31 of Doctor Who's best insults
Ensure you're never stuck for a witty comeback again with these out-of-this world putdowns...
23. “All right, I’ll confess… I confess you’re a bigger idiot than I thought you were.”

The Doctor responds to interrogation and torture with the only defence he has left – biting sarcasm. (The Deadly Assassin, 1976)
24. “Planet of the pudding brains!”

He loves us really. (Deep Breath, 2014)
25. “Antediluvian fogey!”

The Sixth Doctor’s typically grandiloquent description of his former self. (The Two Doctors, 1985)
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