The fan displeasure over the changes was almost immediate, and not helped by a controversial first appearance during which he attempted to strangle his companion Peri Brown (Nicola Bryant), in what has widely become regarded as one of the worst Doctor Who episodes in history.Īnother problem that didn't help matters was that Michael Grade, who became Controller of the BBC in 1984, hated Doctor Who. This darker persona was incongruously paired with a new colorful costume for the Doctor, which featured garments that did not so much clash as they waged thermonuclear war. Baker was intended to play a new sort of Doctor a sinister schemer who would stand in stark contrast to the lovable and emotionally available older-brother figure that Davison's Fifth Doctor had been to his companions.
Despite this, and the reasons why it happened being largely muddled, Baker has remained proud of his time as The Doctor and done more than any other actor to hold the role to promote the show's legacy.Ĭolin Baker was cast as The Doctor in 1984, following the departure of Peter Davison. Colin Baker, who played the Sixth incarnation of The Doctor on Doctor Who, was famously fired from the part.
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