Nyssa's Rooftop Rescue | Black Orchid | Doctor Who

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I like that shot of The Doctor embracing Nyssa at 3:23.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Interesting how this story is completely non science-fiction. No aliens, no unearthly technology just a tragic human story

[@pvtrichter88]

@Samuel Black i believe it is the only DR WHO story that doesn't have any Sci-FI or fantasy elements in it! 🤔

[@diogenesesenna9323]

@@pvtrichter88 An Unearthly Child (Tribe of Gum) - Marco Polo - Reign of Terror - and that just the first Doctor.

[@pvtrichter88]

@@diogenesesenna9323 Thanks for responding ! out of the ones i saw , i first saw the third DR Jon Pertwee as a wee one but i then i really grew up with TOM BAKER and was old enough to follow the stories then and i 've seen most of DR 5 and most of 10 Tennant and 11 SMITH .. so out of those i don't recall any non Sci -Fi stories - 😉😃 BUT i will keep watching keep DR WHO alive CHEERS.

[@LanceCorporalHawk30]

@@pvtrichter88 The Mayans

[@mekhimays9599]

The Myth Makers

[@williamsfan9237]

I so love Black Orchid! It really deserves more praise.

[@mikebasil4832]

George Cranleigh had certainly matured me enough, in my early teens when I first saw Black Orchid, to view disfigured villains in Doctor Who more appropriately. Even Davros and the 2nd Master. And most certainly Sharaz Jek.

[@anastasiaaa_a1]

Yessss, me too!! It's my comfort episode, hehe

[@thomasstevens2746]

my favorite from season 19

[@Didgeridoomen]

I really love that they managed to get the original film footage. It looks so good in this quality!

[@mikebasil4832]

Before Adric’s death, this scene made me fully realize just how realistically tragic some fates in the Whoniverse could be. 💔

[@theevildalek5425]

Doctor Who’s last Pure Historical... Maybe one day we will get another...

[@Vamtrix]

What about Rosa Parks?

[@jaybristowe2346]

@@Vamtrix bruh a time travelling villain is not a pure historical

[@theevildalek5425]

@@Vamtrix That story has Krasko and alien tech. The only “alien” things that can be in a Pure Historical are The Doctor, Companions & the TARDIS. It’s why stories like The Time Meddler & other sudo-Historical’s aren’t Pure Historical stories

[@ftumschk]

Black Orchid's not a true historical - the events, characters and locations are entirely fictitous and, whilst we're nominally in 1926, it may as well be any time in England where posh people played cricket and held garden parties - which could be just about any time in the past two hundred years. True historicals have at least some connection to genuine historical people, places and events (e.g. the burning of Rome, Marco Polo, Culloden), but Black Orchid doesn't. It's more of a period whodunnit than anything else.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@ftumschk I don't think Rosa episode was filmed in UK.

[@Lupton2000]

Shades of Phantom of the Opera.

[@elliotttalksf1825]

Dr who should do another purely historical episode.

[@lucindabundy1887]

Love watching the classic doctor who

[@jeckjeck3119]

Such a sad ending...

[@mikebasil4832]

Very sad. One of the saddest endings ever in Doctor Who.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@Cool Cool Up there with 12th standing alone in the battlefield, right after his companions literally vanished in his hands.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@Cool Cool 12th's Anti-war speech and all of heaven sent.

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

im not crying that villain died yes it is tragic

[@rjmcallister1888]

Watch that last step, George!

[@rare437]

I love how obvious Sarah Sutton's double is at 0:14 XD

[@codemeister26]

Yes, that is Vanessa Paine. She doubled for Sarah Sutton in both roles as Nyssa and Ann. I hadn't seen "Black Orchid" in a number of years, and this is the first time after you mentioned it above that I froze the video and noticed it.

[@rare437]

@@codemeister26 ah, I see. I just find it hilarious, because she doesn't even remotely look like Sarah, and is blatantly taller.

[@SJHFoto]

@@rare437 Remember, these weren't sold on VHS at the time, and televisions had nowhere near the resolution they do now. I don't know if anyone would have noticed

[@rare437]

@@SJHFoto Aye, an unfortunate side effect of remastering old stuff. Same with Star Trek.

[@brushwoodthicket]

"Bring it in, George. NOT THAT WAY!!"

[@ronsapp]

Happy memories on this one. I was living at home and my folks watched this with me,their one exposure to Doctor Who,and the liked it.

[@geoffolehane]

I need to rewatch my Davison DVD's.

[@ShameleonFactor]

That one time Michael Cochrane accidentally killed his older brother.

[@greenthousands]

Why, is that Lord Henry Simmerson of the South Essex?! He has a cousin at Horse Guards and friends at court!

