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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who

Every episode of Doctor Who ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Doctor Who!

The Best Episodes of Doctor Who

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship....
  1. Background image for Genesis of the Daleks (6)
    9.6/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Genesis of the Daleks (6)

    S12:E16

    Gharman tries to convince the Kaleds to vote against the Dalek project but Davros has a trick up his sleeve, while the Doctor works to destroy the tape recording of Dalek victory and the Thals plan an intervention of their own.

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  2. Background image for The Ark in Space (1)
    9.1/10(7 votes)

    #2 - The Ark in Space (1)

    S12:E5

    The Doctor's attempt to give Harry a trip in the TARDIS sees the two of them and Sarah Jane arriving onboard a space station in the far future, with some rather deadly security mechanisms.

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    9.1/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Genesis of the Daleks (1)

    S12:E11

    The planet Skaro, the distant past. The Time Lords divert the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry to this war-torn world, and give the Doctor a mission: the evil of the Daleks is about to be born here, and the Doctor is to try to ensure they evolve into less lethally aggressive beings - or, failing that, to avert their creation altogether. But has even the Doctor the right to commit genocide?

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  4. Background image for Genesis of the Daleks (4)
    9.1/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Genesis of the Daleks (4)

    S12:E14

    The Doctor fails to prevent the Thals from destroying the Kaled city but they don't have long to enjoy their victory before the Daleks attack.

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    9.1/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Genesis of the Daleks (5)

    S12:E15

    The Doctor is forced to give Davros full details of future Dalek victories but opposition to Davros' plans is growing among the Kaleds and soon there is open rebellion.

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  6. Background image for The Tomb of the Cybermen (1)
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #6 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (1)

    S5:E1

    The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Telos, where an archaeological group are exploring the Tomb of the Cybermen. But are the Cybermen as dormant as they believe?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Enemy of the World (1)
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - The Enemy of the World (1)

    S5:E17

    After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.

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  9. Background image for Genesis of the Daleks (2)
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Genesis of the Daleks (2)

    S12:E12

    The Doctor and Harry are taken to the Kaled bunker where Davros is preparing to demonstrate the Daleks, while Sarah Jane is captured by the Thals and taken to their city as a slave worker.

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    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Genesis of the Daleks (3)

    S12:E13

    The Doctor and Harry head to the Kaled city to alert the authorities to Davros' plans while Sarah Jane and Sevrin are forced to work on the completion of the Thals' rocket.

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  11. Background image for The Tomb of the Cybermen (3)
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #10 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (3)

    S5:E3

    The Cybermen have been revived and plan to convert the archeologists into their own kind, prompting Hopper to attempt a rescue.

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    Director:Morris Barry
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Caves of Androzani (4)
    8.8/10(803 votes)

    #11 - The Caves of Androzani (4)

    S21:E20

    Events on Androzani reach a bloody climax. Will the Doctor and Peri survive the carnage? And at what cost?

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  13. Background image for Battlefield (2)
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Battlefield (2)

    S26:E2

    The Doctor and Ace discover a stone spaceship underneath Warmsley's archaeological dig while Mordred summons Morgaine to Earth's dimension.

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  14. Background image for The Tomb of the Cybermen (4)
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #13 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (4)

    S5:E4

    Klieg attempts to do a deal with the Cybercontroller while the Doctor tries to find a way to refreeze the Cybermen permanently.

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    Director:Morris Barry
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Ark in Space (2)
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #14 - The Ark in Space (2)

    S12:E6

    The Doctor and Harry revive the Ark's medtech, Vira, to help Sarah Jane. But when station commander Noah is revived, he becomes suspicious of the newcomers.

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    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #15 - The Ark in Space (4)

    S12:E8

    The Doctor tries to protect the humans still in cryogenic suspension from the Wirrn, who are determined to use Earth as their new breeding ground.

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Logopolis (4)

    S18:E28

    With the universe collapsing, the Doctor forms an uneasy alliance with the Master to save it. In case all does not go well, the Watcher takes the Doctor's companions to a safe place, but his plans for them don't stop there. The one hope for all lies back on Earth.

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  18. Background image for The Tomb of the Cybermen (2)
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #17 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (2)

    S5:E2

    The archaeologists learn they are stranded on Telos and Klieg suggests they use the opportunity to explore the Cybermen's tombs.

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    Director:Morris Barry
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)
    8.6/10(922 votes)

    #18 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)

    S14:E21

    London, the 1890s. As magician Li H'Sen Chang captivates audiences, a spate of disappearances amongst young women goes largely unnoticed. But almost upon their arrival, the Doctor and Leela find themselves confronting the feared Tong of the Black Scorpion, and a menace from another time. And there's something fishy in the sewers, too...

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  20. Background image for The Caves of Androzani (3)
    8.6/10(719 votes)

    #19 - The Caves of Androzani (3)

    S21:E19

    The situation on Androzani Minor is building toward a violent confrontation, and the Doctor and Peri are slowly succumbing to spectrox toxemia.

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  21. Background image for The Web of Fear (1)
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Web of Fear (1)

    S5:E23

    The TARDIS becomes trapped in space before ending up in an underground station of a mysteriously deserted London.

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  22. Background image for The Invasion (1)
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - The Invasion (1)

    S6:E11

    The Doctor and the newly formed UNIT must stop a Cybermen Invasion and a Sinister Industrialist in league with them

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  23. Background image for The War Games (1)
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The War Games (1)

    S6:E35

    The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe realise they have arrived in the trenches of the First World War, where the sinister General Smythe accuses them of espionage.

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    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #23 - The War Games (10)

    S6:E44

    The TARDIS is drawn to the planet of the Time Lords where both the Doctor and the War Lord are placed on trial.

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    Director:David Maloney
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Ark in Space (3)
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #24 - The Ark in Space (3)

    S12:E7

    Knowing that Noah has been infected by the Wirrn, the Doctor persuades Vira to halt the reviving of her people, knowing it will place them in danger as well.

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  26. Background image for The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6)
    8.5/10(739 votes)

    #25 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6)

    S14:E26

    The Doctor and Weng-Chiang have their final confrontation in the mysterious House of the Dragon -- watched by the evil duplicitous Mr. Sin.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Genesis of the Daleks (6)" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who". It scored 9.6/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by David Maloney and written by Terry Nation, it aired on 4/12/1975. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Ark in Space (1)".