Black Orchid (TV story)

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Black Orchid

Season:	19
Doctor:	Fifth Doctor
Companion	Adric
	Nyssa
	Tegan
Original Airdate:	1st March - 2nd March 1982
Format:	2 25-minute episodes
Production Code:	6A
Writer:	Terence Dudley
Director:	Ron Jones
Producer:	John Nathan-Turner

The TARDIS materializes in a train station in 1920's England. The Doctor is mistaken for another individual and so he and his companions are invited to a cricket game and masquerade ball.

Bad Guys

This episode has characters who not evil or bad per se, but have a vested interest in maintaining appearances to avoid the embarrasment of a disfigured relative.

Story Notes

This is one of the very few stories after Tom Baker that does not have a heavy science fiction element. All action is based on characters interacting as one would expect in 1920's England.

Cultural References

Events include a masquerade ball, a cricket game and the Charleston (a dance). The rules and culture of each are featured. The social interactions of people in 1920's England are featured.

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