Screen memorabilia seized from drugs criminal sold at auction

The auction of a huge collection of movie and TV memorabilia seized from a criminal who turned a nuclear bunker into a drugs factory has generated interest around the world.

Would-be buyers jetted into Wilsons Auctions in Belfast from across Europe for the sale of Wiltshire man Martin Fillery's remarkable haul of rare collectables on Thursday.

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Meanwhile other bidders from the US and further afield registered online.

The convicted drug dealer spent £1m on the items over the years, the collection eventually sold for £340,000.

The lot included a waxwork of Gene Wilder dressed as Willy Wonka, a replica of the iconic three-wheel van from Only Fools and Horses and a life-size Iron Man statue, among others.

The asset recovery manager at Wilsons, Aidan Larkin, told the Daily Mail: "The interest has been truly global. We are regularly instructed to sell proceeds of crime assets."

Adding: "Everything we raise goes back into the public purse. So there's a bit of fun but there is also a serious job to be done."

See some of the final sale prices here:

Batbike Replica - £13,000
Austin Mini 100 (Ice Cream Van) - £15,000
Bat Boat - £15,000
Terminator 2 Statue - £5,750
Storm Trooper - £2,450
'Batman Driving' Arcade Machine - £3,800
Iron Man Statue - £3,100
Back to the Future 2 Screen Used BMW - £20,000
Gremlin Prop - £1,600
BMW Isetta (Hot Rod Conversion) - £10,000
Pontiac FGT 'Lamborghini Kit Car' - £11,000
Escape from the Lost World Pinball Machine - £2,000
Ford Gran Torino (Starsky and Hutch Replica) - £7,500
Back to the Future Pinball Machine - £3,600
McLaren F1 Kit Car - £9,500
Dodge Challenger - £11,500
Only Fools and Horses Replica Reliant Rialto Van - £6,000
Morris Mini Minor - £6,000
Willy Wonka Statue - £3,000
Mini-Me Statue - £1,200