been seen before. "The original cast had charisma and I loved that, but Patrick brought real talent in and I think he brought all of the cast up to a new level. Working with Patrick was always educational because he's a professional," he added. Doctor Who Elisabeth Sladen, who this year reprised her character of journalist Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who: School Reunion, was also at the festival. "It's so lovely to come and have a new peg to hang your hat on," she said. "Obviously I can promote Sarah Jane Investigates [working title], but I'm delighted about the feedback on School Reunion," she added. Festival organisers were delighted Lis was able to take part in the event.
 | | The Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and K-9 |
"Lis is an old friend of Cult TV's, having joined us for a couple of our festivals when we were last on the east coast," said Cult TV's executive producer Alex Geairns. "We're delighted that she's finally got her own series [The Sarah Jane Adventures]," he added. Charity benefits The annual festival is organised by unpaid volunteers as a charity fundraiser. Since the event started in 1994, it's donated around £45,000 for various good causes. Organisers plan for the festival to return to the Seacroft Holiday Village in Hemsby in 2007. | 
