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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 3

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 3!

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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 3 Episode 1 - Four Hundred Dawns
    6.4/10(566 votes)

    #1 - Four Hundred Dawns

    S3:E1

    After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.

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  2. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 2 - Trap of Steel
    6.3/10(532 votes)

    #2 - Trap of Steel

    S3:E2

    With the knowledge that the planet will be destroyed in two days, the Drahvins instruct the Doctor to help them steal the Rills' ship.

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  3. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 3 - Air Lock
    6.6/10(549 votes)

    #3 - Air Lock

    S3:E3

    The Doctor and Vicki encounter the Rills and learn the situation is more complex than they thought while Steven finds the Drahvins' hospitality ever more perilous.

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  4. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 4 - The Exploding Planet
    6.5/10(529 votes)

    #4 - The Exploding Planet

    S3:E4

    The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.

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  5. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 5 - Mission to the Unknown
    7.0/10(500 votes)

    #5 - Mission to the Unknown

    S3:E5

    Whilst The Doctor, Steven and Vicki are traveling to their next destination. On the planet Kembel, Marc Cory, a Space Security Service agent discovers The Daleks are attending a secret meeting with their allies. Where Cory discovers the Dalek's evil plan, which sets the stage for the epic 12-part adventure "The Dalek Master Plan".

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  6. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 6 - Temple of Secrets
    6.9/10(448 votes)

    #6 - Temple of Secrets

    S3:E6

    The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.

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  8. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 7 - Small Prophet, Quick Return
    6.9/10(430 votes)

    #7 - Small Prophet, Quick Return

    S3:E7

    While Odysseus forces the Doctor to find a way to win the war, Steven decides to get himself taken prisoner in order to enter Troy and find Vicki and the TARDIS.

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  9. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 8 - Death of a Spy
    7.0/10(429 votes)

    #8 - Death of a Spy

    S3:E8

    With Steven and Vicki being held prisoner by the Trojans, the Doctor's only hope of seeing them again is to suggest the idea of the Trojan Horse.

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  10. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 9 - Horse of Destruction
    7.1/10(430 votes)

    #9 - Horse of Destruction

    S3:E9

    The Doctor waits inside the Trojan Horse for a chance to reach his companions but Steven's assumed identity as a Greek soldier and Vicki's growing feelings for Troilus endanger their escape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 10 - The Nightmare Begins
    7.8/10(482 votes)

    #10 - The Nightmare Begins

    S3:E10

    The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 11 - Day of Armageddon
    7.8/10(528 votes)

    #11 - Day of Armageddon

    S3:E11

    The Doctor infiltrates the Daleks' conference to try and discover their plans, leaving Steven, Katarina and Bret to find a way off the planet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 12 - Devil's Planet
    7.5/10(453 votes)

    #12 - Devil's Planet

    S3:E12

    The Doctor and his friends escape Kembel in the Spar ship but the Daleks force them down on the planet Desperus, where they are threatened by a group of convicts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 13 - The Traitors
    8.0/10(463 votes)

    #13 - The Traitors

    S3:E13

    With Katarina being held hostage, the Doctor, Steven and Bret are in danger of having to given in to Kirksen's demands, while, on Earth, Chen has them listed as traitors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 14 - Counter Plot
    7.5/10(516 votes)

    #14 - Counter Plot

    S3:E14

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara are accidentally transported to the planet Mira where Chen sends the Daleks after them.

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  16. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 15 - Coronas of the Sun
    7.7/10(449 votes)

    #15 - Coronas of the Sun

    S3:E15

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara escape Mira in a Dalek pursuit ship but when they find the ship is returning to Kembel, they are forced to come up with a new plan to avoid the Daleks.

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  17. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 16 - The Feast of Steven
    6.4/10(456 votes)

    #16 - The Feast of Steven

    S3:E16

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.

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  18. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 17 - Volcano
    7.4/10(445 votes)

    #17 - Volcano

    S3:E17

    The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.

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  19. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 18 - Golden Death
    7.4/10(448 votes)

    #18 - Golden Death

    S3:E18

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara travel to Ancient Egypt, pursued by both the Daleks and the Meddling Monk.

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  20. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 19 - Escape Switch
    7.5/10(505 votes)

    #19 - Escape Switch

    S3:E19

    Steven, Sara and the Monk are captured by the Daleks in order to force the Doctor to hand over the Taranium Core.

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  21. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 20 - The Abandoned Planet
    7.7/10(444 votes)

    #20 - The Abandoned Planet

    S3:E20

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.

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  22. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 21 - Destruction of Time
    8.5/10(499 votes)

    #21 - Destruction of Time

    S3:E21

    With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.

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  23. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 22 - War of God
    7.0/10(430 votes)

    #22 - War of God

    S3:E22

    The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.

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  24. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 23 - The Sea Beggar
    6.9/10(410 votes)

    #23 - The Sea Beggar

    S3:E23

    While trying to find the Doctor, Steven discovers a conspiracy to assassinate a man known as the Sea Beggar.

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  25. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 24 - Priest of Death
    6.9/10(412 votes)

    #24 - Priest of Death

    S3:E24

    Steven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time?

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  26. Doctor Who Season 3 Episode 25 - Bell of Doom
    7.5/10(415 votes)

    #25 - Bell of Doom

    S3:E25

    Steven rejoins the Doctor and they leave Paris just ahead of the massacre, leaving Anne behind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Four Hundred Dawns" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 3. It scored 6.4/10 based on 566 votes. Directed by Derek Martinus and written by William Emms, it aired on 9/11/1965. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Trap of Steel".