10 Most Underrated Doctor Who Episodes

Since Doctor Who returned to our TV screens in 2005, there have been over 170 episodes of the show for fans to enjoy.

Some episodes from this NuWho period have gone down as some of the best in the show's history. Blink, Heaven Sent, the Library two-parter, and many more are held up as shining examples of Doctor Who done right.

But what about the great episodes that don't get shouted out all that often? The ones that get forgotten by the likes of, say, Internet list-makers?

With 13 series and counting (not to mention the specials), there are plenty of stellar stories that haven't been given the accolades they deserve.

Until now.

This list contains a mixture of episodes from across NuWho, and tries to include as many different Doctors and companions as possible. Of course, "underrated" is a subjective term, but overall, it's fair to say that these episodes rarely (if ever) get talked about in the same breath as the established greats.

They might not be ten-out-of-ten perfect episodes themselves, but we think they deserve a lot more love.

Out of David Tennant's three series as the Doctor, his one spent travelling with Catherine Tate is looked back on with the most fondness.

The relationship between the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble was totally different to anything else NuWho had seen up to that point; two bickering friends, as opposed to the dashing hero and his love interest. It was a refreshing, much-needed change.

Donna was the companion for the much-loved Library saga and the epic Series 4 finale The Stolen Earth/Journey's End, but quite possibly her most enjoyable adventure involved the most famous detective writer of all time.

In The Unicorn and the Wasp, the Doctor and Donna travel to 1926, where they meet Agatha Christie. Then, people start dropping dead under mysterious circumstances. What are the chances? That'd be like meeting Charles Dickens and he's surrounded by ghosts at Christmas.

Tee-hee.

This episode transplants our lead characters into a Christie-style mystery and has tons of fun with it. The giant wasp monster is memorable, if a little non-frightening, and there are plenty of twists and turns as the mystery unfolds. Also, the scene where the Doctor is doing charades in the kitchen is a classic.

In many ways, it's the perfect setup for a Doctor Who story: an intriguing mystery, a dash of sci-fi, a cast of interesting cannon fodder, and plenty of silly comedy.