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It’s worth noting that the main reason that City of Death got such high viewing figures is that there was literally nothing else to watch. It was broadcast during the great ITV strike that shut the network down for ten weeks.
It’s a good story, and a pretty good introduction to Doctor Who for anyone unfamiliar with the series. And, of course, Adams used elements of this story combined with Shada when writing Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Still City wouldn’t have quite as high a rating if ITV had been broadcasting.
There does seem to have been a trend in trying to copy Adams’ style in the stories written at this time. As well as The Doomsday Contract, the first episode of the 18th series - The Leisure Hive - has a distinct Hitchhikers feel to it.