Favourite modern Doctor Who stories (2005-present)
by bobdoley-127-103947 | created - 03 Jun 2015 | updated - 11 Mar 2019 | Public5 stories per Doctor from the modern era: Christopher Eccleston (2005), David Tennant (2005-2010), Matt Smith (2010-2013), Peter Capaldi (2013-2017) & Jodie Whittaker (2017-present).
Multi-parters count as one story and all episodes are included in the list.
If multiple lead actors in one episode, it is given to the actor whose era it falls within (The Day Of The Doctor counts as a Matt Smith story, as he was the incumbent Doctor at the time).
Honourable mentions which were tough to leave out of the list: Army Of Ghosts/Doomsday, Human Nature/The Family Of Blood, The Time Of Angels/Flesh and Stone, Deep Breath, Flatline, Dark Water/Death In Heaven, Face The Raven, Knock Knock, Demons of the Punjab.
In chronological order of air date.
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1.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Unquiet Dead
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor has great expectations for his latest adventure when he and Rose join forces with Charles Dickens to investigate a mysterious plague of zombies.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Alan David, Huw Rhys
Votes: 8,593
Christopher Eccleston: Series 1, Episode 3
2.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Dalek
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The TARDIS is drawn to an alien museum deep below the Utah desert, where a ruthless billionaire keeps prisoner the last of the Doctor's most fearsome enemies.
Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Steven Beckingham, Corey Johnson
Votes: 9,168
Christopher Eccleston: Series 1, Episode 6
3.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Father's Day
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Rose asks The Doctor to take her to 1987, on the day her father was killed.
Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Shaun Dingwall
Votes: 8,704
Christopher Eccleston: Series 1, Episode 8
4.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Empty Child
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When a spaceship crashes in the middle of the London Blitz the Doctor, Rose and the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness find themselves investigating a plague of physical injuries and a little boy in a gas mask.
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Kate Harvey, Albert Valentine
Votes: 10,379
TWO-PARTER: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
Christopher Eccleston: Series 1, Episode 9
5.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Doctor Dances
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The gas mask zombies are on the rise as the plague spreads across war-torn London.
Director: James Hawes | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Albert Valentine, Florence Hoath
Votes: 9,611
TWO-PARTER: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
Christopher Eccleston: Series 1, Episode 10
6.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Bad Wolf
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor, Rose and Jack are separated and forced to compete in twisted and deadly games on the Game Station.
Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, John Barrowman, Jo Joyner
Votes: 8,536
TWO-PARTER: Bad Wolf/The Parting Of The Ways
Christopher Eccleston: Series 1, Episode 12
7.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Parting of the Ways
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
As the Dalek fleet begin their attack on the Earth, the Doctor and his allies make one final stand.
Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, John Barrowman, Jo Stone-Fewings
Votes: 9,141
TWO-PARTER: Bad Wolf/The Parting Of The Ways
Christopher Eccleston: Series 1, Episode 13
8.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Girl in the Fireplace
(2006)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor, Mickey and Rose land on a spaceship in the 51st century only to find 18th century Versailles on board, the time of Madame De Pompadour! To find out what's going on the Doctor must enter Versailles and save Madame De Popmpadour but it turns into an emotional roller coaster for the Doctor.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke, Sophia Myles
Votes: 12,753
David Tennant: Series 2, Episode 4
9.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Impossible Planet
(2006)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When the Doctor and Rose become stranded on a planet orbiting a black hole, they find a human expedition crew and their servants, the Ood, being terrorised by the Devil.
Director: James Strong | Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Danny Webb, Shaun Parkes
Votes: 8,565
TWO-PARTER: The Impossible Planet: The Satan Pit
David Tennant: Series 2, Episode 8
10.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Satan Pit
(2006)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor risks his life to investigate the pit and is forced to make a terrible decision, while Rose and the crew fend for their lives against the Legion of the Beast.
Director: James Strong | Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Danny Webb, Shaun Parkes
Votes: 8,763
TWO-PARTER: The Impossible Planet: The Satan Pit
David Tennant: Series 2, Episode 9
11.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Blink
(2007)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Sally Sparrow receives a cryptic message from the Doctor about a mysterious new enemy species that is after the TARDIS.
Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, Carey Mulligan, Lucy Gaskell
Votes: 23,918
David Tennant: Series 3, Episode 10
12.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Silence in the Library
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor and Donna visit a planet-sized library but soon realise that the planet is devoid of life, that is until River Song and her team of archaeologists arrive. As they unravel the library's mystery, something lurks in the shadows.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Alex Kingston, Colin Salmon
Votes: 10,820
TWO-PARTER: Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead
David Tennant: Series 4, Episode 8
13.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Forest of the Dead
(2008)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
With the library darkening, the Doctor takes on the Vashta Nerada while figuring out what links River Song to his future. Meanwhile, Donna finds out the mystery of Dr. Moon and the Girl.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Alex Kingston, Colin Salmon
Votes: 11,122
TWO-PARTER: Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead
David Tennant: Series 4, Episode 9
14.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Midnight
(2008)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
As part of a well-deserved holiday, the Doctor takes a tour on a planet called Midnight. Little does he know that something is knocking on the walls, although the planet shouldn't be inhabited. Soon the passengers begin to panic when one of them is possessed.
