Doctor Who: Black Orchid
1982, English. Directed by Ron Jones.
The TARDIS arrives in 1925 England where the Doctor ends up playing in a local cricket match due to a case of mistaken identity. The travellers accept an invitation to a masked fancy dress ball, but events take on a more sinister tone as murders are perpetrated at the country home of their host, Lord Charles Cranleigh.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Ron JonesDirector
- Peter DavisonThe Doctor
- Matthew WaterhouseAdric
- Sarah SuttonNyssa / Ann Talbot
- Janet FieldingTegan Jovanka
- Michael CochraneLord Cranleigh
- Barbara MurrayLady Cranleigh
- Gareth MilneThe Unknown / George Cranleigh
- Moray WatsonSir Robert Muir
- Ivor SalterSergeant Markham
- Andrew TourellConstable Cummings
- Ahmed KhalilLatoni
- Brian HawksleyBrewster
Details
- Released
- 2 March 1982
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Terence Dudley
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Doctor Who: Black Orchid runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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Doctor Who: Black Orchid isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 March 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: Black Orchid?
Doctor Who: Black Orchid (1982) was directed by Ron Jones and stars Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton.