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Doctor Who - City of Death (Episode 105)

starring: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Julian Glover
directed by: Michael Hayes

: Doctor Who - City of Death (Episode 105)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419817366
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1419817361
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 08, 2005
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 9306
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975



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Product Description:
In a story written by Hitchhiker's Guide's Douglas Adams and producer Graham Williams the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana ta a holiday in Paris where they unravel a mystery involving six original Mona Lisas!Running Time: 100 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 794051239921 Manufacturer No: E2399

Amazon.com:
The late Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) co-wrote this enormously popular four-part story from 1979, which pits the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) against a time-traveling alien (Julian Glover) whose body, fragmented by an accident, spurred evolution millions of years ago. Now restored to his full (and horrific) form, he plans to travel back in time and prevent the destruction of his ship--which in turn would profoundly affect the course of humanity. A terrific blend of science-fiction thrills and humor (well-played by Baker and Ward), City of Death also benefits from its Paris locations and terrific performances by Glover and Space: 1999's Catherine Schell, as well as a pair of unexpected cameos from John Cleese and Eleanor Bron as art critics. The story's high caliber was rewarded with phenomenal ratings (reportedly, the largest ever for Doctor Who), and has remained a fan favorite ever since.

DVD features
Thanks to its popularity, the two-disc DVD of City of Death comes with an abundance of typically topnotch supplemental features. The commentary by Glover, co-star Tom Chadbon, and director Michael Hayes, is the longest and most informative of the extras, but it's well-matched by Paris in the Springtime, a 45-minute making-of featurette that offers rare archival interviews with Adams and many of the cast (but not Baker or Ward, sadly) and crew. Paris, W12 offers 20 minutes of studio footage taken from 1/2-inch videotape, while Prehistoric Landscapes and Chicken Wrangler are very different views of the story's special effects (the latter is a particularly amusing glimpse at the challenges of working with live animals). Finally, there's Eye on Blatchford, a wry parody of BBC 'human interest' news items, here focusing on another alien attempting to live peacefully in the rural English countryside. Production notes and photos and a batch of well-concealed Easter eggs round out this highly enjoyable set. --Paul Gaita



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great show
It's too bad that Douglas Adams died so young because this was a great episode for Tom Baker to star ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Legendary
Douglas Adams, Tom Baker, and Lalla Ward are all amazing. Definitely check this one out. One of the best ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - "Soon we shall be. The centuries that divide me shall be undone."
Certain storylines of "Doctor Who" reverberated as distinct images in my memory during the years between ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Check It Out
I love Doctor Who. I have all my favourite episodes on dvd....the ones that are out. City Of Death isn't ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Pure brilliance all the way around!
"You have a wonderful butler. He's so violent!" This is one of my all time favorites. The Douglas Adams rewrite ... Read More

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