Trials and Tribulations (documentary)

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.
Category:Documentaries
Category:2008 documentaries
Category:Doctor Who DVD documentaries