The Best Episodes Written By Peter Grimwade

Every TV Episode Written by Peter Grimwade Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 20 Episode 9 - Mawdryn Undead (1)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Mawdryn Undead (1)

    S20:E9

    The Doctor discovers a starship trapped in a time warp over Earth. Meanwhile, public schoolboy - and secret alien émigré, Turlough, learns he can have that which he most desires, in return for the murder of the Doctor...

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 21 Episode 14 - Planet of Fire (2)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Planet of Fire (2)

    S21:E14

    While the Master, victim of his own attempt to improve his TCE weapon, seeks restoration through Sarn's numismaton gas, the truth of Turlough's past comes out at last, though to guarantee the safety of his brother and the Sarn people, Turlough must consider a great personal sacrifice.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 21 Episode 15 - Planet of Fire (3)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Planet of Fire (3)

    S21:E15

    Sarn prophesy foretells of an outsider who will come to aid the people. It's a role the Master is more than delighted to fill, which finally presents Timanov, the Sarn religious leader, the unbridled support he's sought in his campaign to cull the faithless from among his people. Turlough's secret past, however, is somehow intricately involved in all this, and the reluctance of its disclosure is enough to threaten all friendly ties with the Doctor.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 21 Episode 16 - Planet of Fire (4)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Planet of Fire (4)

    S21:E16

    While the Master, victim of his own attempt to improve his TCE weapon, seeks restoration through Sarn's numismaton gas, the truth of Turlough's past comes out at last, though to guarantee the safety of his brother and the Sarn people, Turlough must consider a great personal sacrifice.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 19 Episode 25 - Time-Flight (3)
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Time-Flight (3)

    S19:E25

    From within their sarcophagus, the gestalt Xeraphin are communicating through Nyssa. But their psychic energy is so powerful it may destroy her body completely.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 19 Episode 26 - Time-Flight (4)
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Time-Flight (4)

    S19:E26

    The Master's TARDIS is repaired and the Doctor must follow him back to 20th century Heathrow, once he has rescued all the passengers and crew from both Concordes.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 19 Episode 24 - Time-Flight (2)
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Time-Flight (2)

    S19:E24

    The Doctor's TARDIS is stolen, and tracking it down reveals the existence of an alien named Kalid controlling events in the past. While the Doctor challenges Kalid's motives for being there, Tegan and Nyssa discover the source of Kalid's power - an even greater threat for the Doctor.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 20 Episode 10 - Mawdryn Undead (2)
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Mawdryn Undead (2)

    S20:E10

    The TARDIS lands on Earth six years out of date, stranding the Doctor in 1983 while leaving Tegan and Nyssa to look for him in 1977. Both parties also encounter former companion, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, though curiously, he has no memory of the Doctor at all.

    Director:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 20 Episode 11 - Mawdryn Undead (3)
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Mawdryn Undead (3)

    S20:E11

    Mawdryn and his eternal mutants reveal the truth: they are exiles, they are in pain and need the Doctor's future 'lives', as afforded by each of his remaining regenerations.

    Director:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 20 Episode 12 - Mawdryn Undead (4)
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Mawdryn Undead (4)

    S20:E12

    As the Doctor's ethics are challenged and the two Brigadiers finally meet, Turlough plots with the Black Guardian to bring the Time Lord down once and for all...

    Director:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 21 Episode 13 - Planet of Fire (1)
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Planet of Fire (1)

    S21:E13

    Lanzarote, 1985. Archaeologist Howard Foster raises a strange metal artefact from the sea floor. But how is it linked to the signal the TARDIS received? Why is Turlough suddenly so worried? And why is Kamelion acting so erratically?

    Director:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 19 Episode 23 - Time-Flight (1)
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Time-Flight (1)

    S19:E23

    A Concorde loaded with passengers and crew vanishes into thin air. The still-grieving TARDIS crew arrive at Heathrow Airport in 1981 as the Doctor volunteers his services to solve the mystery.

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Peter Grimwade Ratings Summary

"Mawdryn Undead (1)" is the best rated episode written by Peter Grimwade. It scored 6.7/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/1/1983 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Planet of Fire (2)".