Director: Alice Troughton | Stars: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Billie Piper, Rakie Ayola
Votes: 10,105
David Tennant: Series 4, Episode 10
15.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Eleventh Hour
(2010)
TV-PG | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
With his TARDIS in ruins, the newly-regenerated Doctor with the help of Amy Pond must save the world in less than twenty minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi.
Director: Adam Smith | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Caitlin Blackwood
Votes: 9,592
Matt Smith: Series 5, Episode 1
16.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Vincent and the Doctor
(2010)
TV-PG | 47 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor and Amy travel back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh and face an invisible monster that only the painter can see.
Director: Jonny Campbell | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Tony Curran, Nik Howden
Votes: 12,718
Matt Smith: Series 5, Episode 10
17.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The God Complex
(2011)
TV-PG | 49 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor, Amy and Rory become trapped in a hotel of horrors unable to escape and unable to find the TARDIS. The Doctor must save as many people as he can taking many twists and seeing his own worst fear.
Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Sarah Quintrell
Votes: 6,515
Matt Smith: Series 6, Episode 11
18.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Asylum of the Daleks
(2012)
TV-PG | 49 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Amy, Rory and the Doctor are reunited when they are kidnapped by the Daleks, who send them on a mission to destroy the most horrifying place in the universe- the asylum of the Daleks.
Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Jenna Coleman
Votes: 8,214
Matt Smith: Series 7, Episode 1
19.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Day of the Doctor
(2013)
TV-PG | 77 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion.
Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt, Christopher Eccleston
Votes: 19,824
Matt Smith: 50th Anniversary Special (2013)
20.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Mummy on the Orient Express
(2014)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
On the most beautiful train in history, speeding amongst the stars of the future, a deadly and immortal creature is stalking the passengers.
Director: Paul Wilmshurst | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Samuel Anderson, Frank Skinner
Votes: 6,693
Peter Capaldi: Series 8, Episode 8
21.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Under the Lake
(2015)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor and Clara find themselves on a underwater station where the crew live in fear of deadly ghosts which have taken over the station.
Director: Daniel O'Hara | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Colin McFarlane, Sophie Stone
Votes: 5,922
TWO-PARTER: Under The Lake/Before The Flood
Peter Capaldi: Series 9, Episode 3
22.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Before the Flood
(2015)
TV-PG | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a town that never was, the Doctor and his friends are being stalked by a mysterious figure. With the past and future in the balance, can the Doctor stop the evil Fisher King? And more importantly, who composed Beethoven's 5th.
Director: Daniel O'Hara | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Colin McFarlane, Sophie Stone
Votes: 5,613
TWO-PARTER: Under The Lake/Before The Flood
Peter Capaldi: Series 9, Episode 4
23.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Zygon Invasion
(2015)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Zygons, a shape-shifting alien race, and humans live in peace together on earth, but a group of rogue zygons threaten the peace between humans and zygons.
Director: Daniel Nettheim | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Ingrid Oliver, Jemma Redgrave
Votes: 5,388
TWO-PARTER: The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion
Peter Capaldi: Series 9, Episode 7
24.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Zygon Inversion
(2015)
TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
With the Zygons invading England, and UNIT neutralized, the Doctor stands alone to stop the Zygons from taking over the entire planet. But how can he stop the Zygons? And how can he save his friends?
Director: Daniel Nettheim | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Ingrid Oliver, Jemma Redgrave
Votes: 5,838
TWO-PARTER: The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion
Peter Capaldi: Series 9, Episode 8
25.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Heaven Sent
(2015)
TV-PG | 55 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Trapped in a world unlike any other he has seen, the Doctor faces the greatest challenge of his many lives. One final test. And he must face it alone...
Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Jami Reid-Quarrell
Votes: 12,841
Peter Capaldi: Series 9, Episode 11
26.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
World Enough and Time
(2017)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Trapped on a giant spaceship, caught in the event horizon of a black hole, he witnesses the death of someone he is pledged to protect. Are events already out of control?
Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, Michelle Gomez
Votes: 6,004
TWO-PARTER: World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls
Peter Capaldi: Series 10, Episode 11
27.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Doctor Falls
(2017)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor makes a final stand against an army of Cybermen to protect a tiny band of humans from destruction.
Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, Michelle Gomez
Votes: 6,016
TWO-PARTER: World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls
Peter Capaldi: Series 10, Episode 12
28.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Woman Who Fell to Earth
(2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a South Yorkshire city, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien are about to have their lives changed forever, as a mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from the night sky.
Director: Jamie Childs | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill
Votes: 11,400
Jodie Whittaker: Series 11, Episode 1
29.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Rosa
(2018)
TV-PG | 49 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.
Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole
Votes: 10,518
Jodie Whittaker: Series 11, Episode 3
30.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Kerblam!
(2018)
TV-PG | 48 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy's largest retailer.
Director: Jennifer Perrott | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole
Votes: 7,028
Jodie Whittaker: Series 11, Episode 7
31.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
It Takes You Away
(2018)
TV-PG | 49 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
On the edge of a Norwegian fjord, in the present day, The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz discover a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne in need of their help. What has happened here? ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Childs | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill
Votes: 6,395
Jodie Whittaker: Series 11, Episode 9
32.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Resolution
(2019)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring from across the centuries of Earth's history. As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz return home, will they be able to overcome the threat to planet Earth?
Director: Wayne Yip | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill
Votes: 5,827
Jodie Whittaker: 2019 New Year's Special
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