which DOCTOR WHO is best? - Doctors 1-13 ranking | video essay 

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Doctor Who needed Capaldi. Words cannot express how much enjoyment I derived from watching 12 rip into his surroundings.

For me Peter Capaldi encapsulates the doctor.

Matt Smith is my Number 1, but I appreciate the love you give Capaldi. He was magnificent!

So happy you put 12th on the top spot. I love his character development and I miss him playing the doctor.

Peter capaldii as the doctor is the Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes type of performance. As time goes on it gets better and better. Victory feels earned, rather than just "I'm the doctor" *waves sonic screwdriver*. Great ability to both command a room and share a stage, while also bouncing very well off basically every character he interacts with. Incredibly underrated doctor

I think that people often look at the handful of supposedly REALLY BAD episodes in Capaldi’s era like Kill the Moon, Sleep No More, The Eaters of Light etc. (I think those episodes they’re just average) and say that his whole era was like that.

11 in 10th place. My disappointment is immeasurable and my night is ruined. Fr though, other than that, I practically agree with all of this

Yep I agree, Even though Tom was 'my' Doctor, Capaldi was superb in the role. Unfortunately the Beeb thought otherwise and imo his tenure suffered because of it and I will always hold that against them. It also helps that Capaldi is big Who fan (we both contributed to the same Who fanzine back in the day would you believe) and so he genuinely loves this show and It shows in his performances. I still miss him. :(

It's always sad when we have to say goodbye but capaldi leaving hit way harder then any other. He will always be the definitive doctor to me and I'm so glad that others appreciate him as much as I do.

When Big Finish is taken into account, the Sixth and Eighth Doctors are the best of the classic era in my opinion. Allowing Colin Baker to play the Doctor the way he wanted and giving him good material gets him to shine. Giving Paul McGann some more adventures really shows his versatility as an actor since he is able to play the romantic, whacky scientist, space hobo, and cold sides of the Doctor with effortless ease.

During his era Capaldi was criticized. And now he is worshipped. Jodie Whittaker's era is criticized, but to me she was a great doctor, I will miss her energy, her passion, her warmth, and how emotional she was. The flux was a great season and The Power of the Doctor was a great episode

Just realised I accidentally credited Fear Her to RTD... I'm sorry if I caused any offence, Russell 😔

I'm so happy to see Peter Capaldi (you may know him as Sid's dad from Skins lol) at no.1 He came to see my theatres production on our opening night and he was such a pleasure to be around after the show where he was nice enough to give us all advice. Absolute legend and deserves to be recognised as the amazing rebellious Doctor

I’ve watched so many Doctor Who ranking videos the one consistent thing all those videos shared was that nobody liked Jodie’s doctor.

For me, it goes like this: 14). The 13th Doctor - Jodie Whittaker 13). The War Doctor - John Hurt 12). The 5th Doctor - Peter Davison 11). The 6th Doctor - Colin Baker 10). The 11th Doctor - Matt Smith 9). The 12th Doctor - Peter Capaldi 8). The 7th Doctor - Sylvester McCoy 7). The 8th Doctor - Paul McGann 6). The 10th Doctor - David Tennant 5). The 9th Doctor - Christopher Eccleston 4). The 1st Doctor - William Hartnell 3). The 4th Doctor - Tom Baker 2). The 3rd Doctor - Jon Pertwee 1). The 2nd Doctor - Patrick Troughton

Pat Troughton is the best Doctor of Classic Who and most certainly of whole Doctor Who. It is a shame that so much of his great acting is missing, probably forever. Ans Chris Eccleston is the one who does best in showing his mood changes within a second, from playfully childish to bitterly serious. Thus, Eccleston is the best Doctor of Modern Who, unfortunately having only one season.

Yes, 12 was great. He was amazing, had depth, and had an amazing multi-series arc.

Difficult but here we go.... 1. Matt Smith 2. Tom Baker 3. David Tennant. 4. Patrick Troughton 5. Peter Capaldi 6. Christopher Eccleston 7. Peter Davison 8. John Hurt 9. John Pertwee 10. Sylvester McCoy 11. William Hartnell 12. Jodie Whittaker 12. Paul McCann 13. Colin Baker

I would say the 11th and 12th were more or less equal in terms of quality. Both had their own quirks that they made a great portrayal. But yes. The hell bent episode was crazy and the best episode of the entire show.

