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Doctor Who - Black Orchid Reviews

1982

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First broadcast in two parts on March 1 and March 2, 1982 Black Orchid was the first purely historical adventure for the Doctor! The Doctor (Peter Davison), Nyssa (Sarah Sutton), Tegan (Janet Fielding) and Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) arrive in England of 1925. At a masked ball at Cranleigh Hall a series of murders begins, and .. Read more

Starring	Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding
Director	Ron Jones
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television

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  Classic Davidson Who.
  
  Classic 2 part Davidson Who story wonderfully restored for DVD. I have vague recollections of Black Orchid first been broadcast and seeing it on DVD certainly ... read more »
  
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  - PILMOOR, YORK
  - 15 Apr 2008 at 19:56
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  Typical of the series
  
  A different kind of story that builds well until a rather rushed ending.
  
  The extras are excellent and the points of view cuts illustrate how the BBC ... read more »
  
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- - KevFish
  - 11 reviews
  - Rhyl
  - 22 Feb 2010 at 15:55
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  Very poor entertaining commentary tho!
  
  I'm sorry to say this was as dull as I remember it however the commentary is entertaining cos the actors hated it as well.
  
  Unless you are a Dr ... read more »
  
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- - Aquinas
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  - London
  - 16 Mar 2009 at 18:26
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  Hmmm
  
  I'm a great fan of the new series and the old series too, and I was really pleased to see all the titles on LoveFilm. But this was not one of the better ... read more »
  
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- - ThePerfectMC
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  - Norwich
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 11:50
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  ok
  
  ok not the best could ave been better
  
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  - Birmingham
  - 11 Dec 2008 at 15:41
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  Nostalgic Fun
  
  This is one of the shorter stories from Davisons's era but it's a corker but not much of a sci-fi tale. Even so, it uses it's cast to it's ... read more »
  
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- - Shanehull
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  - Hull
  - 17 Oct 2008 at 20:01
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  How dull?
  
  Complete and utter sh1t.
  
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  - Manchester
  - 28 Sep 2008 at 00:05
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  A radical departure?
  
  The crew commentary suggests this to be a 'radical departure' for Doctor Who, but the very earliest episodes had been pure historicals without the need ... read more »
  
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  - Yorkshire
  - 09 Jun 2008 at 19:27
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  Interesting Davison stuff
  
  I'm not a big fan of Peter Davison as the Doctor, but with these short two part stories the limitations of budget are less evident and the pace of the story... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Birmingham
  - 11 May 2008 at 10:45
- - 4
  - 0
  Classic Davidson Who.
  
  Classic 2 part Davidson Who story wonderfully restored for DVD. I have vague recollections of Black Orchid first been broadcast and seeing it on DVD certainly ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 553903
- - JAMIOUSE
  - 46 reviews
  - PILMOOR, YORK
  - 15 Apr 2008 at 19:56
View all members' reviews (9)

- - 4
  - 0
  Classic Davidson Who.
  
  Classic 2 part Davidson Who story wonderfully restored for DVD. I have vague recollections of Black Orchid first been broadcast and seeing it on DVD certainly ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 553903
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - JAMIOUSE
  - 46 reviews
  - PILMOOR, YORK
  - 15 Apr 2008 at 19:56
- - 3
  - 0
  ok
  
  ok not the best could ave been better
  
  Report this review
- 671601
- - a customer
  - Birmingham
  - 11 Dec 2008 at 15:41
- - 1
  - 0
  Very poor entertaining commentary tho!
  
  I'm sorry to say this was as dull as I remember it however the commentary is entertaining cos the actors hated it as well.
  
  Unless you are a Dr ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 727317
- - Aquinas
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Mar 2009 at 18:26
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesting Davison stuff
  
  I'm not a big fan of Peter Davison as the Doctor, but with these short two part stories the limitations of budget are less evident and the pace of the story... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 564335
- - a customer
  - Birmingham
  - 11 May 2008 at 10:45
- - 0
  - 0
  A radical departure?
  
  The crew commentary suggests this to be a 'radical departure' for Doctor Who, but the very earliest episodes had been pure historicals without the need ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 574210
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire
  - 09 Jun 2008 at 19:27
- - 0
  - 0
  Nostalgic Fun
  
  This is one of the shorter stories from Davisons's era but it's a corker but not much of a sci-fi tale. Even so, it uses it's cast to it's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 645535
- - Shanehull
  - 15 reviews
  - Hull
  - 17 Oct 2008 at 20:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Hmmm
  
  I'm a great fan of the new series and the old series too, and I was really pleased to see all the titles on LoveFilm. But this was not one of the better ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 707459
- - ThePerfectMC
  - 1 review
  - Norwich
  - 12 Feb 2009 at 11:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Typical of the series
  
  A different kind of story that builds well until a rather rushed ending.
  
  The extras are excellent and the points of view cuts illustrate how the BBC ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 864799
- - KevFish
  - 11 reviews
  - Rhyl
  - 22 Feb 2010 at 15:55
- - 0
  - 3
  How dull?
  
  Complete and utter sh1t.
  
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  - Manchester
  - 28 Sep 2008 at 00:05

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  First broadcast in two parts on March 1 and March 2, 1982 Black Orchid was the first purely historical adventure for the Doctor! The Doctor (Peter Davison), Nyssa (Sarah Sutton), Tegan (Janet Fielding) and Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) arrive in England of 1925. At a masked ball at Cranleigh Hall a ...