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{{Infobox Documentary | {{Infobox Documentary | ||
|image = Trials and Tribulations.jpg | |image = Trials and Tribulations.jpg | ||
|subject =[[Sixth Doctor]] era | |subject = [[Sixth Doctor]] era | ||
|original to DVD = The Ultimate Foe (TV story) | |original to DVD = The Ultimate Foe (TV story) | ||
|original to VHS = | |original to VHS = | ||
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|interviewee8 = Jonathan Powell | |interviewee8 = Jonathan Powell | ||
|interviewee9 = Ian Levine | |interviewee9 = Ian Levine | ||
|interviewee10 | |interviewee10 = Gary Leigh | ||
|uncredited narrator = | |uncredited narrator = | ||
|director = | |director = | ||
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|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = | ||
|release date = [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] | |release date = [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] | ||
|runtime = 55 | |runtime = 55'05" | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a documentary released as a special feature on the [[DVD]] release of ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''. It covered the behind-the-scenes issues during tenure of the [[Sixth Doctor]], from [[Colin Baker|Colin Baker's]] casting to his departure. | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a documentary released as a special feature on the [[DVD]] release of ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''. It covered the behind-the-scenes issues during tenure of the [[Sixth Doctor]], from [[Colin Baker|Colin Baker's]] casting to his departure. | |||
== Topics covered == | == Topics covered == | ||
* The events leading to Colin Baker's casting as the Sixth Doctor | * The events leading to Colin Baker's casting as the Sixth Doctor | ||
* The costume design for the Sixth Doctor | * The costume design for the Sixth Doctor | ||
*The Sixth Doctor's erratic behaviour and Peri's attitudes towards it | * The Sixth Doctor's erratic behaviour and Peri's attitudes towards it | ||
*Commissioning writers to write for the Sixth Doctor era and [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s reluctance to preciously-used Doctor Who writers. This included the recruitment of [[Philip Martin]] | * Commissioning writers to write for the Sixth Doctor era and [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s reluctance to preciously-used Doctor Who writers. This included the recruitment of [[Philip Martin]] | ||
*The launch and transmission of [[Season 22]], including a positive attitude between cast and crew | * The launch and transmission of [[Season 22]], including a positive attitude between cast and crew | ||
*The controversial announcement of the 18-month hiatus | * The controversial announcement of the 18-month hiatus | ||
*The protest/charity single ''Doctor in Distress'' | * The protest/charity single ''Doctor in Distress'' | ||
*[[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Eric Saward]]'s regrets to not leave ''Doctor Who'' following the 18-month hiatus | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Eric Saward]]'s regrets to not leave ''Doctor Who'' following the 18-month hiatus | ||
*The radio adventure ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'' | * The radio adventure ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'' | ||
*Relaunching ''Doctor Who'' as 14 episodes, 25 minutes each. This included pre-production, promotion and untransmitted footage from ''[[Season 23|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' | * Relaunching ''Doctor Who'' as 14 episodes, 25 minutes each. This included pre-production, promotion and untransmitted footage from ''[[Season 23|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' | ||
*The departure of Peri Brown | * The departure of Peri Brown | ||
*The casting of [[Bonnie Langford]] as new companion [[Melanie Bush]], which included unfavourable views of her casting | * The casting of [[Bonnie Langford]] as new companion [[Melanie Bush]], which included unfavourable views of her casting | ||
*The unfavourable views of ''The Trial of a Time Lord'', including a negative view from future ''Doctor Who'' writer and producer [[Chris Chibnall]] | * The unfavourable views of ''The Trial of a Time Lord'', including a negative view from future ''Doctor Who'' writer and producer [[Chris Chibnall]] | ||
*The death of [[Robert Holmes]], which led to the fallout between Eric Saward and John Nathan-Turner over the conclusion of ''The Trial of a Time Lord'' and the fourteenth episode's rushed rewrite | * The death of [[Robert Holmes]], which led to the fallout between Eric Saward and John Nathan-Turner over the conclusion of ''The Trial of a Time Lord'' and the fourteenth episode's rushed rewrite | ||
