Brian Blessed To Star In Wizards Vs Aliens

The actor Brian Blessed is to voice the Nekross King in the forthcoming CBBC drama Wizards Vs Aliens, it was announced today.

In the 12-episode show, the Nekross are a race of aliens who feed on magic, travelling from planet to planet draining every drop of it. On Earth, 16-year-old Tom Clarke - who seems an ordinary boy but is actually a wizard - and his friend Benny Sherwood are determined to thwart them.

The new action adventure series, created by Russell T Davies and Phil Ford, launches on the channel this autumn on a date yet to be confirmed, although a preview of the first two episodes is to be held at the BFI on 5th October.

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Clarke is played by Scott Haran and Sherwood by Percelle Ascott. Three new promotional pictures featuring the duo were also released today by the BBC, as seen above and here:


Wizards Vs Aliens is produced by BBC Cymru Wales in association with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and was filmed at the BBC's Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff. The show is executive-produced by Davies, Bethan Jones, and Sue Nott for the BBC and Bob Higgins and Sander Schwartz for FME. The producer is Brian Minchin and the co-producer is Ford.