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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 2

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 9 - Flashpoint
    8.3/10(964 votes)

    S2:E9

    The Daleks' plan to transform Earth into a giant spaceship and wipe out its inhabitants is nearing completion and the Doctor and his friends face a race against time to prevent them from destroying the planet's core.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  2. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 39 - Checkmate
    8.1/10(779 votes)

    S2:E39

    The Doctor finally discovers what the Monk is up to and must move fast to prevent his opponent from altering the course of history.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  3. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 4 - World's End
    7.9/10(1044 votes)

    S2:E4

    The TARDIS lands in a ruined and empty London in the 22nd Century. Robomen patrol the shattered streets. The Doctor is eager to discover the cause of the city's plight.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  4. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 5 - The Daleks
    7.9/10(999 votes)

    S2:E5

    The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  5. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 6 - Day of Reckoning
    7.9/10(934 votes)

    S2:E6

    The Doctor manages to escape from the Dalek saucer and meet up with Susan and David but Ian is left trapped onboard. Meanwhile, Barbara and her new friends face a dangerous journey across London.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  6. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 35 - The Planet of Decision
    7.8/10(730 votes)

    S2:E35

    The Doctor and his friends are taken into the Mechanoid City but their troubles are far from over...especially when the Daleks launch an attack.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  7. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 8 - The Waking Ally
    7.7/10(913 votes)

    S2:E8

    The Doctor's party investigate the Daleks' central control in Bedfordshire while Barbara and Jenny's attempt to reach it are derailed when they are betrayed.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  8. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 26 - The Space Museum
    7.7/10(811 votes)

    S2:E26

    The TARDIS arrives on a planet that has been turned into a space museum but the Doctor and his friends are puzzled when they find themselves out of phase with their surroundings.

    Director:Mervyn Pinfield
    Writer:Glyn Jones

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  9. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 36 - The Watcher
    7.7/10(828 votes)

    S2:E36

    The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven Taylor, go to 1066 England, but something doesn't seem right including modern inventions like a Gramaphone and electricity. Could there be another Time Lord?

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  10. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 38 - A Battle of Wits
    7.7/10(760 votes)

    S2:E38

    The Doctor manages to escape from his cell and get the upper hand on the Monk but his plans are derailed when Sven and Ulf arrive at the monastery.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  11. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 7 - The End of Tomorrow
    7.6/10(913 votes)

    S2:E7

    While Susan and David try to find a way out of London, Ian and Larry infiltrate the Dalek mine workings.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  12. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 15 - Inferno
    7.5/10(783 votes)

    S2:E15

    Inspired by the Doctor, Nero sets Rome ablaze. Ian must fight his way out of the arena and rescue Barbara. The Doctor and Vicki hurry to flee the city and escape to the TARDIS.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  13. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 37 - The Meddling Monk
    7.4/10(786 votes)

    S2:E37

    The Doctor is being held prisoner by the Monk and Steven and Vicki's search for him brings them to the Saxon village.But a greater danger threatens when a Viking raiding party arrives.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  14. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 11 - Desperate Measures
    7.3/10(801 votes)

    S2:E11

    The Doctor and Ian reach the crashed spaceship and meet up with Barbara and Vicki, where the Doctor uncovers the truth about Koquillion.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  15. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 12 - The Slave Traders
    7.2/10(833 votes)

    S2:E12

    After relaxing at a Roman villa the Doctor is mistaken for a murdered lyre player and targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  16. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 13 - All Roads Lead to Rome
    7.2/10(779 votes)

    S2:E13

    Barbara is sold as a slave and Ian is to be trained as a gladiator. The Doctor and Vicki arrive at the Emperor's court with the Doctor still masquerading as Maximus Pettulian.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  17. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 14 - Conspiracy
    7.2/10(778 votes)

    S2:E14

    Poppaea plans to poison Barbara who has become the object of Nero's affections. The Doctor is to be thrown to the lions and Ian and Delos are set against each other in the arena.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:Dennis Spooner

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  18. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 30 - The Executioners
    7.2/10(771 votes)

    S2:E30

    The Daleks pursue The Doctor through time and space, with the intentions of exterminating him. Places they land include the Mary Celeste, a haunted house and the empire state building.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  19. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 10 - The Powerful Enemy
    7.1/10(857 votes)

    S2:E10

    On the planet Dido, the monstrous Koquillion terrorizes Bennett and Vicki, the only survivors of a crashed spaceship. When the TARDIS lands, the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara team up with Vicki to discover what Koquillion is hiding.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  20. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 32 - Flight Through Eternity
    7.1/10(719 votes)

    S2:E32

    The TARDIS crew's attempts to escape from the Daleks take them to the top of the Empire State Building and a 19th century sailing ship.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  21. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 34 - The Death of Doctor Who
    7.1/10(707 votes)

    S2:E34

    With Vicki trapped on board the Dalek time machine, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara decide to make their stand on the planet Mechanus.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Terry Nation

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  22. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 1 - Planet of Giants
    7.0/10(906 votes)

    S2:E1

    An accident in flight leads to the TARDIS and the travellers being miniaturised. Now only an inch high, the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan explore an English country garden.

    Director:Mervyn Pinfield
    Writer:Louis Marks

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  23. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 22 - The Lion
    7.0/10(608 votes)

    S2:E22

    The TARDIS lands in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the crew help save Richard the Lionheart from an ambush, but Barbara is captured and brought before Saladin.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  24. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 24 - The Wheel of Fortune
    7.0/10(567 votes)

    S2:E24

    Barbara allies herself with a man whose wife and son were murdered by El Akir as the Doctor and Vicki are caught up in Richard's plan to offer his sister's hand in marriage to Saladin's brother.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  25. Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 27 - The Dimensions of Time
    7.0/10(722 votes)

    S2:E27

    Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves.

    Director:Mervyn Pinfield
    Writer:Glyn Jones

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Flashpoint" is the best rated episode of Doctor Who season 2. It scored 8.3/10 from 964 votes. Directed by Richard Martin and written by Terry Nation, it aired on December 26, 1964. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Checkmate".