Visitations! returns to Blackpool in 2027, with Peter Davison, Sophie Aldred and Film is Fabulous! already on the guest list
Visitations returns to Blackpool in 2027! The convention first took place four years ago to celebrate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary. It will be back in the Grand Hotel again next year on Saturday the 15th of May. The first guests have now started to be announced. Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison will appear, as well as Sophie Aldred, who played the Seventh Doctor’s companion Ace. Both actors have contributed to the show across several decades. Davison first appeared in the closing moments of 1981’s Logopolis and Aldred’s Ace debuted in 1987’s Dragonfire. Most recently, Davison reprised his role as the Doctor this year for minisode Destination: Daleks. Aldred, meanwhile, was last seen as Ace in a 2023 Tale from the TARDIS.
Film is Fabulous! will also be in attendance. The is a charitable trust run by film collectors, cinema lovers and vintage television enthusiasts with an objective to advance, educate, and encourage public interest in film as a medium, and its role within British culture. Most importantly for Doctor Who fans, they were responsible for the recovery of two classic William Hartnell episodes earlier this year. Film is Fabulous! located the two installments of The Daleks’ Master Plan, The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet, in a private collection as part of their overall effort to preserve film history. They’ve also done invaluable work recovering classic lost material from The Morecambe and Wise Show and the Beatles.
As you’d expect, there will be autograph and photo sessions with the guests, as well as panels discussing their work. There will also be a merchandise room, cosplay, and all the usual fun of being among fellow fans.
With another ten months to go, there are sure to be plenty more announcements for Visitations 2027 to come.
Tickets are on sale at their eventbrite page,
