Stories Book Target Collection Doctor Who: Black Orchid 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Thursday, February 19, 1987 Written by Terence Dudley Pages 143 Time Travel Past Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Companion Doppelgänger, Pure Historical, Mistaken Identity Location (Potential Spoilers!) Cranleigh, Earth, England Synopsis On a lazy June afternoon in 1925 the TARDIS materialises at the tiny railway station of Cranleigh Halt. Warmly welcomed by the local gentry, the time-travellers look forward to a well-deserved rest from their adventures. After a stunning performance at a friendly cricket match, the Doctor, together with Tegan, Adric and Nyssa, is invited to the splendid masked ball by Lady Cranleigh and her son, Charles. But a dark menace haunts the secret corridors of Cranleigh Hall. And before the ball is over, the quiet summer will be shattered by the shocking discovery of a brutal murder... Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Fifth Doctor Adric Nyssa Tegan Jovanka Show All Characters (4) How to read Doctor Who: Black Orchid: Books Black Orchid Reviews Add Review Edit Review Submit a Review Statistics AVG. Rating179 members 3.50 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating179 votes 3.50 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating1 votes 4.50 / 5 Member Statistics Read 11 Favourited 1 Reviewed 0 Saved 0 Skipped 2 Owned 0 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Classic Who S19 • Serial 5 · (2 episodes) Black Orchid Rating: 3.25 Story Skipped Television Reviews(5) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Fifth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote