10 Ways That Doctor Who Was Better In The 1990s
3. Jon Pertwee Was Still The Doctor
In the 1990s, Jon Pertwee WAS the Doctor. He regularly showed up on light entertainment shows in his cape to surprise a young fan on Surprise Surprise, or slag off Noel Edmonds on Noel's House Party. His stories were regularly trotted out at Doctor Who conventions, and better yet, he returned as the Doctor alongside Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen for two new BBC radio plays.
The Ghosts of N-Space and The Paradise of Death, both written by former 70s producer Barry Letts were the closest fans could get to brand new full-cast Doctor Who, which made up for some shortcomings in both productions! There was a nostalgic thrill in hearing the cast reunited to investigate more alien goings-on, and proved that despite his advancing years, Jon Pertwee was still very much the Doctor.
The most incredible Jon Pertwee story from this period, was how he came to make a guest appearance as the Third Doctor in the infamous fan film Devious. Set between The War Games and Spearhead From Space, it tells the story of an alternate Doctor plucked from time after his trial. In 1995, Pertwee spent a day with the Devious team to shoot a scene where their alternate Third Doctor eventually became the one we know and love.