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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 8

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 21 - The Dæmons (1)
    7.8/10(774 votes)

    S8:E21

    Earth, the near future. When an archaological dig at the village of Devil's End goes disastrously wrong, an ancient power begins to revive. Can even the Doctor withstand the power of the Daemons? And just what is the local vicar up to in his spare time?

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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  2. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 3 - Terror of the Autons (3)
    7.7/10(727 votes)

    S8:E3

    The Doctor and the Brigadier head to Farrel's factory but the Master and the Autons have already left and are distributing plastic daffodils around the country.

    Director:Barry Letts
    Writer:Robert Holmes

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  3. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 4 - Terror of the Autons (4)
    7.7/10(739 votes)

    S8:E4

    The Doctor discovers the plastic daffodils are designed to fire a spray that asphyxiates people, causing havoc prior to the Nestene's arrival, but before he can alert anyone he and Jo are captured by the Master.

    Director:Barry Letts
    Writer:Robert Holmes

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  4. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 22 - The Dæmons (2)
    7.7/10(670 votes)

    S8:E22

    With the Doctor frozen by the energy release from the barrow, Jo calls Yates and Benton for help, but when the Brigadier tries to join them he finds the village surrounded by a heat barrier.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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  5. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 24 - The Dæmons (4)
    7.7/10(656 votes)

    S8:E24

    The Master orders Bert to set a trap for the Doctor at the village while a concussed Jo makes for the cavern.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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  6. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 25 - The Dæmons (5)
    7.7/10(667 votes)

    S8:E25

    The Master decides to sacrifice Jo to Azal and when the Doctor and his friends try to intervene they come under attack from Bok.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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  7. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 1 - Terror of the Autons (1)
    7.6/10(836 votes)

    S8:E1

    When a Nestene Energy Unit is stolen and a radio telescope sabotaged, the Doctor is contacted by a Time Lord who tells him his old rival the Master is responsible.

    Director:Barry Letts
    Writer:Robert Holmes

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  8. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 2 - Terror of the Autons (2)
    7.6/10(732 votes)

    S8:E2

    Attempting to find out where Jo encountered the Master, the Doctor heads to the circus where he falls foul of Rossini.

    Director:Barry Letts
    Writer:Robert Holmes

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  9. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 23 - The Dæmons (3)
    7.6/10(652 votes)

    S8:E23

    The Doctor explains to his friends that the Master is trying to gain the power of the last of the Daemons, a race who influenced Earth's development, while the Master brings the rest of the village under his control.

    Director:Christopher Barry
    Writers:Barry Letts, Robert Sloman

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  10. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 10 - The Mind of Evil (6)
    7.5/10(611 votes)

    S8:E10

    The Brigadier has recaptured Stangmoor but the Master still has control of the Thunderbolt and the Doctor must find a way to stop him and destroy the Keller Machine.

    Director:Timothy Combe
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  11. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 5 - The Mind of Evil (1)
    7.4/10(673 votes)

    S8:E5

    The Doctor and Jo head to Stangmoor Prison to investigate the Keller Machine, which drains the evil impulses from prisoners' minds, while UNIT are handling security at the first world peace conference.

    Director:Timothy Combe
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  12. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 7 - The Mind of Evil (3)
    7.4/10(615 votes)

    S8:E7

    Realising Chin-Lee has been using the power of the Keller Machine to carry out assassinations, the Doctor heads back to Stangmoor, only to find the Master has teamed up with Mailer to stage another riot.

    Director:Timothy Combe
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  13. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 9 - The Mind of Evil (5)
    7.4/10(605 votes)

    S8:E9

    The Doctor is forced to help the Master control the mind parasite while Yates finds out where the Thunderbolt has been taken only to be captured by the Master's men.

    Director:Timothy Combe
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  14. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 6 - The Mind of Evil (2)
    7.3/10(622 votes)

    S8:E6

    The Doctor is recalled by UNIT to help investigate Cheng-Tiek's murder but is unaware that Chin-Lee is under the control of the Master.

    Director:Timothy Combe
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  15. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 8 - The Mind of Evil (4)
    7.3/10(605 votes)

    S8:E8

    With the Doctor and Jo being held prisoner, the Master convinces Mailer to help him steal the Thunderbolt.

    Director:Timothy Combe
    Writer:Don Houghton

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  16. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 11 - The Claws of Axos (1)
    7.2/10(723 votes)

    S8:E11

    When a mysterious object lands near the Nuton power complex, UNIT investigate and encounter the Axons, a group of aliens who offer the mineral axonite, which can duplicate matter, as a gift.

    Director:Michael Ferguson
    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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  17. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 14 - The Claws of Axos (4)
    7.2/10(650 votes)

    S8:E14

    The Doctor and Jo escape from Axos but then the Doctor offers the Master a deal; if he helps him repair the TARDIS, they can flee Earth together.

    Director:Michael Ferguson
    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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  18. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 12 - The Claws of Axos (2)
    7.1/10(661 votes)

    S8:E12

    The Doctor and Winser begin to analyse axonite while Chinn plots to secure its use exclusively for Britain.

    Director:Michael Ferguson
    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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  19. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 13 - The Claws of Axos (3)
    7.1/10(645 votes)

    S8:E13

    The Doctor and Jo are being held prisoner by Axos while Chinn is forced to organise the worldwide distribution of axonite and the Master returns to the power complex to try and steal the TARDIS.

    Director:Michael Ferguson
    Writers:Dave Martin, Bob Baker

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  20. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 15 - Colony in Space (1)
    7.0/10(630 votes)

    S8:E15

    The Time Lords take control of the TARDIS and the Doctor and Jo arrive on an Earth Colony in the 25th century, where a ruthless mining company are using a dinosaur-like creature to force the colonists to leave the planet.

    Director:Michael E. Briant
    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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  21. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 16 - Colony in Space (2)
    7.0/10(575 votes)

    S8:E16

    The Doctor discovers an Interplanetary Mining Corporation ship has landed on the planet in order to mine its duralinium, while Norton begins causing trouble at the colony.

    Director:Michael E. Briant
    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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  22. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 20 - Colony in Space (6)
    6.9/10(573 votes)

    S8:E20

    The Doctor and the Master are taken into the Primitive city, where the Master hopes to find the doomsday weapon, while Dent forces the colonists to leave the planet even though their ship is likely to explode.

    Director:Michael E. Briant
    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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  23. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 17 - Colony in Space (3)
    6.8/10(570 votes)

    S8:E17

    The Doctor makes it back to the colony and warns Ashe what Dent is up to but when Jo and Winton try to find proof they are captured.

    Director:Michael E. Briant
    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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  24. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 18 - Colony in Space (4)
    6.8/10(569 votes)

    S8:E18

    The Doctor descends into the Primitive city to try and find Jo while the colonists receive a visit from the Adjudicator.

    Director:Michael E. Briant
    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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  25. Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 19 - Colony in Space (5)
    6.8/10(567 votes)

    S8:E19

    The Master offers to help the colonists in exchange for information on the Primitive city and forces the Doctor to act as a guide by taking Jo hostage.

    Director:Michael E. Briant
    Writer:Malcolm Hulke

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"The Dæmons (1)" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 8. It scored 7.8/10 based on 774 votes. Directed by Christopher Barry and written by Barry Letts, Robert Sloman, it aired on 5/22/1971. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Terror of the Autons (3)".