Doctor Who: Every Russell T Davies Episode Ranked From Worst To Best

22. Aliens Of London/World War Three

RTD’s first two-parter gets a bit of a hard time, largely because of its monsters.

The constant fart jokes are indeed rather tedious but this aside, the Slitheen are actually a brilliantly dark creation. They literally skin people alive and wear their bodies as clothes!

The idea of said aliens infiltrating the heart of the British government to enact their nefarious plan while using a staged spaceship crash and a decoy alien to divert people’s attention, is delicious. As with real life, perhaps, the real villains are right under our noses…

On top of that we get plenty of political in-jokes, a wonderful debut from Penelope Wilton as Harriet Jones, and some lovely character moments for Jackie and Rose.

In other words, lots to enjoy if you can look past the hot air!