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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.


Cast

Crew

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.

Myths

Statistics

Broadcast Dates

Duration

Ratings

Continuity

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.


Influences

Location Filming

Quotes

Story Arcs

Errors and Plot Holes

More Info


External Links

Television

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The Visitation
Next story:
Earthshock


All Media

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