As we prepare for the first part of Season 8’s finale on Saturday night, CultBox has decided to take a look back at the previous ten episodes and reveal our favourite so far…

6. ‘Deep Breath’

What we said: “Peter Capaldi ticks every big blue box. His Doctor is a coiled-spring of mystery eternally unwinding. A fiercely-eyebrowed nexus between the irascible old man and the enigmatic handsome stranger. Not darker, just more complex.”

5. ‘The Caretaker’

What we said: “For the first time, we get a glimpse of the Doctor’s guilt, doubt and perhaps even self-loathing that haunts his latest incarnation. His rage at Danny addressing him as ‘Sir’ is naked; ugly, beyond doubt – something rather new for modern fans of Doctor Who. But it’s a measure of Capaldi’s brilliance how quickly and fully his acerbic, snarky performance had been accepted.”

4. ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’

What we said: “Any episode that is willing to sacrifice as excellent an actress as Janet Henfrey before the opening credits knows that it is in possession of a uniquely strong cast… Even more than usual, composer Murray Gold rises to the occasion with a velvety filmic score that allows him to marvellously channel his inner Poirot.”

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