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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 19

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 19 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 19!

The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 19

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship....
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    7.2/10(683 votes)

    #1 - Castrovalva (1)

    S19:E1

    Southern England, 1981. The universe has been saved, but at the cost of the fourth Doctor's life. The newly-regenerated fifth Doctor must rely on his friends to survive as the regeneration threatens to fail…

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  2. Background image for Castrovalva (2)
    6.9/10(598 votes)

    #2 - Castrovalva (2)

    S19:E2

    The TARDIS is plunging toward destruction. But even if the Doctor can escape, is yet another trap waiting?

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    7.1/10(594 votes)

    #3 - Castrovalva (3)

    S19:E3

    The Doctor has arrived in the supposed safety of Castrovalva. But something is odd about the seemingly tranquil city…

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    7.2/10(607 votes)

    #4 - Castrovalva (4)

    S19:E4

    The TARDIS crew are caught in a space-time trap. Escaping will mean a final confrontation with the Master.

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  5. Background image for Four to Doomsday (1)
    6.7/10(561 votes)

    #5 - Four to Doomsday (1)

    S19:E5

    Deep space, four days from Earth, 1981. The TARDIS materialises aboard a massive Urbankan starship. What is the real agenda of Monarch, master of the vessel?

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    Director:John Black
  6. Background image for Four to Doomsday (2)
    6.6/10(523 votes)

    #6 - Four to Doomsday (2)

    S19:E6

    The Doctor and his companions explore Monarch's vessel. But what is the secret of the ancient Earthlings aboard?

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    Director:John Black
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    6.6/10(519 votes)

    #7 - Four to Doomsday (3)

    S19:E7

    Bigon reveals Monarch's terrible plan to the Doctor. Can he act in time to save Nyssa? And which side is Adric on?

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    Director:John Black
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    6.5/10(523 votes)

    #8 - Four to Doomsday (4)

    S19:E8

    The Doctor has little time left to stop the evil Monarch. But he is losing allies — and the TARDIS is gone.

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    Director:John Black
  10. Background image for Kinda (1)
    7.2/10(590 votes)

    #9 - Kinda (1)

    S19:E9

    The TARDIS lands on the jungle planet Deva Loka, where an Earth expedition has been sent to study the Kinda, a tribe of primitive people. Three team members have already vanished. Are the Kinda as primitive as they seem?

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    7.2/10(537 votes)

    #10 - Kinda (2)

    S19:E10

    Sanders meets Panna and Karuna who leave a lasting impression on him, while the Dukkha does the same on Tegan. When Hindle's breakdown begins, the Doctor and Todd are in danger.

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    7.0/10(532 votes)

    #11 - Kinda (3)

    S19:E11

    Aris now carries the mark of the Mara and has gained voice, so Panna shows the Doctor and Todd exactly what the past, present and future hold for Deva Loka.

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    7.1/10(538 votes)

    #12 - Kinda (4)

    S19:E12

    As the Mara finally breaks free of its dream dimension, the Kinda must do everything they can to contain it. Hindle's need to destroy everything and everyone is unstoppable.

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    7.4/10(621 votes)

    #13 - The Visitation (1)

    S19:E13

    As plague sweeps 17th century England, the Doctor discovers a more exotic threat at work - shipwrecked Terileptil convicts, intent on making the planet their own.

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    Director:Peter Moffatt
  15. Background image for The Visitation (2)
    7.3/10(536 votes)

    #14 - The Visitation (2)

    S19:E14

    To rescue Tegan and Adric, captured and interrogated by the Terileptil fugitive leader, the Doctor must get past the locals under alien control and overcome Death (an android servant dressed up as The Grim Reaper).

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    Director:Peter Moffatt
  16. Background image for The Visitation (3)
    7.2/10(538 votes)

    #15 - The Visitation (3)

    S19:E15

    The Doctor makes the fugitive Terileptils a rare offer they shouldn't refuse; but, though few in numbers, they have a plan in the works for the quick and complete domination of Earth and mean to see it through.

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    Director:Peter Moffatt
  17. Background image for The Visitation (4)
    7.3/10(541 votes)

    #16 - The Visitation (4)

    S19:E16

    With Tegan and Richard under alien control, and the manor sealed against anyone leaving or entering, it's a question whether or not the Doctor can get to London before the Terileptils release their improved strain of black death upon the world.

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    Director:Peter Moffatt
  18. Background image for Black Orchid (1)
    7.2/10(614 votes)

    #17 - Black Orchid (1)

    S19:E17

    The TARDIS arrives on Earth in 1925 where, due to a case of mistaken identity, the Doctor ends up playing in a local cricket match, but events take on a more sinister tone at the country home of their host Lord Cranleigh.

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    Director:Ron Jones
  19. Background image for Black Orchid (2)
    7.0/10(569 votes)

    #18 - Black Orchid (2)

    S19:E18

    Ann escapes her Harlequin-clad abductor but it's The Doctor whom she accuses. Strangled bodies mount and The Doctor is arrested along with "accessories" Tegan, Nyssa and Adric. Will Lady Cranleigh's secret come out?

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    Director:Ron Jones
  20. Background image for Earthshock (1)
    8.2/10(755 votes)

    #19 - Earthshock (1)

    S19:E19

    The TARDIS crew arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system where a military force is investigating the disappearance of a palaentological expedition.

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    8.0/10(674 votes)

    #20 - Earthshock (2)

    S19:E20

    With her crew vanishing mysteriously, Captain Briggs assumes the Doctor is the guilty party, but the traitor is closer to home… as are the Cybermen.

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    8.2/10(668 votes)

    #21 - Earthshock (3)

    S19:E21

    The Cybermen are released from their silos and are on the march, attacking Briggs's crew and ensuring that the freighter remains on course for Earth. But why?

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    8.5/10(722 votes)

    #22 - Earthshock (4)

    S19:E22

    The Doctor realises the freighter is now a huge bomb and sends it back through time where it can explode millions of years ago... but Adric is still aboard...

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  24. Background image for Time-Flight (1)
    6.3/10(556 votes)

    #23 - Time-Flight (1)

    S19:E23

    A Concorde loaded with passengers and crew vanishes into thin air. The still-grieving TARDIS crew arrive at Heathrow Airport in 1981 as the Doctor volunteers his services to solve the mystery.

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    Director:Ron Jones
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    6.0/10(506 votes)

    #24 - Time-Flight (2)

    S19:E24

    The Doctor's TARDIS is stolen, and tracking it down reveals the existence of an alien named Kalid controlling events in the past. While the Doctor challenges Kalid's motives for being there, Tegan and Nyssa discover the source of Kalid's power - an even greater threat for the Doctor.

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    Director:Ron Jones
  26. Background image for Time-Flight (3)
    5.9/10(503 votes)

    #25 - Time-Flight (3)

    S19:E25

    From within their sarcophagus, the gestalt Xeraphin are communicating through Nyssa. But their psychic energy is so powerful it may destroy her body completely.

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    Director:Ron Jones

Season 19 Ratings Summary

"Castrovalva (1)" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 19. It scored 7.2/10 based on 683 votes. Directed by Fiona Cumming and written by Christopher H. Bidmead, it aired on 1/4/1982. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Castrovalva (2)".