Cummings (Black Orchid): Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary
Tag: 2017 source edit
No edit summary
 
(7 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|image  = Cummings Black Orchid.jpg
|image  = Cummings 2.jpg
|species = Human
|species = Human
|job    = Constable
|job    = Constable
Line 6: Line 6:
|only    = Black Orchid (TV story)
|only    = Black Orchid (TV story)
|actor  = Andrew Tourell
|actor  = Andrew Tourell
}}
}}{{Dab page|Cummings}}
'''Constable Cummings''' was a [[police officer]] in [[Oxfordshire]] during the [[1920s]].  
[[Constable]] '''Cummings''' was a [[police officer]] in [[Oxfordshire]] during the [[1920s]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Cummings was under the command of Sir [[Robert Muir]], the Chief Constable.
By [[1925]], Cummings was a [[constable]] under the command of [[Robert Muir|Sir Robert Muir]]. He was on duty at the [[police station]] on [[11 June]] of that year when [[the TARDIS]] was confiscated from [[Cranleigh Halt]] and moved it to the [[police station]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) where he called in the [[army]] from [[Crowshott]] to try to get inside of it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}})


On [[11 June]] [[1925]], Cummings discovered [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] on the north platform of the [[Cranleigh Halt]] [[train]] station and, believing it to be a genuine [[police box]], had it moved to police headquarters. There, he discovered none of their police box [[key]]s would open the door.
According to one account, Cummings met [[Markham (Black Orchid)|Sergeant Markham]], who returned with Sir Robert, the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Tanner]], outside of the police station and told his superior about the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) According to another, he met the group inside the station and began to book the Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan for being drunk and disorderly based on them being in [[costume]]s before showing Markham to the TARDIS. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}})
 
Cummings answered a [[telephone]] call from [[Charles Cranleigh]] and was informed that [[Raymond Digby]]'s body had been found at [[Cranleigh Hall]], something that [[Madge Cranleigh]] had covered up. He entered the TARDIS to inform Sir Robert and was stupefied by [[Dimensional transcendentalism|its interior dimensions]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) The Doctor escorted Cummings out of the TARDIS before using it to return to Cranleigh Hall with Sir Robert, Markham and his [[companion]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Although it is unclear in {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}} whether or not Cummings travels in [[the TARDIS]], [[Black Orchid (novelisation)|the novelisation]] shows the [[Fifth Doctor]] escorting him to the door.


The [[Fifth Doctor]], under arrest on suspicion of murder, was taken to the police station, where he produced his [[TARDIS key|key]] and easily opened the TARDIS doors. He exonerated himself by allowing Muir, Cummings and [[Markham|Sergeant Markham]] to enter and briefly travel in the TARDIS back to [[Cranleigh Hall]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'')
{{NameSort}}
{{NameSort}}


Line 20: Line 24:
[[Category:Human police officers]]
[[Category:Human police officers]]
[[Category:Humans who have been inside the Doctor's TARDIS]]
[[Category:Humans who have been inside the Doctor's TARDIS]]
[[Category:Oxfordshire residents]]

Latest revision as of 19:59, 29 August 2024

You may wish to consult Cummings for other, similarly-named pages.

Constable Cummings was a police officer in Oxfordshire during the 1920s.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

By 1925, Cummings was a constable under the command of Sir Robert Muir. He was on duty at the police station on 11 June of that year when the TARDIS was confiscated from Cranleigh Halt and moved it to the police station (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]) where he called in the army from Crowshott to try to get inside of it. (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"])

According to one account, Cummings met Sergeant Markham, who returned with Sir Robert, the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka and Tanner, outside of the police station and told his superior about the TARDIS. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]) According to another, he met the group inside the station and began to book the Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan for being drunk and disorderly based on them being in costumes before showing Markham to the TARDIS. (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"])

Cummings answered a telephone call from Charles Cranleigh and was informed that Raymond Digby's body had been found at Cranleigh Hall, something that Madge Cranleigh had covered up. He entered the TARDIS to inform Sir Robert and was stupefied by its interior dimensions. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]) The Doctor escorted Cummings out of the TARDIS before using it to return to Cranleigh Hall with Sir Robert, Markham and his companions. (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Although it is unclear in Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"] whether or not Cummings travels in the TARDIS, the novelisation shows the Fifth Doctor escorting him to the door.