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Doctor Who: Black Orchid (Story 121)
 
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DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Photo gallery
Production Notes

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A very good Peter Davison story from his first season
 
Review Date: May 21, 2008
Reviewer: Dark Star-The Other One, The Bus To Never Ever Land
A rather good and short (2 episodes) 5th Doctor story finds the setting in a historical context with a Sci Fi twist which was first used during Doctor Who - The Time Meddler ( Episode 17 ). The Doctor, Adric, Tegan and Nyssa arrive in England countryside in the 1920's at a train depot and the Doctor is mistaken for a doctor who was due to arrive. They are invited to a ball in honor of someone named Ann Talbot who is the very image of Nyssa. What follows reminds me of an Agatha Christie story which is a very good thing. The BBC was always good at historical looking pieces and this one is no exception.
awsome
 
Review Date: September 10, 2008
Reviewer: James V. Blecha, Illinois
what can I say, the more Doctor Who that is released the better the world is.
A different sort of Who, with some great extras
 
Review Date: August 7, 2008
Reviewer: Readz Alot, USA
"Black Orchid" is not your typical Doctor Who story. Not only isit the first (and only) historical story since the beginning of the Troughton era, but it's the only historical story that isn't set in a particularly eventful time, or with famous people. No Marco Polos or French Revolutions here ... just a country house in 1925. A country house inhabited by a young woman who looks exactly like Nyssa, a mysterious Amazonian servant, and hiding a variety of secrets in the attic. A fancy dress ball, a secret doorway, and a body in a cupboard round out the pleasures.

The story is more like a cozy mystery than a Doctor Who adventure, but that isn't a bad thing. At least not in my opinion.

In the opinion of the cast, it WAS a bad thing. The commentary track on this disc is among the best in the series. The entire regular cast is there (Davison, Sutton, Fielding and Waterhouse), and one suspects that they've just come from the local pub because they are having a marvelous time. Aside from Sarah Sutton, (who enjoyed her dual role) none of them much cared for the episode, (for reasons having to do with both the writing and some miserable weather during location filming), so they don't have very much *good* to say .. but they have a blast all the same as they talk about the costumes, the weather, the dancing, the cricket match, the acting by the guest cast, and the script.

The episode is a two parter, so even if the storyline doesn't grip you, you won't suffer for very long.

Extras, besides the commentary track and info-text include a short documentary on the location filming, some examples of the restoration done on the original film, a Blue Peter episode that briefly mentions costume designs for the story and (part of a new series of extras), a look at the Fifth Doctor in the Doctor Who comic strips.
A distilled, simplified Doctor Who
 
Review Date: November 13, 2008
Reviewer: Michael A. Duvernois, Minneapolis, MN United States
...with no monsters and just about the shortest length ever. It's a great historical romp with everyone getting to do something. The fifth doctor looks good here, and that's always a thrill with so many dodgy episodes out there.
The Doctor plays Criket! Need I say more?
 
Review Date: November 17, 2008
Reviewer: James D. Smith, Milwaukee, WI United States
Doctor Who - Black Orchid (Episode 121)
This is a rare short and historical episode of the long-running British Science Fiction TV show. The ability of this show to remain relevant over the roughly thirty years during in original run. An episode of mystery and intrigue, it bears a lot of resemblance to the episode "The Wasp and the Unicorn" (minus the giant wasps) in the revived series.

As a historical episode, it lacks many of the things that made the original series great, but after a few viewings, you begin to see it as a work of genius.

People are dying in a English country manor. The most stunning decoration in the manor is a flower, a rare black orchid from which the story draws its name. The Doctor, mistaken for someone else becomes a guest at the manor for a costume ball. The story shows the Doctor at his best, solving the mystery through the use of observation and intellect. In the end, the Doctor reveals the answer to the mystery, and everybody leaves, having grown a little bit.

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