The best episodes of Doctor Who Season 5
Season 5 only — ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are brought to a base which is attempting to halt the flow of the Second Ice Age.
- 02
The TARDIS becomes trapped in space before ending up in an underground station of a mysteriously deserted London.
- 03
Jamie and Victoria are reunited with Travers before Jamie joins the soldiers in attempting to find out what has happened to the Doctor.
- 04
The Doctor and his friends are held prisoner by the Intelligence and their only hope lies with Jamie, Arnold and a reprogrammed Yeti.
- 05
The Tomb of the Cybermen, Part One
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Telos, where an archaeological group are exploring the Tomb of the Cybermen. But are the Cybermen as dormant as they believe?
- 06
The Tomb of the Cybermen, Part Two
The archaeologists learn they are stranded on Telos and Klieg suggests they use the opportunity to explore the Cybermen's tombs.
- 07
The Tomb of the Cybermen, Part Three
The Cybermen have been revived and plan to convert the archeologists into their own kind, prompting Hopper to attempt a rescue.
- 08
The Enemy of the World, Part Five
The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.
- 09
The Doctor and Victoria are taken back to the Goodge Street base by Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart where the Doctor becomes convinced there is a traitor in their midst.
- 10
With Travers having been captured by the Yeti, the Doctor attempts to find a way to gain control of the robots while Lethbridge-Stewart tries to recover the TARDIS.
- 11
Victoria and Travers are held prisoner by the Great Intelligence, who is planning to drain the Doctor's mind.
- 12
Jamie and Zoe attempt to recover the time vector generator while the Cybermen realise the Doctor is on the Wheel and make him their prime target.
- 13
The Tomb of the Cybermen, Part Four
Klieg attempts to do a deal with the Cybercontroller while the Doctor tries to find a way to refreeze the Cybermen permanently.
- 14
Varga revives and takes Victoria hostage as he works to revive his crew while the Doctor and Jamie find Penley stealing medical supplies.
- 15
Jamie and Arden venture out to rescue Victoria only to find the rest of the Ice Warriors are now active.
- 16
The Doctor and Victoria attempt to force the Ice Warriors to surrender control of the ioniser before the ice flow destroys them.
- 17
The Enemy of the World, Part Two
Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.
- 18
The Enemy of the World, Part Six
The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.
- 19
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are taken prisoner by the staff of a gas refinery, who have lost contact with their drilling rigs and experienced mysterious drops in pressure.
- 20
The Doctor and Jamie rescue Victoria from Robson and realise they can destroy the Weed Creature with sound waves.
- 21
The Doctor and Jamie are brought aboard the Wheel where Jamie is horrified to learn the crew plan to destroy the Silver Carrier with the TARDIS on board.
- 22
The Wheel in Space, Part Three
Jamie sabotages the Wheel's x-ray laser, unknowingly giving the Cybermen an opportunity to reach the Wheel.
- 23
The Cybermen instruct their human slaves to smuggle them onto the Wheel while the Doctor attempts to convince Bennett of the threat they pose.
- 24
The Cybermen gain control of more members of the Wheel crew and the Doctor realises the only way to stop them is for Jamie and Zoe to make a dangerous space walk.
- 25
The Abominable Snowmen, Part Two
Jamie and Victoria make their way to the monastery shortly before it is attacked by the Yeti.
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