Trials and Tribulations

Trials and Tribulations

2008 · 55 min · Documentary, TV Movie

A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), covering his casting, the 1985 hiatus, and his sacking on the orders of BBC One controller Michael Grade.

Directed by Ed Stradling

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