Tuesday, 5 June 2018

City of Death

(Series 17, Episodes 5-8)

Summary: Doctor Who meets its first crack in time as Romana, inexplicably dressed like a 1920s' schoolgirl, and the Doctor take a romantic trip to France.  The soundtrack made me momentarily think I was watching a seventies' arthouse film about people running urgently around Paris but then the saxes kick in and we’re in a sleazy crime thriller about a convoluted art heist.  Some famous art lovers turn up to critique the TARDIS, spaghetti head Scaroth the Jagaroth is splintered across time and poor old Duggan just needs a drink.

Watch it because: Doctor Who’s French Connection: we’ll always have Paris.


Original Air Date: 29 September – 20 October 1979.
Doctor: Tom Baker.
Companions: Romana (Lalla Ward).
Writer: “David Agnew” (David Fisher, Douglas Adams & Graham Williams).
Director: Michael Hayes.
Producer: Graham Williams.

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