The Eleven Faces of Doctor Who

Following Tony Jordan's contribution, (http://www.dwasonline.co.uk/node/689) here is mine...

Four part stories only make it tricky don't they?

Hartnell:
The War Machines. It isn't bad, and I like the change of style with the arrival of Ben and Polly. It also has a nice 'home-based' threat to it. I first saw this at Panopticon in Brighton in 1985 so it brings back memories of that too - my first convention (bar Longleat in 1983). I do like An Unearthly Child very much, but the next three parts....

Troughton:
Tomb of the Cybermen. Not quite the classic it was made out to be, we discovered when it was returned in 1993, but nonetheless a nice example of good 1960s Doctor Who, and a great performance by Patrick Troughton.

Pertwee:
Hmm.... these were great when i first saw then but do not all stand the test of time. Spearhead from Space. It is a solid first rate script and is well executed. I like the 'gritty' style of season 7 too..

Baker T:
The Deadly Assassin. Hinchcliffe at his most controversial. Nothing to be an embarrassed DW fan over in here either.

Davison:
Again these do not all stand up that well, as it was a time when DW was competing with much higher budgeted shows and tried to keep up with what they gave on screen. But for sheer marvellous-ness it must be Earthshock.

Baker C:
Revelation of the Daleks. In an era when the programme was not at its best, this one stands out as not just a good CB era story but one of best DW stories of the classic era. It all works, cast, script, direction. And Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant really do get to shine.

McCoy:
A very under-rated era by the public generally. Thought by the un-initiated to be DW at its weakest, but season 24 aside those people are so wrong. The Curse of Fenric, like Revelation of the Daleks, is just a superb story and amongst the classic era's best.

McGann:
Hmm, which one shall I pick here? I with they had made Storm Warning for TV.

Eccleston:
The Empty Child/the Doctor Dances is one of the best example of new era Doctor Who, and whilst there are some themes that have clearly been inserted with a sledgehammer and have no place in the story, there is so much good to say that I can overlook them. That pre-title sequence, 'Mauve alert' is... fantastic.

Tennant:
The Stolen Earth/Journey's End. By this point it was all getting very predictable. However I think Catherine Tate is great and the first of the two parts is just superb. Inevitably the resolution did not live up to the first part, but I never really though it would. And for sheer excitement value is gets my vote.

Smith:
I love the Matt Smith era. However whilst I think the overall quality of his era is generally very high, I cannot say that many episodes are truly outstanding. I will though go for The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon. I love the Nixon stuff, I love River Song and I love the special straw bit.

Let us have your choices at ct@dwasonline.co.uk