Doctor Who: Every Doctor Ranked From Worst To Best

Every Doctor is fantastic in their own way, but who will come out on top?

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[harryjones]

It's very hard to justify putting Patrick Troughton so close to the bottom. David Tennant has acknowledged how in many ways Troughton is more important than First Doctor for creating the template of what the character of the Doctor became. He was also the one who proved a change of lead actor could work.

[TheKiwiDragon]

Patrick Troughton being last but one is a crime Sean. He's more important to the role of the Doctor than Hartnell. Hartnell may have been the first, but Troughton had to follow him, and being the first regeneration, had to make sure the show could still work under his watch.

[MARVELNerd]

Capaldi is my favorite. His arc over his 3 seasons was a fantastic transformation, and I believe he is the only actor who could’ve carried an episode like Heaven Sent.

[michaelbiscay]

I love you guys, but having Troughton below Whittaker is hard to stomach.

[joshberninger]

Glad to see Matt Smith’s 11 at the top as he’s my favorite. Capaldi is an extremely close second. Great arc for his Doctor and loved him and Missy. Thought there was great progression with Clara and him and Bill worked great too.

[henrikhanssen]

I was stunned by the Troughton placement. He’s my fav by miles. (I also know every Doctor is someone’s favourite.) PT was smart, funny, wise and his double act with Jamie was sublime. His interplay with The Third Doctor in The Three Doctors and The Five Doctors was such fun. There! Glad to get that out of my system. Carry on.

[RachelW]

2nd is my favorite. He has so many good episodes, and his relationship with Jamie is absolutely the best!

[danielrussell]

12 is 100% my favourite doctor bc of his 3 season arc of being an arrogant old man to a loveable grandad. His relationship with Clara his first season is strained but the relationship he has with Bill and Nardol is one of the best throughout the entire series. His speeches are brilliant and has some of best one-liners and comebacks.

[thedimensionalcat]

I’m so overwhelmed by how many people love Capaldi now. He was my first Doctor. Thanks to him, I’m right now rewatching the show for the 6th time! I remember there wasn’t much love during his era. A lot of fans (I remember) were very critical about Steven Moffat’s decisions. I’m one of those fans that never had a problem and to this day, I speak about Capaldi as the one actor I’d love to meet before I kick the bucket. His last lines became a core memory instantly.

[therealkev]

Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor is perfection. The balance between his goofiness and gravitas is flawless and his character development, especially alongside Clara, is the best in the series for me. I really hope he comes back for a cameo in the 60th

[StreetNoise]

I love all the Doctors and it's always interesting to see people's rankings as we all have different faves WAIT A MINUTE TWO IS IN 12TH PLACE???? No, no, I will respect it. Not traumatizing at all.

[nigelnash]

My issue with Jodie's Doctor has absolutely nothing to do with the doctors gender, or Jodie herself. I was genuinely hyped when I found out there'd be a female doctor, especially when I found out Jodie was up for the role as I think she's a great actress with the right material. But that right there is the issue, the material she was given, and the writing of the show jumped off a cliff during Jodies era, the companions are wooden, the Doctor is not written as the Doctor, some of the morals and whatnot you'd expect from the Doctor just aren't there for this era, or changed to the complete opposite. The stories themselves we're just never very well written, especially The Timeless Child. I could debate The Timeless Child for hours, but in my opinion, ripping apart the canon and doing it's best to retcon the Doctors history just doesn't sit right with me and completely breaks certain plot points all throughout the years of Doctor who just because they wanted something new.

Again, nothing to do with gender, and I think with the right material, Jodie is a fantastic Doctor, I was genuinely looking forward to a female Doctor, for me it was just the writing that let Jodie's Doctor and then some, and that's a damn shame.

[TheImmediatePastPrez]

Troughton is my favorite Doctor and seeing him ranked so low with little explanation hurts man. He's such a phenomenal actor and is so Integral to how the Doctor is portrayed now. Ain't no way man 😭

[DanielWright-npfq]

I think Sean settled the Jodie Whitaker era question with his Tennant and Smith comments: He consistently points to the quality of writing that the actor uses to elevate their Doctor to a higher ground. I would give a lot to see the incredibly talented Whitaker doing a Davies script. Could you imagine the epic levels it would reach?

[mrjnebula]

Putting 2 second to last and 11 at number 1 is hilarious given how similar they are

[saintjohn]

Capaldi. Great actor, great writing, great companions, great directing...music...etc etc etc.

[hekitek_]

Peter Capaldi's incarnation of the doctor is very underrated in my opinion. It gave a more darker tone that I liked, also he gives a cool grandpa vibe.

[RedDevil]

David Tennant and Peter Capaldi are my two favorites

David Tennant was my childhood hero growing up, when he was the doctor I loved the writing, the stories, the monsters, the music, the atmosphere, his Tardis, his sonic Screwdriver, his companions.

Everything about David Tennant’s era (RTD era) I thought was perfection. That was when Doctor Who was at its absolute golden peak.

[NathanJasper]

Thank you for not putting Thirteen last just for the sake of doing it. You brought a lot of reasoning that made sense and I appreciate that.

[AllyCraig]

Patrick Troughton is my favourite classic Doctor. I’m sad to see him so far down in this list — but the beauty of DW is it’s so huge and varied, different people love it in different ways.