Doctor who the classic cybermen stories ranked from worst. This weekend, doctor who returns, continuing a rich history of time travel and wild adventures. But which of the over 250 doctor who stories is the best, and which is the worst. What makes doctor who so special is that every doctor has one foe they must persistently fight. The bit where the doctor learns the kang greeting elevates it above at least ten stories. Starting with rose tyler in the seriess 2005 relaunch, all the way through to the thirteenth doctors yasmin khan, graham obrien, and ryan sinclair, weve ranked the doctors. From a ratings standpoint, it sits right at the very nadir of doctor who history. As the beloved bbc series returns for 2020, heres our highly subjective eraspanning ranking of the best 57. The worst doctor who episodes are actually the best.
The show has been running since 1963 and clocked up well over 800 episodes and almost 40 seasons. For the second time since the series revival, the doctor takes his companion to the distant future on their second adventure. To celebrate 50 years of doctor who, we look back at his greatest moments. Imdb ratings of every doctor who episode visualised 1963. My pick for the best season of classic doctor who, and best season of doctor who as a whole, is season. However, as often as this show produces amazing and memorable episodes, it can also create a small handful of utterly dreadful, forgettable. Episode six of invasion of time is the worst in classic who for me. Since returning with a female doctor, the scifi smash has been accused of political correctness. The doctor s worst enemies, the daleks, the cybermen, the angels and the silence, return, as the doctor s eleventh life comes to a close, and his twelfth life begins. It starts off strong with bonafide classic the horror of fang rock 8. While a strong case can be made for an unearthly child being the best episode of this era starting the series off with a bang by introducing an otherworldly puzzle for a pair of teachers to try and solve, and while aztec is a close third as it was among the first proper time travel episodes, its hard to ignore the impact that the dalek invasion of earth has had on doctor who lore. A meeting in a london bus with jewel thief lady christina takes a turn for the worst for the doctor when the bus takes a detour to a.
Top 10 worst doctor who stories classic series digital spy. Every single series of doctor who ranked, according to the. Heres the definitive list of the 9 worst doctor who stories of all time. After looking at the best and worst of nuwho, i take a trip back in time to the classic era of doctor who. Matt smith, jenna coleman, orla brady, james buller. What are the best and worst episodes of each series in classic. Jun 17, 2011 doctor who tv guest writer james wynne counts down the 10 worst standalone doctor who episodes since 2005. Every single series of doctor who ranked, by the fans. But, as recent storylines prove, the truth is far worse. Fans of classic doctor who, are currently a being shortchanged on ways to watch episodes, legally. Dont like mindwarp that much but the last two episodes are my fave of the sixth doctors era. Following the recent announcement that new bbcitvch4 joint streaming service britbox, is to launch. Sep 30, 2018 the cybermen were, second only to the daleks, the most popular monsters in doctor who.
Most episodes revolve around a monster of the week, who the doctor usually easily thwarts, but they still somehow tie into the overall season arc. Best classic doctor who episodes top ten list thetoptens. I thought 7th doctor stories looked cheap and cheerful due to it all being on video, instead of using film for exterior shots too. At the time of writing, there are an incredible 738 individual episodes of doctor who, making up a total 239 different stories. Its the next five episodes that lets things down, and the ending to episode 2 is particularly woeful. Full circles second episode remains the worstcharting episode of. The 5 worst modern doctor who episodes monkeys fighting robots. Doctor who tv guest writer james wynne counts down the 10 worst standalone doctor who episodes since 2005 note. Part one january 19, 1985, part two january 26, 1985 the whole of season 22 of doctor who was, for some reason, broadcast in 45minute episodes, mostly with two to a. Its unique, brilliant, epic, inspired and well have nothing like it in who ever again. The final season of doctor who in the classic era goes out. All the doctor who series ranked from 1963 to 2017 british gq. Aug 16, 2016 twoparters often get forgotten about in classic doctor who at any rate and this peter davison story, whilst perhaps best known to who fans for a famous blooper featuring a horse, has some.
But as a representative of the unit era, its pretty fantastic. Sep 23, 2018 most episodes revolve around a monster of the week, who the doctor usually easily thwarts, but they still somehow tie into the overall season arc. The sensorites but single episode an unearthly child is perhaps the best of this season, as well as being the first broadcast episode of doctor who. Top 10 worst doctor who stories classic series youtube. The larger the circle, the more ratings it has received on imdb higher ratings are in red, lower in yellow.
The first classic doctor who episode i watched, and it is a perfect way to start of jon pertwees era. The most stylish classic who, but also the cleverest. Unsurprisingly, then, over the last five decades the fandom as a whole has tended to find it difficult to pin down exactly which is the undisputed best episode. I feel like the only bad who episodes are the dry ones without enough of a creative twist, where its the doctor and some redshirts against an enemy who is defined only by megalomania. Imdb ratings of every doctor who episode visualised 1963 20. And when doctor who is at its worst it can be incredibly bad with episodes ranging from being good ideas that are poorly executed, bad ideas that are somehow made into episodes, pointless filler episodes and episodes that ruined great setups. The doctor takes ace to an army camp in 1943, home to a boobytrapped ultima decryption machine that a party of soviet. What are the best and worst seasons of classic doctor who. Every doctor who episode from 2005 to 2019 digital spy.
