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!
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 was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Season 4 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Doctor Who" season 4 is "The Smugglers (1)", rated 6.3/10 from 380 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Smugglers (1)" aired on 9/10/1966 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Smugglers (2)".
6.3/10 380 votes#1 - The Smugglers (1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1966
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 359 votes#2 - The Smugglers (2)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1966
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.1/10 358 votes#3 - The Smugglers (3)
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1966
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.1/10 361 votes#4 - The Smugglers (4)
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1966
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 665 votes#5 - The Tenth Planet (1)
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1966
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, Gerry Davis
7.7/10 599 votes#6 - The Tenth Planet (2)
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1966
The Doctor's warnings are ignored and the Cybermen take over the base, hampering the crew's efforts to help Zeus IV.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 593 votes#7 - The Tenth Planet (3)
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1966
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 624 votes#8 - The Tenth Planet (4)
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1966
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 667 votes#9 - The Power of the Daleks (1)
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/1966
The TARDIS arrives on the Earth colony of Vulcan where the newly-regenerated Doctor assumes the identity of an Earth Examiner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 597 votes#10 - The Power of the Daleks (2)
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/1966
While the Doctor worries about the inert Daleks in the capsules, Lesterson makes plan to reactivate one of them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 594 votes#11 - The Power of the Daleks (3)
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/1966
The Doctor fails to convince the colonists of the danger posed by the Daleks and soon the other two are also reactivated.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 589 votes#12 - The Power of the Daleks (4)
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/26/1966
With Polly being held prisoner by the rebels, the Doctor and Ben decide to investigate them, while Lesterson discovers the Daleks are reproducing.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 583 votes#13 - The Power of the Daleks (5)
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/1966
The Doctor and Quinn attempt to escape in order to stop Bragen using the Daleks to take over the colony.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 604 votes#14 - The Power of the Daleks (6)
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/10/1966
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: Christopher Barry
Writer: David Whitaker
6.4/10 377 votes#15 - The Highlanders (1)
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/17/1966
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
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 355 votes#16 - The Highlanders (2)
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/24/1966
Polly and Kirsty capture Lieutenant Ffinch to try and enlist his help while the Doctor tricks Grey in order to escape.
Director: Hugh David
Writer: N/A
6.3/10 352 votes#17 - The Highlanders (3)
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 12/31/1966
With the Highlanders imprisoned aboard Trask's ship, the Doctor attempts to expose Grey's plan.
Director: Hugh David
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 356 votes#18 - The Highlanders (4)
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 1/7/1967
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
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 470 votes#19 - The Underwater Menace (1)
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 1/14/1967
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
6.0/10 461 votes#20 - The Underwater Menace (2)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 1/21/1967
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
6.0/10 476 votes#21 - The Underwater Menace (3)
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 1/28/1967
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
5.8/10 446 votes#22 - The Underwater Menace (4)
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 2/4/1967
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
7.2/10 548 votes#23 - The Moonbase (1)
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 2/11/1967
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: Morris Barry
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 518 votes#24 - The Moonbase (2)
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 2/18/1967
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: N/A
7.3/10 501 votes#25 - The Moonbase (3)
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 2/25/1967
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: Morris Barry
Writer: N/A