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The DeLorean.

The time-travelling car from Back To The Future has come out on top as Britain's best fictional gadget ever.

Doc's pride and joy, which first hit screens in 1985 in the comedy, just pipped another Doctor to the crown – Doctor Who's Sonic Screwdriver.

The car was created ahead of its time and amazed viewers as it transported Doc and Marty McFly through different dimensions.

More than 1,500 took part in the poll for The Gadget Show Live and the top 20 were drawn up.

Old Star Trek classics, the Teleporter and the Replicator made the top ten, finishing in third and ninth respectively.

And they were joined by novelties from the recent era, with Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak coming in fourth and the Marauder's Map in tenth.

One of the most famous gadgets ever just scraped in at 20th – Inspector Gadget's Gadget Arms.

And surprisingly, only one gadget from James Bond, the Magnetic Rolex, and one from Star Wars, the Lightsaber, made the cut.

Kids will know of the Fart Gun and Lipstick Taser from Despicable Me that earned their place in the list too.

Gadget Show Live director Sally Bent said: "This survey shows how the British public - kids and adults - hold a very special place in their hearts for gadgets.

"In the entertainment world, gadgets can make us laugh, inspire us, fill us with awe and engage our imagination to transport us into other lives and other worlds."

With technology advancing in leaps and bounds, it can't be far off until we get our own Light Sabers, Invisibility Cloaks…or even Fart Guns.

The top 20 fictional gadgets from films:

1. DeLorean (Back to the Future)

2. Sonic screwdriver (Doctor Who)

3. Teleporter (Star Trek)

4. Invisibility cloak (Harry Potter)

5. Light Saber (Star Wars)

6. Hoverboard (Back to the Future)

7. Neuralyzer (Men in Black)

8. Jarvis (Iron Man)

9. Replicator (Star Trek)

10. Marauder's Map (Harry Potter)

11. Time travelling dream machine (Inception)

12. Jetpack with machine guns (Kick Ass)

13. Universal remote control (Click)

14. Magnetic Rolex (James Bond)

15. Time-turner (HarryPotter)

16. Fart gun (Despicable Me)

17. Glass elevator (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)

18. Lipstick taser (Despicable Me)

19. Proton guns (Ghostbusters)

20. Gadget arms (Inspector Gadget)