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'''Madge, Lady Cranleigh''' was the mother of [[George Cranleigh|George]] and [[Charles Cranleigh]]. | '''Madge, Lady Cranleigh''' was the mother of [[George Cranleigh|George]] and [[Charles Cranleigh]] and dowager [[Marchioness of Cranleigh]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Madge owned a [[doll]] which she claimed had been given to her by [[Madge Cranleigh's father|her father]] when she was six. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) She became [[Marchioness of Cranleigh]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}}) and had two sons: [[George Cranleigh|George]] and [[Charles Cranleigh|Charles]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) By [[1925]], she was the dowager Marchioness. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}}) | |||
Lady Cranleigh loved her sons dearly and did not want bad publicity for her family. When George was brought back horribly scarred and insane from his last [[Amazon]] expedition by [[Latoni]], she had him confined to the secret upper floors of [[Cranleigh Hall]] under Latoni's guardianship. | Lady Cranleigh loved her sons dearly and did not want bad publicity for her family. When George was brought back horribly scarred and insane from his last [[Amazon]] expedition by [[Latoni]], she had him confined to the secret upper floors of [[Cranleigh Hall]] under Latoni's guardianship. | ||
On [[11 June]] [[1925]], she was willing to let the [[Fifth Doctor]] take the blame for George's murders, but George was found when he kidnapped [[Nyssa]] instead of his former [[fiancée]] | On [[11 June]] [[1925]], she was willing to let the [[Fifth Doctor]] take the blame for George's murders, but George was found when he kidnapped [[Nyssa]] instead of his former [[fiancée]] Ann, who bore a striking resemblance to Nyssa. Lady Cranleigh regretted her actions when her lies resulted in George's death. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 22 August 2024
Madge, Lady Cranleigh was the mother of George and Charles Cranleigh and dowager Marchioness of Cranleigh.
Biography
Madge owned a doll which she claimed had been given to her by her father when she was six. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]) She became Marchioness of Cranleigh (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"]) and had two sons: George and Charles. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]) By 1925, she was the dowager Marchioness. (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"])
Lady Cranleigh loved her sons dearly and did not want bad publicity for her family. When George was brought back horribly scarred and insane from his last Amazon expedition by Latoni, she had him confined to the secret upper floors of Cranleigh Hall under Latoni's guardianship.
On 11 June 1925, she was willing to let the Fifth Doctor take the blame for George's murders, but George was found when he kidnapped Nyssa instead of his former fiancée Ann, who bore a striking resemblance to Nyssa. Lady Cranleigh regretted her actions when her lies resulted in George's death. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
- Jean Anderson, Renée Asherson, Honor Blackman, Claire Bloom, Faith Brook, Kathleen Byron, Phyllis Calvert, Joan Greenwood, Rachel Kempson, Virginia McKenna, Muriel Pavlow, Maria Redmond, Beryl Reid, Barbara Shelley, Dinah Sheridan, Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs were considered for the role before Barbara Murray was cast.[source needed]
