I love how nearly everyone in this scene exudes utter confidence. The Doctor, Romana, the count and countess... I think the only one at a loss here is Duggan.
I love that "probably." I think they've lost that in the modern version of the show, the Doctor's general somewhat eerie inhumanity. He looks human, but he's emphatically not -- and it's throwaway words like this that bring that home.
Nah, I think not. The Doctor's inhumanity might have worked on the early days, but at this point, he's been living with humanity for so long, he might as well be one. Hell, he was one on the events of Human Nature and Family of Blood. As much as people hate Clara, she was right when she said "you walk our earth, you breathe our air" to the Doctor. He walks like a human, speaks like a human, quacks like a human, he might as well be a human. He is more than an ordinary Time Lord not because of the Other or the Timeless Child bullshit, but because he's the most human out of all the Time Lords, something they'd never understand, seeing as they're too busy passively allowing threats like the Daleks and Cyberman around, and when they did try to erase them, they gave the job to their outcast.
I don't think asexual=inhuman. I do agree that I think trading out his asexuality with pansexuality can feel like a slight loss seeing as asexual representation is so low in comparison
@@lughtube5596 I agree that being asexual does not automatically mean you're inhuman. It's a trope I see a lot where the asexual character is always the alien, the robot, etc. I'm asexual and I'm pretty sure I'm a human.
@@fish2380 It's a little bit like how autistic coded characters end up being robots and aliens as well, isn't it. I think we need more human asexual representation. I know BoJack Horseman did it but I can't think of many other places. At least with autistic representation I can think of Community so there's that
City of Death got huge ratings, due to the fact that ITV was on strike and there was no programming being aired on that channel, only BBC1 and BBC2 were airing, and so attracted a much larger audience than the usual Doctor Who episodes of 1979. 14.5 million in fact was the average. 16.1 million watched the final part.
I can't believe I managed to recognize him but that guy is Julian Glover! He's the one who plays General Veers in Star Wars Episode V! This is such a crazy surprise, I was just searching random old Doctor Who clips and never thought I would ever recognize the face of an actor from the 1970's! Being a Star Wars fan paid off! I also love the Doctor's "Hello There"! That's a top notch greeting if I do say so myself, and I do!
@@tonyandthewhoniverse8527 And he played him again in the 1982 tv movie version of Ivanhoe. Which was pretty good except for the casting of Anthony Andrews as Ivanhoe. He made a great Scarlett Pimpernel, but an eh Ivanhoe.
1:07 "You're a beautiful woman, probably. . ." My vote for the BLITS award: Best Line In The Serial. This is the Doctor Who serial that brought me to a realization: In the end, when the detective asked "Where are you going?" and The Doctor said "I don't know" with just the right amount of incredulity, I thought how, on a smaller scale, 'Quantum Leap' was a definite chip off the ol' block.
I can’t say as I’ve seen this episode (which I will remedy), but I love how cavalier he is with uncertain circumstances. He was the same witty and charming Doctor in The Seeds of Doom
Douglas Adams wrote the story, this is probably one of the best ever. I work in IT and when I make a dummy account I always put 'This Is A Fake' in the profile.
Some of the most fantastic dialogue in sci-fi. Plus I had to laugh when the Dr put his foot out as if to trip up the woman as she passed but elegantly brought it in.
Douglas Adams wrote it. Locked in a hotel room with whiskey, black coffe and hot towels. We know it is a true story because the then producer Grahm Williams made the coffe and he related the story to To Entertain the producers of the original series extras include making of's and production notes on the discs. Something you don't get by just watching an episode on tv or the web. The commentaries are incredibly enlightening. There's an entire bonus disc of material with this story.
Wonderful scene. The first meeting between the Doctor and Scaroth and it's handled like a witty comedy exchange, but with underlying menace. Perfect. :-)
@@alexhetherington8028 Back in the 90s I got to meet Tom. He was walking around a con and my mum got a photo with him. I was rather young so dont remember too much, but he was general rather nice, he does like his fans thats for sure.
