Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Two

Series Episode Number: 511

World Premiere: Sat 6 Oct 1979 - 6:17pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 13 Jul 2001 - 10:30pm CDT [Prairie Public Television]
Running Time: 25 minutes

14.10 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 64 (UK)

Chart Position: 44 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 22 May 1979 in Television Centre 3



The Doctor and Romana become the reluctant guests of Scarlioni who is planning to steal the Mona Lisa despite having six of them hidden in his cellar – all of them genuine


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterDavid Agnew
WriterDouglas Adams (uncredited)
WriterGraham Williams (uncredited)
DirectorMichael Hayes
ProducerGraham Williams
DesignerRichard McManan-Smith
Script EditorDouglas Adams
Costume DesignerDoreen James
Make-up ArtistJean Steward
Visual Effects DesignerIan Scoones
Electronic EffectsDave Jervis
Vision MixerNigel Finnis
Videotape EditorRod Waldron
Studio LightingMike Jefferies
Studio SoundAnthony Philpott
Technical ManagerJohn Dean
Senior CameramanAlec Wheal
Film CameramanJohn Walker
Film RecordistGraham Bedwell
Film EditorJohn Gregory
Production AssistantRosemary Crowson
Production Unit ManagerJohn Nathan-Turner
Director's AssistantJane Wellesley
Assistant Floor ManagerCarol Scott
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Special SoundDick Mills
Grams OperatorIan Tomlin (uncredited)
Floor AssistantSally Bates (uncredited)
Design AssistantSandy Garfield (uncredited)
Costume SupervisorJan Wright (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Model Set LightingHarry Oakes (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantNiall Kennedy (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantJohn Crossland (uncredited)
ElectricianDavid Gorringe (uncredited)
Film Operations ManagerIan Brindle (uncredited)
Film LocationsCarol Vigurs (uncredited)
DresserMichael Powell (uncredited)
Props BuyerValery Woodford (uncredited)
Booking AssistantPhyllis Page (uncredited)
Contract AssistantNansi Davis (uncredited)
Make-Up AssistantSally Woodlee (uncredited)
Make-Up AssistantMargaret Holding (uncredited)
Make-Up AssistantViv Riley (uncredited)
Show Working SupervisorChick Hetherington (uncredited)
GraphicsJoanna Ball (uncredited)
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)