Scandalous secret history of Doctor Who

It's been six decades since Doctor Who made its debut. Ncuti Gatwa will play the 15th Doctor, but the family-friendly BBC show has had some scandalous moments across the years.

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Nicola Bryant, who appeared alongside 6th Doctor Colin Baker, said she never wore "proper clothes" and once turned blue due to wearing a bikini in sub zero.

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The show also had some sexy spin-offs after its cancellation in 1989. Colin Baker and Sophie Aldred appeared in far raunchier films made by fans

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In a bizarre film dubbed "horny" by online fans, Colin - playing a similar character to the Doctor - stands behind the mysterious Miss Brown as they both talk while half naked in a water-filled cave.

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Second Doctor Patrick Troughton lived a double life for decades, with even his own mum dying believing he was still with his wife 24 years after he left her.

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In 1989, cast and crew were filming episode two of the 'Battlefield' serial, but one star almost drowned in a water tank. Quick-thinking Sylvester McCoy saved the day by alerting the crew.

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When it launched in 1963, the kids' sci-fi show had children hiding behind the sofa and one episode was so scary that even the police complained about it, with Scotland Yard writing a letter to the BBC.

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