William Shatner 'never expected Star Trek to Klingon for 50 years'

Star Trek's William Shatner has revealed he never expected to still be celebrating the sci-fi show 50 years after it first aired.
The 85-year-old - who played Captain James Kirk in the classic 1960s television series and the first seven films - quipped that the cast were more concerned about being able to "Klingon" for another series, in a reference to one of the show's most famous alien species.
Shatner was in Birmingham on Friday for the start of the three-day Destination Star Trek convention at the NEC, marking the show's 50th anniversary.
He said the idea of the franchise... read more