Former 6th Doctor’s View On Savile
Actor Colin Baker, the 6th Doctor of Dr Who fame, filmed a mini-episode with a fan via Jim’ll Fix It and gave his impressions of Jimmy Savile during filming to the Daily Mail here.
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