What is the best Doctor Who episode ever?

30 Best Doctor Who Episodes Ranked
  1. Blink. BBC.
  2. Heaven Sent. BBC. ...
  3. The Forest Of The Dead. BBC. ...
  4. The Day Of The Doctor. BBC. ...
  5. Silence In The Library. BBC. ...
  6. Vincent And The Doctor. BBC. ...
  7. Doomsday. BBC. ...
  8. The Girl In The Fireplace. BBC. ...
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What is the most watched episode of Doctor Who?

"Time Crash" was praised by critics who reviewed the episode, and was a ratings success; it was the most-viewed show of the night, and briefly the most-viewed episode of Doctor Who since 2005, with 11 million viewers.
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What is the best Doctor Who episode to start with?

Doctor Who: 15 Best Standalone Episodes For Casual Fans
  • Mummy On The Orient Express (New Who - Series 8) ...
  • The Lodger (New Who - Series 5) ...
  • The Doctor's Wife (New Who - Series 6) ...
  • Dalek (New Who - Series 1) ...
  • The Girl In The Fireplace (New Who - Series 2) ...
  • The Fugitive Of The Judoon (New Who - Series 12)
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Which Doctor Who series is the best?

The 10 Best Seasons Of Doctor Who, According to Ranker
  • 3 New Who Series 3.
  • 4 Classic Who Season 12. ...
  • 5 New Who Series 5. ...
  • 6 Classic Who Season 14. ...
  • 7 Classic Who Season 7. ...
  • 8 New Who Series 1. ...
  • 9 Classic Who Season 10. ...
  • 10 New Who Series 6. ...
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What's the scariest episode of Doctor Who?

Doctor Who's Scariest Episodes: One Fan's Horror Highlights
  • The Happiness Patrol. In November 1988 I was three and we'd just moved from the Highlands to just outside Glasgow. ...
  • Hide. This is simply a well-made haunted house story. ...
  • Kinda. ...
  • The Awakening. ...
  • The Curse of Fenric. ...
  • The Power of the Daleks. ...
  • Terror of the Zygons. ...
  • Midnight.
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The Top 10 Doctor Who Episodes | Retrospective



What is the saddest episode of Doctor Who?

8 of Doctor Who's saddest moments EVER, from Donna's exit to "I don't wanna go"
  1. The Tenth Doctor saves Caecilius. ...
  2. Rose's dad dies saving the universe. ...
  3. Van Gogh visits the future. ...
  4. Donna's memory is erased. ...
  5. The Ninth Doctor sends Rose back to Earth. ...
  6. The Tenth Doctor doesn't wanna go. ...
  7. The Eleventh Doctor's farewell speech.
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Who played Dr Who the longest?

The longest-lasting on-screen incarnation is the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker for seven years. Within the narrative, these changes were explained as regeneration, a biological process which heals a Time Lord when their incarnation is about to die.
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Who is the least popular Doctor Who?

12. Paul McGann. Pity the poor Eighth Doctor, who – judged solely by the 1996 TV movie – is one of the fans' least favourite incarnations.
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Who is the hottest Doctor Who?

7 Hottest Female Companions of DOCTOR WHO
  • Leela (Louise Jameson) The Fourth Doctor picked up Leela on a jungle planet. ...
  • Peri Brown (Nicola Bryant) A companion of the Fifth and Sixth Doctors, Peripugilliam Brown was a botany student who decided to hop along in the TARDIS. ...
  • River Song (Alex Kingston)
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Who is the most liked Doctor Who?

1. David Tennant. Regularly topping polls for the most popular Doctor Who incarnation of all time – at least the polls that Tom Baker doesn't win – the David Tennant era marked the most successful in the show's recent history.
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Do I need to watch the old Doctor Who first?

The Classic Series (1st Doctor)

William Hartnell's First Doctor, debuting in the series' first episode “An Unearthly Child”, is the point you need to start at if you're going to take the full journey. Though it should be noted, pieces of the first two Doctor's canon have gone missing to the sands of time.
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Why did Matt Smith leave Doctor Who?

But, when asked about why he left the role, he said he had always considered leaving the show after its 50th anniversary in late 2013. "It's a very intense process to play the Doctor. The line-learning is really hard, and you have to live away from home for nine or 10 months a year.
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What Doctor Who episode should I watch?

If you want start by sampling a good standalone episode, Blink (series 3) and Midnight (series 4) would be good choices - especially Blink, as it's a Doctor-lite episode, while Midnight is a companion-lite episode that works better in context. Other options? A Christmas Carol is quite splendid, and features Matt Smith.
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What is the least viewed Doctor Who episode?

1989's 'Ghost Light' was the last classic story to be filmed and, sadly, it is one that has received some of the lowest Doctor Who ratings of all time with an average of 4.1 million viewers.
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Does the 11th Doctor mention Rose?

They battled the evil Daleks, who were put in charge of defending the country by the Prime Minister. And fans were overjoyed when Jack mentioned Rose Tyler, Billie Piper's character from when she was the companion to David Tennant and Chris Eccleston's Doctors.
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How long would it take to watch every episode of Dr Who?

That's like spending all of February awake with Doctor Who on the TV. The 26 series (and specials) of classic Who are the biggest part of the viewathon, taking 21 days 22 hours and 30 minutes to get through.
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Which companion has met the most doctors?

Probably The Master by meeting 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 for seven in total on screen.
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Why does Dr who keep changing?

The Doctor Who writers first wrote regeneration into the show as a method of replacing the First Doctor, William Hartnell, as problems with his health were becoming worse and he often clashed with producers.
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What is the scariest monster in Doctor Who?

The Daleks are best known for their trademark expression “exterminate” and are one of the most feared races in the universe. No matter how many times The Doctor stops them, they always come back with a vengeance, making them one of The Doctor's greatest foes.
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Is Tennant the best doctor?

Scottish star David Tennant has been ranked the best Doctor Who ever. The tenth Doctor, who played the leading role from 2005 to 2010 was crowned the first place with 5,903 votes after rising to fame Tennant for this role in the series. Matt Smith takes second place, with 4,052 votes.
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What is the Doctor's real name?

John Smith. The Doctor's most common alias (apart from the Doctor, obviously), this is his standard pseudonym on Earth.
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Who was the shortest running Doctor Who?

12. Paul McGann - Eighth Doctor. The Doctor with the shortest time on our screen, McGann took part in a 1996 TV film which was meant to relaunch the franchise.
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Who was the youngest Doctor Who?

Matt Smith became the youngest ever actor (aged 26) to play the doctor when he took on the role in 2010.
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Why is the Doctor's name a secret?

Long story short: the Doctor lies. Recently, fans have hypothesized that the reason why the Doctor never speaks their own name is for their own safety. And the hypothesis also suggests that the only occasion for which a Time Lord would reveal their name is at the moment of their final death.
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