Doctor Who: City of Death

7/2/2024

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