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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 25

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 25 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 25!

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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. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 1 - Remembrance of the Daleks (1)
    8.4/10(888 votes)

    #1 - Remembrance of the Daleks (1)

    S25:E1

    London, 1963. Returning to the scenes of his first televised adventure, the Doctor and new companion Ace play a tricky game of bluff and deceit involving two rival Dalek factions, local soldiers, and the awesomely powerful Gallifreyan artefact, the Hand of Omega...

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  2. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 2 - Remembrance of the Daleks (2)
    8.5/10(757 votes)

    #2 - Remembrance of the Daleks (2)

    S25:E2

    With two factions of Daleks involved in a race war on Earth, the Doctor takes care of old business by having the Hand of Omega ceremoniously but quietly buried in a churchyard. His actions do not go unobserved, and leaving behind a bored Ace without a purposeful outlet could spell trouble as well.

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  3. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 3 - Remembrance of the Daleks (3)
    8.4/10(749 votes)

    #3 - Remembrance of the Daleks (3)

    S25:E3

    The Doctor plans to let one of the Dalek factions have the Hand of Omega (but not too easily, of course) while keeping Gilmore and his military men preoccupied in a safe territory, but that plan could be threatened by a mole in their midst and a miscalculation on the Doctor's part.

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  4. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 4 - Remembrance of the Daleks (4)
    8.6/10(762 votes)

    #4 - Remembrance of the Daleks (4)

    S25:E4

    The Omega device is in jeopardy. A giant Dalek warship hangs above the Earth. London has become a battleground for ruthless alien intelligences.

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  5. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 5 - The Happiness Patrol (1)
    6.9/10(615 votes)

    #5 - The Happiness Patrol (1)

    S25:E5

    The Earth colony Terra Alpha, the future. With the aid of her sweet-natured executioner, Helen A, ruler of the planet, has ensured the population is happy - on pain of death! The Doctor and Ace decide to fight for the right to be miserable.

    Director:Chris Clough

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  6. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 6 - The Happiness Patrol (2)
    6.7/10(543 votes)

    #6 - The Happiness Patrol (2)

    S25:E6

    The Doctor and Earl manage to escape from the Kandy Man and join up with the planet's natives, the Pipe People, enlisting their help to rescue Ace.

    Director:Chris Clough

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  8. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 7 - The Happiness Patrol (3)
    6.8/10(546 votes)

    #7 - The Happiness Patrol (3)

    S25:E7

    As the Doctor leads the Pipe People towards reclaiming their world, Helen A faces betrayal from those closest to her.

    Director:Chris Clough

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  9. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 8 - Silver Nemesis (1)
    6.5/10(600 votes)

    #8 - Silver Nemesis (1)

    S25:E8

    The Doctor and Ace battle the time traveller Lady Peinforte and the Cybermen for possession of the incredibly powerful Nemesis statue, which is on its way back to the planet Earth to rendezvous with a destiny set in stone by the Doctor himself.

    Director:Chris Clough

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  10. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 9 - Silver Nemesis (2)
    6.4/10(542 votes)

    #9 - Silver Nemesis (2)

    S25:E9

    As hostilities break out between factions vying for ownership of the comet, the Doctor goes after the worst of the lot - Cybermen, using Ace's upgraded boom box to flood Cyber Communications with jazz music while trying to locate the whereabouts of the fleet beyond this mere scouting party.

    Director:Chris Clough

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  11. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 10 - Silver Nemesis (3)
    6.3/10(546 votes)

    #10 - Silver Nemesis (3)

    S25:E10

    With the Cyber Fleet poised nearby, the Doctor may have no choice but to let them have Nemesis. Meanwhile, Lady Peinforte and Richard navigate modern society, De Flores encounters an open betrayal, and Ace combats Cybermen with a slingshot.

    Director:Chris Clough

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  12. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 11 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1)
    7.2/10(600 votes)

    #11 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1)

    S25:E11

    The Doctor and Ace visit the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they find the standard of judging at the talent contest distressingly astringent.

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  13. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 12 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2)
    7.2/10(533 votes)

    #12 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2)

    S25:E12

    The Doctor and Ace reach the Psychic Circus, where the Doctor is imprisoned with the other contestants while Ace draws the attention of the Chief Clown.

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  14. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 13 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (3)
    7.1/10(529 votes)

    #13 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (3)

    S25:E13

    Mags helps the Doctor escape and Deadbeat leads him to Ace, where Bellboy tells them what happened to the Psychic Circus.

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  15. Doctor Who Season 25 Episode 14 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4)
    7.1/10(538 votes)

    #14 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (4)

    S25:E14

    Mags goes to find Ace and Kingpin, pursued by the Chief Clown, while the Doctor confronts the power behind the Psychic Circus.

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Season 25 Ratings Summary

"Remembrance of the Daleks (1)" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 25. It scored 8.4/10 based on 888 votes. Directed by Andrew Morgan and written by Ben Aaronovitch, it aired on 10/5/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Remembrance of the Daleks (2)".