@@diracsea4590 That's awesome I would love to meet him. The only dr I've met is Colin Baker in 2019 I spoke to him about the current dr. I have to say it is bizarre talking to one of the drs about the current one.
Written by the great Douglas Adams of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, under the name David Agnew. Quite a coup for him to write Doctor Who, especially for Tom Baker. And of course starring Julian Glover of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Consequently, this is my favourite of the Tom Baker era.
There were many beautiful women in the classic Who stories. Mary Tamm had a porcelain beauty and aristocratic elegance that I understood even as a child.
@@raksh9 Marry Tamm & Lala Ward were beautiful, although different from each other. I had a huge crush on Louise Jamieson (Leela), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) was also incredibly cute, but the absolute winner will always be Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith). She was insanely cute as a companion, and later when she came back she was so classy and beautiful. She was one of a kind.
@@alanbarnes4991 You are a man of great taste. Louise Jameson and Sarah Sutton were lovely, and I didn't understand how quirky and funny Elisabeth Sladen was until much later in life. RIP. It may interest you to know that Louise was in a great scifi series called The Omega Fsctor back in 1979, which has been reborn as an audio show by Big Finish productions just last year. Sarah Sutton has given her voice talents to many Big Finish shows as well, acting as Nyssa in further Dr Who stories.
Lalla Ward briefly married to Tom Baker after he finished his time on the series. Later introduced to her husband of many years ( divorced) Richard Dawkins by Douglas Adams no less.
@@Ozzy_2014 Lalla Ward and Richard Dawkins have separated, but haven't divorced. They remain on good terms and still work together, e.g. they narrate Dawkins' audiobooks together. Lalla Ward has also narrated some Doctor Who novelisations - including City of Death, as it happens. If you haven't heard them they're worth checking out, as she's an excellent narrator.
I love this but. It’s a pity Douglas Adams died before the new series started, I can only imagine what he could have contributed to the show, had he had the chance.
I watch City of Death every 3-4 months or so. I have 4-5 stories like that, that I was on a regular basis. My favorite scene in City of Death is the part with the cameo from John Cleese at the Museum when the 4th, Romana and Duggan enter the TARDIS. Must have watched it 1000 times.
The best line is probably in the cellar. Herman! Kill him! ( Duggan) said by the Count. Followed by No!! Don't! Perhaps it would be best to keep him alive, for now as it is unfortunately not possible to kill him twice. ( Duggan glares and snarls at that) Comedy gold that bit.
Yes, a good one! So many classic scene in this one. My favorite scene in City of Death is the part with the cameo from John Cleese at the Museum when the 4th, Romana and Duggan enter the TARDIS. Must have watched it 1000 times.
Tom Baker is just miles away the best actor in the scene. I don't mean to cast shade on the others, they're doing a fine job but they're kind of just stereotypical bad guys, plus Romana, and poor Duggan has no lines. Tom Baker just shines and twinkles his way through every line.
Romana was such a great companion. I haven’t seen all of new WHO but if she hasn’t already, they ned to bring her back. The best part is that she’s a time lord so she could just appear as a new actress and everything!
0:30 "Yes, I could see that the moment you didn't ask what happened to- Well, I will have a drink how you come to mention it, yes, do come in, everybody. Romana, sit down over there. Duggan...uh, Duggan you sit...THERE. Do sit down if you want to tur- oh, alright. Now, isn't this nice?"
