The BEST episodes written by Russell T. Davies

Journey's End (2)
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8.45
3480 votes

#1 - Journey's End (2)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 4 - Episode 13

As Davros and the Daleks threaten the universe, the Doctor's companions join forces. But tragedy is waiting for the Time Lord...

Doomsday (2)
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8.45
3139 votes

#2 - Doomsday (2)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 2 - Episode 13

The end of an epic journey, as two mighty armies wage war across the Earth, with the human race caught in the middle. But as an unstoppable terror emerges from beneath Torchwood, the Doctor faces an even greater dilemma - does saving the world mean the death of Rose Tyler?

Turn Left
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8.36
2899 votes

#3 - Turn Left

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 4 - Episode 11

What would have happened if the Doctor had died facing the Racnoss? We find a nightmare world as Donna and Rose attempt to stop the approaching Darkness.

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The Stolen Earth (1)
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8.34
3444 votes

#4 - The Stolen Earth (1)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 4 - Episode 12

Rose Tyler, Torchwood, Martha and more... Earth's greatest heroes assemble to fight the New Dalek Empire.

The Blood Line
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8.33
1409 votes

#5 - The Blood Line

Torchwood - Season 4 - Episode 10

The Torchwood team travels across the world on a final, desperate mission - but the Three Families are unstoppable, unless a terrible sacrifice is made...

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The Parting of the Ways (2)
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8.32
3330 votes

#6 - The Parting of the Ways (2)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 13

Rose has seen danger and wonders alongside the Doctor, but now their friendship is put to the test as Earth plunges into an epic war. With the human race being slaughtered, the Doctor is forced into terrible action. Will the time-travellers ever be reunited?

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Last of the Time Lords (3)
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8.22
2763 votes

#7 - Last of the Time Lords (3)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 3 - Episode 13

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

The Sound of Drums (2)
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8.20
2835 votes

#8 - The Sound of Drums (2)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 3 - Episode 12

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

Midnight
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8.19
2709 votes

#9 - Midnight

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 4 - Episode 10

The Doctor is trapped on the planet Midnight, and the knocking on the wall begins...

Utopia (1)
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8.17
2909 votes

#10 - Utopia (1)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 3 - Episode 11

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

Bad Wolf (1)
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8.17
3077 votes

#11 - Bad Wolf (1)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 12

The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack fight for their lives on board the Game Station, but disaster strikes when the Daleks capture Rose!

Day Five
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8.11
1472 votes

#12 - Day Five

Torchwood - Season 3 - Episode 5

Torchwood is defenceless and Gwen Cooper stands alone as the final sanction begins. As violence erupts and the world descends into anarchy, an ordinary council estate becomes a battleground where the future of the human race will be decided.

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Day One
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8.05
1687 votes

#13 - Day One

Torchwood - Season 3 - Episode 1

An ordinary day becomes a world of terror as every single child in the world stops. A message is sent to the governments of Earth: 'We are coming'. As a trap closes around Captain Jack, sins of the past return, as long-forgotten events from 1965 threaten to reveal an awful truth.

Army of Ghosts (1)
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7.96
2811 votes

#14 - Army of Ghosts (1)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 2 - Episode 12

The human race rejoices as the ghosts of loved ones return home. But as the Doctor, Rose and Jackie investigate the Torchwood Tower, a trap is being sprung, and the whole of modern-day Earth threatens to fall before an almighty invasion force.

Day Three
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7.89
1418 votes

#15 - Day Three

Torchwood - Season 3 - Episode 3

The eyes of the world turn to Britain, as the 456 announce, 'We are here'. As a pillar of fire descends upon London, the members of Torchwood must battle to protect their own families, as the fight gets personal. But will Clem's memories destroy everything?

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The Well
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7.78
562 votes

#16 - The Well

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 2 - Episode 3

Far in the future, on a tough, brutal planet, a devastated mining colony has only one survivor. To discover the truth, the Doctor and Belinda must face absolute terror.

