A DAVID Tennant lookalike who died in a tragic accident had a time-travelling funeral - to go out just like his Doctor Who hero.

Fun-loving Seb Neale, aged 26, had a coffin like a Tardis time machine complete with blue flashing light for his out-of-this world send-off.

His family replaced sombre funeral music with the Doctor Who theme tune and mourners sang along and burst into applause.

And the order of service card was like a glossy souvenir brochure with picture of Seb dressed as Tennant with his sonic screwdriver

More than 200 mourners were greeted with words: "I'm a time lord ... I'm not a human being. I walk in eternity."

And instead of readings from the scriptures, the service used original scripts from classic Doctor Who episodes.

Sci-fi fan Seb died from head injuries after a simple fall at home at the end of a night out at a friend's summer barbecue.

Swansea University graduate Seb ran a sci-fi collector's business from his home in Risca, Gwent.

Family say he loved dressing as Tennant "virtually every day" and loved flirting with women just like the Doctor because of his good looks,

A family tribute read at the service at Gwent Crematorium said: "Seb never missed an opportunity to make the most of his similarity to the latest Doctor Who.

"You could even say he exploited it, and if there was a pretty girl about, so much the better.

"With his sociable nature, he enjoyed a laugh, a joke and a pint."

More than 100 tributes were left his Facebook page - many from other Doctor Who fans - as a tribute to Seb, who had a younger brother Sonny, aged five, who also loved the series.

His council official step-father, Steve Williams, aged 38, said: "Seb would have loved to have seen it - if you can describe a funeral as fantastic then that is what it was.

"It was not everyone's idea of what a funeral should be but it gave us a great comfort."