DOCTOR: I say, what a wonderful butler. He’s so violent! Hello. I’m the Doctor, that’s Romana, that’s Duggan. You must be the countess Scarlioni, and this is clearly a delightful Louis Quinze chair. May I sit in it? I say, haven’t they worn well. Thank you Hermann that’ll be all. COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Doctor, you’re being very pleasant with me. DOCTOR: Well, I’m a very pleasant fellow COUNTESS SCARLIONI: But I didn’t invite you here for social reasons. DOCTOR: Well, I could see that the moment you didn’t ask me to have a dr- well I will have a drink now you come to mention it yes do come in everybody. Romana, you sit down over there. Duggan, now Duggan you sit.. there! Do sit down if you want to, count. All right… now, isn’t this nice? COUNTESS SCARLIONI: The only reason you were brought here was to explain exactly why you stole my bracelet. DOCTOR: Ah well, that’s my job. You see, I’m a thief. This is Romana, she’s my accomplice and this is Duggan. He’s a detective who’s been kind enough to catch me. That’s his job you see; our two lines of work dovetail beautifully. COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Very interesting. I was rather under the impression that Mr. Duggan was following me. DOCTOR: Oh, you’re a beautiful woman, probably, and Duggan was trying to summon up the courage to ask you out to dinner, weren’t you Duggan? COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Who sent you? DOCTOR: Who sent me what? COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Doctor the more you try to convince me you’re a fool the more I’ll think otherwise. It would only be the work of a moment to have you killed. (ROMANA: Work?) COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Put it down. ROMANA: It’s one of those puzzle boxes isn’t it? COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Yes, it’s a very rare and precious Chinese puzzle box; you won’t be able to open it so put it down. ROMANA: Oh, look. COUNT SCARLIONI: Yes, very pretty, isn’t it? ROMANA: Very, where’s it from? COUNT SCARLIONI: From? It’s not from anywhere. It’s mine. COUNTESS SCARLIONI: My dear, these are the people who stole it from me at the Louvre. DOCTOR: Hello there! COUNT SCARLIONI: How very curious. Two thieves enter the Louvre gallery and come out with a bracelet. Couldn’t you think of something more interesting to steal? DOCTOR: I just thought it was awfully pretty, terribly unusual design. Course, it would have been nicer to steal one of the pictures but I’ve tried that before. All sorts of alarms go off which disturbs the concentration. COUNT SCARLIONI: Yes, it would. So you stole the bracelet simply because it’s pretty? DOCTOR: Yes! Well, I think it is, don’t you? COUNT SCARLIONI: Yes. COUNTESS SCARLIONI My dear, I don’t think he’s as stupid as he seems. COUNT SCARLIONI: My dear, nobody could be as stupid as he seems. DOCTOR: Oh! COUNT SCARLIONI: This interview is at an end. DOCTOR: Good, well we’ll be off, perhaps a quick stagger up to ??????, perhaps a bite at ???????. What do you think Romana? ROMANA: ???????... COUNT SCARLIONI: I think a rather better idea would be if Hermann were to lock you in the cellar. I should hate to lose contact with such fascinating people. DOCTOR: Ah… Duggan what are you doing for heaven’s sake. That’s a Louis Quinze. DUGGAN: ?????????? DOCTOR: Just behave like a civilized guest. I do beg your pardon, Count. COUNT SCARLIONI: Thank you… DOCTOR: Now Hermann if you’d just be kind enough to show us along to our cellar, we’d be terribly grateful, old chap.
I don't blame Tom Baker for getting married to Lalla Ward who played Romana II, she is very pretty and has a nice pair of legs. Pity the marriage only last 16 months.
Best light-hearted storyarc in history of DW. You can see everybody enjoying their parts. From pretty painting Mona Lisa to serious ending where Tom Baker said: last of Jaggerods. Universe won't miss them. All RTD, Moffat and Chinball should sit and take notes. Chinball twice.
"You're a beautiful woman...probably" XD
Pure Douglas Adams!
ozzymandistwenty14 actually I recall that Baker improvised the "probably" bit
But he's not completely sure, being an alien.
Would this dialog be allowed in New Who?
@@rachelar Who Who?
I love how nearly everyone in this scene exudes utter confidence. The Doctor, Romana, the count and countess... I think the only one at a loss here is Duggan.
You are so right Twilight Sparkle
Well imagine being in a room with 4 aliens and trying to keep up with what’s going on
@@AnomalySource Only three of them are alien, the Countess is human and doesnt know that her husband is not.
@@lesigh1749 my mistake
Tom Baker is so comfortable in the role by this time that his acting is superb and has a very natural feel and flow.
He's not acting. He IS the Doctor. It's REAL.
@@MarkGrindell Exactly.