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New Earth
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7.72
3233 votes

#17 - New Earth

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 2 - Episode 1

The Doctor and Rose Tyler board the Tardis for new adventures in time and space. When they visit mankind's new home, far in the future, they find gruesome secrets hidden inside a luxury hospital. An enemy thought long dead, the paper-thin Cassandra, is out for revenge.

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Episode 3
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7.71
346 votes

#18 - Episode 3

A Very English Scandal - Season 1 - Episode 3

Having survived a bungled attempt on his life, Norman Scott publicly accuses Jeremy Thorpe of being behind a plot to kill him. The men go to court with the world watching.

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Gridlock
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7.69
2711 votes

#19 - Gridlock

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 3 - Episode 3

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

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73 Yards
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7.69
829 votes

#20 - 73 Yards

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 4

Landing on the Welsh coast, the Doctor and Ruby embark on the strangest journey of their lives. In a rain-lashed pub, the locals sit in fear of ancient legends coming to life.

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Tooth and Claw
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7.68
3083 votes

#21 - Tooth and Claw

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 2 - Episode 2

The Doctor and Rose travel back to the year 1879. An encounter in the Scottish Highlands with Queen Victoria and a band of warrior monks reveals a deadly trap, dating back centuries. Can the local legends of a werewolf really be true?

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Smith and Jones
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7.67
2907 votes

#22 - Smith and Jones

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 3 - Episode 1

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.

Partners in Crime
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7.66
2982 votes

#23 - Partners in Crime

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 4 - Episode 1

Donna and the Doctor reunite and must save the lives of millions threatened by a sinister alien... Allons-y!

The New World
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7.65
2527 votes

#24 - The New World

Torchwood - Season 4 - Episode 1

When death itself comes to a halt, the whole world faces its greatest danger yet. CIA agent Rex Matheson has only one clue: the word 'Torchwood'.

The End of the World
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7.55
4233 votes

#25 - The End of the World

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 2

The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year five billion and the end of planet Earth.

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Rose
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7.52
5385 votes

#26 - Rose

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 1

When Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, her life will never be the same again. Soon she realises that her mum, her boyfriend and the whole of Earth are in danger. The only hope for salvation lies inside a strange blue box.

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Deadly Web (1)
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7.49
53 votes

#27 - Deadly Web (1)

Touching Evil - Season 1 - Episode 5

A simultaneous attack on horses on the same night on three separate continents baffles the police until a Japanese student confesses that the assaults were occasioned by a perverse fantasy web-site called 'Amathus',exhorting people who wanted to belong to it to commit willful acts from attacking horses to murder.

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Episode 2
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7.44
392 votes

#28 - Episode 2

A Very English Scandal - Season 1 - Episode 2

With Thorpe's old affair with Norman Scott threatening to derail his political career, will Jeremy stop at nothing to silence Norman?

The Legend of Ruby Sunday (1)
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7.43
669 votes

#29 - The Legend of Ruby Sunday (1)

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 7

The Doctor and UNIT investigate Ruby's past. But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, the mysterious Triad Technology unleash the greatest evil of all.

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Boom Town
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7.43
3041 votes

#30 - Boom Town

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 11

The Tardis crew take a holiday, but the Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. A plan to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff disguises an alien plot to rip the world apart, and when the Doctor dines with monsters, he discovers traps within traps.

The Long Game
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7.42
3187 votes

#31 - The Long Game

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 7

Adam discovers the wonders of travelling in the Tardis. In the far future, Satellite 5 broadcasts to the entire Earth Empire, but anyone promoted to Floor 500 is never seen again, and the Doctor suspects mankind is being manipulated. Does Adam have what it takes to become the Time Lord's companion?

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The Witch of the Waterfall
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7.41
370 votes

#32 - The Witch of the Waterfall

The War Between the Land and the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 4

Barclay and Salt go on the run in a war-torn London as UNIT reels from disaster. But when Tide threatens the land and Gunsberg advances his plans, the Severance schemes demand blood.

