The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 15

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(798 votes)

   #1 - Horror of Fang Rock (1)

   S15:E19/3/1977

   The English channel, the 1900s AD. The TARDIS lands on barren Fang Rock, inhabited until now only by three lighthouse keepers. But what is the strange fog covering the island, and can it be connected to the falling star sighted earlier that night?

   Director:Paddy Russell

   Writer:Terrance Dicks

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   Director:Paddy Russell

   Writer:Terrance Dicks
2. 

   8.1/10(688 votes)

   #2 - Horror of Fang Rock (3)

   S15:E39/17/1977

   The Doctor barricades everyone in the lighthouse to protect them from the mysterious deadly creature in the fog. But it may already be inside, biding its time…

   Director:Paddy Russell

   Writer:Terrance Dicks

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   Director:Paddy Russell

   Writer:Terrance Dicks
3. 

   8.1/10(695 votes)

   #3 - Horror of Fang Rock (4)

   S15:E49/24/1977

   The Rutan starts picking off the surviving humans one by one as the Doctor and Leela struggle to defeat not only the alien but an entire fleet waiting to occupy Earth.

   Director:Paddy Russell

   Writer:Terrance Dicks

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   Director:Paddy Russell

   Writer:Terrance Dicks
4. 

   8.0/10(687 votes)

   #4 - Horror of Fang Rock (2)

   S15:E29/10/1977

   The survivors of a wrecked ship are stranded with the lighhouse crew on Fang Rock as a deadly menace slithers through the fog. Has the Beast of Fang Rock returned?

   Director:Paddy Russell

   Writer:Terrance Dicks

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   Director:Paddy Russell

   Writer:Terrance Dicks
5. 

   7.6/10(610 votes)

   #5 - The Sun Makers (1)

   S15:E1311/26/1977

   Pluto, the distant future. The planet has been terraformed and is now orbited by artificial suns, provided by the rapacious company who ruthlessly exploit the relocated human workforce. The Doctor, Leela, and K9 arrive and befriend a luckless drone worker, but they must flee with him to the dark undercity...

   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Robert Holmes

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   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Robert Holmes
6. 

   7.6/10(527 votes)

   #6 - The Sun Makers (2)

   S15:E1412/3/1977

   The Doctor has been captured by the Gatherer. Leela works to free him but the Gatherer is already laying his own plans…

   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Robert Holmes

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   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Robert Holmes
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   7.6/10(533 votes)

   #7 - The Sun Makers (4)

   S15:E1612/17/1977

   The Doctor now moves to completely overthrow the Company. But the Collector has one last trump card to play.

   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Robert Holmes

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   Writer:Robert Holmes
8. 

   7.5/10(516 votes)

   #8 - The Sun Makers (3)

   S15:E1512/10/1977

   Now Leela is the prisoner of the Collector. He knows of the Doctor and is determined to rid himself of both of them.

   Director:Pennant Roberts

   Writer:Robert Holmes

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   Writer:Robert Holmes
9. 

   7.4/10(590 votes)

   #9 - Image of the Fendahl (1)

   S15:E910/29/1977

   England, the late 1970s. At Fetch Priory, Dr Fendelman's experiments with the new Time Scanner are disrupted by the mysterious death of a hiker, nearby. Then there's the mysterious skull, also being used as part of his work. A skull that seems to predate the evolution of mankind. What is the true role of the Fendahl in humanity's evolution?

   Director:George Spenton-Foster

   Writer:Chris Boucher

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   Director:George Spenton-Foster

   Writer:Chris Boucher
10. 

    7.4/10(599 votes)

    #10 - The Invasion of Time (1)

    S15:E212/4/1978

    Gallifrey, world of the Time Lords. The Doctor returns and claims the vacant presidency. But his behaviour is erratic and his motives mysterious.

    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams

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    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams
11. 

    7.4/10(527 votes)

    #11 - The Invasion of Time (2)

    S15:E222/11/1978

    The Doctor is made president of the Time Lords. He immediately orders K-9 to lower the planet's defences and has Leela banished to the wilderness.

    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams

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    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams
12. 

    7.3/10(517 votes)

    #12 - Image of the Fendahl (2)

    S15:E1011/5/1977

    The mystery surrounding the strange skull deepens. Thea is slowly succumbing to its influence while the Doctor prepares to battle a creature from mythology.

    Director:George Spenton-Foster

    Writer:Chris Boucher

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    Director:George Spenton-Foster

    Writer:Chris Boucher
13. 

    7.3/10(513 votes)

    #13 - Image of the Fendahl (3)

    S15:E1111/12/1977

    While Max prepares to tap supernatural forces beyond imagining, the Doctor and Leela investigate the legend of the Fendahl.

