The Best Episodes Written By David Whitaker

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #1 - The Enemy of the World (1)

   S5:E1712/23/1967

   After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.

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2. 

   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #2 - The Evil of the Daleks (7)

   S4:E437/1/1967

   The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

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3. 

   8.2/10(9 votes)

   #3 - The Power of the Daleks (1)

   S4:E911/5/1966

   The TARDIS arrives on the Earth colony of Vulcan where the newly-regenerated Doctor assumes the identity of an Earth Examiner.

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   8.0/10(8 votes)

   #4 - The Power of the Daleks (6)

   S4:E1412/10/1966

   With Bragen having taken over, the Daleks trick the rebels into turning them loose and only the Doctor can stop them wiping out the entire colony.

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5. 

   8.0/10(8 votes)

   #5 - The Power of the Daleks (2)

   S4:E1011/12/1966

   While the Doctor worries about the inert Daleks in the capsules, Lesterson makes plan to reactivate one of them.

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6. 

   8.0/10(8 votes)

   #6 - The Power of the Daleks (3)

   S4:E1111/19/1966

   The Doctor fails to convince the colonists of the danger posed by the Daleks and soon the other two are also reactivated.

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7. 

   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #7 - The Evil of the Daleks (5)

   S4:E416/17/1967

   With the experiment at an end, the Doctor begins to suspect the key to rescuing Jamie, Victoria and Kemel from the Daleks lies with Terrall.

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8. 

   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #8 - The Evil of the Daleks (2)

   S4:E385/27/1967

   The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.

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9. 

   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #9 - The Enemy of the World (2)

   S5:E1812/30/1967

   Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.

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10. 

    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Evil of the Daleks (1)

    S4:E375/20/1967

    Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.

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    Writer:David Whitaker

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11. 

    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Enemy of the World (6)

    S5:E221/27/1968

    The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.

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    Writer:David Whitaker

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12. 

    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #12 - The Power of the Daleks (4)

    S4:E1211/26/1966

    With Polly being held prisoner by the rebels, the Doctor and Ben decide to investigate them, while Lesterson discovers the Daleks are reproducing.

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13. 

    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Power of the Daleks (5)

    S4:E1312/3/1966

    The Doctor and Quinn attempt to escape in order to stop Bragen using the Daleks to take over the colony.

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14. 

    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #14 - The Ambassadors of Death (1)

    S7:E123/21/1970

    While the Brigadier investigates a loss of contact with Mars Probe 7, the Doctor realises signals coming from the probe are of extra-terrestrial origin.

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15. 

    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #15 - The Ambassadors of Death (3)

    S7:E144/4/1970

    Carrington is holding the astronauts at a secret location but when he takes the Doctor, Liz and the Brigadier there they find they have been kidnapped.

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    Writer:David Whitaker

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16. 

    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #16 - The Ambassadors of Death (2)

    S7:E133/28/1970

    UNIT retrieve the returned Recovery 7 but then Carrington hijacks it while the Doctor and Liz try to decode the signal he sent.

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17. 

    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #17 - The Enemy of the World (3)

    S5:E191/6/1968

    Jamie and Victoria join Astrid into attempting to rescue Denes but Salamander becomes suspicious of them.

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18. 

    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - The Enemy of the World (5)

    S5:E211/20/1968

    The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.

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19. 

    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #19 - The Ambassadors of Death (4)

    S7:E154/11/1970

    Liz has been captured by Reegan's men and the Doctor begins to suspect Taltalian is more involved than he appeared.

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    Writer:David Whitaker

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20. 

    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Evil of the Daleks (6)

    S4:E426/24/1967

    The Doctor, Jamie and Waterfield follow the Daleks to Skaro, where they discover an unforeseen consequence to their experiment.

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21. 

    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - The Evil of the Daleks (3)

    S4:E396/3/1967

    As part of the Daleks' experiment, the Doctor manipulates Jamie into attempting to rescue Victoria.

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22. 

    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The Evil of the Daleks (4)

    S4:E406/10/1967

    Jamie and Kemel team up to try and find Victoria, while the Doctor and the Daleks continue to monitor their progress.

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23. 

    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #23 - The Ambassadors of Death (6)

    S7:E174/25/1970

    The Doctor speaks with the alien captain and learns the astronauts sent to Earth were ambassadors. However, before he can alert the authorities he is kidnapped by Reegan.

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24. 

    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #24 - The Ambassadors of Death (5)

    S7:E164/18/1970

    The Doctor decides to take Recovery 7 back into space to search for the missing astronauts but Reegan sabotages the launch.

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25. 

    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #25 - The Ambassadors of Death (7)

    S7:E185/2/1970

    Carrington is planning to expose the aliens on live television and call for an interplanetary war and the Brigadier must rescue the Doctor and Liz in time to stop him.

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    Writer:David Whitaker

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