I love that "probably." I think they've lost that in the modern version of the show, the Doctor's general somewhat eerie inhumanity. He looks human, but he's emphatically not -- and it's throwaway words like this that bring that home.
Out of the modern doctors, Capaldi I think captured that aspect of the character the best.
Nah, I think not. The Doctor's inhumanity might have worked on the early days, but at this point, he's been living with humanity for so long, he might as well be one. Hell, he was one on the events of Human Nature and Family of Blood. As much as people hate Clara, she was right when she said "you walk our earth, you breathe our air" to the Doctor. He walks like a human, speaks like a human, quacks like a human, he might as well be a human. He is more than an ordinary Time Lord not because of the Other or the Timeless Child bullshit, but because he's the most human out of all the Time Lords, something they'd never understand, seeing as they're too busy passively allowing threats like the Daleks and Cyberman around, and when they did try to erase them, they gave the job to their outcast.
I don't think asexual=inhuman. I do agree that I think trading out his asexuality with pansexuality can feel like a slight loss seeing as asexual representation is so low in comparison
@@lughtube5596 I agree that being asexual does not automatically mean you're inhuman. It's a trope I see a lot where the asexual character is always the alien, the robot, etc. I'm asexual and I'm pretty sure I'm a human.
@@fish2380 It's a little bit like how autistic coded characters end up being robots and aliens as well, isn't it. I think we need more human asexual representation. I know BoJack Horseman did it but I can't think of many other places. At least with autistic representation I can think of Community so there's that
"Our two lines of work dovetail, beautifully". This is, *hands down* my favorite individual scene in the show's history. 1963 to 2023.
"Duggan, what are you doing? For heaven's sake, that's a Louis Quinze!" Love that moment🤣
"Who sent you?"
"WHO SENT ME WHAT??? :D"
Tom Baker did more than bring the 4th Doctor to life, he lived it to its entirety and was it. "Would you like a jelly baby?" Unbeatable catchphrase
'You're a beautiful woman, probably' nothing like a back handed compliment
Probably the only time I can think of where you can actually hear the parentheses in a line.
City Of Death has the best one-liners.
Nice pfp
Think I'd take this over any NuWho one-liners any day lol
Probably.
2:30 "My dear, I don't think he's as stupid as he seems."
"My dear, NOBODY could be as stupid as HE seems."
Walter Donavon is that you?
@@cross01718 it is Walter's actor
I love his faint "oh" from the background
I guess they never met Jason Mendoza….
@@cross01718 The great Julian Glover.
City of Death got huge ratings, due to the fact that ITV was on strike and there was no programming being aired on that channel, only BBC1 and BBC2 were airing, and so attracted a much larger audience than the usual Doctor Who episodes of 1979. 14.5 million in fact was the average. 16.1 million watched the final part.
John King I think it has record figures for the show as a whole.
Kitsonator1 Only to be expected when the other two channels are showing either an apology caption or The Open University!
Yeah, the price of this is that Shada wasn't able to complete most of its production.
Then ITV got a brief bit of revenge in importing Buck Rogers S1 before they aired the downgrade that was S2 Hawk and all
0:30 I absolutely love the way he starts talking so fast you can barely understand what he’s saying but yet he does it in such a casual way
I can't believe I managed to recognize him but that guy is Julian Glover! He's the one who plays General Veers in Star Wars Episode V! This is such a crazy surprise, I was just searching random old Doctor Who clips and never thought I would ever recognize the face of an actor from the 1970's! Being a Star Wars fan paid off!
I also love the Doctor's "Hello There"! That's a top notch greeting if I do say so myself, and I do!
Yes, and in addition to trying to kill The Doctor, he's also tried to kill James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter.
He also played king Richard in a William Hartnell story the Crusades..
@@tonyandthewhoniverse8527 And he played him again in the 1982 tv movie version of Ivanhoe. Which was pretty good except for the casting of Anthony Andrews as Ivanhoe. He made a great Scarlett Pimpernel, but an eh Ivanhoe.
@@CaptXpendable Thats quite a reserme.
GENERAL KENOBI!