It is easily the worstranked season of doctor who, with 17 of its 28 episodes outside of the top 100 shows. List of doctor who episodes 19631989 the fourth season of british science fiction television series doctor who began on 10 september 1966 with the 1st doctor william hartnell story the smugglers and, after a change of lead actor patrick troughton partway through the series, ended on 1 july 1967 with the evil of the daleks. This was the second season featuring tom baker as the 4th doctor with the amazing duo of philip hinchcliffe and robert holmes as producer an. The connective nature of the series is why the show remains so popular. Heres the definitive list of the 9 worst doctor who stories.
The best doctor who episodes of all time tvandradio. Jul 30, 2012 at its worst, classic who is still a bit lovable and worth a watch, and at its best it can be a transcendently great text, capable of making you think and feel, of sticking in your heart like a. Indeed, the 9 lowestcharting episodes in doctor who history come from this season. A meeting in a london bus with jewel thief lady christina takes a turn for the worst for the doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desertlike planet, where the deadly swarm awaits. Mccoy 1season 26quite simply the best of the mccoy seasons. Classic who is never truly bad, but it sometimes makes ones eyes glaze over but one supposes, it was never intended to be watched in huge swallows end. Ranking the doctor who doctors correctly ranked from best to worst. Jan 08, 2020 since returning with a female doctor, the scifi smash has been accused of political correctness. One of the few good things about the seventh doctor s era was that after announcing she wanted to leave the tardis. What are the best and worst episodes of each series in. Heres our stab at ranking every single doctor who story, in order of quality. Genesis of the daleks 6 episodes this is the episode you must watch if you watch any story from the classic period.
Oldschool doctor who episodes that everyone should watch. Every doctor who episode from 2005 to 2019 ranked from worst to. The best doctor who episodes of all time tvandradio the. Time and the rani, and subsequent stories with doctor 7 sorry but just no like apart from. This is a harsh reaction because it was a perfectly serviceable episode and the worst this season had to offer was something being less memorable. Over the past fifty four years, fans have been enthralled and terrified by many incarnations of the doctor as he travels all of time and space alongside faithful yet often expendable. Nov 23, 2017 as doctor who turns 54 years, gq ranks all the series from 1963 to 2017. They appeared in ten stories of the classic 196389 run. Just added this because we have a best of running at the moment. There are now eleven new seasons and five new doctors since the reboot of doctor who in 2005. Doctor who every single episode of the revived series, ranked. When i uploaded my introduction to the fourth doctor, i left out my picks for the best and worst episodes.
Every single doctor who story, ranked from best to worst. So lets look at the five episodes that fans like to forget. Were big doctor who fans, but lets not go crazy its not perfect, and for every solid gold classic in the series long history, theres a liquid. But single episode an unearthly child is perhaps the best of this season, as well as being the first broadcast episode of doctor who. The doctors worst enemies, the daleks, the cybermen, the angels and the silence, return, as the doctors eleventh life comes to a close, and his twelfth life begins.
The worst thing about mel though, was her high pitched sonicboom scream. Mar 11, 2015 were big doctor who fans, but lets not go crazy its not perfect, and for every solid gold classic in the series long history, theres a liquid brown mess. Doctor who is a classic british scifi adventure program with a long history, but. Best and worst tom baker episodes doctor who amino. Ways to watch classic doctor who episodes for free. Feb 10, 2020 the doctors from doctor who ranked worst to best. Although the keys of marinus is the series first bona fide dud, its cliffhangers are pretty cool. Each doctor has had their fair share of ups and downs both on the show and in the ratings. Classic doctor who episodes that are better left in the past. Ranking the doctor who doctors apr 14, 2017 sadly, his tv movie is one of the worst doctor who episodes ever produced, but it suggests an appealing, brilliant, and vulnerable doctor you wanted to spend time with every week. Episodes in blue are those episodes which are still missing.
The doctors daughter is often considered the worst episode in the series and some have called it one of the worst episodes in doctor whos modern era. Oct 02, 2018 the 25 most essential doctor who episodes. Ironically, the sensorites has one of the finest cliffhangers in the series history a spooky alien face hovers into view outside a spaceship porthole. This languid twoparter brings series five of new doctor who to a grinding halt and gives a classic series monster an unappealing makeover all in one fell swoop. Mcgann would build on the eighth doctor via numerous audio adventures, culminating in his brief return to screens in the short prelude scene, the night of the. Starting with rose tyler in the seriess 2005 relaunch, all the way through to the thirteenth doctor s yasmin khan, graham obrien, and ryan sinclair, weve ranked the doctor s. It could only have been redeemed if they had real life retconned this and danny boyle had actually let david tennant carry the real olympic flame into the actual stadium in 2012. Jo, the brigadier written as a celebration for the shows 10th anniversary, the three doctors is the first ever multidoctor story in the show and.
Doctor who is a classic british scifi adventure program with a long history, but these ten episodes totally missed the mark. Davison 1 season 19 davisons best, on the back of the rather off key previous season 18 also, it has a consistent set of stories brimming with excellent dialogue. A perfectly selfcontained pair of episodes and maybe a top contender for the best introduction to who for a nonwhovian, this episode features the. The curse of fenric 1989 starring sylvester mccoy, sophie aldred.
Were big doctor who fans, but lets not go crazy its not perfect, and for every solid gold classic in the series long history, theres a liquid brown mess. Doctor who and the silurians 1970 okay, this one is seven episodes long which is asking a lot from your attention span. Jul, 2019 doctor who is a classic british scifi adventure program with a long history, but these ten episodes totally missed the mark. The 10 worst doctor who episodes ever according to imdb.
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