The Best Episodes Written By Robert Holmes
Every TV Episode Written by Robert Holmes Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Robert Holmes Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Robert Holmes is "The Ark in Space (1)", rated 9/10 from 7 user votes. It was "directed by Rodney Bennett". "The Ark in Space (1)" aired on 1/25/1975 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)".
9.0/10 7 votes#1 - The Ark in Space (1)
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 1/25/1975
The Doctor's attempt to give Harry a trip in the TARDIS sees the two of them and Sarah Jane arriving onboard a space station in the far future, with some rather deadly security mechanisms.
Director: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.8/10 4 votes#2 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)
Season 14 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1977
London, the 1890s. As magician Li H'Sen Chang captivates audiences, a spate of disappearances amongst young women goes largely unnoticed. But almost upon their arrival, the Doctor and Leela find themselves confronting the feared Tong of the Black Scorpion, and a menace from another time. And there's something fishy in the sewers, too...
Director: David Maloney
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.7/10 6 votes#3 - The Ark in Space (2)
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 2/1/1975
The Doctor and Harry revive the Ark's medtech, Vira, to help Sarah Jane. But when station commander Noah is revived, he becomes suspicious of the newcomers.
Director: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.7/10 6 votes#4 - The Ark in Space (4)
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 2/15/1975
The Doctor tries to protect the humans still in cryogenic suspension from the Wirrn, who are determined to use Earth as their new breeding ground.
Director: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.6/10 7 votes#5 - Spearhead from Space (3)
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/1970
Ransome manages to escape from the plastics factory and alert UNIT, prompting the Doctor and the Brigadier to start an investigation.
Director: Derek Martinus
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.5/10 4 votes#6 - The Time Warrior (1)
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 12/15/1973
England, the 12th century. Robber baron Irongron is recruited by Linx, a Sontaran warrior whose starship has been forced down on Earth. Linx is forced to use a time-travel device to steal resources and scientists from the future to repair his ship, but in doing so involves UNIT and the Doctor...
Director: Alan Bromly
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.5/10 6 votes#7 - The Ark in Space (3)
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/1975
Knowing that Noah has been infected by the Wirrn, the Doctor persuades Vira to halt the reviving of her people, knowing it will place them in danger as well.
Director: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.4/10 5 votes#8 - Pyramids of Mars (1)
Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 10/25/1975
The Doctor and Sarah are drawn off course and, instead of UNIT HQ, they arrive on the same site in 1911.
Director: Paddy Russell
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.4/10 5 votes#9 - The Brain of Morbius (2)
Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 1/10/1976
The Doctor is captured by the Sisterhood, and Sarah Jane is blinded freeing him. The Doctor has no choice but to go back for a cure, unaware that he is leaving Sarah Jane in the hands of a treacherous Dr. Solon and the renegade Time Lord Morbius.
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.4/10 5 votes#10 - The Brain of Morbius (4)
Season 13 Episode 20 - Aired 1/24/1976
Morbius lives once more, but as a rampaging beast. The Doctor is forced to ally with Dr. Solon to bring him to heel, but the two disagree about what should happen to Morbius.
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.4/10 5 votes#11 - The Caves of Androzani (1)
Season 21 Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/1984
The planet Androzani Minor, the distant future. In the planet's caves war rages between government troops and the android warriors of the mysterious Sharaz Jek. But what makes spectrox, the substance they battle to control, so valuable? And how far will the Doctor go to protect his companion?
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.3/10 6 votes#12 - The Brain of Morbius (1)
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 1/3/1976
The storm-lashed planet Karn. Near a graveyard of crashed starships, the demented surgeon Solon hides in his castle, the last acolyte of the Time Lord despot Morbius. He only needs one final item to make his master live again... and then the Doctor and Sarah arrive...
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.3/10 3 votes#13 - The Deadly Assassin (3)
Season 14 Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/1976
The Doctor has entered the computation Matrix to prove his innocence. But his opponent is prepared for him and the two engage in a mental duel to the death.
Director: David Maloney
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.2/10 8 votes#14 - Spearhead from Space (2)
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/1970
UNIT's attempts to locate the meteorites are hampered by the mysterious plastic Autons, being constructed by Channing at a nearby factory, while the Doctor makes another attempt to escape from the hospital.
Director: Derek Martinus
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.2/10 5 votes#15 - Pyramids of Mars (2)
Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/1975
The Doctor, Sarah and Laurence try to find a way to sever Sutekh's link to the mummies while poacher Ernie Clements finds the priory surrounded by a forcefield.
Director: Paddy Russell
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.2/10 4 votes#16 - Pyramids of Mars (3)
Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 11/8/1975
The Doctor and Sarah try to destroy Sutekh's rocket but the Osiran's mental powers prove too great for them.
Director: Paddy Russell
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.2/10 4 votes#17 - Pyramids of Mars (4)
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 11/15/1975
Sutekh forces the Doctor to transport Scarman and a mummy to Mars, where the Doctor and Sarah try to stop them destroying the Eye of Horus.
Director: Paddy Russell
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.2/10 5 votes#18 - The Brain of Morbius (3)
Season 13 Episode 19 - Aired 1/17/1976
While the Doctor goes to confront the Sisterhood to seek a cure for Sarah Jane's blindness, Solon realizes that he must transfer Morbius' brain into a new body before it is too late.
Director: Christopher Barry
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.2/10 4 votes#19 - The Caves of Androzani (2)
Season 21 Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/1984
The Doctor and Peri have been rescued from the firing squad by the mysterious Sharaz Jek. But he has his own plans for them. And why are they suddenly feeling ill?
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.2/10 4 votes#20 - The Caves of Androzani (3)
Season 21 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/1984
The situation on Androzani Minor is building toward a violent confrontation, and the Doctor and Peri are slowly succumbing to spectrox toxemia.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.2/10 4 votes#21 - The Caves of Androzani (4)
Season 21 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/1984
Events on Androzani reach a bloody climax. Will the Doctor and Peri survive the carnage? And at what cost?
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.1/10 8 votes#22 - Spearhead from Space (4)
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/1970
With UNIT's investigation being blocked by the Replica of Scobie, the Doctor and Liz visit Madame Tussaud's to try and find out more as Channing prepares to activate the Autons.
Director: Derek Martinus
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.0/10 11 votes#23 - Spearhead from Space (1)
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/1970
As the newly-regenerated Doctor arrives on Earth, so does the Nestene too.
Director: Derek Martinus
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.0/10 3 votes#24 - The Deadly Assassin (4)
Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/1976
The Doctor has won his fight in the Matrix and revealed the assassin. But the Master is not defeated and sets a plan in motion that could destroy the Time Lords.
Director: David Maloney
Writer: Robert Holmes
8.0/10 2 votes#25 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6)
Season 14 Episode 26 - Aired 4/2/1977
The Doctor and Weng-Chiang have their final confrontation in the mysterious House of the Dragon -- watched by the evil duplicitous Mr. Sin.
Director: David Maloney
Writer: Robert Holmes