Black Orchid
Joe Siegler
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Black Orchid
This Story: Season 19, Story 5. Production Code 6A
Overall: Story 121, Episodes 576-577
Airdates: 1 Mar 1982 – 2 Mar 1982
Written by Terence Dudley
Directed by Ron Jones
Notes
- This is the third of four two part stories (in 25 min format) in classic Doctor Who. The others are The Rescue (1965), The Sontaran Experiment (1975), and The Awakening (1984).
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 576 - Black Orchid 1/2 (Serial 6A Story 121) - 1 Mar 1982. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 26, 2023
I've always loved this story. It's got drama, but for the most part it shows the crew having a fun time. Something we rarely see on screen. The televised shows are always high drama, pic.twitter.com/oKlW8kX18q
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 576 - Black Orchid 1/2 (Serial 6A Story 121) - 1 Mar 1982. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 26, 2023
not vacations/relaxing times. Wish we could see more of this. Was the first historical since 1966's "The Highlanders". Liked the pace here. Always loved @jfmouthonlegs' outfit here. pic.twitter.com/TmfttbMOLz
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 577 - Black Orchid 2/2 (Serial 6A Story 121) - 2 Mar 1982. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 27, 2023
A short one, only two eps, something that didn't happen often in classic Who. The drama comes from a murder and George Craneigh masquerading in the Doctor's costume, which lays the pic.twitter.com/0UJgoApv7E
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 577 - Black Orchid 2/2 (Serial 6A Story 121) - 2 Mar 1982. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 27, 2023
blame with the Doctor. After briefly being betrayed, the Doctor is proven innocent. Very much enjoyed this story, I wish we had more like it. The short format re-emerges in New Who. pic.twitter.com/02LcexBHH3
