The best episodes of Doctor Who Season 24

Season 24 only — ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.

  1. 01

    S24E08 · October 26, 1987 · 25m

    Paradise Towers, Part Four9.0

    The Great Architect in his new human body sets out to eliminate all the remaining humans in the Towers. The Doctor has to work with both the Red and Blue Kangs to come up with a plan that will stop his plans in their tracks. Pex has a serious decision to make.

  2. 02

    S24E05 · October 5, 1987 · 25m

    Paradise Towers, Part One8.8

    The Doctor lands the Tardis at a fancy hotel called Paradise Towers where Mel is looking forward to having a good time. When they arrive, things are not quite what they were expecting. Right after landing, the Doctor and Mel meet the Red Kangs and find out about their opponents, the Blue Kangs.

  3. 03

    S24E06 · October 12, 1987 · 25m

    Paradise Towers, Part Two8.8

    The Doctor meets with the Red Kangs again and asks them why no one questions all the strange deaths at Paradise Towers.

  4. 04

    S24E07 · October 19, 1987 · 25m

    Paradise Towers, Part Three8.8

    Mel, after having met some very strange ladys, has to work to escape their clutches. Meanwhile the Doctor leans more information about the Great Architect.

  5. 05

    S24E09 · November 2, 1987 · 25m

    Delta and the Bannermen, Part One8.7

    The Doctor and Mel win a trip to Disneyland in 1959 but after an accident in space, they end up in South Wales instead, along with an assassin and his intended victim...

  6. 06

    S24E11 · November 16, 1987 · 25m

    Delta and the Bannermen, Part Three8.5

    As Billy and Ray do what they can to help save Delta and the baby, the Doctor and Goronwy the beekeeper face Gavrok and his Bannermen one last time...

  7. 07

    S24E02 · September 14, 1987 · 25m

    Time and the Rani, Part Two8.3

    Mel searches for the Doctor and runs into a indigenous life form and has to explain that she is looking for The Doctor who may be able to help his people, meanwhile the Rani works to keep the Doctor convinced that she is Mel so he will help her with her plans.

  8. 08

    S24E04 · September 28, 1987 · 25m

    Time and the Rani, Part Four8.3

    The Doctor gradually starts recovering from his regeneration and begins to piece together the Rani' plan after finding the real Melanie. He then discovers that the Rani has taken the greatest minds in history and brought them all together to complete the mathematical calculations related to her nefarious plan to take over the universe.

  9. 09

    S24E10 · November 9, 1987 · 25m

    Delta and the Bannermen, Part Two8.3

    Gavrok and the Bannermen have arrived on Earth, searching for Delta. They slaughter the holidaymakers without compunction to draw her out.

  10. 10

    S24E14 · December 7, 1987 · 25m

    Dragonfire, Part Three8.3

    Shown the archive by the biomechanoid, the Doctor discovers that Kane is from the dead world of Proamon. Mel witnesess the destruction of the Nosferatu and Ace faces temptation.

  11. 11

    S24E01 · September 7, 1987 · 25m

    Time and the Rani, Part One8.2

    The Doctor wakes after regeneration with memory problems, he is helped by Mel who is telling him about his important project that he has been working on but does not remember. Meanwhile, another Mel is assisting one of the inhabitants of the planet after he mistakes her for one of the Rani's assistants.

  12. 12

    S24E13 · November 30, 1987 · 25m

    Dragonfire, Part Two8.1

    The Doctor and Glitz meet the infamous dragon, which is really a biomechanoid. Meanwhile Kane turns on his allies, as he cannot trust anyone in his search for the dragonfire...

  13. 13

    S24E03 · September 21, 1987 · 25m

    Time and the Rani, Part Three8.0

    The Doctor discovers how the Rani is getting the planets residents to cooperate with her. He then trys to trade a part that the Rani needs for Mel.

  14. 14

    S24E12 · November 23, 1987 · 25m

    Dragonfire, Part One8.0

    On Iceworld, the Doctor and Mel meet Ace, who has found herself there after a timestorm. While Ace nearly joins Kane's mercenaries, the Doctor and Glitz explore the ice caverns.

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