Doctor Who: Every NuWho Cyberman Story Ranked Worst To Best

While it certainly has its problems, Series 12 was not the dumpster fire that some have stated it to be. There were in fact some very good episodes with unique ideas, The Haunting Of Villa Diodati among them.

A trip to meet Mary Shelley on the night she conceives the idea for Frankenstein goes horribly awry for the Thirteenth Doctor and her companions, who end up in their own horror story with The Lone Cyberman.

This episode was a sneaky prequel to the series finale, but would end up being a far more satisfying story than the aforementioned Ascension Of The Cybermen and The Timeless Children. While far from perfect, the episode is probably the scariest Whittaker episode so far, taking full advantage of its haunted house setting.

What makes this story so good is the quality of its villain. The unique design and personality of the Lone Cyberman makes him a standout character in the history of the steel cyborgs. Patrick O'Kane delivers a truly terrifying performance as the emotionally unstable Ashad. Equally, writer Maxine Alderton and director Emma Sullivan turn up the horror, with jump scares aplenty and even references to child murder making this one of the darkest Who tales to date.

Seeing the Thirteenth Doctor come into conflict with her companions. making difficult and dangerous choices, is something that audiences had been craving for ages. More episodes like this in Series 13 please.