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Black Orchid: Part One
Last updated 21 August 2026
6:35pm-7:00pm BST (17:35 GMT) < > « »
(actually broadcast at 18:34:21)
BBC One - see BBC's Genome Entry
Featuring: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse, Michael Cochrane, Gareth Milner, Barbara Murray, Sarah Sutton, Moray Watson
A murder is committed in Cranleigh Hall. The Cranleighs ask the Doctor to play cricket and then join them for a masked ball, enabling the killer to hide in plain sight.
Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Continuity:
Introduction:
There are subtitles on page 170 on CEEFAX as on BBC1 now Doctor Who stars in an adventure to find The Black Orchid as the TARDIS materialises on Earth in the 1920s.
During end credits:
This Doctor Who adventure finishes tomorrow evening, it's a bit earlier at five past six.
Broadcast Source: BBC
Ratings Information:
Consolidated figures: 4.400m viewers (+7 days), 94th place, AI 66
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