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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 43 - The Evil of the Daleks (7)
    8.4/10(507 votes)

    S4:E43

    The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  2. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 14 - The Power of the Daleks (6)
    8.2/10(661 votes)

    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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  3. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 8 - The Tenth Planet (4)
    8.1/10(694 votes)

    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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  4. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 9 - The Power of the Daleks (1)
    8.1/10(735 votes)

    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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  5. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 10 - The Power of the Daleks (2)
    8.1/10(659 votes)

    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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  6. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 12 - The Power of the Daleks (4)
    8.1/10(648 votes)

    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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  7. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 38 - The Evil of the Daleks (2)
    8.1/10(517 votes)

    S4:E38

    The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  8. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 42 - The Evil of the Daleks (6)
    8.1/10(484 votes)

    S4:E42

    The Doctor, Jamie and Waterfield follow the Daleks to Skaro, where they discover an unforeseen consequence to their experiment.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  9. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 11 - The Power of the Daleks (3)
    8.0/10(654 votes)

    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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  10. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 13 - The Power of the Daleks (5)
    8.0/10(641 votes)

    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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  11. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 37 - The Evil of the Daleks (1)
    7.8/10(521 votes)

    S4:E37

    Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  12. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 5 - The Tenth Planet (1)
    7.7/10(738 votes)

    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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  13. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 6 - The Tenth Planet (2)
    7.7/10(665 votes)

    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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  14. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 41 - The Evil of the Daleks (5)
    7.7/10(478 votes)

    S4:E41

    With the experiment at an end, the Doctor begins to suspect the key to rescuing Jamie, Victoria and Kemel from the Daleks lies with Terrall.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  15. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 39 - The Evil of the Daleks (3)
    7.6/10(484 votes)

    S4:E39

    As part of the Daleks' experiment, the Doctor manipulates Jamie into attempting to rescue Victoria.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  16. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 40 - The Evil of the Daleks (4)
    7.6/10(478 votes)

    S4:E40

    Jamie and Kemel team up to try and find Victoria, while the Doctor and the Daleks continue to monitor their progress.

    Director:Derek Martinus
    Writer:David Whitaker

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  17. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 31 - The Faceless Ones (1)
    7.5/10(553 votes)

    S4:E31

    The TARDIS materialises on the runway of Gatwick Airport, where Polly witnesses a murder only to be kidnapped before she can report it.

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:Malcolm Hulke, David Ellis

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  18. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 33 - The Faceless Ones (3)
    7.5/10(507 votes)

    S4:E33

    The Doctor, Jamie and Sam manage to convince Crossland to trust them and he persuades the Commandant to let them continue their investigation.

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:Malcolm Hulke, David Ellis

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  19. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 7 - The Tenth Planet (3)
    7.4/10(656 votes)

    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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  20. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 24 - The Moonbase (2)
    7.4/10(568 votes)

    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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  21. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 26 - The Moonbase (4)
    7.4/10(563 votes)

    S4:E26

    With the Cybermen preparing to launch a full attack, the Doctor and his friends must keep the Moonbase and the Gravitron out of their hands until help arrives from Earth.

    Director:Morris Barry
    Writer:Kit Pedler

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  22. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 35 - The Faceless Ones (5)
    7.4/10(469 votes)

    S4:E35

    Jamie finds himself aboard the Chameleons' satellite and meets their Director while the Doctor forces the Chameleon Meadows to tell him the aliens' plans.

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:Malcolm Hulke, David Ellis

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  23. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 36 - The Faceless Ones (6)
    7.4/10(474 votes)

    S4:E36

    The Doctor and Pinto are captured by the Chameleons but the Doctor manages to use their dependence on their human originals to create dissent in their ranks.

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:Malcolm Hulke, David Ellis

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  24. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 23 - The Moonbase (1)
    7.3/10(600 votes)

    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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  25. Doctor Who Season 4 Episode 25 - The Moonbase (3)
    7.3/10(548 votes)

    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 Evil of the Daleks (7)" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 4. It scored 8.4/10 based on 507 votes. Directed by Derek Martinus and written by David Whitaker, it aired on 7/1/1967. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Power of the Daleks (6)".