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Lux
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7.39
603 votes

#33 - Lux

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 2 - Episode 2

The Doctor's quest to get Belinda home takes the TARDIS to Miami in 1952, where an abandoned cinema is hiding a terrifying secret. Can the Doctor uncover Lux's power?

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Episode 1
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7.38
405 votes

#34 - Episode 1

A Very English Scandal - Season 1 - Episode 1

Politician Jeremy Thorpe begins a whirlwind affair with a stable hand, Norman Scott. But when the relationship turns sour, Norman becomes a secret Jeremy is desperate to hide.

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Aliens of London (1)
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7.37
3322 votes

#35 - Aliens of London (1)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 4

The Doctor takes Rose home, but when a spaceship crash-lands in the Thames, London is closed off and the whole world goes on red alert. While the Doctor investigates the alien survivor, Rose discovers that her home is no longer a safe haven.

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Everything Changes
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7.31
2780 votes

#36 - Everything Changes

Torchwood - Season 1 - Episode 1

A brutal murder leads WPC Gwen Cooper to Torchwood.

World War Three (2)
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7.30
3166 votes

#37 - World War Three (2)

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 5

Downing Street announces mankind's first Interplanetary War, but the real danger is much closer to home. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones race against time to unmask the villainous Slitheen, but only Rose's mum and boyfriend hold the key to salvation.

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Homo Aqua
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7.26
502 votes

#38 - Homo Aqua

The War Between the Land and the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 1

Barclay’s ordinary life becomes a world of terror when an ancient species rises from the sea. As UNIT fights for control, the summit on the Thames reveals terrifying secrets.

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Wish World (1)
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7.10
481 votes

#39 - Wish World (1)

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 2 - Episode 7

Traps are sprung and old enemies unite as the Doctor and Belinda finally arrive home to find a very different world. Can the Doctor see the truth before midnight arrives?

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The End of the War
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7.10
378 votes

#40 - The End of the War

The War Between the Land and the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 5

Barclay stands alone, Salt is lost, UNIT is powerless, and the oceans rise as the war reaches its climax. While traitors conspire, can Barclay find Salt before it’s too late?

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Dot and Bubble
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7.05
771 votes

#41 - Dot and Bubble

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 5

The world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. Can the Doctor and Ruby make them see the truth before it’s too late?

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The Reality War (2)
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6.87
504 votes

#42 - The Reality War (2)

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 2 - Episode 8

Battle rages across the skies as the Unholy Trinity unleash their deadly ambition. The Doctor, Belinda and Ruby have to risk everything in the quest to save one innocent life.

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Love & Monsters
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6.86
2780 votes

#43 - Love & Monsters

Doctor Who (2005) - Season 2 - Episode 10

An ordinary man called Elton becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose and their mysterious blue box. But when his investigations lead him to the attentions of the enigmatic Victor Kennedy, this harmless hobby suddenly plunges Elton into a world of living nightmares.

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Empire of Death (2)
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6.86
684 votes

#44 - Empire of Death (2)

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 8

The Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow is falling over creation. Nothing can stop the devastation... except, perhaps, one woman.

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The Robot Revolution
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6.66
600 votes

#45 - The Robot Revolution

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 2 - Episode 1

When robots from outer space kidnap nurse Belinda Chandra, the Doctor embarks on an epic intergalactic quest to get his new friend back home to Earth.

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The Devil's Chord
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6.43
888 votes

#46 - The Devil's Chord

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 2

The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake.

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Space Babies
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5.97
984 votes

#47 - Space Babies

Doctor Who (2023) - Season 1 - Episode 1

Ruby learns the Doctor’s amazing secrets when he takes her to the far future. There, they find a baby farm run by babies. But can they be saved from the terrifying bogeyman?

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