Doctor Who: City of Death

1979

ComedyAdventureScience FictionTV Movie

While taking in the sights of Paris in 1979, the Doctor and Romana sense that someone is tampering with time. Who is the mysterious Count Scarlioni? Why does he seem to have counterparts scattered through time? And just how many copies of the Mona Lisa did Leonardo da Vinci paint?

Rating

8.857
7 votes

Popularity

0.8115

Origin & Countries

GB | en | United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Runtime

100 min.

Status

Released

Release: 10/20/1979

Credits

Doctor Who: City of Death

Michael HayesDirector

Doctor Who: City of Death

Tom BakerThe Doctor

Doctor Who: City of Death

Lalla WardRomana

Doctor Who: City of Death

Julian GloverCount Scarlioni / Captain Tancredi / Scaroth

Doctor Who: City of Death

Catherine SchellCountess

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

7/2/2024

7 / 10

Every now and again, the BBC managed to draft in some heavyweights onto it's flagship "Dr. Who" series and this one is amongst the best. We get a clue of what's to come from the explosive start before the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) and "Romana" (Lalla Ward), who looks like she's just escaped from "St. Trinian's", arrive for a sojourn in Paris. Sitting in a café they experience some sort of time loop, then on a trip to see La Giaconda at the Louvre - one of the best museums in the galaxy, don't you know - they both begin to become suspicious that not only is the painting's safety in question, but the world's too. It's the enigmatic "Count Scarlioni" (Julian Glover) who is piquing their interest, him and his stylish "Countess" consort (Catherine Schell) and as their investigations dig deeper, they uncover an almost Dorian Grey-esque aspect to the story - only much more menacing in intent. This story has a go at a little more science than many, the visual effects are more effective as they are largely confined to a lab (OK, yes there's some latex too) and the effort from Glover works well to foil the time-travelling double act as they strive to thwart his nefarious activities. There's also a little bit of history, some pretty views of the Parisian sights and, of course, a mad scientist in David Graham's "Kerensky". Good stuff, this.

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