Top five harmless TV and film aliens

In honour of Arches' Alien War, we name our five favourite friendly extra terrestrials

The home-phoning shortarse wouldn’t cut it in the Arches’ terror-filled catacombs. But his torch-finger would be handy.

ALF

Also short, also friendly, also uses initials for a name (Alien Life Form). Also stupendously un-scary. We love you anyway, fella.

Mork

Rainbow braces and finger-drinking are hardly the stuff of nightmares, are they?

Marvin the Martian

Now we’re cooking – this one wants to destroy the Earth. Consistently foiled by talking rabbit, though. Useless.

Yoda

Short of stature, wonky of grammar, absolute beast with a light saber. Unless you ignore the prequels. Which you should.