Sixth Doctor

Ah, the Sixth Doctor. An incarnation tragically sabotaged by the immature behind the scenes bickering between John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward. For the record, under the right showrunner and with the right writers Colin Baker would have been a fantastic onscreen Doctor, but sadly his era was beset with pointless and self-destructive nonsense from various writers and script editors that made his era a mess. The technicolour dreamcoat didn't help matters, but recent developments in the fashion industry have since proven it was ahead of its time. On paper, the idea of going for a more unstable and 'darker' incarnation of the Doctor who would eventually mellow into a kind and caring man sounds great, but it was sadly derailed by the unholy triumvirate of Eric Saward, John Nathan-Turner and Michael Grade, the latter of which stunted Baker's tenure by literally demanding that he be fired before his arc could be completed.

Thankfully, all is not lost for the Sixth Doctor. There are some genuinely great stories in his run, such as Revelation of the Daleks and Vengeance on Varos. Not only that, but Big Finish have since adapted the character of the Sixth Doctor into arguably one of the best incarnations of all time across their extensive range of full-cast audio dramas, which takes advantage of the narrative gaps in the Sixth Doctor's timeline to give Colin Baker the love he deserves.