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Classic Who "Black Orchid" Parts 1&2 EARLY Early Access! (Patreon)

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Classic Who "Black Orchid" Parts 1&2 Reaction

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Ryan

There were a couple major pieces of Doctor Who news this week, sadly the first being the passing of William Russell. An amazing actor who probably played a huge role in keeping the show going long enough to become the titan it is (it's a bit surprising to watch those early episodes and realize how much Ian rather than the Doctor comes off as the main character), and his ability to play off William Hartnell's tendency to blow lines firmly established the show's sense of humor which is still going the exact same way now. He had a grand long life that anyone could aspire to (let me put it this way: he was four years older than Bernard Cribbins and lived two years longer). And I have to point out that Jess has reacted to two movies he was in, The Great Escape and Superman. The second is that the BBC out of nowhere added a spot for another Tales of the TARDIS episode that will apparently be released between the season's final two episodes. There's zero information about which story it will cover or who will be in it, though unfortunately we can probably rule out one last appearance from Russell as he suffered from dementia in his final years and it was reportedly a huge task to keep him lucid even for his brief appearance in Power of the Doctor. My guess is definitely Susan after that mention of her in Demon's Chord, maybe along with Ruby to tie the original cast straight to the current one.

James Fish

Thanks for a great reaction. I feel like this story comes across as a bit of light fun after the last few. Also, notably that this is the first and only purely historical adventure since 2's 2nd story, The Highlanders which was Jamie's introduction story as a companion. No Aliens, no weird technology, just a good fun historical 2 parter, which is nice to see. It comes across as a short holiday compared to some of the fu**ery the TARDIS crew has been involved in! See you next time!

Amy Chlebus

I've heard a lot of people say they don't particularly care for this episode, but this is one of my favorites. It has been, since I first saw it.

Glen McCulla

I've always had a bit of a soft spot for this one. A nice little Agatha Christie-esque side-trip between the bigger adventures. And it's probably the reason that harlequins (I mean, any clown, but harlequins especially) have terrified me since childhood.

Josef Schiltz

The Peter Davison era is the first that I bought the hardback novelizations, shelling out a bit more cash. The Visitation being the first and Black Orchid. Needless to say, I really enjoyed these last two. This Police Box actually does fit in this time period, although the Mac Trench design is 1929 - I believe? The BBC always did excel at period drama so, as usual, everything looks good. WG Grace was a cricketer par excellence and was called 'The Master'. Moray Watson, here playing Sir Robert Muir, also appeared in another Peter Davison led series, in Campion, which was later in the decade, in the story called 'The Case of the Late Pig', adapted from the Albert Campion mystery novel written by Margery Allingham. I can imagine Jess would quite like this series. Again a period piece set in the 30s. A man from an aristocratic family takes up the pseudonym Albert Campion and, with the help of his ex-burglar manservant, Magersfontein Lugg - played by Brian Glover - solves mysteries and, as you might gather from the title of the one mentioned, some of them are very odd. After Holmes, Campion is my favourite detective character. Campion unravels eight mysteries over the course of the series. The series is a bit of a hidden gem. Refreshing after years upon years of Christie!