Doctor Who: All 40 Steven Moffat Episodes Ranked From Worst To Best

40. The Caretaker

Co-written with Gareth Roberts.

The Doctor is spot on about this being “a tiny bit boring. I’ll need a book and a sandwich."

The way he goes to great lengths to conceal his deep cover mission from Clara, piques our interest even more so. However, the way episode plays out like more of a caper is at odds with the overall seriousness of the situation: the total annihilation of Earth.

Even the Monster of the Week, in the form of a Skovox Blitzer, resembles little more than a slightly unhinged brother of Refbot from Robot Wars.

Peter Capaldi, as usual, excels despite a mediocre storyline. He’s electrifying alien, madcap and no nonsense as his “human” alter ego, John Smith. It’s one of those typical mid-series middling adventures.