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Nevertheless ENEMY OF THE WORLD is an enjoyable yarn with plenty of rather more subtle things going for it. First of all there's a great double performance by Patrick Troughton, both as the Doctor (version no. 2) and also as the titular villain: Salamander. The latter is a Mexican politician in the not too distant future, on a mission to take over the planet. His methods? Predicting earthquakes and volcanic eruptions all over the world(which he himself is causing)and then annexing the beleagured areas. Troughton's Salamander is a ruthless, conscienceless tyrant who bears much resemblance to many a Bond villain in his ambitions and deeds. It is he as well as the exotic foreign locations of the story (Australia and Eastern Europe) that causes many fans to proclaim it an attempt by the show's creators to "do James Bond".
This, though is not really an adequate way to explain the appeal of the tale. For a start, it's evident to anyone who has seen the sole surviving episode on film (episode 3), that the show's budget is not up to the glamour or action set-pieces of Sean Connery's contemporary outings as 007. Furthermore it lacks lots of other ingredients that go into making your average spy romp: there's no love interest, no high speed car chases, no climactic gun battles, no living it up in 5-star hotels or casinos.
So what are we left with? Well, it's more like a futuristic version of the historical Who stories during the Hartnell period (e.g.
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