The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 10

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(976 votes)

   #1 - The Three Doctors (1)

   S10:E112/30/1972

   England, the near future. A strange anti-matter creature arrives on Earth and attacks UNIT HQ. It seems to be specifically seeking the Doctor out - but why? With the Time Lords themselves unable to help, it seems the only person who can help the Doctor is himself - or selves...

   Director:Lennie Mayne

   Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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   Director:Lennie Mayne

   Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker
2. 

   8.1/10(842 votes)

   #2 - The Three Doctors (2)

   S10:E21/6/1973

   The third Doctor and Jo find themselves on an artificial world inside the black hole while the second Doctor tries to find a way to control the organism.

   Director:Lennie Mayne

   Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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   Director:Lennie Mayne

   Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker
3. 

   8.1/10(837 votes)

   #3 - The Three Doctors (3)

   S10:E31/13/1973

   The Time Lord Omega reveals himself to the third Doctor along with plans for vengeance against his own kind.

   Director:Lennie Mayne

   Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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   Director:Lennie Mayne

   Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker
4. 

   8.2/10(846 votes)

   #4 - The Three Doctors (4)

   S10:E41/20/1973

   Omega reveals the purpose behind bringing the Doctor to his antimatter world, but the Doctor(s) discover a startling fact about Omega that he didn't know himself and eventually strike a bargain.

   Director:Lennie Mayne

   Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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   Director:Lennie Mayne

   Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker
5. 

   7.7/10(760 votes)

   #5 - Carnival of Monsters (1)

   S10:E51/27/1973

   The Doctor attempts to test his new dematerialisation circuit by taking Jo to Metebelis Three but instead the TARDIS arrives in the hold of a 1920s cargo ship.

   Director:Barry Letts

   Writer:Robert Holmes

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   Director:Barry Letts

   Writer:Robert Holmes
6. 

   7.7/10(666 votes)

   #6 - Carnival of Monsters (2)

   S10:E62/3/1973

   The Doctor and Jo attempt to find a way out of the Scope but, when Vorg attempts to entertain the Minorans, the crew of the Bernice suddenly become a lot more dangerous.

   Director:Barry Letts

   Writer:Robert Holmes

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   Director:Barry Letts

   Writer:Robert Holmes
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7. 

   7.6/10(663 votes)

   #7 - Carnival of Monsters (3)

   S10:E72/10/1973

   The Doctor and Jo return to the Bernice to try and aid their escape but find themselves pursued by the Drashigs.

   Director:Barry Letts

   Writer:Robert Holmes

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   Director:Barry Letts

   Writer:Robert Holmes
8. 

   7.6/10(676 votes)

   #8 - Carnival of Monsters (4)

   S10:E82/17/1973

   The Doctor escapes from the Scope and joins forces with Vorg to try and save its inhabitants but Kalik is still determined to use the Drashigs to start a rebellion.

   Director:Barry Letts

   Writer:Robert Holmes

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   Director:Barry Letts

   Writer:Robert Holmes
9. 

   7.4/10(633 votes)

   #9 - Frontier in Space (1)

   S10:E92/24/1973

   The Doctor and Jo land on a spaceship in the far future as it is attacked by Ogrons, which the human crew see as Draconians. The Doctor and Jo are taken to Earth as spies.

   Director:Paul Bernard

   Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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   Director:Paul Bernard

   Writer:Malcolm Hulke
10. 

    7.4/10(580 votes)

    #10 - Frontier in Space (2)

    S10:E103/3/1973

    The Doctor and Jo are taken to Earth, where both humans and Draconians believe them to be a spy for the other side.

    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke
11. 

    7.5/10(574 votes)

    #11 - Frontier in Space (3)

    S10:E113/10/1973

    The Doctor is sentenced to life imprisonment at a lunar penal colony while Jo encounters an old enemy.

    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke
12. 

    7.5/10(577 votes)

    #12 - Frontier in Space (4)

    S10:E123/17/1973

    The Master rescues the Doctor from the lunar penal colony, aiming to take him and Jo to the Ogrons' planet, and the Doctor's attempt to escape leaves him stranded in space.

    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke
13. 

    7.5/10(571 votes)

    #13 - Frontier in Space (5)

    S10:E133/24/1973

    The Doctor, Jo and the Master are taken to Draconia, where the Doctor tries to convince the Draconians of the truth.

    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke
14. 

    7.5/10(589 votes)

    #14 - Frontier in Space (6)

    S10:E143/31/1973

    The Doctor, Williams and the Draconian Prince head to the Ogrons' planet to find evidence of the Master's actions but the Master tricks Jo into leading them into a trap.

    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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    Director:Paul Bernard

    Writer:Malcolm Hulke
15. 

    7.3/10(654 votes)

    #15 - Planet of the Daleks (1)

    S10:E154/7/1973

    The planet Spiridon, the year 2540. The Doctor and Jo arrive on the trail of the Daleks, and find unexpected allies in the shape of a Thal suicide squad. But what has brought the Daleks here in the first place?

    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation
16. 

    7.3/10(595 votes)

    #16 - Planet of the Daleks (2)

    S10:E164/14/1973

    The Doctor is captured by the Daleks, while Jo is rescued by a friendly Spridon named Wester.

    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation
17. 

    7.3/10(589 votes)

    #17 - Planet of the Daleks (3)

    S10:E174/21/1973

    The Doctor and Codal escape from their cell and meet up with the Thal commandos who are trying to get into the Dalek base.

    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation
18. 

    7.2/10(584 votes)

    #18 - Planet of the Daleks (4)

    S10:E184/28/1973

    The Doctor and his friends escape from the Dalek base, prompting the Daleks to devise a plan to wipe them out.

    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation
19. 

    7.2/10(570 votes)

    #19 - Planet of the Daleks (5)

    S10:E195/5/1973

    The Doctor and his friends ambush two Daleks as part of their plan to get back into the city, but the Daleks are on the verge of unleashing their virus.

    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation
20. 

    7.4/10(580 votes)

    #20 - Planet of the Daleks (6)

    S10:E205/12/1973

    The Doctor and his friends prepare to refreeze the Dalek army but the Dalek Supreme has arrived on the planet determined to destroy them all.

    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation

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    Director:David Maloney

    Writer:Terry Nation
21. 

    7.9/10(748 votes)

    #21 - The Green Death (1)

    S10:E215/19/1973

    While the Doctor plans a holiday to Metebelis Three, Jo and the Brigadier are intrigued by a mysterious death at a coal mine in Llanfairfach, which is being blamed on local company Global Chemicals.

    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman
22. 

    7.8/10(654 votes)

    #22 - The Green Death (2)

    S10:E225/26/1973

    The Doctor and the Brigadier attempt to rescue Jo and Bert from the mine but Global Chemicals prove distinctly uncooperative.

    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman
23. 

    7.9/10(647 votes)

    #23 - The Green Death (3)

    S10:E236/2/1973

    The Doctor and Jo manage to escape from the mine with a maggot egg but Stevens is determined to stop them analysing it.

    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman
24. 

    7.9/10(642 votes)

    #24 - The Green Death (4)

    S10:E246/9/1973

    The Brigadier calls in a full UNIT force to deal with the giant maggots while the Doctor infiltrates Global Chemicals to find out what is really going on.

    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman
25. 

    7.9/10(645 votes)

    #25 - The Green Death (5)

    S10:E256/16/1973

    The Doctor manages to escape from BOSS with help from Yates and discovers Cliff has been infected by a giant maggot.

    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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    Director:Michael E. Briant

    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman