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

39. Honourable Mentions

In addition to Doctor Who, RTD oversaw Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and The War Between the Land and the Sea, and also contributing the occasional episode.

He wrote, or co-wrote, the launch episodes for all three: Everything Changes, Invasion of the Bane and Homo Aqua. Like Rose, each follows an ordinary character as they discover a world way beyond their imagination.

RTD also scripted one of SJA’s best-remembered stories, Death of the Doctor, which gave him the opportunity to write for Matt Smith. (Indeed, he has now written for all the numbered NuWho Doctors save for Capaldi.)

Elsewhere he was responsible for the key instalments of Torchwood’s best and worst-regarded series, Children of Earth and Miracle Day. For the former he wrote the opener and finale and co-wrote episode three; for the latter he wrote the opener and co-wrote the finale.

And he wrote War Between finale The End of the War, which wasn’t perfect, but was much more palatable than his recent Who finales.