The BEST episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 3

Every episode of Doctor Who (2005) season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 3!

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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Blink
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9.09
3586 votes

#1 - Blink

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2007

In an old, abandoned house, the Weeping Angels wait. Only the Doctor can stop them, but he's lost in time.

Directors: Hettie Macdonald
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Last of the Time Lords (3)
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8.24
2775 votes

#2 - Last of the Time Lords (3)

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2007

Earth has been conquered and the Master rules supreme, with the Doctor his prisoner. Can Martha Jones save the world?

Directors: Colin Teague
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The Family of Blood (2)
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8.24
2779 votes

#3 - The Family of Blood (2)

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2007

1913, and war comes to England a year in advance, as the terrifying Family hunt for the Doctor.

Directors: Charles Palmer
Writer: Paul Cornell
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The Sound of Drums (2)
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8.21
2845 votes

#4 - The Sound of Drums (2)

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2007

Harry Saxon becomes Prime Minister, but his dark ambitions reach beyond the stars.

Directors: Colin Teague
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Utopia (1)
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8.19
2900 votes

#5 - Utopia (1)

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2007

Captain Jack Harkness storms back into the Doctor's life, and the Tardis is thrown to the end of the universe itself.

Directors: Graeme Harper
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Human Nature (1)
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8.07
2701 votes

#6 - Human Nature (1)

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2007

England, 1913, and a schoolteacher called John Smith dreams of adventures in time and space.

Directors: Charles Palmer
Writer: Paul Cornell
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Gridlock
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7.71
2710 votes

#7 - Gridlock

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2007

The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, in the far future, only to find that an entire city has become a deadly trap.

Directors: Richard Clark
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Smith and Jones
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7.69
2905 votes

#8 - Smith and Jones

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2007

When Martha Jones finds herself on the moon, she meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, and her life will never be the same again.

Directors: Charles Palmer
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The Shakespeare Code
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7.68
2737 votes

#9 - The Shakespeare Code

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2007

The Doctor takes Martha to Elizabethan England, where William Shakespeare is under the control of deadly witch-like creatures.

Directors: Charles Palmer
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42
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7.64
2394 votes

#10 - 42

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2007

As a spaceship hurtles towards the sun, the Doctor and Martha have just 42 minutes to save the day.

Directors: Graeme Harper
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Evolution of the Daleks (2)
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7.56
2411 votes

#11 - Evolution of the Daleks (2)

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2007

As a new Dalek Empire rises in 1930s New York, the Doctor must enter an unholy alliance.

Directors: James Strong
Writer: Helen Raynor
Daleks in Manhattan (1)
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7.48
2503 votes

#12 - Daleks in Manhattan (1)

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2007

The Doctor finds his oldest enemies at work on top of the Empire State Building when he and Martha travel to 1930s New York.

Directors: James Strong
Writer: Helen Raynor
The Lazarus Experiment
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7.29
2649 votes

#13 - The Lazarus Experiment

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2007

Martha returns home, but has to save her family from the schemes of the monstrous Professor Lazarus.

Directors: Richard Clark