1:07 "You're a beautiful woman, probably. . ." My vote for the BLITS award: Best Line In The Serial.
This is the Doctor Who serial that brought me to a realization: In the end, when the detective asked "Where are you going?" and The Doctor said "I don't know" with just the right amount of incredulity, I thought how, on a smaller scale, 'Quantum Leap' was a definite chip off the ol' block.
The 4th doctor took is as a compliment to be hated.
Best line, "What a wonderful butler, he's so violent"
I can’t say as I’ve seen this episode (which I will remedy), but I love how cavalier he is with uncertain circumstances. He was the same witty and charming Doctor in The Seeds of Doom
Douglas Adams wrote the story, this is probably one of the best ever.
I work in IT and when I make a dummy account I always put 'This Is A Fake' in the profile.
If you seen it, do it. It's brilliant!
Watch it ASAP. Trust me, you will adore it
If you're going to watch a Doctor Who story this should be one of the ones at the top of your watchlist.
"YesIcouldseethatthemomentyoudidn'tinvitemetohaveadrinkwellIwillhaveadrinknowyoucometomentionityesdocomeineverybody."
Doctor: Hello there!
Me, an intellectual: General Kenobi!
Not just intellectual, but also a very bold one!
Yh ok
*waves arms in the air
@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi XD
1:39 the sound of the box actually sounds so satisfactory
Some of the most fantastic dialogue in sci-fi. Plus I had to laugh when the Dr put his foot out as if to trip up the woman as she passed but elegantly brought it in.
Douglas Adams was a brilliant comedic sci-fi writer.
Seriously.....it doesn't get better than this. The great D Adams. RIP.
Check out The Pirate Planet, he wrote that one too.
its scenes like this that really showcase how good a Doctor Tom was
I aspire to radiate this kind of chaotic energy
One of the best scenes from Classic Who for sure.
*stories
"Duggan! What are you doing?, That's a Louis quinze."
"hey hey hey HEYYYY! Don't throw THAT.... that's only for long distances!"
loooool the dialogue. as expected from one of the greatest comedy writers
Man could Douglas write dialog. Wish I had a 1/10th of that skill; could write circles around 'writer' today.
Dialogue, yes. Plots, no.
@@dunebasher1971 Yeah... Shada was... shameful.
1:58 “Hello, there!”
I loved that moment.
Doctor, You are a bold one.
Still one of the best Baker who serials. Always said it was a missed opportunity to have Duggan return for another case with The Doctor.
He was always the best Dr Who
The new Doctor Who should have writing like this... Classic Doctor Who at it's best.
Douglas Adams wrote it. Locked in a hotel room with whiskey, black coffe and hot towels. We know it is a true story because the then producer Grahm Williams made the coffe and he related the story to To Entertain the producers of the original series extras include making of's and production notes on the discs. Something you don't get by just watching an episode on tv or the web. The commentaries are incredibly enlightening. There's an entire bonus disc of material with this story.
Chibnall couldn't write anything as wonderful as this in his wildest dreams...
@@robalexander8065 in Chibnall's defense, NO ONE can write anything like Douglas Adams.
And yet he ripped of the Pirate Planet anyway? Why Chris? That's asking for trouble
I'm preety sure this was mostly Tom Backer improvising, but I could be wrong.
Wonderful scene. The first meeting between the Doctor and Scaroth and it's handled like a witty comedy exchange, but with underlying menace. Perfect. :-)
Dude that lady is Maya from SPACE 1999! She is like 70's Feminism's answer to Mr. Spock.
Lalla ward was one of the best looking companions and her outfits were so cute.
i had the pleasure to meet her many years ago, after she'd retired from acting. :o)
@@kathrynwhitby9799 is she nice to talk to? I met Colin Baker last year talked to him abit about the new who. I would love to meet Tom Baker
@@alexhetherington8028 , she was indeed, mind we didn't talk a lot. I was putting in her phone line, and she was working on a book illustration.
@@alexhetherington8028 Back in the 90s I got to meet Tom. He was walking around a con and my mum got a photo with him. I was rather young so dont remember too much, but he was general rather nice, he does like his fans thats for sure.
