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Doctor Who - Black Orchid [1981] [1982]
starring: Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Michael Cochrane
directed by: Ron Jones
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Rating: - Doctor Who + Agatha Christie - the original you might say
I really like this story. As other reviewers have stated it's an Agatha Christie style mystery with the Doctor thrown in for good measure. I do feel that part 1 drags in places - how many shots of Adric stuffing his face or Tegan trying to dance do we really need. Luckerly things really do spped up in part 2. In fact they could have made it a 3 part story for better pacing.
As per usual Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Mathew Waterhouse and Janet Fielding provide a very entertaining commentry ... Read More
Rating: - Pleasant
I had never seen this particular story and was not very excited about the DVD release. However, I had a voucher so I got it, and I was pleasantly surprised.
Peter Davison is not one of my favourite Doctors overall but he suited this mild gentlemanly story down to a 'tea'! He fits right in in his old cricketers costume as he is immediately called for a cricket match.
This DVD is a delightful way to pass 50 minutes; it was absorbing and the time flew by. The TARDIS aside this ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent value for money release of a weaker story
At one point in the commentary for 'Black Orchid', someone remarks that this story feels like Terrence Dudley just dusted off a Miss Marple-style story he had written and added the Doctor into it. This tale has no science fiction elements at all, relies on heavy levels of coincidence to power its narrative.
The change of pace both marks it out in the season and also contributes to many of its weaknesses. There is so little narrative that the production resorts to a five minute cricket sequence ... Read More
Rating: - Delightful Gem
There are no strange aliens or even stranger worlds in this story, just a historically set story in which the Doctor and his companions are allowed to show their incomprehension of the era in which they have fallen. The almost perpetual confusion of Nyssa and Adric over the local idioms was neat and the whole Nyssa/Ann twin thing was handled excellently.
As other reviews have stated, the basic story is rather Agatha Christie-ish but the BBC have always excelled at this sort of story. The relatively ... Read More
Rating: - doctor whodunnit
a two part doctor who story from 1982, featuring peter davison as the fifth doctor, and his companions tegan played by janet fielding nyssa played by sarah sutton and adric played by matthew waterhouse.
This is a slightly unusual story compared to the norm because it contains no science fiction other than the tardis, and reintroduces a style of story not seen since the 1960's known as historical, in which the tardis lands on earth in the past and the crew get caught up in goings on of the time. often ... Read More
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014503243227
Format: PAL
Label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 2 Entertain Video
Region Code: 2
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Running Time: 50 minutes
Sales Rank: 3487
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
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