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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!

The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 2

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....
  1. Background image for Planet of Giants
    7.0/10(886 votes)

    #1 - Planet of Giants

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Dangerous Journey
    6.8/10(803 votes)

    #2 - Dangerous Journey

    S2:E2

    Ian and Barbara are accidentally taken into Smithers' laboratory and, while the Doctor and Susan face a hazardous journey to reach them, they witness the deadly effects of DN6 first hand.

    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Crisis
    6.7/10(789 votes)

    #3 - Crisis

    S2:E3

    The Doctor and his friends face a race against time to expose Forrester's plans and return to normal size before Barbara succumbs to the effects of DN6.

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  4. Background image for World's End
    7.9/10(1.0k votes)

    #4 - World's End

    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.

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  5. Background image for The Daleks
    7.9/10(974 votes)

    #5 - The Daleks

    S2:E5

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

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  6. Background image for Day of Reckoning
    7.9/10(909 votes)

    #6 - Day of Reckoning

    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.

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  8. Background image for The End of Tomorrow
    7.6/10(886 votes)

    #7 - The End of Tomorrow

    S2:E7

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

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  9. Background image for The Waking Ally
    7.7/10(886 votes)

    #8 - The Waking Ally

    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.

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  10. Background image for Flashpoint
    8.3/10(936 votes)

    #9 - Flashpoint

    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.

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  11. Background image for The Powerful Enemy
    7.1/10(829 votes)

    #10 - The Powerful Enemy

    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. (Originally broadcast in two parts.)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Desperate Measures
    7.2/10(775 votes)

    #11 - Desperate Measures

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Slave Traders
    7.2/10(813 votes)

    #12 - The Slave Traders

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for All Roads Lead to Rome
    7.2/10(760 votes)

    #13 - All Roads Lead to Rome

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Conspiracy
    7.2/10(760 votes)

    #14 - Conspiracy

    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.

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  16. Background image for Inferno
    7.4/10(763 votes)

    #15 - Inferno

    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.

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  17. Background image for The Web Planet
    6.3/10(831 votes)

    #16 - The Web Planet

    S2:E16

    The TARDIS is drawn by a mysterious force and lands on the alien planet Vortis. There the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves caught up in a war between an evil force known as "The Animus", its ant-like Zarbi allies, and the butterfly-like Menoptra race and their allies the subterranean Optera.

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  18. Background image for The Zarbi
    5.8/10(746 votes)

    #17 - The Zarbi

    S2:E17

    The Doctor, Ian and Vicki are captured by the Zarbi while Barbara meets up with the butterfly-like Menoptera who are trying to reclaim the planet.

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  19. Background image for Escape to Danger
    5.7/10(723 votes)

    #18 - Escape to Danger

    S2:E18

    The Doctor is forced to co-operate with the Animus but Ian uses the opportunity to make an escape attempt.

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  20. Background image for Crater of Needles
    5.6/10(726 votes)

    #19 - Crater of Needles

    S2:E19

    Ian and Vrestin are captured by the subterranean Optera while Barbara and her Menoptera allies attempt to escape from the slave camp.

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  21. Background image for Invasion
    5.6/10(715 votes)

    #20 - Invasion

    S2:E20

    Barbara and the surviving Menoptera take refuge in the Temple of Light while the Doctor and Vicki attempt to escape by taking control of a Zarbi.

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  22. Background image for The Centre
    5.5/10(714 votes)

    #21 - The Centre

    S2:E21

    The Doctor and Vicki are taken before the Animus but the isoptope is left behind in the laboratory.The only hope of victory lies with Barbara and her Menoptera allies.

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  23. Background image for The Lion
    7.0/10(603 votes)

    #22 - The Lion

    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.

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  24. Background image for The Knight of Jaffa
    6.6/10(515 votes)

    #23 - The Knight of Jaffa

    S2:E23

    While the Doctor, Ian, and Vicki are drawn into the intrigues of King Richard's court, Barbara has to cope with an impatient Saladin and the vengeful El Akir.

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  25. Background image for The Wheel of Fortune
    7.0/10(564 votes)

    #24 - The Wheel of Fortune

    S2:E24

    Barbara allies herself with a man whose 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.

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  26. Background image for The Warlords
    6.7/10(503 votes)

    #25 - The Warlords

    S2:E25

    Ian sets out with a reluctant accomplice to rescue Barbara from El Akir's palace as the Doctor and Vicki try to evade the suspicions of the Earl of Leicester.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Planet of Giants" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 2. It scored 7/10 based on 886 votes. Directed by Mervyn Pinfield and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/31/1964. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Dangerous Journey".