The Best Episodes Written By Douglas Adams

Every TV Episode Written by Douglas Adams Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #1 - City of Death (1)

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    S17:E5

    Paris, 1979. The Doctor and Romana are here on holiday, but something is disturbing the flow of time. Could the time travel experiments of Count Scarlioni be to blame?

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  2. 8.2/10(6 votes)

    #2 - City of Death (3)

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    S17:E7

    The Doctor and Romana unwrap an intricate plot involving aliens, time travel and the Mona Lisa. How is Count Scarlioni living in two times at once? And what does he want?

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  3. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - City of Death (2)

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    S17:E6

    Captured by the Count, the Doctor and Romana uncover an elaborate plan to steal the Mona Lisa. But there is more to Scarlioni's plans than a simple theft.

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  4. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #4 - City of Death (4)

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    S17:E8

    Scaroth is determined to go back 400 million years in time to prevent a mistake. But the Doctor must stop him – because the consequences would be disastrous.

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  5. 7.0/10(5 votes)

    #5 - The Pirate Planet (1)

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    S16:E5

    Planet Zanak, unknown time. The Doctor and Romana are seeking the planet Calufrax where the second segment waits. They are in the right place and the right time… but on the wrong planet.

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  6. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - The Pirate Planet (2)

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    S16:E6

    The Doctor begins to investigate the mysteriously wealthy planet Zanak. Mentiads, a deranged Captain, strange omens, miraculous mines – what does it all mean? And what does it have to do with the Key to Time?

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  7. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #7 - The Pirate Planet (3)

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    S16:E7

    The Mentiads take the Doctor, Romana and Kimus to a reunion with K9 and Mula, where they set about trying to defeat the Captain.

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  8. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - The Pirate Planet (4)

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    S16:E8

    The Captain and Xanxia work toward their secret goals. Both depends on the pirate planet consuming one more victim - Earth.

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  9. 6.3/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Party Political Broadcast

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    S4:E6

    Sketches in this final episode include The Most Awful Family in Britain, Patient Abuse, Brigadier and Bishop and The Man Who Finishes Other People's Sentences.

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Douglas Adams Ratings Summary

"City of Death (1)" is the best rated episode written by Douglas Adams. It scored 8.4/10 based on 7 votes. It was directed by Michael Hayes. It aired on 9/29/1979 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "City of Death (3)".