Doctor Who: The Best & Worst Of Every Doctor

5. Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy

With only three seasons left in the original series, producer John Nathan-Turner managed to lead the show into a death trap from which there could be no escape. It becomes obvious very quickly that they just stopped caring--by the last story, "Survival," they didn't even bother naming the planet they visited, referring to it only as "The Planet of the Cheetah People." Best Episode: Battlefield Battlefield, for its exploration of the Doctor's mysteries and its revisiting of his old friend Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, still brings back fond memories for viewers. Worst Episode: Happiness Patrol In a society where everyone is forced to be happy, nobody really is. The end. Really, that's how little is actually going on here. The reason for this beating out "Survival" is that the Big Surprise Monster at the end is made of licorice allsorts. Best Race: Haemovores The best of a bad lot, the Haemovores from "The Curse of Fenric" are the best new monsters that can be discussed from this series. Worst Race: The Cheetah People As mentioned earlier, they were featured in "Survival." They come to Earth to abduct people, bring them back to their world, and either hunt them to death or have their victims transform into Cheetah People. This completely fails to stand up to any scrutiny. Best Companion: Dorothy Gale "Ace" McShane Unlike with Melanie, there was at least an attempt to make her likeable. Still rather flat in character and more known for blowing things up, she manages not to have a squeaky voice or a cajoling manner. Worst Companion: Melanie Bush Melanie never quite got to likeable, mostly due to the combination of voice and manner as listed above. To be fair, this is not the fault of the actress, but the fault of the writers, who, as mentioned above, clearly stopped caring.