A Doctor Who enthusiast has created a Tardis in his back garden - to use as a bathroom.

The life-sized booth comes complete with flashing lights and has a functioning toilet and sink crammed inside.

The futuristic loo was designed by 45-year-old app builder Jason Kneen when he decided he was sick of walking to the house from is outside office every time he needed to use the bathroom.

He commissioned a builder to make the frame, then kitted it out with a fully-functioning toilet, sink and heating, as well as high-tech gadgets including motion sensors and a wifi hotspot.

Space age: Jason Kneen (pictrured), a life-long Doctor Who fan, has built a life-sized Tardis in his back garden

Working: booth comes complete with flashing lights and has a functioning toilet and sink crammed inside

Bird's eye view: The booth looks like the real thing from the garden, but unlike the actual Tardis, it is no bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside

The toilet even tweets every time it is used, however, unlike the real thing, it is no bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside.

Father-of-four Mr Kneen, from Faberstown, Wiltshire, said: 'When we moved in to our house, I redesigned the shed in the back garden and built a custom-made cabin office.

'It had a coffee machine, underfloor heating and all the little things I could possibly need - but the one thing it was missing was a loo.

'It was a pain having to go back into the house to go to the toilet and it wasn't great if I had clients coming over either.

'I thought about the logistics of getting one fitted in the office and how it would work - then my wife Hannah said "you've always wanted a Tardis, so why don't you get one and make it into a loo?"'

Mr Kneen immediately got to work and commissioned someone to build the structure, before hiring plumbers to plumb in the facilities.

Play-space: Mr Kneen said his children are not Doctor Who fans but enjoy the new loo, and his son Leo (pictured) has now watched a few episodes

Client-facing: Mr Kneen (pictured) said guests and clients who meet him in his office outside are always impressed with the Tardis

He then used an app to create sci-fi effects inside, including an app-connected power switch, motion sensor, USB ports, a wifi hotspot and a lighting system with different colours.

Mr Kneen even linked it to Twitter with a location tracker so whenever he is away from the house, using the toilet or gets mentioned on Twitter, it triggers an automatic message which is sent out to the toilet's followers.

He said: 'I can control the toilet completely from the app - I can turn the lights on and off, or change the lighting and colouring remotely.

'It's a bit of fun, so I wanted it to have some cool gadgets and effects.

Futuristic: The Tardis also has a number of high-tech gadgets including motion sensors and a wifi hotspot

'Hannah loves it. Firstly, it does what it says on the tin, and secondly it's handy for the kids playing in the garden, or when we have barbecues or I have clients over, so people aren't always traipsing through the house.

'It's a great talking point and ice breaker with visitors and clients.

'The kids think it's great too. The older three know who Doctor Who is - they don't watch it, although Leo has been trying to sneak in a few episodes.

'They think it's really cool. When it was first being built they loved to play in it, and now they use it all the time when they're in the garden.