If you could return one episode, what would it be?

[ianphillips]

So there have been a lot of polls asking which serial you most want returned, but not many on individual episodes. So, if you could choose only one episode to return (other than Tenth Planet 4 and Power 1 because those will win every time), which would it be and which serial would it be from?

It's a tough decision, but for me it comes down to episode 12 of Master Plan, episode 6 of Power, episode 4 of Terror, and episode 5 of Fury with honorable mentions to Web 3, Marco Polo 7, Mission, Myth Makers 3 and 4, Master Plan 6, Savages 4, Power 2-5, Evil 7, Snowmen 6, Fury 3 and 6, Toymaker 1-3, and Invasion 4.

But ultimately I have to go with Master Plan 12. So much happens in it and it is probably the best episode of the serial and one of the best from the entire Hartnell era.
2nd: Tie between Power 6 and Fury 5
4th: Macra 4

[andyeves]

I've voted for WOF3 as it wasn't nice having it snatched from under our noses.

Others high up the list include:
- Evil E4 - I sill recall (despite being very young) Jamie wrestling with Kemel and establishing he can't talk, so would like to see it again
- DMP E12 - would be interesting to see the Time Destructor scene
- DMP E7 - if this can be found, that must surely give hope for all episodes!
- Mission - as above, and it would also complete another story
- Any stories for which we don't already have an episode, and I guess that POTD would have to be top

[Richard Develyn]

Web 3 would probably have been top of my list even if we hadn't had web 2,4,5,6 returned.

Otherwise, I'm generally a fan of episode 2s, because that's where a lot of the atmosphere and build up takes place, particularly with Patrick Troughton. Later episodes tend to be more action based, which is less interesting for me because PT running around is far less appealing than PT acting out his character.

Look at the difference between Menace 2 and 3 as a good example of this.

So: Power 2, Highlanders 2, Macra 2, Ice Warriors 2 and Fury 2 are all superb single episodes. Faceless 2 is not as good but still the one episode from that story I would choose.

Otherwise, Evil 5 and Snowmen 4, for non-part-2's, possibly Snowmen 6 too. Wheel 1 is pretty unique even though Wheel 2 also has its appeal for all that there's no PT in it.

Richard

[iankmclachlan]

The individual episode that I would most like to see returned is Marco Polo episode 7 as it is the only episode I have never seen.
I would then like to see the last episode of The Massacre with the excellent first Doctor speech
Then it would be the final episode of Masterplan with the tragic ending
Then it would be the episode of Masterplan 'The Traitors.' with the death of Katarina and Bret Vyon.
Then the fifth episode that I would most like to see is the last episode of Myth Makers with Vicki leaving and Katarina joining the TARDIS team.

[Will Weller]

For me, The Daleks' Master Plan episode 12

[John W King]

Evil episode 7 for the magnificent battle of the Daleks
Or
Master plan episode 12 cos it's one of the few episodes I've never seen!

[tom rogers]

Evil 7 or Master Plan 12. I'm good.

[Darren Jones]

I've voted for TDMP 12 as I'd love to see if it's as good as the audio makes out.
Otherwise, I'd vote for any story that didn't have any extant episodes; just so we could get a glimpse at what we are missing.

[Chris Whitehead]

I would go for a story that doesn't have any episodes already. I am currently going through a marathon rewatch of Doctor Who from the very beginning, including watching all the recons, and as of now I'm up to the War Games. The one recon that was a real struggle to watch due to no telesnaps was The Myth Makers, and so that gets my vote because it is so poorly represented currently.

[johnbarbour]

as per Richard's comments about episodes 2 so Ep 2 Power.

[Dan S]

If I could conjure an episode out of thin air it'd have to be Feast of Steven. It may not be remembered as a particularly good episode but it's the one least likely to exist and it'd be fun reading all the confused & dismayed speculation it'd cause!

[Richard Marple]

Sept 30, 2016 20:14:43 GMT Dan S said:

If I could conjure an episode out of thin air it'd have to be Feast of Steven. It may not be remembered as a particularly good episode but it's the one least likely to exist and it'd be fun reading all the confused & dismayed speculation it'd cause!

Considering the Masterplan wasn't exported it's been impressive that 3 episodes have turned up, so there's some hope.

[richardwoods]

Any missing Troughton or an episode of The Savages or DMP12 get my vote, LOL

[Matthew Kurth]

DMP:12, with Evil:7 a close second. Although I'll continue to bang my drum and give TP:4 as honorable mention.

[George D]

My choice would be power 6.
While dmp 12 and evil 7 would also be desired, we are fortunate to have the ending of evil and over 3 episodes of dmp.
The daleks on a rampage in power would be great to see

( hopefully the 35mm was mis filed)