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The Best Episodes Written By Russell T Davies

Every TV Episode Written by Russell T Davies Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Day Five
    9.0/10(23 votes)

    S3:E5

    Torchwood is defenceless, and Gwen Cooper stands alone, as the final sanction begins. As violence erupts and the world descends into anarchy, an ordinary council estate becomes a battleground where the future of the human race will be decided.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Doomsday (2)
    8.8/10(87 votes)

    S2:E13

    Humanity is caught in the crossfire as the Cybermen and the Daleks wage war against each other. When the mysterious Genesis Ark opens, the Tenth Doctor is faced with an impossible decision: saving the world could mean losing Rose Tyler forever…

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - The Parting of the Ways (2)
    8.6/10(98 votes)

    S1:E13

    The fate of the Universe is hanging in the balance as the Dalek fleet begin their invasion of Earth. The Doctor must decide whether to sacrifice every human being on Earth in order to save every other living creature in the universe from the Daleks. Either way, he knows he must send Rose home...

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  4. undefined Season 0 Episode 17 - The End of Time (2)
    8.6/10(61 votes)

    S0:E17

    The Doctor faces the end of his life, as the Master's victory unleashes the greatest terror of all.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  5. undefined Season 0 Episode 14 - The Waters of Mars
    8.6/10(34 votes)

    S0:E14

    The Doctor joins forces with his oldest companion on record when a military base comes under attack from sentient, dangerous waters. It may be another stand against immeasurable odds, but waiting in the wings for the Time Lord is a sign all songs must end....

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Day Three
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    S3:E3

    The eyes of the world turn to Britain, as the 456 announce, 'We are here'. As a pillar of fire descends upon London, the members of Torchwood must battle to protect their own families, as the fight gets personal. But will Clem's memories destroy everything?

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Day One
    8.5/10(24 votes)

    S3:E1

    At 8.45am, every child in the world suddenly stops, chanting the words "we are coming" again and again. Whilst investigating, the remaining Torchwood team face greater personal and professional challenges than ever before, having to work with their numbers depleted.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Midnight
    8.5/10(86 votes)

    S4:E10

    While visiting Midnight, a beautiful and luxurious planet full of lavish and high-tech cities, a terrifying problem arises that leaves The Doctor powerless.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Journey's End (2)
    8.4/10(84 votes)

    S4:E13

    The Earth has been overwhelmed and the universe faces dominion by the resurgent forces of a terrifying and limitless empire led by one of The Doctor's greatest enemies. Aiding the Time Lord in a final battle are several of his closest allies and companions, but for one of them, a price will be paid...

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - The Sound of Drums (2)
    8.3/10(82 votes)

    S3:E12

    Harry Saxon becomes Prime Minister and his reign of terror begins – but that's only the start of his ambitions, as he announces mankind's first contact with an alien race, the Toclafane. An audacious plan spanning the whole of time and space begins to close around the Earth, in the penultimate episode of Russell T Davies's Doctor Who.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Turn Left
    8.3/10(78 votes)

    S4:E11

    Whilst attending a carnival on the Chino-planet of Shan Shen, Donna is cajoled into having her fortune read, where her past is carefully examined. With the Doctor missing, Donna must work with Rose, a traveller from a parallel universe, to prevent darkness encompassing the whole of the universe.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - The Stolen Earth (1)
    8.3/10(78 votes)

    S4:E12

    The Earth has been moved, and it's a race against time as Donna and the Doctor try to find it before the Daleks destroy everything; they head for the Shadow Proclamation and the Medusa Cascade. Meanwhile on Earth a veritable bevy of ex-companions join together to contact the Doctor and take down the Daleks. Can Captain Jack, Sarah-Jane, Martha Jones and Rose find the Doctor in time...

