The Hyster prepared for operation in Doctor Who.

Millions of Doctor Who fans watched pop singer Kylie Minogue prevent a spaceship crash by ramming a villain with a forklift on Christmas Day. But few know that under the red paint and BBC props, the forklift is a Hyster electric counterbalanced truck supplied by Barloworld Handling in Cardiff, Wales.

Sandra Thompson of Barloworld says the forklift distributor has had a long relationship with the BBC and has received some strange requests.

"We have been called upon to help with the strangest projects like building the Doctor's Tardis. However, this was the first time a Hyster forklift has been used onscreen. Perhaps next series, one of our forklifts will help fight the Daleks."

Much of BBC's science fiction programme is filmed on location in Wales.