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Doctor Who: Black Orchid
Starring: Peter Davison , Matthew Waterhouse
Directed by: Ron Jones
Produced by: John Nathan-Turner
Written by: Terence Dudley
England, 1925. The TARDIS materializes on a quiet railway platform where the Doctor (Peter Davison, The Last Detective), Tegan (Janet Fielding, Minder), Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) and Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) soon discover they are expected at an afternoon cricket match.
Item Number: 14691
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 49 Minutes
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Special Features:
Subtitles in English for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Audio commentary by Peter Davison (the Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric)
Deleted scenes (7 mins)
Now and Then Featurette - On locations used in the story (9 mins)
Stripped for Action - The Fifth Doctor - A look at the fifth Doctor's comic strip adventures (16 mins)
Blue Peter - A visit to the costumiers responsible for the period costumes used in "Black Orchid"(8 mins)
Points of View - Barry Took airs disgruntled viewers' letters about the rescheduling of Doctor Who (2 mins)
Film Restoration - Before and after examples of techniques used during the restoration of the location film elements (2 mins)
Easter Egg (1 mins)
DVD-ROM feature Radio Times billings
Photo Gallery (4 mins)
Production Notes Subtitle Option
Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
England, 1925. The TARDIS materializes on a quiet railway platform where the Doctor (Peter Davison, The Last Detective), Tegan (Janet Fielding, Minder), Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) and Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) soon discover they are expected at an afternoon cricket match. After a number of murders are perpetrated at the country home of their host Lord Cranleigh, the time travelers discover the legendary black orchid may point to the murderer. Extras include audio commentary by Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Matthew Waterhouse, deleted scenes, several "making-of" featurettes and much more. Digitally remastered.
The TARDIS arrives on Earth in 1925 where, due to a case of mistaken identity, the Doctor ends up playing in a local cricket match. The travellers then accept an invitation to a masked fancy dress ball, but events take on a more sinister tone as a number of murders are perpetrated at the country home of their host Lord Cranleigh.
The Doctor comes under suspicion but the murderer is eventually revealed to be Cranleigh's brother George, who has been kept locked up in the house ever since returning in a deranged and disfigured state from an expedition up the Amazon to find the legendary black orchid. George mistakes Nyssa for his former fiance Ann Talbot, who looks identical, and takes her up to the roof of the house. He is persuaded by the Doctor to let her go, but then falls from the roof to his death.
| The Doctor | --- | Peter Davison |
| Adric | --- | Matthew Waterhouse |
| Nyssa/Ann | --- | Sarah Sutton |
| Tegan | --- | Janet Fielding |
| Brewster | --- | Brian Hawkley |
| Constable Cummings | --- | Andrew Tourell |
| Lady Cranleigh | --- | Barbara Murray |
| Latoni | --- | Achmed Khalil |
| Lord Cranleigh | --- | Michael Cochrane |
| Sergeant Markham | --- | Ivor Salter |
| Sir Robert Muir | --- | Moray Watson |
| Tanner | --- | Timothy Block |
| The Unknown/George Cranleigh | --- | Gareth Milne |
Directed by Ron Jones
Choreographed by Gary Downie
Costumes by Rosalind Ebbutt
Film Editing by Mike Houghton
Incidental Music by Roger Limb
Produced by John Nathan-Turner
Script Editing by Eric Saward
Title Music by Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, arranged by Peter Howell
Visual Effects by Tony Auger
Written by Terence Dudley
Actress Vanessa Paine doubles for Sarah Sutton in certain shots where Nyssa and Ann are seen together.
