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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 10

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 10!

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:BBC One

Season 10 Ratings Summary

"The Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 10. It scored 7.8/10 based on 6180 votes. Directed by Lawrence Gough and written by Steven Moffat, it aired on 4/15/2017. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Smile".

  • The Pilot
    7.8/106,180 votes

    #1 - The Pilot

    Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2017

    Two worlds collide when the Doctor meets Bill. A chance encounter with a girl with a star in her eye leads to a terrifying chase across time and space. Bill’s mind is opened to a universe that is bigger and more exciting than she could possibly have imagined – but who is the Doctor, and what is his secret mission with Nardole on Earth?

    Director: Lawrence Gough

    Writer: Steven Moffat

  • Smile
    7.2/105,397 votes

    #2 - Smile

    Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2017

    The language of the future is emoji! The Doctor takes Bill to a spectacular city on a distant planet - but where are the colonists? A band of 'cute' droids hold the deadly answer.

    Director: Lawrence Gough

    Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce

  • Thin Ice
    7.2/105,192 votes

    #3 - Thin Ice

    Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2017

    London, 1814. The entire city has turned out for the biggest Frost Fair in decades. But beneath the frozen Thames, revellers are disappearing, snatched through the ice and pulled into the depths where a terrifying monster lurks. Will the Doctor and Bill stop the slaughter before they too are dragged into the icy waters?

    Director: Bill Anderson

    Writer: Sarah Dollard

  • Knock Knock
    7.3/105,156 votes

    #4 - Knock Knock

    Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2017

    Why do floorboards creak? When a sinister landlord shows Bill and her friends the perfect houseshare, they have no idea what lies ahead... knock knock, who's there?

    Director: Bill Anderson

    Writer: Mike Bartlett

  • Oxygen
    7.9/105,278 votes

    #5 - Oxygen

    Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2017

    “Space - the final frontier. Final because it wants to kill us.” Trapped on a space station with no oxygen, the Doctor, Bill and Nardole are horrified to discover the automated spacesuits keeping them alive are also trying to kill them!

    Director: Charles Palmer

    Writer: Jamie Mathieson

  • Extremis (1)
    8.3/105,442 votes

    #6 - Extremis (1)

    Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2017

    “The Veritas. The truth. Truth so true you can't live with it. Is that looking into hell... or seeing the light?” Everyone who has ever read the Veritas has been found dead. In a forbidden library at the heart of the Vatican, the pope urges the Doctor to read the ancient text - but can he handle the truth?

    Director: Daniel Nettheim

    Writer: Steven Moffat

  • The Pyramid at the End of the World (2)
    7.6/104,810 votes

    #7 - The Pyramid at the End of the World (2)

    Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2017

    An “ancient” pyramid appears overnight. Every clock in the world begins counting down to the Earth's destruction. Three opposing armies lie ready to annihilate each other. An alien race stands ready to offer humanity a deal that could save them, but also enslave them. It's a terrifying race against time to save the world. Will the Doctor be forced to accept their help?

    Director: Daniel Nettheim

    Writer: Steven Moffat, Peter Harness

  • The Lie of the Land (3)
    7.1/104,684 votes

    #8 - The Lie of the Land (3)

    Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2017

    Earth has been invaded and Bill is living alone, an isolated figure surviving in occupied Britain. The Doctor is imprisoned and appears to be on the side of the enemy, flooding the airwaves with fake news. Bill and Nardole must embark on a deadly mission to rescue the Doctor and lead the resistance against the new regime, whatever the cost.

    Director: Wayne Che Yip

    Writer: Toby Whithouse

  • Empress of Mars
    6.9/104,610 votes

    #9 - Empress of Mars

    Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 6/10/2017

    “God save the Queen” has been scrawled on the surface of Mars. What are Victorians doing on the home of the Ice Warriors? And what will they find beneath the Martian soil?

    Director: Wayne Che Yip

    Writer: Mark Gatiss

  • The Eaters of Light
    6.8/104,594 votes

    #10 - The Eaters of Light

    Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2017

    A long time ago, the ninth legion of the Roman army vanished into the mists of Scotland. Bill has a theory about what happened, and the Doctor has a time machine. But when they arrive in ancient Aberdeenshire, what they find is a far greater threat than any army. In a cairn, on a hillside, is a doorway leading to the end of the world.

    Director: Charles Palmer

    Writer: Rona Munro

  • World Enough and Time (1)
    9.1/106,363 votes

    #11 - World Enough and Time (1)

    Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 6/24/2017

    Friendship drives the Doctor into the rashest decision of his life. Trapped on a giant spaceship, caught in the event horizon of a black hole, he witnesses the death of someone he is pledged to protect. Is there any way he can redeem his mistake? Are events already out of control? For once, time is the Time Lord’s enemy.

    Director: Rachel Talalay

    Writer: Steven Moffat

  • The Doctor Falls (2)
    9.0/106,354 votes

    #12 - The Doctor Falls (2)

    Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 7/1/2017

    “Without hope, without witness, without reward.” The Mondasian Cybermen are on the rise. It’s time for the Doctor’s final battle…

    Director: Rachel Talalay

    Writer: Steven Moffat