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Black Orchid was a two part Doctor Who story broadcast in 1982.<br>
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'''Black Orchid''' was a two part Doctor Who episode, first broadcast on BBC1 on 1 and 2 March 1982 and starring Peter Davidson as the Fifth Doctor. The story was set in England in 1925 and was essentially a murder mystery with no monsters or aliens<ref>'Black Orchid’, BBC DVD, sleeve notes</ref>.
The story was set in England in 1925, with the railway scenes being filmed at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, except for a brief shot of [[GWR Small Prairie 4566]] passing [[Arley signal box]] reused from the earlier BBC production [[God's Wonderful Railway]] and which can be seen in this [https://youtu.be/xAOZM5iX884?t=23s Youtube clip]
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==Filming on the SVR==
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No new filming took place on the SVR for this episode, the railway scenes being filmed in October 1981 at Quainton Road station, home of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. However at the beginning of the episode, just before the Tardis lands on the station platform, the effect of a working station was achieved using visual effects smoke combined with a brief cutaway shot of [[GWR Small Prairie 4566]] setting off past [[Arley signal box]] taken from the earlier BBC production [[God's Wonderful Railway]].<ref>'Black Orchid’, BBC DVD, ‘Now and Then’ special feature</ref> Quainton Road was renamed 'Cranleigh Halt' for filming, although the 'Arley Signal Box' name plate is visible in the background of the cutaway shot.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]
 
[[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway]]
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==References==
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==Links==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Orchid_(Doctor_Who) Black Orchid (Doctor_Who) on Wikipedia]

Latest revision as of 20:43, 18 January 2020

Black Orchid was a two part Doctor Who episode, first broadcast on BBC1 on 1 and 2 March 1982 and starring Peter Davidson as the Fifth Doctor. The story was set in England in 1925 and was essentially a murder mystery with no monsters or aliens[1].

Filming on the SVRSevern Valley Railway

No new filming took place on the SVRSevern Valley Railway for this episode, the railway scenes being filmed in October 1981 at Quainton Road station, home of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. However at the beginning of the episode, just before the Tardis lands on the station platform, the effect of a working station was achieved using visual effects smoke combined with a brief cutaway shot of GWR Small Prairie 4566 setting off past Arley signal box taken from the earlier BBC production God's Wonderful Railway.[2] Quainton Road was renamed 'Cranleigh Halt' for filming, although the 'Arley Signal Box' name plate is visible in the background of the cutaway shot.

See also

List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway

References

  1. 'Black Orchid’, BBC DVD, sleeve notes
  2. 'Black Orchid’, BBC DVD, ‘Now and Then’ special feature

Links