Season 17 (1979-1980)

City of Death: Part Four

Last Updated 06 May 2013 by Chuck Foster

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Part Four

16.10 Million

Part Four

Series Episode Number: 513

First Broadcast: Sat 20 Oct 1979 - 06:16:21pm
Running Time: 25 minutes 0 seconds

Appreciation Index: 64

Chart Position: 16
Recorded on Mon 04 Jun 1979 in Television Centre 6

Scaroth intends to travel back in time to save his own people from destruction. But the Doctor can't allow him to succeed as it would mean the destruction of all life on Earth.

Characters
Doctor Who		Tom Baker
Romana		Lalla Ward
Duggan		Tom Chadbon
Count		Julian Glover
Countess		Catherine Schell
Art Gallery Visitor		Eleanor Bron
Art Gallery Visitor		John Cleese
Hermann		Kevin Flood
Kerensky		David Graham

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Douglas Adams
Writer		David Fisher
Writer		Graham Williams
Director		Michael Hayes
Producer		Graham Williams
Script Editor		Douglas Adams
Film Editor		John Gregory
Costume Designer		Doreen James
Studio Lighting		Mike Jefferies
Designer		Richard McManan-Smith
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Studio Sound		Anthony Philpott
Visual Effects Designer		Ian Scoones
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Make-up Artist		Jean Steward
Film Cameraman		John Walker
Director's Assistant		Jane Wellesley
Production Assistant		Rosemary Crowson
Production Unit Manager		John Nathan-Turner
Assistant Floor Manager		Carol Scott
Costume Designer		Jan Wright

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