Doctor Who: 10 Best Kisses, Ranked

With so many alien and Earthly threats to deal with, it would be understandable if the heroes of Doctor Who barely found time for anything else. But that’s not the case. Even though they face dangers on an everyday basis and have to run for their lives more often than not, they still manage to build romantic relationships.

Some of them last longer while others are relatively brief. Some had a happy ending while others ended in tragedy or heartbreak. But whatever the case, Doctor Who has some truly memorable kisses that can also openly count among some of the show’s best/most romantic/hilarious moments.

10 The What-If Kiss

This kiss is both tender and sad. Sad because it shows a promise of what could never really be. When the Doctor’s masking himself as a human, he falls in love with a nurse Joan Redfern who works in the school where he’s teaching under the name of John Smith. The two begin a relationship, much to Martha’s disappointment, but when the Doctor gets back his true identity and his memory, he leaves. What makes it tragic is that a brief sequence in the episode shows the happy future they both could have had if he had stayed human.

9 The Double Kiss

Captain Jack Harkness is one of the most popular companions. He was very open about his desires, and he didn’t hide the fact that he liked both the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler. So when the time came to say goodbye, Jack, in his typical fashion, didn’t discriminate. He shared a brief kiss both with Rose and the Doctor. And then he went and died which made the whole happy moment less happy. Still, it was nice to see Jack interacting with the Doctor and Rose one last time before he remained alone.

8 The Unscripted Kiss

Sometimes the best scenes come to life when the actors improvise. This is what apparently happened in the scene between the Doctor and Cassandra who inhabited Rose’s body at the time. After finally having an actual body for once, Cassandra decided to throw caution to the wind. She led a brief conversation with the Doctor and then surprised him by kissing him as her life depended on it. The Doctor was obviously surprised but went with the flow anyway. And his reaction – “Yeah. Still got it.” – was priceless.

7 The Starting Goodbye Kiss

Rose and the Doctor remain one of the most iconic Doctor Who couples. But funnily enough, the Tenth Doctor and Rose never actually kissed – even though she told him she loved him. Nevertheless, Rose got her happy ending thanks to the human version of the Doctor who regenerated out of his severed hand.

They traveled to her new home and Rose kissed him when he – presumably – confessed his love for her. The kiss then marked the start of their relationship – and also the end of Rose’s and the actual Tenth Doctor’s romance.

6 The Reunion Kiss

Amy and Rory still remain one of the most iconic couples of Doctor Who. Despite their sad departure from the show, at least the fans got to know they lived happily and adopted a son, Anthony Brian. But there was a time when the two were apart. When Amy found out she could no longer have children, she broke up with Rory. Luckily, their separation didn’t last long and they got back together – and celebrated it with a kiss in a rather dramatic place.

5 The Christmas Kiss

The Doctor and Clara were good friends, very close ones, but never really became a couple. That didn’t stop them from sharing a beautifully awkward and hilarious kiss. Well, more precisely, it didn’t stop Clara from planting one on the unsuspecting Doctor. One would almost think he should have known better after his experience with both Amy and River. But no. First, the Doctor and Clara argued. Then she called him out and said he liked her. When he denied the claim, she kissed him. And was then quick to point out that the kiss spoke volumes and said even the things the Doctor wanted to keep secret.

4 The Awkward First Kiss

The Doctor has been around for a long time and has done many great things. But he can still act like a teenager when it comes to kissing. It doesn’t help that his and River’s TV romance was all out of order. The first time the Doctor met her was the last time River met him. This scenario repeated itself with their first kiss… well, sort of.

The Doctor has never kissed River before but she did – so when she kisses him, thinking it’s usual for them, he reacts in a funny way. He flails his arms and has no idea how to react, making it hilarious. But also sad when the audience finds out it’s their last kiss for River.

3 The Awkwardly Passionate First Kiss

The Eleventh Doctor has exceptional luck when it comes to meeting women who kiss him out of nowhere. It happened to him with Clara, with River… and also with his mother-in-law, Amy. At least it was before she actually became his mother-in-law. The night before her wedding, Amy decided she wanted the Doctor to comfort her. And it quickly became obvious she didn’t mean by talking. The kiss quickly turned into a passionate snog and for a moment, it almost looked like Amy would get her way, especially once she pressed the Doctor against the TARDIS and continued kissing him senseless. But the duty won in the end and the Doctor ended what could have been a one-night affair – as Amy herself suggested.

2 The Shocking Kiss

Many fans liked Donna Noble very much – not only because she had the tendency to say whatever she meant, but also because she didn’t fall for the Doctor. These two remained great friends instead. The only kiss they shared was hilarious and not the least bit romantic. It happened when someone poisoned the Doctor and he needed to expel the poison out of his body. To do so, he needed a proper shock. So Donna delivered the best shock she could think of – she kissed the Doctor. And who would have thought – it worked!

1 The Historical Snog

Genuine chemistry between actors is something that’s hard, almost impossible to replicate. But when it happens, any romantic scene usually strikes gold. That’s also the case with the Tenth Doctor and Reinette aka Madame de Pompadour. She knew the Doctor since she was a little girl. But when they meet again, she’s old enough and happy to see the Doctor again. So happy she snogs him rather passionately. The best thing about the whole scene is the Doctor’s subsequent reaction: “I just snogged Madame de Pompadour!” And as for the genuine chemistry thing, David Tennant and Sophia Myles presumably dated while working together on Doctor Who. Coincidence? Probably not.

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Kath Leroy
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Kath Leroy is a writer at Screen Rant. She also publishes in a number of Czech magazines. She works as an actress and appeared in feature films, short films, as well as TV series. Kath has loved movies, TV, and literature ever since she was a child and her father first played Star Trek for her. Since she has a background in writing genre fiction and screenplays, Kath enjoys fantasy, sci-fi, and superhero films and shows above all – however, she likes to watch films of all genres.

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