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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 Remembrance of the Daleks (4)
    9.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Remembrance of the Daleks (4)

    S25:E4

    The Omega device is in jeopardy. A giant Dalek warship hangs above the Earth. London has become a battleground for ruthless alien intelligences.

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  3. Background image for Remembrance of the Daleks (2)
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Remembrance of the Daleks (2)

    S25:E2

    With two factions of Daleks involved in a race war on Earth, the Doctor takes care of old business by having the Hand of Omega ceremoniously but quietly buried in a churchyard. His actions do not go unobserved, and leaving behind a bored Ace without a purposeful outlet could spell trouble as well.

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

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Genesis of the Daleks (1)
    9.1/10(8 votes)

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

    #6 - 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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  8. Background image for Genesis of the Daleks (5)
    9.1/10(7 votes)

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

    #8 - 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?

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

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

    #10 - 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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  12. Background image for Resurrection of the Daleks (1)
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Resurrection of the Daleks (1)

    S21:E11

    London's Docklands, 1984. Why are uniformed policemen gunning down strangely-dressed vagrants in broad daylight? A prison ship in the far future - who is the sole prisoner aboard the craft? And why are these two locations linked by the time corridor the TARDIS has been sucked into?

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  13. Background image for Remembrance of the Daleks (3)
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Remembrance of the Daleks (3)

    S25:E3

    The Doctor plans to let one of the Dalek factions have the Hand of Omega (but not too easily, of course) while keeping Gilmore and his military men preoccupied in a safe territory, but that plan could be threatened by a mole in their midst and a miscalculation on the Doctor's part.

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  14. Background image for The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (3)
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (3)

    S25:E13

    Mags helps the Doctor escape and Deadbeat leads him to Ace, where Bellboy tells them what happened to the Psychic Circus.

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  15. Background image for Genesis of the Daleks (3)
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for The Tomb of the Cybermen (3)
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Morris Barry
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The War Games (1)
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for The War Games (10)
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:David Maloney
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Remembrance of the Daleks (1)
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Remembrance of the Daleks (1)

    S25:E1

    London, 1963. Returning to the scenes of his first televised adventure, the Doctor and new companion Ace play a tricky game of bluff and deceit involving two rival Dalek factions, local soldiers, and the awesomely powerful Gallifreyan artefact, the Hand of Omega...

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

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for The Evil of the Daleks (7)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Evil of the Daleks (7)

    S4:E43

    The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

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

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Morris Barry
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for The Invasion (1)
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for The Ark in Space (2)
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for The Ark in Space (4)
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Logopolis (4)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - 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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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 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Remembrance of the Daleks (4)".