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| Doctor Who - The Visitation/Black Orchid [1963] | ![Doctor Who - The Visitation/Black Orchid [1963]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516PJCPVMXL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: Video
List Price: £16.99
Buy Used: £2.85
You Save: £14.14 (83%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 121
Format: Box Set, Hifi Sound, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 146 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.7 x 2.4
EAN: 5014503534929
ASIN: B00004COWG
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
Release Date: July 4, 1994
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 A positive stance from a PROPER fan! September 19, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am going to be mildly controversial here and support this DOCTOR WHO release!
As a long-term fan I am naturally nostalgic and wear 'rose-tinted spectacles' whenever watching Dctor Who; what genuine fanboy wouldn't? Tom Baker was my first (and favourite) Doctor and Peter Davison comes second - mainly due to his tenure being during my adolescent and formative years. I remember both of these stories clearly and fondly: Black Orchid is one of the best Doctor Who stories ever realised on TV - mainly because it's so cosy and redolent of the kind of fictional England that only ever exists on TV, (think Midsomer Murders, Poirot et al). Although, as often stated, the plot is fairly mundane, it is a lot of fun - not one but TWO foxy Nyssas, a marginalised Tegan, an intriguing sub-plot and that all-pervading 'Englishness', summed up by cricket, high tea and The Charleston!
The Visitation also works well as a historical story - bearing in mind the limited budget of the early 80's the BBC always produced great sets and imagery when producing period pieces for Doctor Who. Carefree actor Richard Mace lends a lighthertedness to the proceedings, the Terileptils (whilst fairly rubbery!) form distracting villains and their colourful android is well realised.
Overall a solid pair of stories see Peter Davison getting into his stride as The Doctor and hint at the sad, yet somehow welcome, impending demise of the tiresome Adric...
 One good, one rubbish. August 31, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Thank goodness its the Visitation that gets the four part treatment and Black Orchid that gets the two-parter. Black Orchid is an insipid murder mystery that wouldn't look out of place in an Agatha Christie novel, but with all the secrets and mystery taken out. The characters are all instantly forgettable, there is very little 'Doctor Who-ness', and the only redeeming feature is Nyssa (sarah sutton) is just plain gorgeous in a dual role. Two Nyssas equals twice the beauty.
The Visitation however, is quite enjoyable. The bad guy Terileptils are a bit pathetic visually but the android is a stroke of genius and some of the closing moments are inventive and tongue-in-cheek amusing. The actor whom the Doctor befriends is a fantastic secondary with wonderful dialogue and makes the whole story worth watching. This double video is great for this episode alone but i would recommend you seek out the DVD of just the Visitation, for Black Orchid is plain rubbish.
The Visitation/Black Orchid July 8, 2003
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Peter Davison first season didn't do him justice. He is still my third favourite though after Baker and Pertwee. I remember the Visitation being rated highly in Doctor Who monthly back in 82. The story as most of season's story's including Black Orchid (except Earthshock) are rather weak. The android in the visitation was a good. Davisons best season was his last. They are probably okay now as nostalgia items.
Very good. December 23, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Both these adventures are set in history and both are from the Peter Davison era. In 'The Visitation', the Terileptils have arrived in 17th century England and plan to wipe out the human race. These are really rubbery monsters and are not remembered very fondly, but this is still an enjoyable yarn. The second adventure, 'Black Orchid', is similar to a Miss Marple episode. The Doctor arrives with his companions in 1920s England and they acquaint themselves with an upper crust family. During their stay at the family's luxurious mansion, a murderer strikes and the Doctor and his companions are held responsible.
The Doctor who video with an edge! October 5, 2000
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
As Peter Davision is one of my favourite Doctor who, it was a welecome to me to finally be able to watch this at home! It is a great little package and has a four episode story and a two. It keeps you on the edge of your eat and has the usual wit of the Doctor!
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