My ranking: 1.4th doctor 2.12th doctor 3.7th doctor 4.3rd doctor 5.11th doctor 6. 9th doctor 7.2nd doctor 8.13th doctor 9.6th doctor 10.10th doctor 11.1st doctor 12.8th doctor 13.5th doctor

peter capaldi just IS the doctor

My personal favourite is either Matt Smith or Patrick Troughton :)

My ranking: 1) Matt Smith 2) Tom Baker 3) Paul McGann 4) Peter Capaldi 5) Patrick Troughton 6) Sylvester McCoy 7) Christopher Eccleston 8) Jodie Whittaker 9) David Tennant 10) Colin Baker 11) Peter Davison 12) Jon Pertwee (Only saw one story so far) 13) William Hartnell (Ditto) 14) John Hurt (Haven't seen enough of him....I loved Engines of War, though) 15) Jo Martin (I haven't seen enough of her yet...)

I've been watching a lot of ratings lately and I'm so thrilled to find another that has 12 in the top spot!! I can't express how much I love Capaldi's era.

11th doctor is the best doctor. We will always remember when the doctor was him.

Thank you some understands twelves character and I loved him for his character development. I like his nature of always trying to do the right thing, he cared about people. I hope we see more of him one day.

Peter Capaldi is brilliant and I am thrilled you put him first. Young teenage girls didn't like him because they wanted to keep the youthful eye candy of the previous two incarnations. Capaldi's acting is sublime and he is so unique from the others. He cared more than any before despite what people say. Everything that makes Capaldi brilliant is what is lacking in Whittaker's characterisation. He has such sincerity, is so authentic and not a caricature. He had both beauty (not romantic but the real thing) and power in his personality without the arrogance that other carnations sometimes overindulged in. His speeches were delivered with such ferocity and passion that you can't imagine many of the other incarnations coming close. As you stated Capaldi was so brilliant he could even make crap scripts watchable. With Bill and Nardole we had a Tardis team equal in liking to Sarah, Harry and Tom. in his season nine the compassion he showed for Clara (who I know many didn't like, but I thought she was a delight) was incredibly moving. What I loved most was between these two characters is that they portrayed what genuine love in it's purest state is. It is caring about the other so far much more than yourself. It is a notion that is not easy to convey on a television show and there is a danger it will come across as weird, even inappropriate. However the two leads pulled it off beautifully. They showed that substantial lows, if overcome can only lead to a stronger connection and that really is what I mean by the word 'love' in this posting. it is a powerful connection, an understanding and value for someone you care about deeply. Capaldi brought such an abundance of emotions to the screen. His final episodes he really shone. For those who did not like this incarnation i would recommend you give him a second try. I think if I had to choose one word to subscribe Capaldi's Doctor is 'depth'. A depth of every emotion yet could also could be lighthearted, But no other actor has been able to pull off the depth of the character better than Capaldi. At the middle age of 51 years and he will always be my favourite Doctor.

I'm perpetually back and forth between 10 and 12, and that probably won't ever change.

YESS I'M SO HAPPY YOU PUT CAPALDI AT FIRST, HE'S ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVOURITE DOCTOR AND MY DOCTOR

The fantastic 9th Doctor will always be my favorite Doctor. 11 is my second favorite.

My top 3 doctors are Baker, Tennant, and Capaldi. Awesome video! Amazing this show has been around for more than half a century!

My list : 13 : 2 nd Doctor 12 : 1st Doctor 11 : 8th Doctor 10 : 4th Doctor 9 : 3th Doctor 8 : 6th Doctor 7 : 5th Doctor 6 : 11th Doctor 5 : 9th Doctor 4 : 13th Doctor 3 : 7th Doctor 2 : 10th Doctor 1 : 12th Doctor

Actually finally seeing someone have legit criticism for Jodie's doctor is something I appreciate very much instead of the usual overdramatic answers people give. Anyway, my favorite is McCoy due to his manipulative persona and he has some of the best stories in books also I disagree I think he is dark in season 25 too the clip you showed from the greatest show in the galaxy(one of my favorite stories) is not like that to be childish but mostly to show the the doctor not winning the higher-ups(the audience and the BBC higher-ups in this case) with his iold tricks and then trying something new and they would still not be pleased but in the end he survives anyway the same way the show managed to survive for another season during it's worst time and how it managed to go on even in the wilderness years and then it got revived.

