The BEST episodes of Doctor Who season 5

#1 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (1)

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/1967

The Doctor meets Professor Parry and his archaeologists on the planet Telos. The expedition is there to unearth the remains of Cybermen who died out long ago. Or did they..?

#2 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (4)

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/1967

The Cyber Controller has been revitalised after leaving the icy tomb, threatening to overpower his human foes. The Doctor is determined to return the Cybermen to their long sleep.

#3 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (2)

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/1967

Professor Parry and his team begin to unlock the secrets of the Cybermen's tomb. But there are some amongst the explorers who have a dark agenda of their own.

#4 - The Tomb of the Cybermen (3)

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/1967

The tombs are revealed to be a trap. The Cybermen have risen from their centuries-long hibernation and are intent on converting the humans into a new race of Cybermen.

#5 - The Web of Fear (5)

Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/2/1968

Using Travers's body, the Great Intelligence demands that the Doctor allows his mind to be drained. Victoria is taken hostage and the Doctor has just 20 minutes to decide her fate.

#6 - The Abominable Snowmen (2)

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/1967

Jamie and Victoria make an incredible discovery in a cave on the mountain. The Doctor is tied to the gates of the Detsen Monastery as a lure for the hostile Yeti.

#7 - The Ice Warriors (6)

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/16/1967

The Ice Warriors invade the human's base, and it is up to the Doctor to repel them. Using the ioniser is the only way to defeat the Martians, but to do so could have consequences.

#8 - The Web of Fear (6)

Season 5 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/9/1968

The HQ is destroyed by the web and everyone is captured by Yetis. The traitor is revealed and all seems lost as the Doctor submits himself to the Great Intelligence's mind drain.

#9 - The Web of Fear (2)

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/10/1968

The deadly web continues to advance in the tunnels of the Underground. Professor Travers realises that the Doctor is the only man who can help bring an end to the Yeti menace.

#10 - The Ice Warriors (2)

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/18/1967

Varga, the Ice Warrior, has returned to life and has captured Victoria and takes her with him to the glacier where he intends to find his frozen comrades.

#11 - The Web of Fear (4)

Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/24/1968

The Doctor acquires a sample of the web, but when he, Jamie and Victoria return to the HQ to examine it, they discover that Professor Travers has been abducted by the Yeti!

#12 - The Ice Warriors (5)

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/9/1967

The Doctor and Victoria are held prisoner by the Ice Warriors who are preparing to fire their deadly sonic cannon at the Brittanicus Base.

#13 - The Web of Fear (1)

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/3/1968

The TARDIS lands in the London Underground, which is deserted. Jamie and Victoria are captured by the military. The Doctor is amazed to discover that Yetis are in the tunnels.

#14 - The Ice Warriors (4)

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/2/1967

Victoria is chased by the Ice Warriors deep into the caves inside the glacier. The Doctor goes to the Ice Warriors' ship in an attempt to broker a peace, but they do not trust him.

#15 - The Ice Warriors (3)

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/25/1967

Varga revives four fellow Ice Warriors from the ice and they begin to excavate their ship. Victoria places herself in jeopardy when she attempts to warn the Brittanicus Base.

#16 - Fury from the Deep (1)

Season 5 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/16/1968

The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria find themselves on the east coast of England where a gas refinery is experiencing problems and a sinister heartbeat is throbbing through the pipes.

#17 - The Ice Warriors (1)

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/11/1967

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in the midst of a new ice age where Brittanicus Base is fighting a battle to force back the glaciers. A huge Ice Warrior is found frozen in the ice.

#18 - Fury from the Deep (6)

Season 5 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/20/1968

The Weed has complete control of Chief Robson and threatens to conquer Earth. The Doctor searches for a means to defeat the creature and believes the answer may be Victoria…

#19 - The Wheel in Space (5)

Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/25/1968

#20 - The Wheel in Space (4)

Season 5 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/18/1968

#21 - Fury from the Deep (3)

Season 5 - Episode 31 - Aired 3/30/1968

Despite the mounting evidence, Chief Robson refuses to acknowledge that matters have escalated beyond his ability to control them.

#22 - The Abominable Snowmen (6)

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/4/1967

#23 - The Enemy of the World (6)

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/27/1968

Astrid discovers the underground bunker and Salamander's secret. On the surface, Giles Kent reveals his true colours. Vintage sci-fi taking us on adventures in time and space, reflecting the broadcast standards and attitudes of its time.

#24 - The Wheel in Space (2)

Season 5 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/4/1968

#25 - Fury from the Deep (2)

Season 5 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/23/1968

As the situation worsens at the refinery, Chief Robson refuses to halt the gas flow. Elsewhere, the weed extends its influence and Mrs Harris receives sinister visitors.