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Bad Wolf (1)
    8.3/10(98 votes)

    S1:E12

    In a seemingly futuristic world, the Doctor wakes up in the Big Brother house during an eviction, Rose wakes up on the Weakest Link with the Anne-Droid, and Captain Jack gets a make over with Trin-E and Zu-Zana. But something unusual is happening, and the losing contestants are being disintegrated. Obviously, it's time for the Doctor to investigate. Who or what is behind this?

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Army of Ghosts (1)
    8.1/10(83 votes)

    S2:E12

    Ghostly beings have been regularly appearing across the world and people, believing them to be their dead loved ones, are welcoming their visits with open arms. When the TARDIS arrives at the Torchwood Institute, the Tenth Doctor and Rose are taken prisoner. They are drawn into the investigation of a mysterious sphere kept in Torchwood Tower, and monstrous foes return as two universes collide.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Utopia (1)
    8.1/10(83 votes)

    S3:E11

    After being brought back to life in The Parting of the Ways, Captain Jack Harkness was just left on the Gamestation by the Doctor and Rose. In this episode, Captain Jack Harkness storms back into the Doctor's life, and the TARDIS is thrown to the end of the universe itself.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  16. undefined Season 0 Episode 16 - The End of Time (1)
    8.0/10(62 votes)

    S0:E16

    Facing his mortality, the Doctor returns to Earth find the planet's population haunted by horrific nightmares all their own. Reuniting with Wilf, The Doctor investigates a lingering mystery that threatens to unravel the planet as an old enemy prepares to be reborn.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - The Blood Line
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S4:E10

    As the Torchwood team launch a final, desperate mission against the seemingly undefeatable Three Families, they realize it may come down to the ultimate sacrifice.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Smith and Jones
    7.8/10(86 votes)

    S3:E1

    Trainee doctor Martha Jones has her hands full balancing her medical studies with placating her demanding family. So the last thing she needs is to find that the hospital where she works has been transported to the moon, where it's invaded by an overbearing alien police force. There she encounters a patient called John Smith, who seems curiously at ease with the situation…

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Last of the Time Lords (3)
    7.8/10(79 votes)

    S3:E13

    One year has passed since the events of "The Sound of Drums." The Earth has been conquered and its population enslaved, the Doctor is the Master's prisoner, and the warships of a new Time Lord Empire rise from the ashes. The fate of the world is in Martha Jones' hands.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Everything Changes
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    S1:E1

    WPC Gwen Cooper is at the scene of a brutal murder, when the "special ops," known only as Torchwood, arrive. After witnessing the group bring the dead man back to life, Gwen goes in pursuit of this mysterious organisation, only to see weirder things than she could ever imagine existed. Soon after, she begins to regret giving in to her curiosity, when she meets Captain Jack Harkness.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  21. undefined Season 0 Episode 7 - Voyage of the Damned
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    S0:E7

    At the end of Last of the Time Lords, a ship crashes through the side of the TARDIS, mid flight, and a life ring bearing the name 'Titanic' is thrown towards the Doctor - what on Earth is going on?

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Gridlock
    7.6/10(86 votes)

    S3:E3

    The Doctor takes Martha to New Earth, in the far future, only to find that an entire city has become a deadly trap.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  23. undefined Season 0 Episode 3 - The Giggle
    7.6/10(77 votes)

    S0:E3

    The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  24. undefined Season 0 Episode 2 - Wild Blue Yonder
    7.5/10(77 votes)

    S0:E2

    The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake.

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    Writer:Russell T Davies

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The End of the World
    7.5/10(111 votes)

    S1:E2

    The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time: to the year five billion, when the Sun is about to expand and swallow the Earth. She is cautious and soon starts to question her reasons for joining The Doctor. But amongst the powerful alien races gathering to watch on Platform One, a murderer is at work. Who is controlling the mysterious and deadly metal spiders?

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Russell T Davies Ratings Summary

"Day Five" is the best rated episode written by Russell T Davies. It scored 9.043/10 based on 23 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 7/10/2009 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Doomsday (2)".