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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 4

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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....
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  • The Evil of the Daleks (7)
    8.4/10(482)
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    #1 - The Evil of the Daleks (7)

    Season 4 Episode 43

    Aired 7/1/1967

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Whitaker

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  • The Power of the Daleks (6)
    8.2/10(623)
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    #2 - 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

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  • The Tenth Planet (4)
    8.1/10(647)
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    #3 - 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

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  • The Power of the Daleks (1)
    8.1/10(690)
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    #4 - 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

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  • The Power of the Daleks (4)
    8.1/10(609)
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    #5 - 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

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  • The Power of the Daleks (2)
    8.0/10(619)
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    #6 - 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

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  • The Power of the Daleks (3)
    8.0/10(614)
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    #7 - 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

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  • The Power of the Daleks (5)
    8.0/10(603)
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    #8 - 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

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  • The Evil of the Daleks (2)
    8.0/10(494)
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    #9 - The Evil of the Daleks (2)

    Season 4 Episode 38

    Aired 5/27/1967

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Whitaker

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  • The Evil of the Daleks (6)
    8.0/10(462)
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    #10 - The Evil of the Daleks (6)

    Season 4 Episode 42

    Aired 6/24/1967

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Whitaker

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  • The Evil of the Daleks (1)
    7.8/10(499)
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    #11 - The Evil of the Daleks (1)

    Season 4 Episode 37

    Aired 5/20/1967

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Tenth Planet (1)
    7.7/10(687)
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    #12 - 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: Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler

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  • The Tenth Planet (2)
    7.7/10(619)
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    #13 - 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

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  • The Evil of the Daleks (5)
    7.7/10(456)
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    #14 - The Evil of the Daleks (5)

    Season 4 Episode 41

    Aired 6/17/1967

    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: N/A

    Writer: David Whitaker

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  • The Evil of the Daleks (3)
    7.6/10(459)
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    #15 - The Evil of the Daleks (3)

    Season 4 Episode 39

    Aired 6/3/1967

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Whitaker

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  • The Evil of the Daleks (4)
    7.6/10(454)
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    #16 - The Evil of the Daleks (4)

    Season 4 Episode 40

    Aired 6/10/1967

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Whitaker

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  • The Faceless Ones (1)
    7.5/10(522)
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    #17 - The Faceless Ones (1)

    Season 4 Episode 31

    Aired 4/8/1967

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Tenth Planet (3)
    7.4/10(614)
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    #18 - 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

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  • The Moonbase (2)
    7.4/10(540)
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    #19 - 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

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  • The Moonbase (4)
    7.4/10(534)
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    #20 - The Moonbase (4)

    Season 4 Episode 26

    Aired 3/4/1967

    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: N/A

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  • The Faceless Ones (3)
    7.4/10(481)
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    #21 - The Faceless Ones (3)

    Season 4 Episode 33

    Aired 4/22/1967

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Moonbase (3)
    7.3/10(523)
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    #22 - 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

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  • The Faceless Ones (2)
    7.3/10(455)
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    #23 - The Faceless Ones (2)

    Season 4 Episode 32

    Aired 4/15/1967

    With Polly having apparently forgotten them, the Doctor, Ben and Jamie decide to carry out their own investigation of Chameleon Tours.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Faceless Ones (5)
    7.3/10(446)
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    #24 - The Faceless Ones (5)

    Season 4 Episode 35

    Aired 5/6/1967

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Faceless Ones (6)
    7.3/10(449)
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    #25 - The Faceless Ones (6)

    Season 4 Episode 36

    Aired 5/13/1967

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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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 482 votes. Directed by N/A 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)".