The best episodes of Doctor Who Season 25

Season 25 only — ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.

  1. 01

    S25E05 · November 2, 1988 · 25m

    The Happiness Patrol, Part One9.0

    The Happiness Patrol walk the streets of Terra Alpha, destroying all the killjoys, on the orders of the despotic Helen A. And in the Kandy Kitchen, something terrible lurks...

  2. 02

    S25E07 · November 16, 1988 · 25m

    The Happiness Patrol, Part Three9.0

    As the Doctor leads the Pipe People towards reclaiming their world, Helen A faces betrayal from those closest to her and the Kandyman comes to a sticky end.

  3. 03

    S25E06 · November 9, 1988 · 25m

    The Happiness Patrol, Part Two8.8

    The Doctor escapes the Kandyman while Ace meets the Pipe People. Later, fleeing for her life, she is captured and selected to audition for the Happiness Patrol.

  4. 04

    S25E04 · October 26, 1988 · 25m

    Remembrance of the Daleks, Part Four8.6

    The Doctor has his final encounter with the Daleks involving 'The Hand of Omega'.

  5. 05

    S25E08 · November 23, 1988 · 25m

    Silver Nemesis, Part One8.6

    A group of neo-Nazis in South America are seeking the Nemesis Statue – as is a shuttle full of Cybermen and the mysterious Lady Peinforte from the 17th century.

  6. 06

    S25E09 · November 30, 1988 · 25m

    Silver Nemesis, Part Two8.6

    The Cybermen have the Nemesis Statue but Lady Peinforte and Richard fight back using gold-tipped arrows. Meanwhile, De Flores still has a plan to set in motion.

  7. 07

    S25E02 · October 12, 1988 · 25m

    Remembrance of the Daleks, Part Two8.5

    The Doctor visits a local funeral home to retrieve a coffin shaped device that he calls the 'Hand Of Omega', meanwhile the Daleks use the transmat device in the basement of Coal Hill School to transport to Earth to search for the 'Hand of Omega'.

  8. 08

    S25E03 · October 19, 1988 · 25m

    Remembrance of the Daleks, Part Three8.5

    The Doctor explains what the 'Hand Of Omega' is, meanwhile the 2 Dalek factions struggle against each other to obtain the Gallifreyan device. Ace makes a upsetting discovery.

  9. 09

    S25E10 · December 7, 1988 · 25m

    Silver Nemesis, Part Three8.4

    The Nemesis Statue is alive, thanks to Lady Peinforte's insanity, and with De Flores's Nazis wiped out by the Cybermen, Nemesis claims it has secrets to reveal...

  10. 10

    S25E11 · December 14, 1988 · 25m

    The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Part One8.4

    Bellboy and Flowerchild escape the Psychic Circus but are pursued by the Chief Clown. The Doctor and Ace meet other visitors to Segonax, some of whom are not what they seem...

  11. 11

    S25E12 · December 21, 1988 · 25m

    The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Part Two8.4

    The mysterious family watching the acts within the ring,dissatisfied with Nord, destroy him. Captain Cook goes to extreme measures to ensure he's not the next to displease them...

  12. 12

    S25E01 · October 5, 1988 · 25m

    Remembrance of the Daleks, Part One8.3

    The Doctor and Ace land on Earth and the Doctor is curious about a parked van with a strange antenna. The Doctor and Ace then go to I.M. Formans junk yard with the military scientists and discover a alien presence.

  13. 13

    S25E13 · December 28, 1988 · 25m

    The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Part Three8.3

    Ace and Bellboy team up to stop the Chief Clown while the Doctor realises that he is next into the ring. The Captain has another trick up his sleeve and shows Mags's true colours.

  14. 14

    S25E14 · January 4, 1989 · 25m

    The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Part Four8.3

    The Gods of Ragnarok are revealed and while waiting for Ace to escape the Chief Clown, the Doctor must entertain them as long as possible in the dimension of the Dark Circus...

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