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'''Colin Baker''' played the [[Sixth Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''. At the start of his tenure he was briefed by [[John Nathan-Turner (Doctor Who?)|John Nathan-Turner]] on the fact that his portrayal would be an amalgamation of the first five [[The Doctor|Doctors]]. Nathan-Turner settled on [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]]'s irritability, [[Patrick Troughton|Troughton]]'s whimsicallity, [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]]'s [[dignity]], [[Tom Baker|Baker]]'s [[insanity]] and finally [[Peter Davison|Davison]]'s stick of [[celery]], a prospect that made Baker visibly uncomfortable. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 87 comic story)|Doctor Who? 87]]'')
In [[Earth-33⅓]], '''Colin Baker''' played the [[Sixth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Sixth Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who (Earth-33⅓)|Doctor Who]]''.


In [[1984]], also at the start of his tenure, Baker was told by Nathan-Turner that the good thing about his [[contract]] was that he was guaranteed an eighteen [[month]] [[holiday]] each season. He was replaced in the role by [[Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who?)|Sylvester McCoy]] in [[1987]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? (comic story)|Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors?]]'')
== Biography ==
At the start of his tenure he was briefed by [[John Nathan-Turner (Earth-33⅓)|John Nathan-Turner]] on the fact that his portrayal would be an amalgamation of the first five [[The Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Doctors]]. Nathan-Turner settled on [[William Hartnell (Earth-33⅓)|Hartnell]]'s [[irritability]], [[Patrick Troughton (Earth-33⅓)|Troughton]]'s [[whimsicallity]], [[Jon Pertwee (Earth-33⅓)|Pertwee]]'s [[dignity]], [[Tom Baker (Earth-33⅓)|Baker]]'s [[insanity]] and finally [[Peter Davison (Earth-33⅓)|Davison]]'s stick of [[celery]], a prospect that made Baker visibly uncomfortable. ([[COMIC]]: [[Doctor Who? (DWM 87 comic story)|''Doctor Who?'' 87]])


In [[1993]], Baker got in an argument over the size of [[Tom Baker (Doctor Who?)|Tom Baker]]'s "part" in ''[[The Dark Dimension (Doctor Whoah!)|The Dark Dimension]]'', which led to its cancellation. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Whoah! (DWM 379 comic story)|Doctor Whoah! 379]]'')
In [[1984]], also at the start of his tenure, Baker was told by Nathan-Turner that the good thing about his [[contract]] was that he was guaranteed an eighteen [[month]] [[holiday]] each season. He was replaced in the role by [[Sylvester McCoy (Earth-33⅓)|Sylvester McCoy]] in [[1987]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors? (comic story)|Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors?]]'')


When [[Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Whoah!)|Christopher Eccleston]] was eventually cast as the Doctor, Baker was happy to be relieved of the title of "Doctor with the fewest episodes", which had now diverted to [[Paul McGann (Doctor What)|Paul McGann]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor What (Whoah! comic story 4)|Doctor What 4]]'')
He once attempted to star in the 50th anniversary special of ''Doctor Who'' alongside other former Doctors. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'')
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Revision as of 21:33, 11 June 2023

In Earth-33⅓, Colin Baker played the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who.

Biography

At the start of his tenure he was briefed by John Nathan-Turner on the fact that his portrayal would be an amalgamation of the first five Doctors. Nathan-Turner settled on Hartnell's irritability, Troughton's whimsicallity, Pertwee's dignity, Baker's insanity and finally Davison's stick of celery, a prospect that made Baker visibly uncomfortable. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 87)

In 1984, also at the start of his tenure, Baker was told by Nathan-Turner that the good thing about his contract was that he was guaranteed an eighteen month holiday each season. He was replaced in the role by Sylvester McCoy in 1987. (COMIC: Ever Wondered What Happened At.. The Auditions For The Seven Doctors?)