Green Death. One of my absolute favourite Old Who tales. Absolutely terrifying when I was a kid and had me hiding behind the sofa

Capaldi the best, that's not just 1 leg being pulled, it's both legs, all toes & fingers 1 - TOM BAKER (is the ultimate being of the Doctor 2/3 Matt Smith/David Tennant (can't decide which order), 4 - Patrick Troughton ?? 5 - Paul McGann

The last two seasons of Capaldi are amazing and among the very best of all Doctor Who

For me I will sum it down to top 5, 1st. 10th doctor, 2nd. 11th doctor, 3rd. 9th doctor, 4th. 12th doctor, 5th . 4th doctor

I may not agree with all of your placements, but this is honestly the best doctors ranking I've ever watched. Very well made and commentated, keep up the great work 👍🏻it would be nice to see a doctor who eras ranked. See if that might ulter the list slightly.

For Me born in the 70s there's only Tom baker Christopher eccleston and David Tennant that have a mix of warmth and power that make a human being watching feel safe. I preferred Kimba the white lion as a child, my brother and my mum who agrees with with me, she's 73 so she's pretty much over the years seen them as part of her life since the first doctor, oh and she had a massive crush on Paul magann* I loved John hurt as the doctor, straight away you look into his eyes and want to know him. But I stand by my 3 choices David Tennant for me as feeling safe when he was there, oh and Tom baker getting my attention as a child because he was funny and nice, Christopher eccelston for being so powerful and sweet. For my mum it's the first Doctor then Christopher eccelston Paul magann then the others. But for my grandchildren, they started watching David Tennant with me, but they loved Matt Smith, and now no one even thinks about it, which is pretty sad considering how long it's been in my mums life my life, it's not recognisable anymore, not to us. I'd like to know how English kids feel about doctor who. But I'll always thank the UK for introducing us to Doctor who 💞💞💞💞 Christopher Eccelston didn't want to keep playing the doctor 😒🥀🕯.

I love 11 but that’s the Doctor I started the show with, I was there to see 12’s entrance and exit live so I’m attacked to him, and I overall just love 10’s performance.

Your ranking (specifically your top 5) is LITERALLY the same thing I have and for most of the same reasons too, so I'm genuinely SO HAPPY that someone 1) agrees with me 2) loves 12 as much as I do! edit: actually I love the second doc so much I'd prob put him 3rd for personal fav, but overall for what i'd say are the best doctors minus sentimental value I'd prob say this ranking too 😂

You're mistaken. It was McGann's Doctor that chose to become the War Doctor. Hurt's Doctor was _made_ to be the War Doctor. He wasn't a regeneration that happened to choose to give in to the temptation to fight. He didn't have a choice. McGann's Doctor was in the unusual position of being able to choose how his next regeneration would go and he chose a warrior.

Honestly 11th Doctor is way to low. His performance literally just takes control of the show.

I totally agree, Capaldi has always been my favourite Doctor, but I personally love Sylvester McCoy, not sure who hasn't been praising his audio dramas, but I've always found people rate them higher than his run on TV. Take a look at The Architects of History, A Death in the Family, UNIT Dominion, The Enemy of the Daleks, The Fearmonger, The Two Masters and the utterly phenomenal 'Master'. These audio dramas know what makes McCoy great, it's his cunning, Machiavellian, borderline evil nature.