[@alisondale979]

Indeed. And he appears to have lost the King's colours!

[@sfoxhound]

@@alisondale979 doesn't he know that anyone that loses the king's colours, loses the king's friendship?

[@UltraNAGO]

@@sfoxhound The fault was not his. Major Lennox must answer.

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

Major Lennox answered with his life sir!!! As he should have done if he had any honour!!!

[@camolotshero3537]

I didn’t know sir Henry Simerson of sharpe did an adventure with the doctor

[@Azdaja13]

He did two. He was also in Ghost Light with the Seventh Doctor.

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

Riffing on Phantom of the Opera and Notre Dame of Paris. Funnily enough Davison's last story Caves of Androzani would homage phantom also

[@MrMittens1974]

I do recall Black Orchid being broadcast much later than usual due to the darker content for kids.

[@SJHFoto]

Realistic horror is always so much more intense than sci-fi stuff

[@agirlfromtraken6820]

five was sucha dad prove me wrong

[@colemacgrath2005]

I can’t, that’s true haha

[@TEKA04ify]

They don’t seem to upset about George

[@markposthuma2000]

They are probably in shock, and they're upper-class Brits (stiff upper lip). They did ask if the doctor stayed for the funeral though.

[@Noycey64]

With all these Black Orchid clips you may as well just put the 2 complete episodes up. 😝

[@ronsapp]

Wonderful story. I understand the cast throught it was weak. That's like kicking a puppy.

[@xx-footcmpsf.c3693]

Very good episode

[@xx-footcmpsf.c3693]

@@EternalPayne good shout, another episode I enjoy

[@DrWhoFanJ]

Story*

[@xx-footcmpsf.c3693]

@@DrWhoFanJ I’m so sorry.

[@Smellysockkedqwert]

Agreed

[@scottybee8]

“ He's started a fire! Get the Brigade! “ “ He won't hurt her. He loves Ann. Really. And what will he do when he discovers he has the wrong girl? “ “ Thank you, George. “

[@mikemarchese7548]

Lalla Ward (Princess Astra & 2nd Romana) was my favorite British woman in the world when I was a child in the 1970's & teenager in 1980's. When she left Dr Who Sarah Sutton automatically became my 2nd favorite British woman during those 2 decades. Sarah Sutton is now currently the female celebrity I want to clone the most with a copy of Nyssa. Just like in the movie, "Radio Rebel", when Stacy has the house party to prove Tara & Radio Rebel were the same person & Tara shows up Stacy calls into the show. Tara's best friend Audrey asks Tara how she's at the party & radio station at the same time. I want people at conventions to ask how Sarah Sutton is there as a woman in her 60's & as a girl in the first half of her 20's at the same time?

[@losttribe3001]

They keep saying George, but he acts more like a Prince Andrew…

[@thomasstevens2746]

I actually prefer this to earth shock

[@martinhudecek8886]

It makes more sense but it is skippable

[@thomasstevens2746]

@@martinhudecek8886 my favorite from season 19 I think it's great for Nyssa development

[@martinhudecek8886]

@@thomasstevens2746 Nyssa always was wasted in the normal length stories. A good actor Sarah, but Tegan was the better character and arguably the best companion of the whole decade.. As much as I like ace and the 7th Dr as a team.

[@thomasstevens2746]

@@martinhudecek8886 Ace is my favorite tv character of all time I own her jacket

[@neptune04]

@@martinhudecek8886 Big Finish more than made up for Nyssa's lack of development in the tv show.

[@EmeraldDude]

Hmm

[@glencollins2395]

A rip off of the old Vincent Price horror movie, The Oblong Box, but a good story just the same.

[@MatthewSuffidy]

I think I watched these half asleep in the first place, and they seemed like they were out of cash or something at the time. Very low tech. I watched a lot of this on US PBS around 10PM I think.

[@martinhudecek8886]

It was a family show with a modest budget

[@Smellysockkedqwert]

Pov i was first to like

[@blindknitter]

I remembered loving this at the time, but now it seems horribly ablist, with some underlying nasty racist assumptions. Johnny Foreigner and horrible savages cutting out the poor nobleman's tongue and driving him mad, all that.

[@tomdumb6937]

Get over it. Racism all over the world, mostly against whites.

[@neptune04]

If I may ask how is it ableist? I haven't noticed so just generally curious.

[@michaelpuglisi6767]

Yeah, some of it can be written off as accurately depicting the nasty racist views of the time, but considering they go unchallenged by the characters from outside that period it certainly can’t be entirely forgiven

[@nekusakura6748]

​​@michaelpuglisi6767 I'll say this, lt's not as bad as the Racism in The Talons Of Weng Chiang.

[@eamonnbrereton1525]

Appalling music