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 saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
Season 10 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Doctor Who" season 10 is "The Pilot", rated 7.8/10 from 6129 user votes. It was directed by Lawrence Gough and written by Steven Moffat. "The Pilot" aired on 4/15/2017 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Smile".
7.8/10 6,129 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
7.2/10 5,348 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
7.2/10 5,143 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
7.3/10 5,105 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
7.9/10 5,230 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
8.3/10 5,389 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
7.6/10 4,763 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
7.1/10 4,635 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
6.9/10 4,560 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
6.8/10 4,546 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
9.1/10 6,306 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
9.0/10 6,297 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