@@diracsea4590 That's awesome I would love to meet him. The only dr I've met is Colin Baker in 2019 I spoke to him about the current dr. I have to say it is bizarre talking to one of the drs about the current one.
Written by the great Douglas Adams of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, under the name David Agnew. Quite a coup for him to write Doctor Who, especially for Tom Baker. And of course starring Julian Glover of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Consequently, this is my favourite of the Tom Baker era.
I wonder what that countess thought later on when she found out she's been getting diddled all those years by a spaghetti-faced alien.
The rather lovely Catherine Schell, wonder what she's doing now. I remember her as the shapeshifter Maya in Space 1999.
Top 5 all time Dr Who stories here! As I get older I do appreciate more how beautiful Lala was!
There were many beautiful women in the classic Who stories. Mary Tamm had a porcelain beauty and aristocratic elegance that I understood even as a child.
@@raksh9 Marry Tamm & Lala Ward were beautiful, although different from each other. I had a huge crush on Louise Jamieson (Leela), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) was also incredibly cute, but the absolute winner will always be Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith). She was insanely cute as a companion, and later when she came back she was so classy and beautiful. She was one of a kind.
@@alanbarnes4991 You are a man of great taste. Louise Jameson and Sarah Sutton were lovely, and I didn't understand how quirky and funny Elisabeth Sladen was until much later in life. RIP.
It may interest you to know that Louise was in a great scifi series called The Omega Fsctor back in 1979, which has been reborn as an audio show by Big Finish productions just last year. Sarah Sutton has given her voice talents to many Big Finish shows as well, acting as Nyssa in further Dr Who stories.
@@alanbarnes4991 I always had such a crush on Sarah Jane. Even though the show was 42 years old the first time I saw her.
My favorite Doctor/companion parings:
Two and Jamie
Four and Romana 2
Seven and Ace
Three and Jo were quite good as well.
God I forgot how great this story is, and Baker in general!
I watched this on Forces TV (Freeview 96), and it more enjoyable than every Doctor Who adventure since 2005
Romana is so cute.
Lalla Ward briefly married to Tom Baker after he finished his time on the series. Later introduced to her husband of many years ( divorced) Richard Dawkins by Douglas Adams no less.
@@Ozzy_2014 Lalla Ward and Richard Dawkins have separated, but haven't divorced. They remain on good terms and still work together, e.g. they narrate Dawkins' audiobooks together. Lalla Ward has also narrated some Doctor Who novelisations - including City of Death, as it happens. If you haven't heard them they're worth checking out, as she's an excellent narrator.
I adore her outfits in this series... she is STILL cute at the age of 68!
ftumschk after his comments on eugenics?
She’s still cute in 2022.
Wow, I thought I remembered every Tom Baker story. But I seem to not recall this one!😲 I will have to look for the entire story.😎
I'd recommend the Season 17 Blu-Ray if you're looking for this story!
I love this but. It’s a pity Douglas Adams died before the new series started, I can only imagine what he could have contributed to the show, had he had the chance.
This whole scene is pure gold.
Duggan rolling his eyes at the Doctor's hilarious suggestion he was going to hit on the (very married) Countess is the best part for me.
I should rewatch this
I should watch this... And before that maybe buy it too...
I watch City of Death every 3-4 months or so. I have 4-5 stories like that, that I was on a regular basis.
My favorite scene in City of Death is the part with the cameo from John Cleese at the Museum when the 4th, Romana and Duggan enter the TARDIS. Must have watched it 1000 times.
Herman has been taking some tips from Strax on how to handle guests.
The best line is probably in the cellar. Herman! Kill him! ( Duggan) said by the Count. Followed by No!! Don't! Perhaps it would be best to keep him alive, for now as it is unfortunately not possible to kill him twice. ( Duggan glares and snarls at that) Comedy gold that bit.
Yes, a good one! So many classic scene in this one.
My favorite scene in City of Death is the part with the cameo from John Cleese at the Museum when the 4th, Romana and Duggan enter the TARDIS. Must have watched it 1000 times.
