The Best Episodes Written By Brian Hayles
Every TV Episode Written by Brian Hayles Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Brian Hayles Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Brian Hayles is "The Seeds of Death (1)", rated 7.3/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Michael Ferguson". "The Seeds of Death (1)" aired on 1/25/1969 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Ice Warriors (1)".
7.3/10 3 votes#1 - The Seeds of Death (1)
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 1/25/1969
21st century Earth is entirely dependent on the T-Mat transport system but the control centre on the moon has stopped functioning. Meanwhile, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe meet the one man who can solve the crisis.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.7/10 3 votes#2 - The Ice Warriors (1)
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/11/1967
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are brought to a base which is attempting to halt the flow of the Second Ice Age.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.7/10 3 votes#3 - The Curse of Peladon (1)
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/1972
The Doctor and Jo arrive on the medieval planet Peladon, where the Doctor is mistaken for the Earth Delegate of the Galactic Federation and Jo is mistaken for a princess.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.5/10 2 votes#4 - The Seeds of Death (2)
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 2/1/1969
Eldred agrees to supply a rocket for travel to the moon and the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe volunteer to crew it.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.5/10 2 votes#5 - The Seeds of Death (3)
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 2/8/1969
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe make it to the moon and join forces with Phipps but the Ice Warriors have gained control of T-mat.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.5/10 2 votes#6 - The Seeds of Death (4)
Season 6 Episode 26 - Aired 2/15/1969
The Ice Warriors' seed pods beginning materialising all over the globe while Slaar decides to kill the Doctor by T-matting him into space.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.5/10 2 votes#7 - The Monster of Peladon (5)
Season 11 Episode 19 - Aired 4/20/1974
Sarah and Alpha Centauri decide to try and alert the Federation to what the Ice Warriors are up to but first they have to escape from the throne room.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#8 - The Ice Warriors (2)
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/18/1967
Varga revives and takes Victoria hostage as he works to revive his crew while the Doctor and Jamie find Penley stealing medical supplies.
Director: Toby Haynes
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#9 - The Ice Warriors (3)
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/25/1967
Jamie and Arden venture out to rescue Victoria only to find the rest of the Ice Warriors are now active.
Director: Toby Haynes
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#10 - The Ice Warriors (4)
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/2/1967
The Doctor leaves the base to try and find Jamie and Victoria while Storr tries to do a deal with the Ice Warriors.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#11 - The Curse of Peladon (2)
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/1972
The Doctor is convinced the Ice Warriors are trying to sabotage the conference but his attempts to prove it see him accused of sacrilege.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 1 votes#12 - The Curse of Peladon (3)
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/1972
The Doctor is sentenced to fight Grun to the death and his attempt to escape leads to an encounter with Aggedor.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#13 - The Curse of Peladon (4)
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/1972
Hepesh's plan has been exposed but he is still determined to prevent Peladon joining the Galactic Federation by leading a rebellion against the King.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#14 - The Monster of Peladon (2)
Season 11 Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/1974
The Doctor is rescued by Gebek, prompting him to try and help the miners, but his advice results in Ettis launching another attack on the armoury.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#15 - The Monster of Peladon (3)
Season 11 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/1974
The Doctor and Sarah pacify Aggedor and the Doctor encourages the Queen to make peace with the miners, but Ortron soon has him under arrest again.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#16 - The Monster of Peladon (4)
Season 11 Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/1974
The Ice Warriors take control of the planet and force the miners to return to work but Ettis takes the opportunity to try and destroy the citadel.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
6.0/10 2 votes#17 - The Monster of Peladon (6)
Season 11 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/1974
The Doctor turns the Aggedor spirit against the Ice Warriors to aid the Peladonians in their battle but Eckersley attacks him with the security system.
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.7/10 3 votes#18 - The Monster of Peladon (1)
Season 11 Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/1974
The planet Peladon, some time in the future. Mining disputes threaten the peace of the planet, and as the Doctor and Jo arrive, it seems that the ghost of Aggedor walks once more...
Director: Lennie Mayne
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.5/10 2 votes#19 - The Ice Warriors (6)
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/16/1967
The Doctor and Victoria attempt to force the Ice Warriors to surrender control of the ioniser before the ice flow destroys them.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.5/10 2 votes#20 - The Seeds of Death (5)
Season 6 Episode 27 - Aired 2/22/1969
The Doctor and his allies manage to return to Earth via T-mat only to find the Ice Warrior has attacked the weather control station.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.5/10 2 votes#21 - The Seeds of Death (6)
Season 6 Episode 28 - Aired 3/1/1969
The Doctor manages to create a rain storm to destroy the Martian fungus before trying to find a way to stop the Ice Warriors' invasion fleet.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.3/10 3 votes#22 - The Celestial Toyroom
Season 3 Episode 30 - Aired 4/2/1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.
Director: Bill Sellars
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.3/10 3 votes#23 - The Final Test
Season 3 Episode 33 - Aired 4/23/1966
As the Doctor nears the end of his game against the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo take on Cyril in a lethal game of hopscotch to try and recover the TARDIS.
Director: Bill Sellars
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.0/10 3 votes#24 - The Hall of Dolls
Season 3 Episode 31 - Aired 4/9/1966
While the Doctor continues to play the Trilogic Game with the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo are involved in a deadly game of musical chairs.
Director: Bill Sellars
Writer: Brian Hayles
5.0/10 3 votes#25 - The Dancing Floor
Season 3 Episode 32 - Aired 4/16/1966
Steven and Dodo are forced to cross the dancing floor, where the Toymaker's dolls plan to force them to dance for eternity.
Director: Bill Sellars
Writer: Brian Hayles