The BEST episodes of Doctor Who season 14

Every episode of Doctor Who season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctor Who season 14!

The Doctor, a mysterious traveller in space and time, travels in his ship, the TARDIS. The TARDIS can take him and his companions anywhere in time and space. Inevitably he finds evil at work wherever he goes...

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The Robots of Death (3)
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8.49
174 votes

#1 - The Robots of Death (3)

Season 14 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1977

Under the direction of a madman, the robots continue their rampage as the Doctor finds an unexpected ally.

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The Robots of Death (2)
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8.41
176 votes

#2 - The Robots of Death (2)

Season 14 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1977

The Doctor and Leela are suspected of murder. But the real foe is using robots to cut down the crew – and even sabotage the sand miner itself!

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The Robots of Death (4)
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8.38
170 votes

#3 - The Robots of Death (4)

Season 14 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1977

The Doctor and the surviving humans fight for their lives againt Teran Capel and his growing army of deadly robots.

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The Deadly Assassin (2)
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8.20
201 votes

#4 - The Deadly Assassin (2)

Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/1976

The President of the High Council has been killed and the Doctor is the prime suspect. The Time Lords are eager to dispense quick justice and the Doctor must race agains the clock to discover the truth... and an old enemy.

Directors: David Maloney
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The Deadly Assassin (1)
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8.20
201 votes

#5 - The Deadly Assassin (1)

Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1976

Gallifrey, planet of the Time Lords. Summoned home by a premonition of murder, the Doctor discovers a dark conspiracy at the highest levels of Time Lord society... and his oldest enemy, who poses a threat to the existence of Gallifrey itself...

Directors: David Maloney
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The Deadly Assassin (4)
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8.01
196 votes

#6 - The Deadly Assassin (4)

Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/1976

The Doctor has won his fight in the Matrix and revealed the assassin. But the Master is not defeated and sets a plan in motion that could destroy the Time Lords.

Directors: David Maloney
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The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6)
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7.94
192 votes

#7 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6)

Season 14 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/2/1977

The Doctor and Weng-Chiang have their final confrontation in the mysterious House of the Dragon -- watched by the evil duplicitous Mr. Sin.

Directors: David Maloney
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The Robots of Death (1)
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7.94
174 votes

#8 - The Robots of Death (1)

Season 14 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1977

An unnamed world, an unknown time. A vast mining vessel trawls a sea of mineral sand for valuable ores, the tiny human crew served by an army of humanoid robots. But as the Doctor and Leela arrive, one of the crew is found murdered... and if they didn't do it, who did?

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The Talons of Weng-Chiang (3)
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7.88
194 votes

#9 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (3)

Season 14 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1977

As Li H'Sen Chang works to secure the time cabinet, Leela pursues and investigates his master – the mysterious and murderous Weng-Chiang.

Directors: David Maloney
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The Deadly Assassin (3)
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7.84
198 votes

#10 - The Deadly Assassin (3)

Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/1976

The Doctor has entered the computation Matrix to prove his innocence. But his opponent is prepared for him and the two engage in a mental duel to the death.

Directors: David Maloney
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The Talons of Weng-Chiang (5)
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7.81
223 votes

#11 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (5)

Season 14 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1977

The Doctor and his allies try to track down Weng-Chiang before he can activate the time cabinet and possibly destroy London.

Directors: David Maloney
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The Talons of Weng-Chiang (4)
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7.79
197 votes

#12 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (4)

Season 14 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1977

The Doctor and Leela attend Li H'Sen Chang's performance, hoping to confront the magician. But his master Weng-Chiang has other plans…

Directors: David Maloney
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The Face of Evil (2)
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7.79
201 votes

#13 - The Face of Evil (2)

Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1977

The Sevateem launch another attack to try to free Xoanon as the Doctor tries to figure out his role in their past. But his only chance to win their trust is to face a deadly test.

Directors: Pennant Roberts
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The Hand of Fear (4)
star
7.76
175 votes

#14 - The Hand of Fear (4)

Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/1976

The Doctor and Sarah race to save the mortally wounded Eldrad. But they find that everything is not quite as she told them.

Directors: Lennie Mayne
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The Face of Evil (3)
star
7.70
196 votes

#15 - The Face of Evil (3)

Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1977

The Doctor has broken through the barrier and found the Tesh. But he comes to an awful realization about Xoanon.

Directors: Pennant Roberts
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The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)
star
7.70
232 votes

#16 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)

Season 14 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1977

London, the 1890s. As magician Li H'Sen Chang captivates audiences, a spate of disappearances amongst young women goes largely unnoticed. But almost upon their arrival, the Doctor and Leela find themselves confronting the feared Tong of the Black Scorpion, and a menace from another time. And there's something fishy in the sewers, too...

Directors: David Maloney
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The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2)
star
7.69
226 votes

#17 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2)

Season 14 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1977

The Doctor and Leela investigate the strange events in Victorian London. But a mysterious masked figure lurks in the shadows.

Directors: David Maloney
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The Face of Evil (1)
star
7.65
231 votes

#18 - The Face of Evil (1)

Season 14 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1977

An unnamed planet, the distant future. Arriving in a place that seems oddly familiar, the Doctor finds the savage Sevateem tribe battling to free their captive god, Xoanon, from the Evil One and his Tesh servants. But can the whole situation really be the Doctor's fault?

Directors: Pennant Roberts
The Face of Evil (4)
star
7.61
226 votes

#19 - The Face of Evil (4)

Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1977

The Doctor tries to fix the mad computer Xoanon. But it is determined to stop him – even if it must destroy the entire world!

Directors: Pennant Roberts
The Hand of Fear (3)
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7.58
173 votes

#20 - The Hand of Fear (3)

Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/1976

The energy of the reactor has returned the mysterious Eldrad to life. The Doctor agrees to take her back to Kastria. But what is waiting for them there?

Directors: Lennie Mayne
The Hand of Fear (2)
star
7.48
176 votes

#21 - The Hand of Fear (2)

Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1976

The Doctor and Professor Watson struggle to stop first Sarah Jane and then Driscoll from obeying the strange and dangerous orders of the stone hand, which has suddenly come to life.

Directors: Lennie Mayne
The Hand of Fear (1)
star
7.44
206 votes

#22 - The Hand of Fear (1)

Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1976

England, the near future. The TARDIS materialises in a quarry and Sarah is trapped under a rockfall. But what is the origin of the fossilized hand she is found gripping? And who is the Eldrad she keeps mumbling about?

Directors: Lennie Mayne
The Masque of Mandragora (4)
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7.19
174 votes

#23 - The Masque of Mandragora (4)

Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1976

Italy, 1492. As the leading scholars of the era assemble in the palace for the masque, Mandragora prepares to attack, intent on sending the world into a new dark age.

Directors: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Louis Marks
The Masque of Mandragora (1)
star
7.07
180 votes

#24 - The Masque of Mandragora (1)

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1976

Italy, 1492. The Doctor and Sarah arrive in Renaissance Italy unaware that they have brought a deadly alien energy force with them.

Directors: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Louis Marks
The Masque of Mandragora (3)
star
7.03
173 votes

#25 - The Masque of Mandragora (3)

Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1976

Italy, 1492. Tempted by the promises of ultimate power offered by Mandragora, Hieronymous plots to eliminate the threat posed by the Doctor and uses an unwitting Sarah as his weapon.

Directors: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Louis Marks