The Best Episodes Written By Terry Nation

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.6/10(11 votes)

   #1 - Genesis of the Daleks (6)

   S12:E164/12/1975

   Gharman tries to convince the Kaleds to vote against the Dalek project but Davros has a trick up his sleeve, while the Doctor works to destroy the tape recording of Dalek victory and the Thals plan an intervention of their own.

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   9.1/10(9 votes)

   #2 - Genesis of the Daleks (1)

   S12:E113/8/1975

   The planet Skaro, the distant past. The Time Lords divert the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry to this war-torn world, and give the Doctor a mission: the evil of the Daleks is about to be born here, and the Doctor is to try to ensure they evolve into less lethally aggressive beings - or, failing that, to avert their creation altogether. But has even the Doctor the right to commit genocide?

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   9.0/10(10 votes)

   #3 - Genesis of the Daleks (2)

   S12:E123/15/1975

   The Doctor and Harry are taken to the Kaled bunker where Davros is preparing to demonstrate the Daleks, while Sarah Jane is captured by the Thals and taken to their city as a slave worker.

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   #4 - Genesis of the Daleks (4)

   S12:E143/29/1975

   The Doctor fails to prevent the Thals from destroying the Kaled city but they don't have long to enjoy their victory before the Daleks attack.

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   #5 - Genesis of the Daleks (5)

   S12:E154/5/1975

   The Doctor is forced to give Davros full details of future Dalek victories but opposition to Davros' plans is growing among the Kaleds and soon there is open rebellion.

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   8.8/10(10 votes)

   #6 - Genesis of the Daleks (3)

   S12:E133/22/1975

   The Doctor and Harry head to the Kaled city to alert the authorities to Davros' plans while Sarah Jane and Sevrin are forced to work on the completion of the Thals' rocket.

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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #7 - A Death in the Family

   S1:E212/4/1972

   Brett's relatives are being killed off one by one, so Brett and Danny decide to find the killer before he gets to Brett.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Thief of Budapest

   S1:E310/13/1985

   MacGyver travels to Budapest to meet with a Russian double agent who is in possession of a watch containing information about other Russian spies. However, before MacGyver can take the watch, the agent is killed and the watch is stolen. Now MacGyver must work with the Gypsies to get it back.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Target MacGyver

   S1:E1012/22/1985

   After blowing away a nuclear facility under the control of an aggressive world leader, MacGyver returns home for some peace and quiet, only to find his boss waiting for him. He advises MacGyver that a contract is out on his life and he needs to skip town for awhile.

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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Destiny of the Daleks (1)

    S17:E19/1/1979

    Skaro, the Dalek homeworld, some time in the future. The TARDIS lands in the irradiated ruins of the old Kaled city and something is moving underneath the wasted surface of the planet…

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - A Home of One's Own

    S1:E1612/31/1971

    Danny buys a `handy man's special' cottage in England and discovers that his neighbors are into the occult.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Five Miles to Midnight

    S1:E171/7/1972

    Trying to open a travel business, Danny and Brett encounter a New York hoodlum who needs to be smuggled out of Italy after he killed an Italian gangster.

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13. 

    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Destiny of the Daleks (4)

    S17:E49/22/1979

    Trapped between the Movellans and the Daleks, the Doctor must find a way to defeat both. Meanwhile, vast space fleets await new orders.

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14. 

    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Flashpoint

    S2:E912/26/1964

    The Daleks' plan to transform Earth into a giant spaceship and wipe out its inhabitants is nearing completion and the Doctor and his friends face a race against time to prevent them from destroying the planet's core.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #15 - The Nightmare Begins

    S3:E1011/13/1965

    The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Chain of Events

    S1:E1111/26/1971

    While out camping at Brett's family estate, Danny gets chained to a brief case which he can't get off that contains a bomb.

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17. 

    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Destiny of the Daleks (2)

    S17:E29/8/1979

    Romana has been captured by the Daleks, the Doctor is the guest of the Movellans. The Daleks are drilling deep into Skaro for something and the Doctor has an awful suspicion about their objective…

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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Destiny of the Daleks (3)

    S17:E39/15/1979

    The Daleks have awoken Davros in the heart of Skaro. Only the Doctor and the Movellans stand between them and their objective. But are the Movellans really on the Doctor's side?

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Someone Like Me

    S1:E710/29/1971

    After Brett loses seven days, Danny thinks Brett is acting strange but Brett thinks someone is impersonating him. They both can't be right.

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    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #20 - The Escape

    S1:E71/4/1964

    Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Planet of the Daleks (5)

    S10:E195/5/1973

    The Doctor and his friends ambush two Daleks as part of their plan to get back into the city, but the Daleks are on the verge of unleashing their virus.

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Planet of the Daleks (6)

    S10:E205/12/1973

    The Doctor and his friends prepare to refreeze the Dalek army but the Dalek Supreme has arrived on the planet determined to destroy them all.

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    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #23 - World's End

    S2:E411/21/1964

    The TARDIS lands in a ruined and empty London in the 22nd Century. Robomen patrol the shattered streets. The Doctor is eager to discover the cause of the city's plight.

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    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #24 - The Daleks

    S2:E511/28/1964

    The Doctor and Ian are taken to the Dalek saucer while Susan and Barbara join the rebels in planning an attack.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - The Traitors

    S3:E1312/4/1965

    With Katarina being held hostage, the Doctor, Steven and Bret are in danger of having to given in to Kirksen's demands, while, on Earth, Chen has them listed as traitors.

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