The BEST episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 12

Every episode of Doctor Who (2005) season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 12!

The Doctor is an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels through all of time and space in the TARDIS. The Doctor has a long list of friends and companions who have shared journeys along the way. Instead of dying, the Doctor is able to “regenerate” into a new body, taking on a new personality with each regeneration.

Last Updated: 11/12/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Fugitive of the Judoon
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8.18
1162 votes

#1 - Fugitive of the Judoon

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/26/2020

Ko Sho Blo! Trigger-happy space police the Judoon are targeting 21st-century Gloucester. The Doctor, Yaz, Ryan and Graham race back to Earth in order to prevent them doing too much damage to the cathedral city. But who are they looking for, and what did they do to incur the wrath of the Judoon?

Directors: Nida Manzoor
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The Haunting of Villa Diodati
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7.47
1039 votes

#2 - The Haunting of Villa Diodati

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/16/2020

Lake Geneva, 1816. Lord Byron and the Shelleys prepare for a night telling ghost stories, but their villa proves to have ghostly presences all of its own.

Directors: Emma Sullivan
Spyfall (1)
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7.46
1333 votes

#3 - Spyfall (1)

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2020

Intelligence agents around the world are under attack from alien forces, so MI6 turn to the only one who can help: the Doctor.

Ascension of the Cybermen (1)
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7.42
1026 votes

#4 - Ascension of the Cybermen (1)

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/23/2020

In the far future, the Doctor and her friends face a brutal battle across the farthest reaches of space to protect the last of the human race against the deadly Cybermen.

Spyfall (2)
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7.41
1206 votes

#5 - Spyfall (2)

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2020

A terrifying plan to destroy humanity is about to reach fruition. Can the Doctor and her friends escape multiple traps and defeat a deadly alliance?

Directors: Lee Haven Jones
The Timeless Children (2)
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7.38
1053 votes

#6 - The Timeless Children (2)

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/1/2020

The Cybermen are on the march. The last remaining humans are hunted down. Lies are exposed, truths are revealed, and for the Doctor nothing will ever be the same.

Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror
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7.30
1119 votes

#7 - Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/19/2020

1903. Who or what is sabotaging Nikola Tesla's generator plant at Niagara Falls? And has this maverick inventor really received a message from Mars?

Directors: Nida Manzoor
Can You Hear Me?
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7.08
1047 votes

#8 - Can You Hear Me?

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/9/2020

From ancient Syria to present day Sheffield, and out into the wilds of space, something is stalking the Doctor and infecting people’s nightmares.

Directors: Emma Sullivan
Praxeus
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6.85
1053 votes

#9 - Praxeus

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/2/2020

What connects a missing astronaut in the Indian Ocean, birds behaving strangely in Peru and a US naval officer who washes up on a Madagascan beach? Team Tardis investigate.

Orphan 55
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6.29
1223 votes

#10 - Orphan 55

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2020

The Doctor and her friends discover that the luxury resort where they are holidaying is hiding a number of deadly secrets. What are the ferocious monsters attacking Tranquillity Spa?

Directors: Lee Haven Jones
Writer: Ed Hime