Colin Baker

Colin Baker

Acting

Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade.

Filmography

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A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage 2025 Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War ★ 5.4 Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War 2025 Doctor Who at the Proms ★ 7.2 Doctor Who at the Proms 2024 Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals ★ 4.7 Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals 2023 Christmas at the Holly Day Inn ★ 6.7 Christmas at the Holly Day Inn 2023 Talking Doctor Who ★ 5.0 Talking Doctor Who 2023 Tales of the Tardis ★ 5.6 Tales of the Tardis 2023 Buckle Up ★ 2.0 Buckle Up 2023 Secrets of a Wallaby Boy ★ 10.0 Secrets of a Wallaby Boy 2023 Minacious ★ 5.0 Minacious 2022 Remembers… Remembers… 2022 The Ghosts of Borley Rectory ★ 4.8 The Ghosts of Borley Rectory 2021 You Might Get Lost ★ 6.2 You Might Get Lost 2021 The Big Night In ★ 9.0 The Big Night In 2020 Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner 2019 The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited 2019 The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years 2019 Doctor Who: The Trial Doctor Who: The Trial 2019 Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa 2018 Remembering Deborah Watling ★ 8.0 Remembering Deborah Watling 2018 Last Man on Earth Last Man on Earth 2016 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song ★ 8.0 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song 2015 A Christmas Carol ★ 5.8 A Christmas Carol 2015 A Dozen Summers ★ 4.3 A Dozen Summers 2015 Shadows of a Stranger ★ 6.0 Shadows of a Stranger 2014 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion ★ 8.1 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion 2014 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison 2014 Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty ★ 9.0 Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty 2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot ★ 7.8 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot 2013 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor ★ 8.2 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 2013 Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS 2013 Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor ★ 5.0 Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor 2013 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars ★ 7.5 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 2013 Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited ★ 6.4 Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited 2013 BBC Comedy Feeds BBC Comedy Feeds 2012 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip ★ 6.0 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 2011 Pointless Celebrities ★ 6.3 Pointless Celebrities 2011 Doctor Who: The Next Doctor ★ 7.4 Doctor Who: The Next Doctor 2008 Trials and Tribulations Trials and Tribulations 2008 The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord 2008 Now, Get Out of That Now, Get Out of That 2008 Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 2008 The Ties That Bind Us The Ties That Bind Us 2008 Davros Connections Davros Connections 2007 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary) 2007 Kingdom ★ 7.1 Kingdom 2007 Built for War: The Sontaran Story ★ 7.0 Built for War: The Sontaran Story 2006 Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani' Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani' 2006 Doctor Who: A New Dimension ★ 9.0 Doctor Who: A New Dimension 2005 Doctor Who Confidential ★ 8.1 Doctor Who Confidential 2005 Hustle ★ 7.7 Hustle 2004 The Story of Doctor Who ★ 8.0 The Story of Doctor Who 2003 Adventures in Time and Spain Adventures in Time and Spain 2003 The Afternoon Play ★ 7.0 The Afternoon Play 2003 Doctor Who: Real Time ★ 6.7 Doctor Who: Real Time 2002 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ★ 6.1 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 2002 Doctor Who: Real Time ★ 8.0 Doctor Who: Real Time 2002 The Home Whovian The Home Whovian 2001 TravelWise ★ 10.0 TravelWise 2000 The Asylum ★ 5.7 The Asylum 2000 Adventures in Space and Time ★ 9.0 Adventures in Space and Time 1999 Carnival of Monsters ★ 7.0 Carnival of Monsters 1999 The Waiting Time ★ 7.0 The Waiting Time 1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert ★ 5.6 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert 1999 The Harpist ★ 8.2 The Harpist 1999 Sunburn ★ 4.8 Sunburn 1999 Soul's Ark ★ 10.0 Soul's Ark 1999 A Dance to the Music of Time ★ 4.8 A Dance to the Music of Time 1997 Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up 1997 Jonathan Creek ★ 7.5 Jonathan Creek 1997 The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond ★ 7.0 The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond 1995 The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder ★ 9.0 The Stranger: Eye of the Beholder 1995 Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen ★ 7.0 Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen 1995 The Stranger: Breach of the Peace ★ 6.0 The Stranger: Breach of the Peace 1994 The Knock ★ 6.5 The Knock 1994 Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years 1994 PROBE: The Zero Imperative ★ 7.2 PROBE: The Zero Imperative 1994 The Stranger: The Terror Game ★ 7.7 The Stranger: The Terror Game 1994 Stranger than Fiction ★ 8.0 Stranger than Fiction 1994 30 Years in the TARDIS ★ 7.9 30 Years in the TARDIS 1993