The BEST episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 2

Every episode of Doctor Who (2005) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 2!

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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Doomsday (2)
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8.46
3144 votes

#1 - Doomsday (2)

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/8/2006

The end of an epic journey, as two mighty armies wage war across the Earth, with the human race caught in the middle. But as an unstoppable terror emerges from beneath Torchwood, the Doctor faces an even greater dilemma - does saving the world mean the death of Rose Tyler?

Directors: Graeme Harper
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The Girl in the Fireplace
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8.32
3356 votes

#2 - The Girl in the Fireplace

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2006

Madame de Pompadour finds the court at Versailles under attack from sinister clockwork killers. Her only hope of salvation lies with the man who has haunted her dreams since childhood - a mysterious stranger known only as the Doctor.

Directors: Euros Lyn
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The Satan Pit (2)
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8.21
2771 votes

#3 - The Satan Pit (2)

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/10/2006

As Rose battles the murderous Ood, the Doctor finds his every belief being challenged to the core, as the Pit beckons. With the planet threatening to fall into the black hole, the Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice.

Directors: James Strong
Writer: Matt Jones
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The Impossible Planet (1)
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8.10
2917 votes

#4 - The Impossible Planet (1)

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2006

The Doctor and Rose find themselves on a desolate world, in the orbit of a black hole. Trapped with an Earth expedition and the mysterious Ood, the time-travellers face an even greater danger, as something ancient beneath the planet's surface begins to awake.

Directors: James Strong
Writer: Matt Jones
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Army of Ghosts (1)
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7.98
2813 votes

#5 - Army of Ghosts (1)

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/1/2006

The human race rejoices as the ghosts of loved ones return home. But as the Doctor, Rose and Jackie investigate the Torchwood Tower, a trap is being sprung, and the whole of modern-day Earth threatens to fall before an almighty invasion force.

Directors: Graeme Harper
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School Reunion
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7.81
3297 votes

#6 - School Reunion

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2006

A London school is haunted by strange, bat-like creatures at night. When the Doctor investigates, he finds an old friend, Sarah Jane Smith, already working undercover. As they confront their past, Rose discovers the true legacy of being a Time Lord's companion.

Directors: James Hawes
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New Earth
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7.75
3206 votes

#7 - New Earth

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2006

The Doctor and Rose Tyler board the Tardis for new adventures in time and space. When they visit mankind's new home, far in the future, they find gruesome secrets hidden inside a luxury hospital. An enemy thought long dead, the paper-thin Cassandra, is out for revenge.

Directors: James Hawes
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The Age of Steel (2)
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7.74
2656 votes

#8 - The Age of Steel (2)

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2006

The Cybermen take control of London and start converting the populace. While Jackie falls under Lumic's control, the Doctor, Rose and Mickey are reduced to fugitives in a world of terror. A last, desperate attack on the Cyberfactory is their only chance.

Directors: Graeme Harper
Writer: Tom MacRae
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Tooth and Claw
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7.71
3062 votes

#9 - Tooth and Claw

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2006

The Doctor and Rose travel back to the year 1879. An encounter in the Scottish Highlands with Queen Victoria and a band of warrior monks reveals a deadly trap, dating back centuries. Can the local legends of a werewolf really be true?

Directors: Euros Lyn
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Rise of the Cybermen (1)
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7.69
2891 votes

#10 - Rise of the Cybermen (1)

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2006

The Tardis is trapped on a parallel Earth, where Rose discovers that her father is still alive. But sinister forces are at work and British society is being prepared for the Ultimate Upgrade. An old enemy of the Doctor's is about to be reborn in a new and terrible shape.

Directors: Graeme Harper
Writer: Tom MacRae
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The Idiot's Lantern
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7.41
2605 votes

#11 - The Idiot's Lantern

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2006

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953, and Great Britain huddles round its television sets to witness the great event. But behind the celebrations are rumours of monsters on the streets, and the tormented Mr Magpie is hiding a strange and alien secret.

Directors: Euros Lyn
Writer: Mark Gatiss
Fear Her
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7.11
2566 votes

#12 - Fear Her

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/24/2006

When the Tardis lands in 2012, the Doctor plans to show Rose the London Olympics. But on a nearby housing estate, a desperate mother is hiding her daughter's unearthly powers. Can the Doctor defeat the danger nestling at the heart of an ordinary British household?

Directors: Euros Lyn
Love and Monsters
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6.88
2771 votes

#13 - Love and Monsters

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2006

An ordinary man called Elton becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose and their mysterious blue box. But when his investigations lead him to the attentions of the enigmatic Victor Kennedy, this harmless hobby suddenly plunges Elton into a world of living nightmares.

Directors: Dan Zeff