7.3/103 votes#1 - The Seeds of Death (1)
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 1/25/1969
21st century Earth is entirely dependent on the T-Mat transport system but the control centre on the moon has stopped functioning. Meanwhile, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe meet the one man who can solve the crisis.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Terrance Dicks
7.2/106 votes#2 - The Ambassadors of Death (1)
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1970
While the Brigadier investigates a loss of contact with Mars Probe 7, the Doctor realises signals coming from the probe are of extra-terrestrial origin.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
7.2/105 votes#3 - The Claws of Axos (1)
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/1971
When a mysterious object lands near the Nuton power complex, UNIT investigate and encounter the Axons, a group of aliens who offer the mineral axonite, which can duplicate matter, as a gift.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Bob Baker
7.0/104 votes#4 - The War Machines (1)
Season 3 Episode 42 - Aired 6/25/1966
The Doctor and Dodo return to London in the present day where the Doctor becomes concerned about WOTAN, a new super-computer installed in the Post Officer Tower.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Ian Stuart Black
7.0/103 votes#5 - The War Machines (4)
Season 3 Episode 45 - Aired 7/16/1966
The first War Machine is defeated but the Doctor only has a matter of hours to destroy WOTAN before the rest of its army is activated.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Ian Stuart Black
7.0/104 votes#6 - The Ambassadors of Death (2)
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 3/28/1970
UNIT retrieve the returned Recovery 7 but then Carrington hijacks it while the Doctor and Liz try to decode the signal he sent.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
7.0/104 votes#7 - The Ambassadors of Death (3)
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 4/4/1970
Carrington is holding the astronauts at a secret location but when he takes the Doctor, Liz and the Brigadier there they find they have been kidnapped.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
7.0/104 votes#8 - The Claws of Axos (2)
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/1971
The Doctor and Winser begin to analyse axonite while Chinn plots to secure its use exclusively for Britain.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Bob Baker
- 6.7/103 votes
#9 - The War Machines (2)
Season 3 Episode 43 - Aired 7/2/1966
Dodo is under the control of WOTAN and attempts to lure the Doctor into a trap, while the rest of WOTAN's slaves begin construction on its robotic War Machines.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Ian Stuart Black
- 6.7/103 votes
#10 - The War Machines (3)
Season 3 Episode 44 - Aired 7/9/1966
Ben tries to escape from the warehouse but is captured by Polly, who is now also under WOTAN's control, and forced to work on construction the War Machine.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Ian Stuart Black
6.5/102 votes#11 - The Seeds of Death (3)
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 2/8/1969
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe make it to the moon and join forces with Phipps but the Ice Warriors have gained control of T-mat.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.5/104 votes#12 - The Ambassadors of Death (4)
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 4/11/1970
Liz has been captured by Reegan's men and the Doctor begins to suspect Taltalian is more involved than he appeared.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
6.5/104 votes#13 - The Ambassadors of Death (6)
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 4/25/1970
The Doctor speaks with the alien captain and learns the astronauts sent to Earth were ambassadors. However, before he can alert the authorities he is kidnapped by Reegan.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
6.5/104 votes#14 - The Ambassadors of Death (7)
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 5/2/1970
Carrington is planning to expose the aliens on live television and call for an interplanetary war and the Brigadier must rescue the Doctor and Liz in time to stop him.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
6.3/103 votes#15 - The Seeds of Death (2)
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 2/1/1969
Eldred agrees to supply a rocket for travel to the moon and the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe volunteer to crew it.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.3/103 votes#16 - The Seeds of Death (4)
Season 6 Episode 26 - Aired 2/15/1969
The Ice Warriors' seed pods beginning materialising all over the globe while Slaar decides to kill the Doctor by T-matting him into space.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/104 votes#17 - The Ambassadors of Death (5)
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 4/18/1970
The Doctor decides to take Recovery 7 back into space to search for the missing astronauts but Reegan sabotages the launch.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
6.0/103 votes#18 - The Claws of Axos (4)
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/1971
The Doctor and Jo escape from Axos but then the Doctor offers the Master a deal; if he helps him repair the TARDIS, they can flee Earth together.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Bob Baker
5.7/103 votes#19 - The Seeds of Death (5)
Season 6 Episode 27 - Aired 2/22/1969
The Doctor and his allies manage to return to Earth via T-mat only to find the Ice Warrior has attacked the weather control station.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.7/103 votes#20 - The Seeds of Death (6)
Season 6 Episode 28 - Aired 3/1/1969
The Doctor manages to create a rain storm to destroy the Martian fungus before trying to find a way to stop the Ice Warriors' invasion fleet.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.3/103 votes#21 - The Claws of Axos (3)
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 3/27/1971
The Doctor and Jo are being held prisoner by Axos while Chinn is forced to organise the worldwide distribution of axonite and the Master returns to the power complex to try and steal the TARDIS.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Bob Baker
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"The Seeds of Death (1)" is the best rated episode directed by Michael Ferguson. It scored 7.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Terrance Dicks. It aired on 1/25/1969 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Ambassadors of Death (1)".