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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 4

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 1 - The Smugglers (1)
    6.2/10(425 votes)

    #1 - The Smugglers (1)

    S4:E1

    The Doctor discovers Polly and Ben aboard the TARDIS shortly before the ship arrives in 17th century Cornwall, where the local churchwarden gives the Doctor a cryptic message shortly before being murdered.

    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:Brian Hayles

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  2. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 2 - The Smugglers (2)
    5.9/10(399 votes)

    #2 - The Smugglers (2)

    S4:E2

    Pike is convinced that the Doctor knows the location of Avery's treasure while Polly and Ben try to convince the locals they were not responsible for Longfoot's murder.

    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:Brian Hayles

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  3. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 3 - The Smugglers (3)
    6.0/10(397 votes)

    #3 - The Smugglers (3)

    S4:E3

    Polly and Ben are placed in the custody of Blake, who reveals he also has his suspicions about the Squire, while the Doctor and Kewper are forced to team up to escape from Pike's ship.

    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:Brian Hayles

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  4. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 4 - The Smugglers (4)
    6.0/10(400 votes)

    #4 - The Smugglers (4)

    S4:E4

    The Doctor and his friends are at the mercy of Cherub, who is now seeking Avery's treasure for himself, while Pike prepares to attack the village.

    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:Brian Hayles

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  5. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 5 - The Tenth Planet (1)
    7.7/10(745 votes)

    #5 - The Tenth Planet (1)

    S4:E5

    In 1986 a new planet appears in the Solar System which turns out to be a long-lost twin of Earth's named Mondas. Its inhabitants are the Cybermen.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:Kit Pedler

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  6. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 6 - The Tenth Planet (2)
    7.7/10(671 votes)

    #6 - The Tenth Planet (2)

    S4:E6

    The Doctor's warnings are ignored and the Cybermen take over the base, hampering the crew's efforts to help Zeus IV.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:Kit Pedler

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  7. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 7 - The Tenth Planet (3)
    7.4/10(664 votes)

    #7 - The Tenth Planet (3)

    S4:E7

    With the Doctor out of action, it is up to Polly, Ben and Barclay to stop Cutler using the Z-Bomb and devastating half the world.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writers:Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler

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  8. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 8 - The Tenth Planet (4)
    8.1/10(700 votes)

    #8 - The Tenth Planet (4)

    S4:E8

    The Cybermen take over the base again, apparently to stop the humans using the Z-Bomb, but then the Doctor realises they intend to use it themselves to destroy Earth.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writers:Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler

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  9. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 9 - The Power of the Daleks (1)
    8.1/10(747 votes)

    #9 - The Power of the Daleks (1)

    S4:E9

    The TARDIS arrives on the Earth colony of Vulcan where the newly-regenerated Doctor assumes the identity of an Earth Examiner.

    Director:Charles Norton
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  10. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 10 - The Power of the Daleks (2)
    8.1/10(669 votes)

    #10 - The Power of the Daleks (2)

    S4:E10

    While the Doctor worries about the inert Daleks in the capsules, Lesterson makes plan to reactivate one of them.

    Director:Charles Norton
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  11. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 11 - The Power of the Daleks (3)
    8.0/10(662 votes)

    #11 - The Power of the Daleks (3)

    S4:E11

    The Doctor fails to convince the colonists of the danger posed by the Daleks and soon the other two are also reactivated.

    Director:Charles Norton
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  12. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 12 - The Power of the Daleks (4)
    8.1/10(657 votes)

    #12 - The Power of the Daleks (4)

    S4:E12

    With Polly being held prisoner by the rebels, the Doctor and Ben decide to investigate them, while Lesterson discovers the Daleks are reproducing.

    Director:Charles Norton
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  13. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 13 - The Power of the Daleks (5)
    8.0/10(651 votes)

    #13 - The Power of the Daleks (5)

    S4:E13

    The Doctor and Quinn attempt to escape in order to stop Bragen using the Daleks to take over the colony.

