The BEST episodes of Doctor Who season 9
Every episode of Doctor Who season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor Who season 9!
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...
#1 - The Sea Devils (2)
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/4/1972
The Doctor is eager to make peace between the Sea Devils and the humans but has discovered that the Master is up to his old tricks.
#2 - Day of the Daleks (2)
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/1972
A captive of the guerrillas, the Doctor discovers they intend to change history. Jo is transported to the 22nd Century where she unwittingly gives vital information to the Daleks.
#3 - Day of the Daleks (1)
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1972
When Sir Reginald Styles claims to have seen a ghost, UNIT is called in. The Doctor and Jo spend the night at Styles' house and become the target of an assassin.
#4 - The Sea Devils (4)
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/18/1972
The Doctor attempts to persuade Captain Hart of the danger that the Master represents. Eager to make contact with the Sea Devils, the Doctor journeys deep into the ocean.
#5 - Day of the Daleks (4)
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/1972
The Controller betrays the Daleks and is exterminated. The Daleks travel back in time to the 20th Century to ensure that the peace conference fails.
#6 - Day of the Daleks (3)
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/1972
The Doctor arrives in a bleak future where Earth is ruled by the Daleks and mankind is enslaved. Rescuing Jo, the two escape but the brutish Ogrons are in pursuit.
#7 - The Curse of Peladon (4)
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/1972
Hepesh, supported by the delegate from Arcturus, is revealed to be behind the attacks. Arcturus is killed but Hepesh escapes to rouse a rebellion against the King.
#8 - The Sea Devils (5)
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/25/1972
The Doctor is captured by the Sea Devils and taken to their undersea base. There he tries to make peace with the creatures, but his efforts are thwarted by the Navy.
#9 - The Time Monster (1)
Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/20/1972
Masquerading as research scientist, Professor Thascales, the Master is using a device called TOMTIT to summon an ancient and powerful creature from beyond time.
#10 - The Time Monster (6)
Season 9 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/24/1972
With the crystal of Kronos in his possession, the Master prepares to release the Chronovore. The Doctor is powerless to stop his nemesis as the end of Atlantis approaches.
#11 - The Time Monster (4)
Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/10/1972
As UNIT forces approach, the Master leaves for Atlantis in his TARDIS. However, the Doctor is not far behind and in the time vortex, the two Time Lords confront each other.
#12 - The Sea Devils (3)
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/11/1972
Jo attempts to rescue the Doctor who is being held prisoner by the Master and Trenchard. The Master plans to summon the Sea Devils from beneath the waves.
#13 - The Curse of Peladon (3)
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/1972
The Doctor is sentenced to a fight to the death in the pit with the King's champion, Grun. But the saboteur and killer is still at large.
#14 - The Curse of Peladon (2)
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/1972
The work of the committee is hampered by sabotage, fear and suspicion. The Doctor knows the Ice Warriors of old and believes that they may be the guilty party.
#15 - The Time Monster (2)
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/27/1972
The Doctor tracks the Master down to the Newton Institute. There, after a disastrous attempt to summon Kronos, the Master prepares to use TOMTIT again.
#16 - The Sea Devils (1)
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/1972
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master who is held prisoner on an island. They learn that several ships have recently been sunk in the area and the Doctor decides to investigate.
#17 - The Mutants (6)
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/1972
Despite the Doctor's arguments, the Earth Investigator reinstates the Marshal as commander of Skybase. Bombarded by thaesium radiation, Ky begins an incredible transformation.
#18 - The Curse of Peladon (1)
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/1972
The planet Peladon is hoping to join the Galactic Federation. But King Peladon's Chancellor has been murdered and it seems that the legendary royal beast, Aggedor, is to blame.
#19 - The Time Monster (3)
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/3/1972
Krasis, High Priest of Atlantis, has been summoned by the Master to help him find the crystal of Kronos. The Master uses TOMTIT to summon threats from the past to attack UNIT.
#20 - The Sea Devils (6)
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/1/1972
The Sea Devils come to the surface and attack the Naval base. The Doctor is forced to create a machine that will awaken the creatures across the entire world.
#21 - The Time Monster (5)
Season 9 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/17/1972
Arriving in Atlantis, the Master seduces the beautiful Queen Galleia so that he might possess the crystal of Kronos. But it is protected by a guardian who is half man, half beast.
#22 - The Mutants (3)
Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/22/1972
Ky opens the message box but cannot understand the ancient carved tablets inside. The Marshal seals the Doctor and his friends in the caves and prepares to gas them to death.
#23 - The Mutants (5)
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/1972
With Jo held prisoner, the Doctor is forced to work for the Marshal. The Earth Investigator's ship prepares to dock at Skybase.
#24 - The Mutants (2)
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/15/1972
Fearing Jo has died in Solos's hostile environment, the Doctor is forced to work with the scientist, Jaeger, to make the planet's atmosphere breathable for humans.
#25 - The Mutants (1)
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/8/1972
The Time Lords send the Doctor to a Skybase above the planet Solos in the 30th Century. The Marshal of the Skybase is determined to stop Solos achieving independence from Earth.