10 Doctor Who Scenes Even More Impressive When You Know The Truth
4. Having A Blast
Doctor Who has been around for 60 years, but it might not've lasted past six years if this moment from 1969's The War Games had gone differently.
During a scene which required the three leads to stand near an explosion, Second Doctor Patrick Troughton was unhappy with their positioning. The fact that the explosives "expert" on set was missing some of his fingers certainly didn't help matters.
To reassure himself, Troughton asked to see a practice run of the stunt. The crew obliged, setting off the explosion... and a huge rock landed directly at the spot where the actors were supposed to stand.
If the actor hadn't raised his concerns, the second iteration of the Doctor might have been the final one. Thankfully though, Troughton was confident enough to speak up, and we were saved from finding out whether the actors who play the Doctor can regenerate as well.
Spoiler - probably not.