History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialTheLastAdventure

->''"Change... I feel it... Yes... I'' '''''will''''' ''regenerate."\\\
"Yes, I will regenerate..."\\\
'''"Our future is in safe hands."'''''

In 1987, Creator/ColinBaker, after an ostensibly three-year tenure on ''Series/DoctorWho'' as the Sixth Doctor, was torn from the airwaves before his time. Baker got rudely shoved out the door after "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]" and replaced so acrimoniously he refused to do a regeneration story. As a consequence, his farewell performance just didn't happen, and we were met with a [[Creator/SylvesterMcCoy new Doctor]] who abruptly "regenerated" after [[FakeShemp briefly playing his predecessor in a blond wig]] for the opening of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS24E1TimeAndTheRani Time and the Rani]]".

Some time later, Creator/BigFinish Productions began the long journey of rescuing the Sixth Doctor after he had been thrown under the bus and lost out many upon many adventures that he deserved to see produced, slowly giving back what he never received. Almost three decades later, [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong they decided to tackle the elephant in the room.]] The one tale he deserved most of all. A ''proper'' regeneration story.

In 1987, Creator/ColinBaker, after an ostensibly three-year tenure on ''Series/DoctorWho'' as the Sixth Doctor, was torn from the airwaves before his time. Baker got rudely shoved out the door after "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe The Ultimate Foe]]" and replaced so acrimoniously he refused to do a regeneration story. As a consequence, his farewell performance just didn't happen, and we were met with a [[Creator/SylvesterMcCoy new Doctor]] who abruptly "regenerated" after [[FakeShemp briefly playing his predecessor in a blond wig]].

->''"Change... I feel it... Yes... I'' '''''will''''' ''regenerate.''

->''"Yes, I will regenerate..."''

->'''''"Our future is in safe hands."'''''

In 1987, Creator/ColinBaker, after an ostensibly three-year tenure on ''Series/DoctorWho'' as the Sixth Doctor, was torn from the airwaves before his time. Baker got rudely shoved out the door and replaced so acrimoniously he refused to do a regeneration story. As a consequence, his farewell performance just didn't happen, and we were met with a [[Creator/SylvesterMcCoy new Doctor]] who abruptly "regenerated" after [[FakeShemp briefly playing his predecessor in a blond wig]].

The Sixth Doctor embarks on his final adventure and comes face-to-face with an old and powerful enemy, who has wreaked havoc across many points in time and space, leading up to an ultimate confrontation. It’s part of an epic battle that spans many sections of his life, and involves many of his companions. The stories are connected by the presence of Creator/MichaelJayston as the Valeyard, the entity that exists between the Doctor’s twelfth and final incarnations. Also involved are latest companion Constance (Creator/MirandaRaison), Charlotte Pollard, Flip, and Jago and Litefoot.

Some time later, Big Finish Productions began the long journey of rescuing the Sixth Doctor after he had been thrown under the bus and lost out many upon many adventures that he deserved to see produced, slowly giving back what he never received. Almost three decades later, [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong they decided to tackle the elephant in the room.]] The one tale he deserved most of all. A ''proper'' regeneration story.

[[caption-width-right:350: Godspeed, Old Sixie. We'll never forget you and your [[OverusedRunningGag unforgettable coat.]][[note]]Oh come on, we had to...[[/note]]]]

The one that finally righted a great wrong and said good-bye to Six in pageant-like fashion.

* TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised: The fact that the Sixth Doctor has a regeneration story in ''audio'' format instead of a televised episode (barring someone putting out an animated version of his final adventure), means this trope applies. A few people on Website/YouTube created renderings of Six's regeneration visually with clever skills to do it justice.

* TheReveal: The special at last reveals how did the Sixth Doctor actually regenerate.