The BEST episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 9

Every episode of Doctor Who (2005) season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor Who (2005) season 9!

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
Heaven Sent
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8.52
2644 votes

#1 - Heaven Sent

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/2015

Trapped in a world unlike any other he has seen, the Doctor faces the greatest challenge of his many lives. One final test. And he must face it alone. Pursued by the fearsome creature known only as the Veil, he must attempt the impossible. If he makes it through, Gallifrey is waiting...

Directors: Rachel Talalay
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Hell Bent
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8.38
2375 votes

#2 - Hell Bent

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/2015

If you took everything from him, betrayed him, trapped him, and broke both his hearts... how far might the Doctor go? Returning to Gallifrey, the Doctor faces the Time Lords in a struggle that will take him to the end of time itself. Who is the Hybrid? And what is the Doctor's confession?

Directors: Rachel Talalay
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Face the Raven
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8.14
2399 votes

#3 - Face the Raven

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/2015

The Doctor and Clara, with their old friend Rigsy, find themselves in a magical alien world, hidden on a street in the heart of London.

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The Magician's Apprentice (1)
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8.01
2736 votes

#4 - The Magician's Apprentice (1)

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2015

'Where is the Doctor?' When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from? As past deeds come back to haunt him, old enemies will come face to face, and for the Doctor and Clara, survival seems impossible.

Directors: Hettie Macdonald
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The Zygon Inversion (2)
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7.99
2316 votes

#5 - The Zygon Inversion (2)

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2015

Shapeshifting Zygons are everywhere in the UK, and there is no way of knowing who to trust. With UNIT neutralised, only the Doctor stands in their way. But how do you stop a war? And what can the Doctor do to save his friends?

Directors: Daniel Nettheim
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The Witch's Familiar (2)
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7.98
2451 votes

#6 - The Witch's Familiar (2)

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2015

Trapped and alone on the terrifying planet Skaro, the Doctor is at the heart of the evil Dalek Empire - no sonic, no TARDIS, nobody to help. With his greatest temptation before him, can the Doctor resist? And will there be mercy?

Directors: Hettie Macdonald
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Under the Lake (1)
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7.72
2401 votes

#7 - Under the Lake (1)

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2015

When an underwater base comes under attack, the Doctor and Clara must save the frightened crew and defeat an impossible threat. But what is behind these terrifying events? And can they really be haunted by ghosts?

Directors: Daniel O'Hara
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Before the Flood (2)
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7.68
2393 votes

#8 - Before the Flood (2)

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2015

On a remote army outpost, a fearsome alien warlord called the Fisher King sets in motion a twisted plan to ensure his own survival. The ripples will be felt around the universe. Is this chain of events inevitable? And can the Doctor do the unthinkable?

Directors: Daniel O'Hara
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The Girl Who Died
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7.64
2398 votes

#9 - The Girl Who Died

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2015

Captured by Vikings, the Doctor and Clara must help protect their village from space warriors from the future, the Mire. Outnumbered and outgunned, their fate seems inevitable. So why is the Doctor preoccupied with a single Viking girl?

Directors: Ed Bazalgette
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The Zygon Invasion (1)
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7.55
2377 votes

#10 - The Zygon Invasion (1)

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2015

When Osgood is kidnapped by a rogue gang of Zygons, the Doctor, Clara and Unit must scatter across the world in a bid to set her free.

Directors: Daniel Nettheim
The Woman Who Lived
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7.53
2304 votes

#11 - The Woman Who Lived

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2015

In England, 1651, deadly highwayman 'the Knightmare' and his sidekick come face to face with the Doctor on the dark streets of London.

Directors: Ed Bazalgette
Sleep No More
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6.60
2278 votes

#12 - Sleep No More

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/2015

This terrifying story is assembled from footage discovered in the wreckage of Le Verrier Space Station.

Writer: Mark Gatiss