10 MORE Times Doctor Who Lied To Your Face

Colin Baker's departure from Doctor Who was announced on 18 December 1986, just 12 days after the conclusion of his final story The Trial of a Time Lord.

When the newspapers broke the gossip, they stated that Baker had declined the BBC's offer of doing four final episodes. While the kids at home probably wouldn't know this in advance, the fact remains that Baker's lack of involvement in Season 24 had been widely reported in the press.

Flash-forward nine months and we find the Sixth Doctor lying face down on the floor of the TARDIS console room. Had Colin changed his mind? Why, of course not – instead, it was decided that Sylvester McCoy would dress in Colin's costume and a curly blonde wig, to convince the nation that they were seeing the Sixth Doctor regenerate before their very eyes!

The finished result is one of the least believable effects sequences ever done in Doctor Who. And that really is saying something. You can clearly see the join between McCoy's brown hair and his blonde wig, no matter how much distortion they put on his face.

We didn't say these would be convincing lies, did we?