The BEST episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 8

Every episode of Doctor Who (2005) season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 8!

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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Listen
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8.15
2826 votes

#1 - Listen

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2014

What will the Doctor find at the end of the universe? What scares the Doctor? Ghosts of the past and future - a little boy who doesn't want to join the army.

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Dark Water (1)
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8.07
2466 votes

#2 - Dark Water (1)

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/1/2014

In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans have been drawn. Missy is about to come face to face with the Doctor, and an impossible choice is looming... 'Death is not an end', promises the sinister organisation known only as 3W - but, as the Doctor and Clara discover, they might wish it was.

Directors: Rachel Talalay
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Mummy on the Orient Express
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7.89
2481 votes

#3 - Mummy on the Orient Express

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/11/2014

On the most beautiful train in history, speeding among the stars of the future, a deadly creature is stalking the passengers.

Directors: Paul Wilmshurst
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Flatline
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7.85
2592 votes

#4 - Flatline

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/18/2014

Separated from the Doctor, Clara discovers a new menace from another dimension. But how do you hide when even the walls are no protection? With people to save and the Doctor trapped, Clara goes against an enemy that exists beyond human perception.

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Death in Heaven (2)
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7.84
2503 votes

#5 - Death in Heaven (2)

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/8/2014

With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role. Can the mighty UNIT contain Missy? As the Doctor faces his greatest challenge, sacrifices must be made before the day is won.

Directors: Rachel Talalay
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Time Heist
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7.83
2576 votes

#6 - Time Heist

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/2014

The Doctor turns bank robber when he is given a task he cannot refuse - steal from the most dangerous bank in the cosmos.

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Deep Breath
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7.75
3277 votes

#7 - Deep Breath

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/23/2014

When the Doctor arrives in Victorian London he finds a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions.

Directors: Ben Wheatley
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Into the Dalek
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7.62
2888 votes

#8 - Into the Dalek

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2014

A Dalek fleet surrounds a lone rebel ship, and only the Doctor can help them. As he faces his greatest enemy, he needs Clara by his side.

Directors: Ben Wheatley
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The Caretaker
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7.53
2292 votes

#9 - The Caretaker

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2014

When terrifying events threaten Coal Hill School, the Doctor decides to go undercover. The Skovox Blitzer is ready to destroy all humanity - and worse, any second now, Danny Pink and the Doctor are going to meet.

Directors: Paul Murphy
Robot of Sherwood
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7.34
2697 votes

#10 - Robot of Sherwood

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2014

In a sun-dappled Sherwood Forest, the Doctor discovers an evil plan from beyond the stars and strikes up an unlikely alliance with Robin Hood. With all of Nottingham at stake, the Doctor must decide who is real and who is fake. Can impossible heroes actually exist?

Directors: Paul Murphy
Writer: Mark Gatiss
Kill the Moon
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7.24
2576 votes

#11 - Kill the Moon

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/4/2014

The Doctor and Clara crash-land on the moon to find a base full of corpses, vicious spider-like creatures poised to attack, and a terrible dilemma.

Directors: Paul Wilmshurst
In the Forest of the Night
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7.20
2396 votes

#12 - In the Forest of the Night

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2014

One morning in every city and town in the world, the human race wakes up to face the most surprising invasion yet. Everywhere, in every land, a forest has grown overnight and taken back the Earth. It doesn't take the Doctor long to discover that the final days of humanity have arrived.

Directors: Sheree Folkson