Doctor Who: EVERY Doctor Ranked Worst To Best

The Eighth Doctor has many fans and proved influential in so many ways. He was a much more human Doctor than the ones before him, plus the first to be characterised as a romantic hero and the first to kiss his companion.

However, he only actually got one full story, most of which he spends in a post-regenerative haze.

McGann’s performance is compelling, and there’s plenty to enjoy about Eight’s characterisation – from his infectious love of life to the cheeky nod that he’s half-human (on his mother’s side). He’s also a Doctor that feels particularly British, partly due to everything around him being so American!

But it’s not quite enough to rank him any higher than this. Which is a shame, as McGann had so much potential.

Thankfully, Eight has had plenty of time and space to develop off-screen in the expanded universe. This has led to returns in The Night of the Doctor and The Power of the Doctor, with the former offering us a grittier, wearier take on this incarnation, at the end of his life.

In a way then, McGann has never really stopped playing the part. And despite his lack of screen time, he feels as proper a Doctor as any.