Doctor Who: Matt Smith’s best episodes
Simon Kinnear | On 23, Nov 2013
2010. So young he barely remembered the show of old, Matt Smith somehow managed to suggest the character’s near-1,000 year age with a performance of synapse-popping eccentricity.
Under the supervision of showrunner Steven Moffat, the stories warped to Smith’s geeky persona by emphasising the timey-wimey complications of TARDIS travel and did what no Doctor bar Tom Baker had achieved: he cracked America.
Top three Matt Smith episodes to watch online
Vincent And The Doctor (2010)
The leftfield hire of rom-com specialist Richard Curtis brought a fresh eye to Who; this lyrical, heart-melting encounter with Vincent van Gogh is the series’ nearest equivalent to a pure historical since its return.
The Doctor’s Wife (2011)
After 50 years, we finally got to “meet” the TARDIS when fantasy icon Neil Gaiman transformed ship into an acid-tongued Suranne Jones. Proof that, if there’s one thing Doctor Who isn’t short of, it’s surprises. Speaking of which…
The Name Of The Doctor (2013)
The lead-in to the forthcoming 50th anniversary special turned the entire series into a roller-coaster, as Moffat unveiled vertiginous drops and loop-the-loops we never imagined – a companion who had appeared in every past story; and a ‘dark’ Doctor we’ve never met. What next? We’ll find out soon.
Photo: BBC/Adrian Rogers