@@statis-tic Absolutely Exquisite!
A great shame this was not on bbc new years day instead of the modern tripe . Tom Baker what a legend.
Tom Baker's smile an charisma invites you in to see this show, Jodie Whitaker's opinions and akward gestures invites you out...
Fuck me classic who fans are poncy.
@@romelmunoz7957 No, no no.
@@Stamnley They don't speak for all classic who fans.
Tom Baker is just miles away the best actor in the scene. I don't mean to cast shade on the others, they're doing a fine job but they're kind of just stereotypical bad guys, plus Romana, and poor Duggan has no lines. Tom Baker just shines and twinkles his way through every line.
"I don't think he's as stupid as he seems."
"My dear, Nobody is as stupid as he seems"
Looking at that fall now hurts when you see the state poor ould Tom is in now...
One of my favorite Fourth Doctor scenes.
Romana was such a great companion. I haven’t seen all of new WHO but if she hasn’t already, they ned to bring her back. The best part is that she’s a time lord so she could just appear as a new actress and everything!
Loved Toms Black Comedy
It's hard to imagine a more beautiful woman than Catherine Schell.
Part of the very valuable puzzle box hit the floor.
“You’re a beautiful woman, probably...” Now I see why 12 kept questioning Clara’s looks.
TOTAL CLASSIC. MY ALL TIME FAVORITE STORY
Tom's hilarious 😂
0:30
"Yes, I could see that the moment you didn't ask what happened to- Well, I will have a drink how you come to mention it, yes, do come in, everybody. Romana, sit down over there. Duggan...uh, Duggan you sit...THERE. Do sit down if you want to tur- oh, alright. Now, isn't this nice?"
Just classic line after classic line in this clip. I love it.
a karen: I'm a beautiful woman!
me:...probably.
Best episode in the show's history.
I'm almost positive he improvised most of the scene which makes it even funnier
Except he didn't, it's all in the script.
Douglas Adams wrote this one, and it shows
I doubt anything was ad libbed at the bbc back then. Money was tight!
Even though it would be possible, theres absolutely no doubt in my mind that Douglas Adams wrote all that.
He did ad lib the “probably” line.
I didn't know Hugh Hefner guest starred in Dr.Who.....How cool is that?
😂
What a wonderful butler hes so violent
I have to watch this episode again. It so good.
One of my favorite moments in the episode.
DOCTOR: I say, what a wonderful butler. He’s so violent! Hello. I’m the Doctor, that’s Romana, that’s Duggan. You must be the countess Scarlioni, and this is clearly a delightful Louis Quinze chair. May I sit in it? I say, haven’t they worn well. Thank you Hermann that’ll be all.
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Doctor, you’re being very pleasant with me.
DOCTOR: Well, I’m a very pleasant fellow
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: But I didn’t invite you here for social reasons.
DOCTOR: Well, I could see that the moment you didn’t ask me to have a dr- well I will have a drink now you come to mention it yes do come in everybody. Romana, you sit down over there. Duggan, now Duggan you sit.. there! Do sit down if you want to, count. All right… now, isn’t this nice?
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: The only reason you were brought here was to explain exactly why you stole my bracelet.
DOCTOR: Ah well, that’s my job. You see, I’m a thief. This is Romana, she’s my accomplice and this is Duggan. He’s a detective who’s been kind enough to catch me. That’s his job you see; our two lines of work dovetail beautifully.
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Very interesting. I was rather under the impression that Mr. Duggan was following me.
DOCTOR: Oh, you’re a beautiful woman, probably, and Duggan was trying to summon up the courage to ask you out to dinner, weren’t you Duggan?
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Who sent you?
DOCTOR: Who sent me what?
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Doctor the more you try to convince me you’re a fool the more I’ll think otherwise. It would only be the work of a moment to have you killed.
(ROMANA: Work?)
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Put it down.
ROMANA: It’s one of those puzzle boxes isn’t it?
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: Yes, it’s a very rare and precious Chinese puzzle box; you won’t be able to open it so put it down.
ROMANA: Oh, look.
