9.0/103 votes#1 - The Enemy of the World (1)
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 12/23/1967
After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: David Whitaker
8.2/105 votes#2 - Planet of the Spiders (1)
Season 11 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/1974
While the Doctor carries out an investigation into ESP, Mike Yates asks Sarah to look into some strange goings on at a meditation centre he's attending.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Barry Letts
8.0/106 votes#3 - Inferno (3)
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 5/23/1970
The Doctor has vanished from the Inferno project… or has he? He finds himself in the same place, but everyone has changed… and the drilling is closer to its deadly conclusion.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Don Houghton
8.0/104 votes#4 - Planet of the Spiders (6)
Season 11 Episode 26 - Aired 6/8/1974
K'Anpo persuades the Doctor he must face his fear and return the crystal to the Great One.But first they need to get past Barnes and his men.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Barry Letts
7.9/108 votes#5 - Inferno (1)
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 5/9/1970
England, the near future. UNIT is providing security and scientific support for the Stahlman project, an attempt to tap the Earth's core for energy. But things are already going wrong…
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Don Houghton
7.8/104 votes#6 - Planet of the Spiders (2)
Season 11 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/1974
Lupton forms an alliance with the spider to steal the Doctor's blue crystal, while Sarah and Mike attempt to alert people to what they've seen.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Barry Letts
7.5/106 votes#7 - Inferno (5)
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 6/6/1970
The parallel Inferno has broken through the Earth's crust, unleashing terrible seismic forces and dooming the planet. The Doctor hopes to return and save his world. But the bestial primords are closing in...
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Don Houghton
7.5/104 votes#8 - Planet of the Spiders (4)
Season 11 Episode 24 - Aired 5/25/1974
Sarah is captured by the spiders' guards while the Doctor tries to help Arak and the others strike back against the spiders.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Barry Letts
7.5/104 votes#9 - Planet of the Spiders (5)
Season 11 Episode 25 - Aired 6/1/1974
The Doctor escapes from the spiders' larder only to encounter the Great One, while Sarah makes a deal with the Queen Spider.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Barry Letts
7.4/105 votes#10 - Terror of the Autons (1)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/1971
When a Nestene Energy Unit is stolen and a radio telescope sabotaged, the Doctor is contacted by a Time Lord who tells him his old rival the Master is responsible.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Robert Holmes
7.3/106 votes#11 - Inferno (6)
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 6/13/1970
The Doctor is trapped in a parallel world that is going up in flames. Can he escape in time to save Earth in his own universe?
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Don Houghton
7.3/107 votes#12 - Inferno (7)
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 6/20/1970
The Doctor has escaped the catastrophic destruction of a parallel world. But can he stop Stahlman before he destroys this one?
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Don Houghton
7.2/104 votes#13 - Terror of the Autons (3)
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/1971
The Doctor and the Brigadier head to Farrel's factory but the Master and the Autons have already left and are distributing plastic daffodils around the country.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Robert Holmes
7.2/104 votes#14 - Planet of the Spiders (3)
Season 11 Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/1974
The Doctor and Sarah head to the meditation centre to try and get the crystal back while Lupton prepares to return it to Metebelis Three. But all their plans are disrupted when it is stolen by Tommy.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Barry Letts
7.0/102 votes#15 - The Enemy of the World (2)
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 12/30/1967
Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: David Whitaker
7.0/106 votes#16 - Inferno (4)
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/30/1970
In a parallel England, the Doctor tries desperately to convince his captors of the immense peril they are in. But they are convinced he is a spy. And penetration zero is getting close…
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Don Houghton
7.0/104 votes#17 - Terror of the Autons (2)
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/1971
Attempting to find out where Jo encountered the Master, the Doctor heads to the circus where he falls foul of Rossini.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Robert Holmes
6.8/104 votes#18 - Terror of the Autons (4)
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/1971
The Doctor discovers the plastic daffodils are designed to fire a spray that asphyxiates people, causing havoc prior to the Nestene's arrival, but before he can alert anyone he and Jo are captured by the Master.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Robert Holmes
6.8/104 votes#19 - The Android Invasion (2)
Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 11/29/1975
The Doctor suspects Crayford brought something to Earth in his rocket, as he and Sarah find themselves hunted by UNIT.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Terry Nation
6.5/104 votes#20 - The Android Invasion (4)
Season 13 Episode 16 - Aired 12/13/1975
The Doctor and Sarah reach Earth and try to warn the research centre about the Kraal invasion before Styggron unleashes his virus.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Terry Nation
6.4/105 votes#21 - The Android Invasion (3)
Season 13 Episode 15 - Aired 12/6/1975
The Doctor is captured by Styggron and left to die in the destruction of the fake village but Sarah escapes from the disorientation chamber to try and rescue him.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Terry Nation
6.0/102 votes#22 - The Enemy of the World (3)
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/6/1968
Jamie and Victoria join Astrid into attempting to rescue Denes but Salamander becomes suspicious of them.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: David Whitaker
6.0/104 votes#23 - Carnival of Monsters (1)
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/1973
The Doctor attempts to test his new dematerialisation circuit by taking Jo to Metebelis Three but instead the TARDIS arrives in the hold of a 1920s cargo ship.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Robert Holmes
6.0/103 votes#24 - Carnival of Monsters (2)
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 2/3/1973
The Doctor and Jo attempt to find a way out of the Scope but, when Vorg attempts to entertain the Minorans, the crew of the Bernice suddenly become a lot more dangerous.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Robert Holmes
6.0/106 votes#25 - The Android Invasion (1)
Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 11/22/1975
The Doctor and Sarah return to Earth in the present day to find a strangely deserted village and woods stalked by white-clad figures.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Terry Nation
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"The Enemy of the World (1)" is the best rated episode directed by Barry Letts. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by David Whitaker. It aired on 12/23/1967 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Planet of the Spiders (1)".