This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: Destiny of the Daleks

As of writing this review, I genuinely think that this is the best classic Doctor Who story yet. Of course, that's subject to change, but I think for any story to match this, it will need fierce competition.

The makings of this story were the perfect storm to create such a genuinely brilliant piece of television. To start, the script, written by Douglas Adams, Graham Williams and David Fisher is brilliant, the dialogue is witty and the concept is unique. This is then greatly helped by the actors, the leads are incredibly charismatic and have great chemistry.

The supporting cast, most notably Julian Glover as the bond villain-esque Count Scarlioni and Tom Chadbon as the brawn-over-brains Duggan are exceptional with the latter being one of the best side characters (In my opinion) so far.

Then of course, we have the famous location filming in Paris, which gives a much needed break from the crummy BBC studios that plague most of Doctor Who's episodes.

This story, specifically part 4, has the highest viewership of a Doctor Who serial ever and I'm so glad it ended up being a story like this and not say, Destiny of the Daleks. There is a reason this story is deemed as a classic, it certainly lives up to it.

"My dear, nobody could be as stupid as he seems."

Next Story: The Creature from the Pit