    Director:George Spenton-Foster

    Writer:Chris Boucher

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    Director:George Spenton-Foster

    Writer:Chris Boucher
14. 

    7.3/10(527 votes)

    #14 - Image of the Fendahl (4)

    S15:E1211/19/1977

    The Fendahl is returning to life, ready to consume everything in its path. Can the Doctor find a way to kill death itself?

    Director:George Spenton-Foster

    Writer:Chris Boucher

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    Director:George Spenton-Foster

    Writer:Chris Boucher
15. 

    7.3/10(522 votes)

    #15 - The Invasion of Time (3)

    S15:E232/18/1978

    The Doctor has betrayed his own people and enabled a Vardan invasion of Gallifrey. Leela joins forces with the Outsiders and prepares to strike back against the aliens.

    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Graham Williams, Anthony Read

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    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Graham Williams, Anthony Read
16. 

    7.3/10(521 votes)

    #16 - The Invasion of Time (4)

    S15:E242/25/1978

    The Doctor works to free his planet of the Vardan menace. How can he defeat an enemy who can read his very thoughts? And does their invasion conceal a greater menace?

    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams

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    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams
17. 

    7.2/10(519 votes)

    #17 - The Invasion of Time (5)

    S15:E253/4/1978

    The Sontarans have invaded Gallifrey, seeking to seize the incredible power of the Time Lords. The Doctor's first step is to cut them off from their fleet. But Kelner is helping the enemy…

    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams

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    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams
18. 

    7.1/10(582 votes)

    #18 - The Invisible Enemy (1)

    S15:E510/1/1977

    Deep space, 5000AD. An Earth supply shuttle is infected by a strange sentient space-borne virus, which quickly spreads to the crew of the refuelling station on the moon Titan. Even worse, the Doctor himself falls victim. But why is Leela immune, and what is the virus's ultimate goal?

    Director:Derrick Goodwin

    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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    Director:Derrick Goodwin

    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker
19. 

    7.1/10(523 votes)

    #19 - The Invisible Enemy (2)

    S15:E610/8/1977

    Leela and Lowe take the Doctor to the Bi-Al Foundation for help. But how can they cure an infection of the mind?

    Director:Derrick Goodwin

    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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    Director:Derrick Goodwin

    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker
20. 

    7.1/10(529 votes)

    #20 - The Invasion of Time (6)

    S15:E263/11/1978

    The Sontarans finally invade the TARDIS itself, seeking the Great Key. The Doctor, however, has other uses for this powerful object…

    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams

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    Director:Gerald Blake

    Writers:Anthony Read, Graham Williams
21. 

    6.8/10(519 votes)

    #21 - The Invisible Enemy (3)

    S15:E710/15/1977

    Miniaturised clones of the Doctor and Leela are injected into his brain. But they must now fight the virus on its own level. And its servants are closing in around them.

    Director:Derrick Goodwin

    Writers:Bob Baker, Dave Martin

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    Director:Derrick Goodwin

    Writers:Bob Baker, Dave Martin
22. 

    6.7/10(525 votes)

    #22 - The Invisible Enemy (4)

    S15:E810/22/1977

    The Nucleus, now grown to human size, is determined to spawn and take over the Galaxy. Only the Doctor and Leela can stop it.

    Director:Derrick Goodwin

    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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    Director:Derrick Goodwin

    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker
23. 

    6.5/10(532 votes)

    #23 - Underworld (1)

    S15:E171/7/1978

    Deep space, an unknown time. The Doctor encounters the Minyans, survivors of a race the Time Lords unwittingly obliterated early in their own history. The Minyans are searching for their race's lost gene banks, a quest which takes them to the edge of the galaxy…

    Director:Norman Stewart

    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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    Director:Norman Stewart

    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker
24. 

    5.9/10(480 votes)

    #24 - Underworld (4)

    S15:E201/28/1978

    The Minyons struggle to gain the precious race banks from the Oracle. But perhaps it is giving in a little too easily ...

    Director:Norman Stewart

    Writers:Bob Baker, Dave Martin

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    Director:Norman Stewart

    Writers:Bob Baker, Dave Martin
25. 

    5.8/10(482 votes)

    #25 - Underworld (2)

    S15:E181/14/1978

    After 100,000 years, the Minyans have found the long-lost P7E. But what awaits them on the ship, long buried in the core of a newborn planet?

    Director:Norman Stewart

    Writers:Bob Baker, Dave Martin

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    Director:Norman Stewart

    Writers:Bob Baker, Dave Martin