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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Confidential

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Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode was broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the

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    Doctor Who Confidential Season 3 Episode 5 - Making Manhattan
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Making Manhattan

    S3:E5

    Behind-the-scenes look at the making of Doctor Who. There's a trip to to Manhattan to find out how to recreate 1930s New York in the heart of south Wales. The producer and director of episodes four and five visit the New York locations they plan to reproduce and the visual effects supervisor shows what they need to make Manhattan in Cardiff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 1 - Bringing Back the Doctor
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    #2 - Bringing Back the Doctor

    S1:E1

    A behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This episode looks at the inspiration behind Christopher Eccleston's Doctor.

    Director:Gillane Seaborne
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 2 - Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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    #3 - Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    S1:E2

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This episode celebrates the men who have made the monsters, the actors who have been inside the monsters and the doctors who have acted opposite monsters in over 40 years of rubber and robots.

    Director:Adam Page
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 3 - Tardis Tales
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    #4 - Tardis Tales

    S1:E3

    A behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. This episode celebrates the Doctor's ultimate mobile home - the blue police box known as the Tardis.

    Director:Adam Page
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 4 - I Get a Sidekick Out of You
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    #5 - I Get a Sidekick Out of You

    S1:E4

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the long line of feisty, sexy, screaming sidekicks who have joined hands with the Doctor for his intergalactic globe trotting.

    Directors:Tony Lee, Adam Page
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 5 - Why on Earth?
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    #6 - Why on Earth?

    S1:E5

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the Doctor's affinity with the human race and his ongoing battle to save the earth.

    Director:Adam Page
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 6 - The Daleks
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    #7 - The Daleks

    S1:E6

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. Trundling tanks of terror, armed with a sucker, a ray gun and a really bad attitude - it can only be the Daleks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 7 - The Dark Side
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    #8 - The Dark Side

    S1:E7

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. Pegg himself plays the latest incarnation of evil to face the Doctor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 8 - Time Trouble
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    #9 - Time Trouble

    S1:E8

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This edition looks at the trouble that time travel and messing with the past can cause, as Rose finds out to her cost.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 9 - Special Effects
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    #10 - Special Effects

    S1:E9

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the special effects, including Rose's suspension from a barrage balloon, a state of the art spaceship and CGI effects that put gas masks in a terrifying new light.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 10 - Weird Science
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    #11 - Weird Science

    S1:E10

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the strange science of Doctor Who, from the fantastical nanogenes to the technical gizmos and gadgets. Not forgetting, of course, the sonic screwdriver.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 11 - Unsung Heroes and Violent Death
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    #12 - Unsung Heroes and Violent Death

    S1:E11

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the Doctor Who series, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. With no end of spectacular and grisly deaths to enjoy, this edition is a tribute to a whole host of unsung heroes who have laid down their lives in aid of the Doctor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 12 - The World of Who
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    #13 - The World of Who

    S1:E12

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A journey from his ultimate fans to his ultimate foe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Doctor Who Confidential Season 1 Episode 13 - The Last Battle
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    #14 - The Last Battle

    S1:E13

    Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. As the series reaches its dramatic conclusion, will the doctor survive the final battle of the great time war? As a fitting tribute, the programme relives the highs and lows of his time with Rose, and sees Christopher Eccleston take his final bow.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 1 - New New Doctor
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    #15 - New New Doctor

    S2:E1

    Behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. David Tennant has taken on the Time Lord's mantle, becoming the tenth Doctor. We learn all about his regeneration at the end of series one and follow him as he chooses his outfit in The Christmas Invasion. We then join the Doctor and Rose on their first together adventure together on New Earth and share in the waterlogged wonder of the unforgettable lift shaft sequence, where David and Billie receive a good old soaking.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 2 - Fear Factor
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    #16 - Fear Factor

    S2:E2

    Behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. How state-of-the-art CGI creates one of the Doctor's hairiest and scariest monsters, plus a look at his bone-chilling fight with the Sycorax leader.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 3 - Friends Reunited
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    #17 - Friends Reunited

    S2:E3

    Behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. The return of two Doctor Who favourites - Sarah Jane Smith and K9. Featuring interviews with David Tennant, Anthony Head and Elisabeth Sladen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 4 - Script to Screen
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    #18 - Script to Screen

    S2:E4

    Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. Featuring a look at every stage of the creative path, from the words on the page to the images on the screen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 5 - Cybermen
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    #19 - Cybermen

    S2:E5

    Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. The mean, metal monsters are back. Get an exclusive chance to see all the backstage footage of their spine-chilling comeback.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 6 - From Zero to Hero
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    #20 - From Zero to Hero

    S2:E6

    Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. Through backstage footage and exclusive interviews with actor Noel Clarke, we relive the journey of a lifetime through the eyes of Mickey Smith. His travels with the Doctor and his relationship with Rose have been literally out of this world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 7 - The Writer's Tale
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    #21 - The Writer's Tale

    S2:E7

    Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. Writer Russell T Davies unveils the secrets behind creating a 21st century Doctor Who, and Mark Gatiss explains his personal journey from the dawning to the delivery of The Idiot's Lantern.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 8 - You've Got the Look
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    #22 - You've Got the Look

    S2:E8

    Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. With the Doctor and Rose having visited an array of different ages and eras, there's a look at the varied and contrasting locations and looks of this series - from the dark and moody moors of Tooth and Claw, to the pristine hospital of New Earth, the deadly art deco days and nights on Rise of the Cybermen, to the creepy coronation of The Idiot's Lantern.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 9 - Religion, Myths and Legends
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    #23 - Religion, Myths and Legends

    S2:E9

    Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. This edition looks at what the Doctor, a man who has been mistaken for God, surrounded by religion and witnessed the occult, actually believes in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 10 - The New World of Dr Who
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    #24 - The New World of Dr Who

    S2:E10

    Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. This edition looks at the new range of technology associated with the series, from downloadable TARDISodes on mobile phones to interactive TV games. Featuring exclusive interviews with Peter Kay and Billie Piper, it shows the lighter side of time travel, while the global and technical growth of the Doctor Who phenomena is simply out of this world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 Episode 11 - The Fright Stuff
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    #25 - The Fright Stuff

    S2:E11

    Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. A look back at how Doctor Who has frightened households across the land for the past 40 years. The Doctors may have changed, but whether his adventures have been set in the creepy black and white of the 1960s or the glorious colour of 21st century, the mechanics of fear have always been the same.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Making Manhattan" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who Confidential". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/28/2007. This episode scored 9.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bringing Back the Doctor".