10 Doctor Who Secrets Everyone Knows But You

Patrick Troughton was given the unenviable task of replacing William Hartnell in 1966. Thanks to his success, Doctor Who has survived for decades through its ability to change its lead actor.

But that's enough praising the man. Let's talk about some dodgy rumours surrounding his death.

Troughton passed away on 28 March 1987 while attending a convention in the United States. He'd been warned by his doctors (the medical kind, not the time travel kind) not to leave the UK because of his weak heart, but he ignored this advice.

Shortly after ordering breakfast at his hotel, Troughton suffered a heart attack and died, at the far too young age of 67. While his death was a tragic loss, that hasn't stopped the Who community from speculating on the real cause of his passing.

A rumour has done the rounds that Troughton's fatal cardiac arrest was caused by him having sex with a fan at the convention. Despite it never having been proved, this theory has persisted for many years, and will likely persist for many more.

Remember, this is pure conjecture. We really don't want to get sued.