For me, my ranking is: 14). The Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whitaker) 13). The War Doctor (John Hurt) 12). The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) 11). The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) 10). The Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) 9). The Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) 8). The Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) 7). The Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) 6). The Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) 5). The Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) 4). The First Doctor (William Hartnell) 3). The Forth Doctor (Tom Baker) 2). The Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) 1). The Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton)

For me, 12th Doctor is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, War, 9, 10, and 11 all together. Definitely not equal parts of them, but taking the qualities of them that are most compatible with each other and blending them so seamlessly. I can revisit his era, especially in series 10 and can tell he’s the same person as all that came before. I feel like my take might be popular or agreed with😅

My personal list if anyones interested: 1. Tom Baker 2. Peter Capaldi 3. Jon Pertwee 4. Patrick Troughton 5. Paul McGann 6. David Tennant 7. Christopher Eccleston 8. Sylvester McCoy 9. John Hurt 10. Matt Smith 11. William Hartnell 12. Peter Davison 13. Colin Baker 14. Jodie Whittaker It changes almost every day lol

Thank you I love this video so much, but CAPALDI for the reasons you stated is my favourite by far my favourite, David a close second like you sed too but Capaldi is just "THE" doctor to me

I would low 10's ranking and rise 6/7's ranking, but otherwise it is a great ranking that I agree with! Also I will die on a hill saying there's not a single bad Capaldi episode

My ranking and why: 14: Jodie Whittaker boring and dull and nothing new with character 13: William hartnell love hime and it’s not his fault but the episodes are very slow 12: War doctor I thing he did great but it kinda of annoys that he doesn’t play a doctor who has done terrible things, he’s still playing the doctor, but the performance is still great 11: Colin baker I feel bad as he really cared but it was JNT who ruined it 10: Matt smith always thought he was a bit too childish and not serious enough but when he is serious it’s brilliant 9: Peter Davison love this doctor but didn’t leave much of a impact 8: Paul mcgann don’t need to say a lot if he had more tv time probs top 3 7: Patrick troughton goofy but strict as well love most of his episodes and I reckon the most traits taken from the character is from the 2nd 6: Jon pertwee amazing doctor and brought some of the best villains felt like an action star it was very good 5: sylvester McCoy similar to Matt smith but done right silly but when serious it’s brilliant 4: David tennant yes Ik he’s not in the top 3 but it’s due to the other 3 just being a bit better for me, but this still an amazing doctor the romantic doctor with a darkness never knowing if you can trust him 3: Tom Baker: made the role iconic but also someone you don’t know if u can trust but being so silly u can’t help but love him 2: Peter capaldi just is the doctor the character development from knowing if he is good man to being happy with who he is, in a harsh way he is the most kind doctor, the zygon speech is the best of all time 1: Christopher Eccleston it may of only been on season but there’s so much in it the character development from a man who did horrific things and being a warrior to finally accepting who he is and becoming the doctor again, not only that he’s a doctor who shows fear and doesn’t always win the scene in the doctor dances where he saves everyone I can see what it means to him or the parting of the ways where he doesn’t do the act and accepts he’s doctor even though he has every reason to do it as everyone has died and except rose and thought jack was dead, he has nothing left to lose but still knows who he is and accepts it. My opinion obviously love to here if u agree or disagree and love to know why 🙂

YES! You like Planet of Giants too! It's so underrated!

My ranking would be... 1. Tom Baker by lightyears.... if that man tells you he is an alien, you believe it, no doubt 2. Paul McGann/ Sir John Hurt , also both had only audio Series, but just wow. You can see the Doctor infront of you thats how good they are 3. Peter Capaldi, 4. Sylvester McCoy, 5. Christopher Ecclestone the audios wow. To me "Girl deconstructed" is one of the best Doctor Who storys ever / Colin Baker, the Audios are awesome, he nails the part,they improved so much of the 6th Doctor, and show how good he is, given propper material. 6. Matt Smith, 7.William Hartnell 8. David Tannent, WAY to overrated, way to human 9. Jon Pertwee 10. Jo Martin She clicks almost on the spot, thats the Doctor no doubt! I hate the Tmeles Child BS, but her Doctor is awesome. 11. Patrick T. havent seen much of him, maybe higher next time. You can flip this and 12...not sure yet. 12. Jodie Withaker Again, she is not bad! But she never clicks, hope she gets Audios too to show her potential with people who CARE about the show and give her propper material to work with 13. Peter Davison....he doesnt click for me, mostly because there is no good chemestry with companions, most of them are annoying tbh.

I need to watch the 12th doctor again.

