10 Doctor Who Scenes Where Actors Weren’t Acting

Sticking with Tom Baker, 1976's The Deadly Assassin sees the Fourth Doctor head to Gallifrey and do battle with a rather crispy version of the Master.

It's the first and only classic-era episode to not feature a companion, as Baker was insistent that he could carry the story alone.

However, the actor might have regretted making that decision, as it meant that there was no-one else around to do this scene for him.

The serial's third episode famously ends on a cliffhanger, as the Doctor is held underwater by the titular hired gun. It's considered one of the most frightening scenes in the show's history - especially by the standards of the time - and one person who would agree with that sentiment is Baker himself, who is terrified of water.

The look of horror on the Doctor's face throughout this scene is absolutely genuine, as Baker would explain in his autobiography:

"In The Deadly Assassin, there was a scene where I was being held under water and where I had to appear genuinely afraid of death. It wasn’t too hard for me to do this, because I really am very afraid of water and I suppose this fear made me overdo the terror."

Now that's dedication to your craft.