The Best Episodes Written By David Whitaker
Every TV Episode Written by David Whitaker Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
David Whitaker Ratings Summary
The best episode written by David Whitaker is "The Enemy of the World (1)", rated 9/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Barry Letts". "The Enemy of the World (1)" aired on 12/23/1967 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Evil of the Daleks (7)".
9.0/10 3 votes#1 - The Enemy of the World (1)
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 12/23/1967
After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: David Whitaker
8.0/10 2 votes#2 - 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
7.8/10 5 votes#3 - The Ambassadors of Death (1)
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1970
While the Brigadier investigates a loss of contact with Mars Probe 7, the Doctor realises signals coming from the probe are of extra-terrestrial origin.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
7.5/10 4 votes#4 - 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
7.3/10 3 votes#5 - The Ambassadors of Death (2)
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 3/28/1970
UNIT retrieve the returned Recovery 7 but then Carrington hijacks it while the Doctor and Liz try to decode the signal he sent.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
7.3/10 3 votes#6 - The Ambassadors of Death (3)
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 4/4/1970
Carrington is holding the astronauts at a secret location but when he takes the Doctor, Liz and the Brigadier there they find they have been kidnapped.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
7.3/10 3 votes#7 - The Ambassadors of Death (6)
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 4/25/1970
The Doctor speaks with the alien captain and learns the astronauts sent to Earth were ambassadors. However, before he can alert the authorities he is kidnapped by Reegan.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
7.3/10 3 votes#8 - The Ambassadors of Death (7)
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 5/2/1970
Carrington is planning to expose the aliens on live television and call for an interplanetary war and the Brigadier must rescue the Doctor and Liz in time to stop him.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
7.0/10 2 votes#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
7.0/10 2 votes#10 - 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
7.0/10 2 votes#11 - The Enemy of the World (2)
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 12/30/1967
Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: David Whitaker
7.0/10 2 votes#12 - The Wheel in Space (6)
Season 5 Episode 40 - Aired 6/1/1968
Jamie and Zoe attempt to recover the time vector generator while the Cybermen realise the Doctor is on the Wheel and make him their prime target.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Whitaker
6.7/10 3 votes#13 - The Ambassadors of Death (4)
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 4/11/1970
Liz has been captured by Reegan's men and the Doctor begins to suspect Taltalian is more involved than he appeared.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
6.7/10 3 votes#14 - The Ambassadors of Death (5)
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 4/18/1970
The Doctor decides to take Recovery 7 back into space to search for the missing astronauts but Reegan sabotages the launch.
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: David Whitaker
6.6/10 9 votes#15 - The Edge of Destruction
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/1964
A mysterious explosion has knocked the TARDIS into void. And in their confusion, the crew are turning on one another.
Director: Joe Ahearne
Writer: David Whitaker
6.2/10 9 votes#16 - The Brink of Disaster
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/1964
The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.
Director: Frank Cox
Writer: David Whitaker
6.0/10 4 votes#17 - The Lion
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/27/1965
The TARDIS lands in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the crew help save Richard the Lionheart from an ambush, but Barbara is captured and brought before Saladin.
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: David Whitaker
6.0/10 4 votes#18 - The Wheel of Fortune
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/10/1965
Barbara allies herself with a man whose were murdered by El Akir as the Doctor and Vicki are caught up in Richard's plan to offer his sister's hand in marriage to Saladin's brother.
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: David Whitaker
6.0/10 2 votes#19 - 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
6.0/10 2 votes#20 - 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
6.0/10 2 votes#21 - 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
6.0/10 2 votes#22 - The Enemy of the World (3)
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/6/1968
Jamie and Victoria join Astrid into attempting to rescue Denes but Salamander becomes suspicious of them.
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: David Whitaker
6.0/10 2 votes#23 - The Wheel in Space (4)
Season 5 Episode 38 - Aired 5/18/1968
The Cybermen instruct their human slaves to smuggle them onto the Wheel while the Doctor attempts to convince Bennett of the threat they pose.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Whitaker
6.0/10 2 votes#24 - The Wheel in Space (5)
Season 5 Episode 39 - Aired 5/25/1968
The Cybermen gain control of more members of the Wheel crew and the Doctor realises the only way to stop them is for Jamie and Zoe to make a dangerous space walk.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Whitaker
5.7/10 3 votes#25 - The Warlords
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 4/17/1965
Ian sets out with a reluctant accomplice to rescue Barbara from El Akir's palace as the Doctor and Vicki try to evade the suspicions of the Earl of Leicester.
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: David Whitaker