The Best Episodes Written By Dennis Spooner

Every TV Episode Written by Dennis Spooner Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Checkmate
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Checkmate

    Missing info
    S2:E39

    The Doctor finally discovers what the Monk is up to and must move fast to prevent his opponent from altering the course of history.

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  2. Background image for Destruction of Time
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Destruction of Time

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    S3:E21

    With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.

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  3. Background image for Inferno
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Inferno

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    S2:E15

    Ian and Delos manage to escape from Sevcheria and Tavius agrees to help Barbara rejoin them.The Doctor's attempts to avoid being thrown to the lions inadvertently result in Nero deciding to burn down Rome.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Diplomatic Immunity

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    S1:E1

    After a robbery in his london shop, antique dealer John Mannering a.k.a. The Baron, is persuaded by Templeton-Green to work for Diplomatic Intelligence. He travels behind the Iron Curtin and meets his contact Cordelia. They encounter a corrupt Party member who attempts to frame them for the murder of his lover, the London jewel thief.

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  5. Background image for Masquerade (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Masquerade (1)

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    S1:E6

    Mannering is invited by Sir Frederick Alton to his country home. When he enters the house he hears a woman crying for help. As he goes to help he's knocked unconscious. He wakes up to discover that he has a twin double. Mannering manages to change places with the double and his captors kill the man they belive to be the Baron. They then let him in on their plans to steal the Crown Jewels only for Cordelia to turn up at the wrong moment.

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  6. Background image for The Killing (2)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Killing (2)

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    S1:E7

    The Baron has to convince Cordelia who he is, but he still has to play the part for his captors. He manages to get rid of Revell and the gang head to London. However, one of the gang is the best friend of the part Mannering is playing. After he's discovered, the Baron really has to steal the Crown Jewels.

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  7. Background image for The Persuaders
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Persuaders

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    S1:E8

    David Marlowe is kidnapped from Mannering's shop. For his release he must sell a false Renoir to Sir Robert Ellacott. Mannering calls on Templeton-Green for help. The Baron follows his orders and sells the picture but whilst visiting he meets Sir Robert's nephew Roddy and becomes suspicious. When Marlowe is stabbed by Roddy as he attempts to escape, the other gang members become nervous. Mannering has to meet Roddy with the ransom money to ensure that Marlowe isn't killed.

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  8. Background image for And Suddenly You're Dead
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - And Suddenly You're Dead

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    S1:E9

    The Baron and Cordelia are in Switzerland when they bump into Peter Franklin, an old friend of Cordelia. Franklin, who is a CIA agent, has stolen the latest strain in a deadly virus from the laboratory he was working in. When Franklin is killed, Mannering is in a race with Sorenson, the scientist who developed the virus, and Holmes, an unscrupulous character, to discover the whereabouts of the deadly bacteria.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Target!

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    S1:E6

    In an attempt to break Steed's perfect shooting-range record, Purdey tackles the range with all her grace and skill. However, it's not enough as she misses one tiny percentage and gets hit with a mark. But other agents begin to die who have performed similarly, and Steed and Gambit start putting the clues together and find that they must work fast to save their friend and colleague before she succumbs to a nasty poison.

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    Director:Ray Austin
  10. Background image for Faces
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Faces

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    S1:E9

    A bizarre series of deaths of high-ups in the government becomes the business of Steed and his colleagues when a personal friend of his becomes one of the deceased. However, due to suspicion from the delicate nature of the case...apparently people are being duplicated by an unscrupulous firm...Steed, Purdey, and Gambit all go off on their own and make individual progress into the case. However, it seems that the situation is too far-reaching and confusing for each alone. They must work together and figure out quickly, who's who and what's what, before they themselves become the next targets.

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    Director:James Hill
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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Conspiracy

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    S2:E14

    Ian and Delos are forced to fight each other for their freedom while the Doctor has to perform for Nero's court.

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  12. Background image for The Watcher
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #12 - The Watcher

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    S2:E36

    The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven Taylor, go to 1066 England, but something doesn't seem right including modern inventions like a Gramaphone and electricity. Could there be another Time Lord?

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  13. Background image for A Battle of Wits
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #13 - A Battle of Wits

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    S2:E38

    The Doctor manages to escape from his cell and get the upper hand on the Monk but his plans are derailed when Sven and Ulf arrive at the monastery.

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  14. Background image for The Beginning
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Beginning

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    S1:E1

    Nemesis agents Craig Sterling, Richard Barrett and Sharron Macready crash-land in Tibet after stealing bacteriological material from the Chinese. Rescued by an unknown Tibetan tribe who give them special powers, they must use them to escape the pursuing Chinese.

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  15. Background image for Look- (stop me if you've heard this one) But There Were These Two Fellers...
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Look- (stop me if you've heard this one) But There Were These Two Fellers...

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    S6:E11

    The directors of the Capital Land and Development Company are being murdered and the only clues Steed and Tara have are a massive footprint and a red nose.

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    Director:James Hill
  16. Background image for The Abandoned Planet
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - The Abandoned Planet

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    S3:E20

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.

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  17. Background image for The Meddling Monk
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #17 - The Meddling Monk

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    S2:E37

    The Doctor is being held prisoner by the Monk and Steven and Vicki's search for him brings them to the Saxon village.But a greater danger threatens when a Viking raiding party arrives.

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  18. Background image for Guests of Madame Guillotine
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Guests of Madame Guillotine

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    S1:E38

    Susan, Ian and Barbara are sentenced to be guillotined but an encounter with a dying English prisoner may offer Ian a chance of survival.

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    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Prisoners of Conciergerie

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    S1:E42

    Ian finally delivers his message to James Stirling but in order to secure Susan's release he and Barbara are forced into a dangerous spying mission.

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  20. Background image for A Land of Fear
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #20 - A Land of Fear

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    S1:E37

    The TARDIS lands during the French Revolution, where Ian, Barbara, and Susan become caught up in the politics of the day. When they are arrested and set to be executed, the Doctor must take on the disguise of a public official to try and save their lives.

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  21. Background image for Coronas of the Sun
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Coronas of the Sun

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    S3:E15

    The Doctor, Steven and Sara escape Mira in a Dalek pursuit ship but when they find the ship is returning to Kembel, they are forced to come up with a new plan to avoid the Daleks.

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  22. Background image for Volcano
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Volcano

    Missing info
    S3:E17

    The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.

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  23. Background image for A Change of Identity
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - A Change of Identity

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    S1:E39

    Susan and Barbara are rescued by Jules and Jean, two members of the escape chain, while the Doctor gains access to the prison by posing as a revolution official.

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  24. Background image for The Tyrant of France
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Tyrant of France

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    S1:E40

    The Doctor is forced into a meeting with Robespierre while Barbara's attempts to find a physician for Susan result in them being betrayed.

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  25. Background image for A Bargain of Necessity
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - A Bargain of Necessity

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    S1:E41

    Ian finds himself held prisoner by the treacherous Leon while the Doctor attempts to engineer Susan and Barbara's escape.

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Dennis Spooner Ratings Summary

"Checkmate" is the best rated episode written by Dennis Spooner. It scored 7.6/10 based on 5 votes. It was directed by Douglas Camfield. It aired on 7/24/1965 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Destruction of Time".