*Eric Saward's controversial interview with ''Stardust'', which led to him falling out with Colin Baker and John Nathan-Turner | * Eric Saward's controversial interview with ''Stardust'', which led to him falling out with Colin Baker and John Nathan-Turner | ||
*John Nathan-Turner being forced to axe Colin Baker as the Doctor and Colin's pledge to then-BBC bosses to extend his contract in order to give him time to record a regeneration story, which ultimately never happened. | * John Nathan-Turner being forced to axe Colin Baker as the Doctor and Colin's pledge to then-BBC bosses to extend his contract in order to give him time to record a regeneration story, which ultimately never happened. | ||
*The regrets of the Sixth Doctor's choice of clothing. | * The regrets of the Sixth Doctor's choice of clothing. | ||
*Defending Colin Baker over the outcome of ''Doctor Who'''<nowiki/>s troubled era. | * Defending Colin Baker over the outcome of ''Doctor Who'''<nowiki/>s troubled era. | ||
== Booklet synopsis == | |||
A documentary looking at Colin Baker's tenure as the Doctor - a particularly turbulent era in the show's history. With actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, producer John Nathan-Turner, script editor Eric Saward, writer Philip Martin, Pip and Jane Baker, ex-BBC Heads of Series and Serials David Reid and Jonathan Powell, continuity adviser Ian Levine and publisher Gary Leigh. | |||
== People interviewed == | == People interviewed == | ||
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* [[Ian Levine]] | * [[Ian Levine]] | ||
* [[Gary Leigh]] | * [[Gary Leigh]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
* The documentary was released on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''. | * The documentary was released on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''. | ||
{{DVDDOC}} | {{DVDDOC}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 7 September 2022
Trials and Tribulations was a documentary released as a special feature on the DVD release of The Ultimate Foe. It covered the behind-the-scenes issues during tenure of the Sixth Doctor, from Colin Baker's casting to his departure.
Topics covered
- The events leading to Colin Baker's casting as the Sixth Doctor
- The costume design for the Sixth Doctor
- The Sixth Doctor's erratic behaviour and Peri's attitudes towards it
- Commissioning writers to write for the Sixth Doctor era and John Nathan-Turner's reluctance to preciously-used Doctor Who writers. This included the recruitment of Philip Martin
- The launch and transmission of Season 22, including a positive attitude between cast and crew
- The controversial announcement of the 18-month hiatus
- The protest/charity single Doctor in Distress
- John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward's regrets to not leave Doctor Who following the 18-month hiatus
- The radio adventure Slipback
- Relaunching Doctor Who as 14 episodes, 25 minutes each. This included pre-production, promotion and untransmitted footage from The Trial of a Time Lord
- The departure of Peri Brown
- The casting of Bonnie Langford as new companion Melanie Bush, which included unfavourable views of her casting
- The unfavourable views of The Trial of a Time Lord, including a negative view from future Doctor Who writer and producer Chris Chibnall
- The death of Robert Holmes, which led to the fallout between Eric Saward and John Nathan-Turner over the conclusion of The Trial of a Time Lord and the fourteenth episode's rushed rewrite
- Eric Saward's controversial interview with Stardust, which led to him falling out with Colin Baker and John Nathan-Turner
- John Nathan-Turner being forced to axe Colin Baker as the Doctor and Colin's pledge to then-BBC bosses to extend his contract in order to give him time to record a regeneration story, which ultimately never happened.
- The regrets of the Sixth Doctor's choice of clothing.
- Defending Colin Baker over the outcome of Doctor Who's troubled era.
Booklet synopsis
A documentary looking at Colin Baker's tenure as the Doctor - a particularly turbulent era in the show's history. With actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, producer John Nathan-Turner, script editor Eric Saward, writer Philip Martin, Pip and Jane Baker, ex-BBC Heads of Series and Serials David Reid and Jonathan Powell, continuity adviser Ian Levine and publisher Gary Leigh.
People interviewed
- Colin Baker
- Nicola Bryant
- John Nathan-Turner (archive interview from the 1994 documentary The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond)
- Eric Saward
- Philip Martin
- Pip & Jane Baker
- David Reid
- Jonathan Powell
- Ian Levine
- Gary Leigh
Crew
to be added
Home video releases
- The documentary was released on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Ultimate Foe.
