8.8/1072 votes#1 - The Doctor Dances (2)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/28/2005
After narrowly escaping the gas mask monsters, The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack try to stop the mutated people from infecting other victims. But it soon becomes apparent that one of the group may indirectly responsible for the virus. The answer lies at the bomb site, but time is running out...
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Steven Moffat
8.6/1077 votes#2 - The Empty Child (1)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/21/2005
After chasing an unexplained capsule through time, the TARDIS lands in London, during an air raid. Rose investigates when a small child wearing a gasmask, standing on a rooftop, continuously calls out for his mummy. After floating above the city on a barrage balloon, Rose is swept off her feet by another time traveller – Captain Jack Harkness. Meanwhile, The Doctor follows a teenaged girl to a meeting of the homeless children of the Blitz. Here, the child in the gasmask is terrorising them with a parade of strange events, constantly asking for his mother.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Steven Moffat
8.4/1016 votes#3 - Follies
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/2022
Taverner and the Slow Horses attempt different approaches to locate the kidnappers and Hassan. Ho makes a shocking discovery about Sid. ref: https://seasondate.org/en/serials/2022-slow-horses
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
8.1/1018 votes#4 - Fiasco
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/2022
The Slow Horses must disappear to avoid capture by MI5. Lamb and River head to The Park to outwit Taverner.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Mark Denton
8.1/1015 votes#5 - Bad Tradecraft
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/2022
Slough House is the unlikely venue for a secret romance, but events take a dark turn when a dangerous encounter becomes deadly.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
8.0/1015 votes#6 - Visiting Hours
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2022
Taverner sends the Dogs to hunt down Lamb and the Slow Horses. River holds the secret to saving the gang.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Morwenna Banks
8.0/10280 votes#7 - Hated in the Nation
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2016
The death of a journalist at the center of a social media firestorm leads a veteran detective and her tech-savvy apprentice to a chilling discovery.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Charlie Brooker
7.9/1030 votes#8 - Umbilical
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/2020
Sue is determined to keep the children safe, and in doing so, struggles with whether or not she can trust Mother. Meanwhile, a new threat arises and an increasingly erratic Marcus causes the Mithraic to question their leader.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Aaron Guzikowski
7.9/1020 votes#9 - Work Drinks
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2022
River and Sid join forces. A misfired gun has dire consequences.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
7.8/1063 votes#10 - School Reunion
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2006
There are strange goings-on at a comprehensive school - UFOs, over-intelligent children, and odd-tasting school dinners. This attracts the attention of the Tenth Doctor, Rose and Mickey Smith, as well as a couple of old friends…
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Toby Whithouse
7.7/1023 votes#11 - Failure’s Contagious
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2022
River Cartwright is ousted from MI5 and finds himself in a place worse than purgatory: Slough House, dumping ground for failed spies.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
7.5/1022 votes#12 - Possession
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/22/2014
Over the course of four harrowing weeks, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene do everything they can to save Vanessa from what's within her.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.5/1019 votes#13 - Grand Guignol
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/29/2014
After a vision of the Grand Guignol, Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene explore an empty theater only to be confronted by their worst nightmares.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.5/1031 votes#14 - Glorious Horrors
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/7/2015
Malcolm learns of his wife's death but isn't as upset as Ethan and Vanessa believe he should be. Meanwhile, Ethan asks Sembene for a favor, and Dorian sends out invitations for Angelique's coming-out ball.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.4/1016 votes#15 - The Dragon's Call
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2008
Merlin is told by the Great Dragon that it is his destiny to make sure that the young Prince Arthur is kept safe. Anybody caught performing magic is punished with death and Merlin is not a fan of Arthur. When Arthur's life is endangered Merlin finds himself tested.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Julian Jones
7.4/1016 votes#16 - Hildebrandt's Starling
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/2018
The team learns more about the killer. Moore and Sara share an intimate moment. Kreizler seeks advice from an old mentor. Roosevelt takes action.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: N/A
7.3/1012 votes#17 - The Mark of Nimueh
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2008
A deadly plague spreads through Camelot. When it seems that sorcery can be the only possible explanation, Merlin and Gaius race to find a cure, while Gwen is arrested and sentenced to death for practising witchcraft.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Julian Jones
7.3/1016 votes#18 - These Bloody Thoughts
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/12/2018
Kreizler and Sara discuss the capacity to kill. Moore goes on a date. Byrnes and Captain Connor keep an eye on a potential suspect. Roosevelt finds himself under public scrutiny.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: N/A
7.2/1013 votes#19 - Valiant
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2008
Camelot is hosting its annual sword tournament and knights from throughout the realm have come to compete for its coveted title. Amongst those hoping to win the crown is Knight Valiant.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Howard Overman
7.1/1033 votes#20 - Verbis Diablo
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/10/2015
Vanessa meets Caliban for the first time, while Victor begins to train the resurrected Brona in the rudiments of language. Meanwhile, the group turns to Ferdinand for help translating the Verbis Diablo.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.0/1062 votes#21 - New Earth
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2006
In the year five billion and twenty-three, after the destruction of the Earth, the Doctor takes Rose to the New Earth. There, in a hospital facility, the feline Sisters of Plenitude can mysteriously cure any diseases, but, in the basement, an old enemy of the Doctor is out for revenge.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Russell T Davies
7.0/1019 votes#22 - The Train Demanded Blood
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/12/2020
The rebel forces are on their heels when a dangerous foe joins them. A plan is hatched to take the train, but it may destroy them all.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: N/A
7.0/1034 votes#23 - Fresh Hell
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/3/2015
As Victor struggles to resurrect Brona, Ethan prepares to leave London and Malcolm discovers that Vanessa is plagued by new visions.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
6.9/10212 votes#24 - Smithereens
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2019
A London rideshare driver ignites an international crisis when he kidnaps a worker from a social media company.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Charlie Brooker
6.5/1022 votes#25 - 994 Cars Long
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/12/2020
In the revolution's aftermath, Layton and Melanie realize the greatest threat to their survival is right over their shoulder.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: N/A
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"The Doctor Dances (2)" is the best rated episode directed by James Hawes. It scored 8.757/10 based on 72 votes. It was written by Steven Moffat. It aired on 5/28/2005 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Empty Child (1)".