1) Tennant 2) Capaldi 3) T Baker 4) Davison 5) Pertwee 6) Eccleston 7) Troughton 8) Hartnell 9)Mcgann 10) McCoy 11) Colin Baker 12) Matt Smith 13) Whittaker Allonsy❤️❤️

Very unique ranking, good stuff 👍🏻

I’ve only watched Modern Who and here’s my ranking and reasonings. I’ll start from worst and end with the best 13: Whittaker does improve overall, but my god is she incredibly weak in her role. Not much to say otherwise 10: Yeah this might be an unpopular Opinion but tbh the gap between 13 and everyone else is massive but that doesn’t mean 10 doesn’t have problems. I love his run, and Series 4 is spectacular. But if you were to boil him down to a single sentence here’s what it could be: “Boy do I love having Rose with me and I’m so sad and upset that I can’t get over the feeling because I’m constantly missing her” Like, everything else is great, but the Romance has got to go 11: I put 11 above 10 just cause he doesn’t do romance except with Clara. But even then it’s handled WAY better than 10 and Rose. 11 is fun, awkward, quirky, and he has a lot of heart. He is the shining star in his sort of messy run. 9: One series, one run. 9 is absolutely Fantastic and RTD knocked it out of the park. He is mostly higher than 11 just cause 11 has minor flaws but tbh Eccleston to me does so much with how little he had. I love him and wished we had more. 12: Is it even a competition? (Yes it is but come on we all agree Capaldi is THE DOCTOR) Edit: I forgot to mention River exists so… there’s that for 11. Their chemistry is a bit overrated but it just works just because they’re husband and wife. It still makes my point valid as outside of his own wife, he only really has chemistry with Clara. So his ranking doesn’t change

Ok for putting the war doctor so high full respect he is my third favourite

realistically 7 and 8 are by miles the "darkest" incarnations in large part because they are by miles the most complicated yet well fleshed out characters out of them. Granted this is largely down to their 90s/00s material but 7 was fully formed in season 25 (yeah not sure why this guy thought the "darker" version only started in Battlefield but hey) and y'know the vast majority of 8 is outside of the TV show (which, being pedantic, actually means the TVM and the modern series since they aren't the same show, they are different productions). I also don't agree at all with the "new who character development driven classic who adventure of the week" thing, that's more just the 70s/early-mid80s seasons. There are two very different versions of Doctor Who, the version new who is based on (the 4th Doctor era is the best example, it's adventure based and pushes the whole 'quirky' thing and so on) and then there's 60s Who and the McCoy-McGann eras (obviously with McGann this is down to the books and novels). That version places far more emphasis on being lost in space and time, the vastness and the weirdness of the unknown around them. It has more of an emphasis on the horror elements and it does have relatively character driven plots (Ian/Barbara, Seven/Ace, Susan's development, the Second Doctor and the Time Lords, etc.) as opposed to the average 4th Doctor story, but it is still about travellers lost in space - not a "lonely god" and his companions of prophecies like in New Who. And because despite being fundamentally based on 70s/early-mid80s Who, New Who is another totally different version down to it's soap elements and it's very dramatic stories and it's almost total divorcement from being lost in space being scared and lost and having a Doctor who was a danger to the companion, as opposed to the cuddly best friend or love interest. My point being, I don't think things like "13th Doctor can't command the room" or having a more romantic Doctor are really great points against or for different Doctors. To each their own and all the rest but I think rankings like this almost always "suffer" from being based on any given fan's individual perspective of what Doctor Who is or should be that isn't generally accurate to the different versions of the show that do exist. Which is why we ever got a revival of the 60s Who fundamentals with McCoy in the first place, because those making that era didn't watch 70s Who and only remembered the 60s originals. Side note, totally personal, I think the 10th Doctor era is incredibly mediocre outside of series 3 which is great.

Can't argue with that number 1 choice. Capaldi is incredible, even in his poorest episodes he makes them so watchable.

YES! another Capaldi fan FINALLY!!!

Colin Baker is my favorite. Season 22 was by far the best of the 80's and 6/Peri is my favorite TARDIS team.

I love David tenner and he will forever be my favorite doctor, but i do gotta admit Peter was a really good doctor

Interesting. I never watched the Capaldi series so I’ll have to give it a watch

I really think the 5th Doctor could have been better if he started to have some traumatic effects from Earthshock. Like after Adric dies, he starts becoming somewhat overly protective in regards to his companions and less forgiving/more pessimistic towards his enemies.