COUNT SCARLIONI: Yes, very pretty, isn’t it?
ROMANA: Very, where’s it from?
COUNT SCARLIONI: From? It’s not from anywhere. It’s mine.
COUNTESS SCARLIONI: My dear, these are the people who stole it from me at the Louvre.
DOCTOR: Hello there!
COUNT SCARLIONI: How very curious. Two thieves enter the Louvre gallery and come out with a bracelet. Couldn’t you think of something more interesting to steal?
DOCTOR: I just thought it was awfully pretty, terribly unusual design. Course, it would have been nicer to steal one of the pictures but I’ve tried that before. All sorts of alarms go off which disturbs the concentration.
COUNT SCARLIONI: Yes, it would. So you stole the bracelet simply because it’s pretty?
DOCTOR: Yes! Well, I think it is, don’t you?
COUNT SCARLIONI: Yes.
COUNTESS SCARLIONI My dear, I don’t think he’s as stupid as he seems.
COUNT SCARLIONI: My dear, nobody could be as stupid as he seems.
DOCTOR: Oh!
COUNT SCARLIONI: This interview is at an end.
DOCTOR: Good, well we’ll be off, perhaps a quick stagger up to ??????, perhaps a bite at ???????. What do you think Romana?
ROMANA: ???????...
COUNT SCARLIONI: I think a rather better idea would be if Hermann were to lock you in the cellar. I should hate to lose contact with such fascinating people.
DOCTOR: Ah… Duggan what are you doing for heaven’s sake. That’s a Louis Quinze.
DUGGAN: ??????????
DOCTOR: Just behave like a civilized guest. I do beg your pardon, Count.
COUNT SCARLIONI: Thank you…
DOCTOR: Now Hermann if you’d just be kind enough to show us along to our cellar, we’d be terribly grateful, old chap.
General Kenobi!
What about him?
1:58
@@pipoproductions OK, thx
Say my name and I shall appear!
@@SurlyInsomniac Yes, what about me?
The first time I saw Julian Glover...Maester
"Your a beautiful woman - probably!" Cracks me up.
My favourite doctor and I also miss K9 as well.
It's the one they did in Paris. * Wonderfull memories
First story I ever watched.
Wow! The rest of Who must be such an anticlimax for you.
Completely awesome
2:36. Please listen carfully. You won't regret it.
Couldn't make out what the Doctor was saying.
I think I've figured it out.
“Good! Well, we’ll be off to mixed drinks at the Champs-Élysées--perhaps a bite at Maxim’s. What do you think, Romana?”
I don't blame Tom Baker for getting married to Lalla Ward who played Romana II, she is very pretty and has a nice pair of legs. Pity the marriage only last 16 months.
how does that hat stay on Romana's head?
She probably used hair pins to hold it in place.
Stylishly.
Timelord tech
@@rocketcon It's actually hatpins. The clue is in the name - hatpins keep hats in place, hair pins keep hair in place.
This was a really good episode of Dr who 🚜🚜🔵⚪️⚫️
Duggan! What are you doing?? That's a Louis Quinz...
Oh, that's how Donovan started his spiraling to evil.
Didn't I tell you not to trust anyone, Doctor?
I didn't know Hugh Hefner was a guest star on Dr. Who.......How coOL is that?
Romana looks so cute in that outfit. Love the hat.
GENERAL VEERS! Prepare your men
Best light-hearted storyarc in history of DW. You can see everybody enjoying their parts. From pretty painting Mona Lisa to serious ending where Tom Baker said: last of Jaggerods. Universe won't miss them.
All RTD, Moffat and Chinball should sit and take notes. Chinball twice.
wow zero dislikes
Not anymore.
Jinxed it. :P
That’s a fantastic dr who story
Why can’t the current doctor who writing be this good? Did writers forget how to write?
Best doc ever👍👍👍
Most New Who scenes feel like this but much shorter.
You see I’m the theif and this is my accomplice
GENERAL VEERS on Dr. Who. :D
Romana is so cute
Actually, compared to most fictional butlers, he's downright passive.
He's funny