    Director:Charles Norton
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  14. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 14 - The Power of the Daleks (6)
    8.2/10(671 votes)

    #14 - The Power of the Daleks (6)

    S4:E14

    With Bragen having taken over, the Daleks trick the rebels into turning them loose and only the Doctor can stop them wiping out the entire colony.

    Director:Charles Norton
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  15. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 15 - The Highlanders (1)
    6.4/10(422 votes)

    #15 - The Highlanders (1)

    S4:E15

    The Doctor, Polly and Ben arrive in 1746, in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, and are captured by a group of Highlanders shortly before they themselves are captured by redcoats.

    Director:Hugh David
    Writers:Gerry Davis, Elwyn Jones

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  16. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 16 - The Highlanders (2)
    6.3/10(398 votes)

    #16 - The Highlanders (2)

    S4:E16

    Polly and Kirsty capture Lieutenant Ffinch to try and enlist his help while the Doctor tricks Grey in order to escape.

    Director:Hugh David
    Writers:Gerry Davis, Elwyn Jones

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  17. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 17 - The Highlanders (3)
    6.3/10(395 votes)

    #17 - The Highlanders (3)

    S4:E17

    With the Highlanders imprisoned aboard Trask's ship, the Doctor attempts to expose Grey's plan.

    Director:Hugh David
    Writers:Gerry Davis, Elwyn Jones

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  18. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 18 - The Highlanders (4)
    6.4/10(399 votes)

    #18 - The Highlanders (4)

    S4:E18

    Ben manages to join up with the Doctor, Polly and Kirsty and together they work to free the Highlanders from Trask's ship before Grey sells them into slavery.

    Director:Hugh David
    Writers:Gerry Davis, Elwyn Jones

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  19. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 19 - The Underwater Menace (1)
    6.0/10(543 votes)

    #19 - The Underwater Menace (1)

    S4:E19

    The TARDIS materialises on a deserted beach where the Doctor and his friends are captured by primitive warriors and taken to the fabled city of Atlantis.

    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:Geoffrey Orme

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  20. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 20 - The Underwater Menace (2)
    6.1/10(530 votes)

    #20 - The Underwater Menace (2)

    S4:E20

    While Ara tries to save Polly from being turned into a Fish Person and Ben and Jamie try to escape from the mines, the Doctor discovers the full extent of Zaroff's plans.

    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:Geoffrey Orme

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  21. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 21 - The Underwater Menace (3)
    6.0/10(542 votes)

    #21 - The Underwater Menace (3)

    S4:E21

    The Doctor and Ramo are sentenced to be sacrificed to the goddess Amdo and must escape to put a stop to Zaroff's plan.

    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:Geoffrey Orme

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  22. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 22 - The Underwater Menace (4)
    5.8/10(510 votes)

    #22 - The Underwater Menace (4)

    S4:E22

    With Zaroff's plan nearing completion, the Doctor and Ben realise the only way to save the world is to destroy Atlantis.

    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:Geoffrey Orme

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  23. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 23 - The Moonbase (1)
    7.3/10(621 votes)

    #23 - The Moonbase (1)

    S4:E23

    The TARDIS arrives on the Moon in the year 2070.When Jamie is injured, the other travellers are forced to seek the help of a moonbase afflicted with a space plague.

    Director:Sean Zwan
    Writer:Kit Pedler

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  24. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 24 - The Moonbase (2)
    7.4/10(587 votes)

    #24 - The Moonbase (2)

    S4:E24

    The Doctor and his friends attempt to convince the Moonbase crew that the Cybermen are responsible for the disappearances and find a cure for the plague.

    Director:Morris Barry
    Writer:Kit Pedler

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  25. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 25 - The Moonbase (3)
    7.3/10(566 votes)

    #25 - The Moonbase (3)

    S4:E25

    The Cybermen take over the Moonbase and begin using the Gravitron to attack Earth but Polly, Ben and Jamie come up with a way to fight back.

    Director:Sean Zwan
    Writer:Kit Pedler

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Smugglers (1)" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 4. It scored 6.2/10 based on 425 votes. Directed by Julia Smith and written by Brian Hayles, it aired on 9/10/1966. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Smugglers (2)".