AN ACTOR and a writer from the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood are the latest names to be announced for Scarborough’s sci-fi convention next month.

Actor Kai Owen and writer Joe Lidster have been confirmed as guests for the Sunday of the first Comic Con Sci-Fi Scarborough on April 5 and 6.

Kai has played Rhys Williams in Torchwood since 2006, while Joe has written for Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and website material for the BBC’s Sherlock, as well as Torchwood.

The sixth Doctor, Colin Baker, will be in Scarborough on the Sunday, and the main cast of Red Dwarf will appear on the Saturday.