Was surprised to see Capaldi at number one but wow. I agree he is THE Doctor. Even if I do have to forget Kill The Moon. The word for Capaldi is 'gravitas'.

I actually think you are 100% right. I would probably put Matt Smith lower but has more to do with the abysmal quality of some of his era and not really the doctors fault.

11)David Tennant(He had a chance not to be the last. Season 29 is my all-time favorite season, but season 30(my 2nd least favorite season, 1st least favorite season 18,3rd is 28) happened). 10)Peter Davison 9)Matt Smith 8)Jon Pertwee 7)Christopher Eccleston 6)William Hartnell 5)Colin Baker 4)Patrick Troughton 3)Sylvester McCoy 2)Peter Capaldi 1)Tom Baker

My current ranking (as it often changes): 1. Peter Capaldi 2. Sylvester McCoy 3. William Hartnell 4. Christopher Eccleston 5. David Tennant 6. Jon Pertwee 7. Tom Baker 8. Patrick Troughton 9. John Hurt 10. Matt Smith 11. Paul McGann 12. Peter Davison 13. Colin Baker 14. Jodie Whittaker

David & Peter are most certainly the best actors to have ever portrayed the Doctor. Great rankings, couldn’t agree more with you’re choices 👏🏽👏🏽

Capaldi is also my #1 to the point that for me, the final line by the Doctor of the whole franchise is "I Let You Go". There has been nothing of major interest for me in the Doctor Who series since him, and that includes the 2023 reboot stuff. But where we differ, is that I have Matt Smith as my #2, and you had him way down in your list. A lot of what I loved about Capaldi, (and Tom Baker), is also in Matt Smith in spades. Troughton as well. I like alien doctors, and particularly ones who can make me laugh and cry within seconds of each other. Plus Matt had Amy and Rory, and River who are nearly as endearing to me as some of my favorite doctors.

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I feel like they did a wonderful job of giving us a sense of Ruth's characterization with extremely little screentime. I very much hope they write the character consistently, going forward.

14 doctors REMEMBER PETER CUSHING two movies more than paul mcgann

Season 25 still protracted the 7th Doctor as dark but balanced with a bit comedy as misdirection

I don't agree with your rankings, but I appreciate how well thought out they were. Mine: 13: 13 (just awful characterization) 12: 7 (bad writing really hurt this doctor) 11: 5 (he had a tough act to follow and didn't really work for me) 10: 9 (I'll get crucified for this, but I didn't love the writing in this era) 9: 1 (also crucified, but I don't think it aged well for me) 8: 8 (night of the doctor redeemed him for me) 7: 6 (I liked the attempt at darkness) 6: 3 (he was really fun, almost bond like for me) 5: 12 (I didn't love him at first, but his last season solidified it for me) 4: 10 (uneven quality but when it was great, it was great) 3: 2 (loved space hobo) 2: 4 (also loved the comedy) 1. 11 (again, I love a space hobo comedy) I don't really count the war doctor because there's not enough in the tv series to go by.

The character isn’t called Doctor who he/she is called the Doctor

My favourite doctors are 5 11 10 7 3

Tom Baker, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi (tie), Christopher Eccleston, John Hurt and the Eight Dwarves.

My favourites are The Third, Second, Eleventh, Fourth & Twelfth Doctors, but I grew up with Nine & Ten.

I agree. Capaldi is the best new who Doctor. However I think Tennant lacks character development as there’s nothing that shows his alien side (he is too human) compared to 12 I think he had the right balance of human and alien. Tenant is my least favourite doctor. I think 13 has had character development as the timeless child and the flux. Has given a lot of character development not the best but not the worst either. 11 is the opposite too alien and 9 almost had the right balance. I believe the doctors should all have character development and a equal balance between human and alien. 12s doctor I can relate to a lot he was the first doctor I saw. However his era also helped me through the end of school and college a lot. As I struggled a lot back then etc... I also hope he did eventually join big finish too.

