Doctor Who: The Best Episodes To Get Into The Classic Series

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Getting deep into the lore ofDoctor Who can be a daunting prospect for new viewers. The show has an almost 60-year history, with multiple actors playing the lead role in multiple different styles. The show plays with time and has a huge wealth of history and lore to it, with myriad villains and multi-season story arcs that often require prior knowledge of the show to fully understand.

For new viewers of the show or those who first became fans with the 2005 revival, jumping into some of the classic series' episodes can be difficult. Where does someone with no prior experience begin with the show before The Ninth Doctor's start? It might seem intimidating, but there are plenty of classic standalone episodes that are easy to jump into for unfamiliar viewers. This article takes a look at some of the best.

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In this Season 5 serial, starring Patrick Troughton as The Second Doctor, an archeological dig on the planet of Telos uncovers the entrance to a strange tomb on the side of a mountain. As the dig team tries to enter the strange door, it electrocutes one of the members. Luckily for them, The Doctor happens to have landed his TARDIS nearby, and with the help of him and his companions, the team is able to enter the tomb. Unfortunately, what lies beyond the door is an army of frozen Cybermen waiting to come back to life and continue their galactic conquest.

The only Cybermen storyline from the 1960s to survive in its entirety, «Tomb of the Cybermen» is a fun thriller of a serial. It's packed with betrayal and action that viewers don't have to be familiar with Doctor Who to enjoy. It is also the first appearance of the Cyber Controller and the Cybermats