The BEST episodes of Doctor Who season 19

Every episode of Doctor Who season 19, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor Who season 19!

The Doctor, a mysterious traveller in space and time, travels in his ship, the TARDIS. The TARDIS can take him and his companions anywhere in time and space. Inevitably he finds evil at work wherever he goes...

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Earthshock (4)
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8.38
171 votes

#1 - Earthshock (4)

Season 19 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/1982

Directors: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Eric Saward
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Earthshock (1)
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8.12
190 votes

#2 - Earthshock (1)

Season 19 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/8/1982

The TARDIS crew arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system where a military force is investigating the disappearance of a palaentological expedition.

Directors: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Eric Saward
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Earthshock (3)
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7.83
191 votes

#3 - Earthshock (3)

Season 19 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/15/1982

Directors: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Eric Saward
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Earthshock (2)
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7.62
185 votes

#4 - Earthshock (2)

Season 19 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/1982

Directors: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Eric Saward
Four to Doomsday (4)
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7.56
173 votes

#5 - Four to Doomsday (4)

Season 19 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/26/1982

The Doctor has little time left to stop the evil Monarch. But he is losing allies — and the TARDIS is gone.

Directors: John Black
Castrovalva (3)
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7.54
223 votes

#6 - Castrovalva (3)

Season 19 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/11/1982

The Doctor has arrived in the supposed safety of Castrovalva. But something is odd about the seemingly tranquil city…

Directors: Fiona Cumming
Black Orchid (2)
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7.54
178 votes

#7 - Black Orchid (2)

Season 19 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/1982

Directors: Ron Jones
Kinda (4)
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7.44
175 votes

#8 - Kinda (4)

Season 19 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1982

Directors: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Chris Bailey
Time-Flight (1)
star
7.43
172 votes

#9 - Time-Flight (1)

Season 19 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/22/1982

Directors: Ron Jones
Black Orchid (1)
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7.40
176 votes

#10 - Black Orchid (1)

Season 19 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1982

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in 1925 where, due to a case of mistaken identity, the Doctor ends up playing in a local cricket match, but events take on a more sinister tone at the country home of their host Lord Cranleigh.

Directors: Ron Jones
Four to Doomsday (1)
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7.40
186 votes

#11 - Four to Doomsday (1)

Season 19 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/18/1982

Deep space, four days from Earth, 1981. The TARDIS materialises aboard a massive Urbankan starship. What is the real agenda of Monarch, master of the vessel?

Directors: John Black
The Visitation (4)
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7.35
174 votes

#12 - The Visitation (4)

Season 19 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/1982

Directors: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Eric Saward
The Visitation (3)
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7.33
171 votes

#13 - The Visitation (3)

Season 19 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/1982

Directors: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Eric Saward
Castrovalva (1)
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7.31
235 votes

#14 - Castrovalva (1)

Season 19 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1982

Southern England, 1981. The universe has been saved, but at the cost of the fourth Doctor's life. The newly-regenerated fifth Doctor must rely on his friends to survive as the regeneration threatens to fail…

Directors: Fiona Cumming
Four to Doomsday (2)
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7.29
209 votes

#15 - Four to Doomsday (2)

Season 19 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/19/1982

The Doctor and his companions explore Monarch's vessel. But what is the secret of the ancient Earthlings aboard?

Directors: John Black
Castrovalva (4)
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7.29
223 votes

#16 - Castrovalva (4)

Season 19 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/1982

The TARDIS crew are caught in a space-time trap. Escaping will mean a final confrontation with the Master.

Directors: Fiona Cumming
Kinda (1)
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7.28
172 votes

#17 - Kinda (1)

Season 19 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/1/1982

Directors: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Chris Bailey
The Visitation (1)
star
7.23
148 votes

#18 - The Visitation (1)

Season 19 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/1982

As plague sweeps 17th century England, the Doctor discovers a more exotic threat at work - shipwrecked Terileptil convicts, intent on making the planet their own.

Directors: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Eric Saward
Four to Doomsday (3)
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7.22
212 votes

#19 - Four to Doomsday (3)

Season 19 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/25/1982

Bigon reveals Monarch's terrible plan to the Doctor. Can he act in time to save Nyssa? And which side is Adric on?

Directors: John Black
The Visitation (2)
star
7.22
169 votes

#20 - The Visitation (2)

Season 19 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/1982

Directors: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Eric Saward
Castrovalva (2)
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7.08
228 votes

#21 - Castrovalva (2)

Season 19 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/1982

The TARDIS is plunging toward destruction. But even if the Doctor can escape, is yet another trap waiting?

Directors: Fiona Cumming
Time-Flight (2)
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7.01
171 votes

#22 - Time-Flight (2)

Season 19 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/23/1982

Directors: Ron Jones
Kinda (2)
star
6.95
171 votes

#23 - Kinda (2)

Season 19 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/1982

Directors: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Chris Bailey
Kinda (3)
star
6.90
173 votes

#24 - Kinda (3)

Season 19 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/8/1982

Directors: Peter Grimwade
Writer: Chris Bailey
Time-Flight (4)
star
6.65
144 votes

#25 - Time-Flight (4)

Season 19 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/30/1982

Directors: Ron Jones