The Best Episodes Directed By James Strong

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(83 votes)

   #1 - The Impossible Planet (1)

   S2:E86/3/2006

   Rose finds herself further away from home than ever before, on a desolate world in the orbit of a Black Hole. Trapped with an Earth expedition and the mysterious Ood, the time-travellers face an even greater danger as something ancient beneath the planet's surface begins to awake.

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   8.4/10(52 votes)

   #2 - The Day in Question

   S1:E84/4/2016

   The past pulls out every weapon it has to keep Jake from reaching Dealey Plaza in time to save Kennedy. If he fails, it could mean death for Jake or others close to him - and if he succeeds, it could create a world in which he loses everything he's ever known. What is the cost of doing the right thing?

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   8.3/10(80 votes)

   #3 - The Satan Pit (2)

   S2:E96/10/2006

   The TARDIS lands in a base on a planet orbiting a black hole, an impossible situation that stumps even the Tenth Doctor. The base crew are drilling to the centre of the world, to claim the power that keeps it in orbit for themselves. However, an ancient evil is down there too, and he is awake…

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4. 

   8.1/10(31 votes)

   #4 - Episode 1

   S1:E13/4/2013

   Out-of-town DI Alec Hardy investigates the death of an 11-year-old boy in a seaside community, aided by local girl DS Ellie Miller,The child's parent and other residents of Broadchurch try to cope with the media frenzy surrounding the case.

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   7.9/10(14 votes)

   #5 - Episode 7

   S2:E710/30/2011

   How long can Sybil and Branson keep their secret? Carlisle puts Anna in a difficult position, Bates is left reeling from the news about Vera, and Thomas embarks on a new scheme.

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   7.8/10(17 votes)

   #6 - They Keep Killing Suzie

   S1:E812/3/2006

   A Suzie themed episode Using the Resurrection Gauntlet that former Torchwood member Suzie Costello originally had, the team are able to bring a number of murder victims back to life. However, these all have a link with the now-deceased Suzie, and the group have no choice but to bring her back. After the process goes wrong, and permanently keeps her alive, Suzie manipulates the naïve Gwen into taking her to see her father.

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   7.8/10(29 votes)

   #7 - Voyage of the Damned

   S0:E712/25/2007

   At the end of Last of the Time Lords, a ship crashes through the side of the TARDIS, mid flight, and a life ring bearing the name 'Titanic' is thrown towards the Doctor - what on Earth is going on?

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8. 

   7.4/10(16 votes)

   #8 - Episode 8

   S2:E811/6/2011

   With the wedding approaching there is excitement in the air, but will Branson's plans rattle everyone? A decisive Anna forces Bates to think about their future.

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   7.4/10(52 votes)

   #9 - Other Voices, Other Rooms

   S1:E32/29/2016

   Jake finds an unlikely ally in his quest in local drifter Bill Turcote. He gets a teaching job in a small town near Dallas and discovers romantic sparks with school librarian Sadie Dunhill. Jake constructs a double life - spying at night on Lee Harvey Oswald as the potential assassin within Jake builds. Trailing Oswald takes Jake into the dark side of Dallas, where he realizes Oswald may not be the only threat Kennedy will have to face.

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10. 

    7.3/10(70 votes)

    #10 - Partners in Crime

    S4:E14/5/2008

    During an alien emergency in London, a woman called Donna Noble must search for an old friend who can save the day - a man named the Doctor. But can even the Doctor halt the plans of the mysterious Miss Foster?

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11. 

    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Planet of the Dead

    S0:E134/11/2009

    The Doctor, along with the lady Christina de Souza and other passengers, finds himself transported to a barren desert planet on a double-decker bus. As the Doctor and Christina struggle to uncover the mysteries beneath the sand, the Swarm draws closer.

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12. 

    7.0/10(74 votes)

    #12 - Daleks in Manhattan (1)

    S3:E44/21/2007

    The Doctor investigates disappearances in New York at the height of the depression in the 1930s. Nefarious Pig Men linger in the sewers and the Daleks prepare an audacious plan at the top of the Empire State Building

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13. 

    6.9/10(73 votes)

    #13 - Evolution of the Daleks (2)

    S3:E54/28/2007

    The newly-created Dalek-human hybrid, and the other three members of the Cult of Skaro launch an attack on Hooverville, along with their Pig Slaves. The Doctor, Martha, and Frank manage to escape, but discover that the Daleks' plan involving the Empire State Building...

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14. 

    6.1/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Cyberwoman

    S1:E411/5/2006

    A Ianto themed episode Ianto Jones hides a very big secret at Torchwood - his half-converted girlfriend from the Canary Wharf Battle - down in the basement. He is quick to hire a Japanese doctor who believes he can "cure" her. But things soon go wrong, and the Cyberwoman's destructive powers are released to the whole of Torchwood. Upgrading is compulsary.

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