Fiver has picked up the free-to-air rights to live action and CGI Doctor Who spin-off series K-9.

K-9

The 26 x 30-minute Park Entertainment show follows the robot dog and his teenage friends tackling alien adversaries.

It began airing on Disney XD at the start of this month and will air on Fiver as a daytime series at Christmas.

Five’s Jeff Ford brokered the deal.