Pertwee was my first doctor and was my favourite until capaldi 😎

Disagree with the rankings but nonetheless respect it. Your video was great. My rankings would be - 14th Jon Pertwee; 13th - Sylvester McCoy; 12th - Colin Baker; 11th - Matt Smith; 10th - John Hurt; 9th - William Hartnell; 8th - Jodie Whittaker; 7th- Paul McGann; 6th - Peter Calpaldi; 5th - Tom Baker; 4th Christopher Eccleston; 3rd - David Tennant; 2nd - Patrick Troughton; 1st - Peter Davison.

Capaldi without doubt was the best doctor. The worse is the current one. She is too ditzy.

If you want a great 7th Doctor audio drama check out Robophobia a sequel to the 4th Doctor's Robots of Death and it introduces Liv Chenka who has become the 8th Doctor's companion to this day. I just finished Dark Eyes and I highly recommend it. He starts very low after the death of his prior companion Lucy Miller and tries to regain a sense of hope. The 8th Doctor of the Time War would not be who he is without the pivot point of Dark Eyes.

Yeah I agree peter is my favorite both because of nostalgia as he was my first and just because of his great series I also love David Tennants episode as I'm sure I don't have to explain which episodes of his were jncredible

13. 3rd 12. 13th 11. 6th 10. 7th 9. 5th 8. 11th 7. 4th 6. 8th 5. 1st 4. 12th 3. 2nd 2. 10th 1. 9th

Wow...well done! So good, in fact that I suscribed! Agree wholeheartedly with your rating.

14) Colin Baker 13) Jodi Whitaker 12) Sylvester McCoy 11) Patric Troughton 10) Peter Davison 9) John Pertwee 8) War doctor 7) Paul M gan 6) William Hartnell/ David Bradley 5) Tom Baker 4) Christopher Ecltson 3) Matt Smith 2) Peter Capaldi 1) David Tenant

Capaldi was fantastic. I am a hard core 10 fan but totally respect your views.

I love Peter Capaldi and he’s up there as my favourite but I do see him as the doctor we got after the failure of the sixth doctor. Rather in a similar vein to James Bond actor’s Timothy dalton and Daniel Craig. The latter being praised a lot more highly. It shows that Colin baker and Timothy dalton were the right actors with the right ideas just the wrong time to present them. Both Capaldi and Baker’s doctors have horrendous tastes and are grumpy but they mellow and we began to like them a lot more. Not just proving the audience that they were wrong with their assumptions of said character but that the character too was also wrong behaviourally and therefore develops

Great video and explanations for your ranking. My own ranking would go like this: C.Baker Whittaker Martin Hurt Davison Pertwee McGann Smith Tennant Eccleston Capaldi McCoy Hartnell T.Baker Troughton

Ngl series 10 is my favorite season so many absolute bangers that are so fun to rewatch!!

It's hard to choose a BEST, as they all bring something different and pleasing. For me #1 = 9th, 10th & 11th Doctor. Tom Baker was good too. I just realized last night that a potential perfect Doctor #14 or #15 --

As much as I do love matt Smith's doctor so dearly, I realize his series along with Moffatts writing are full of holes past Series 5. Moffat can write great stories sure, but there are many moments where Matt Smith's doctor are spoiled by Moffatts.. sometimes rather Greasy writing. Especially in the Clara years. Im however really glad you placed capaldi so high, his doctor is extremely under-rated and is possibly one of the most well trained actors that have taken the role, and succeeded with it. Even if there are some.. rather bad stinkers such as The forest and kill the moon.

Great list ................. although I do not understand why Matt Smith's incarnation is not higher......

Colin Baker is much better than often listed: he made a completely new fresh character regenerating from the somewhat dull 5th doctor. Of course his coat is…. But the reason he wore it was explained. I love his arrogant whit combined with his witty arrogance. Pro: arrogance, whit, humour, original approach, dark side, his voice , his treatment of texts, constant character, outer space looks. Contra: suit, bad directing, weak companions, cheap decor sets…… god he’s so much better than said.

Orphan 55 was the only episode I’ve enjoyed in the 13 doctors run it reminded me of old school dr who

Given your mentions of Big Finish for McGann, I'd strongly recommend listening to his Charlie Polard era, he gets very dark towards the end, and again towards the end of the Eighth Doctor Adventures with Lucie Bleedin' Millar.

given the newest info weve gotten about the 14th(?) doctor being david tennant again, i would find it very entertaining to see this list adjusted for that