Peter Davison is my
favorite Doctor so picking out the ten best stories from his era was pretty difficult
as I like all the stories from that era.
Ok, well, maybe not Time Flight all that much. So with much debate within myself I was able
to widdle down his twenty stories down to the ten best and this is the list of
what I believe are the best stories from the Peter Davison era.
10. Castrovalva
Written By Christopher H.
Bidmead
Directed By Fiona Cumming
Why It’s In The Top 10:
It ushered in changes and
a new direction for Doctor Who. It was
also the first Doctor Who story to not have Tom Baker in the starring role in 7
years. It also was the first time that
The Doctors regeneration did not go as planned and there were some difficulties
with it as he needed to get some rest to heal his neural pathways.
9. Mawdryn Undead
Written By Peter Grimwade
Directed By Peter Moffatt
Why It’s In The Top 10:
It’s the return of
Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier after a long absence from the show. This time he plays a past version and a
present version as the story takes place in 1983 and 1977. It’s also the first story for Turlough and it
starts the Black Guardian Trilogy as he returns to get revenge for the Key to
Time defeat.
8. Snakedance
Written By Christopher
Bailey
Directed By Fiona Cumming
Why It’s In The Top 10:
The Mara make a return as a
possessed Tegan is once again the tool for the Mara. Martin Clunes plays an annoying role as the
Federators son Lon. It is a sequel to
Kinda and the first time that a newer villain has made a return appearance in
the show in a really long time. Plus it
also boasts a silly looking snake which is actually I guess does the job for
1983 production quality.
7. The Visitation
Written By Eric Saward
Directed By Peter Moffatt
Why It’s In The Top 10:
This is the story where
the sonic screwdriver gets destroyed.
The Terileptils destroy the sonic screw driver in this story and it is
never to be seen again until the Doctor Who movie with Paul McGann. This device which is seen constantly in new
Who was destroyed mainly because JNT thought it was a crutch for the writers to
get The Doctor out of jams to easily. He
was right by the way. Plus this story is
a fun romp during the Black Plague and ends with the London Fire.
6. Resurrection of the
Daleks
Written By Eric Saward
Directed By Matthew
Robinson
Why It’s In The Top 10:
This story boasts the
return of the Daleks after a long absence and the farewell of the Fifth
Doctor’s main companion Tegan. It also
returns to us Davros as we see he is still frozen from Destiny of the Daleks
and the Daleks need him back to help them with the Movellans as they need a
cure for a virus the Movellans have released.
This story also has a very high body count as practically no one
survives and is pretty violent also. One
of the better Dalek stories and also has a very sad farewell scene between The
Doctor and Tegan.
5. Enlightenment
Written By Barbara Clegg
Directed By Fiona Cumming
Why It’s In The Top 10:
Enlightenment is a classic
story that takes place on an old whaling ship from the past but in space. The Eternals are having a race to see who
would win Enlightenment and they are using sea faring ships from Earths history
and even humans from that era to sail them.
This is also the end of the Black Guardian Trilogy as Turlough must make
a choice of giving The Doctor to the Black Guardian or not.
4. The Five Doctors
Written By Terrance Dicks
Directed By Peter Moffatt
Why It’s In The Top 10:
The Five Doctors is the
ultimate anniversary story as the past Doctors all unite in a story that takes
place on Gallifrey. They have been taken
out of their respective times and placed in the Death Zone with some familiar
friends and also some enemies to fight. The
Five Doctors is a true joy to watch and one of the ultimate fanboy stories that
might never be accomplished again.
3. Kinda
Written By Christopher
Bailey
Directed By Peter Grimwade
Why It’s In The Top 10:
Kinda is a story that
deals with mental illness. Doctor Who
often deals with real life scenarios in its stories but not very often does it
deal with mental illness. It is also the
first appearance of the Mara as it tricks Tegan to get back out to our
reality. It is a story that tries
something different and is a story with little action but with a lot of dialog
and that is something that should be attempted again as plot driven as this
story is really worked during the eighties.
2. Earthshock
Written By Eric Saward
Directed By Peter Grimwade
Why It’s In The Top 10:
Earthshock is one of the all-time
best Cybermen stories ever. Their appearance
was kept a secret so no one knew they were going to appear as the cliffhanger
for episode one. It is creepy and
claustrophobic feel to it makes it one of the best behind the sofa stories to
watch with children. Plus it has an
historical aspect to it and one of the most important and shocking one of its
time as a companion dies. Adric
sacrifices his life to save the Earth from being destroyed. Not
since the Hartnell era has this been done and to a regular companion that has
been traveling with The Doctor for a while. It was truly a moment that the
Doctor was powerless and could only watch.
1. The Caves of Androzani
Written By Robert Holmes
Directed By Graeme Harper
Why It’s In The Top 10:
What can be said about
this story that hasn’t been said? Voted by the fans as the best Doctor Who
story ever in Doctor Who Magazine The Caves of Androzani is everything that is
right with the classic series when they take the time and do it right. It is the best regeneration story ever and
Peter Davison gives one of his best performances as The Doctor ever. Robert Holmes gives us a gritty violent story
and Graeme Harper takes chances that works out really well and gives a new dimension
to the story. A classic story that has
survived the test of time and so far there hasn’t been a story that comes
close.
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