The bound figure struggles against his bonds. Lady Cranleigh says that George never returned from his expedition into the Brazilian forests. Tegan recognises the name as George Cranleigh, a famous botanist and explorer. When Tegan admires a black flower, Lady Cranleigh explains it is a Black Orchid and was found on the Orinoco by her son George.

They are introduced to Ann Talbot, Lord Cranleigh's fiancée, who looks identical to Nyssa. Lord Cranleigh asks them to stay until the annual ball and offers them costumes. The crew encounters Lord Cranleigh's chauffeur, who has been expecting 'the Doctor'.

It is 11 June 1925, and as a train departs Cranleigh Halt railway station the TARDIS materialises. The figure is then seen tied to the bed guarded by a South American Indian. A young woman sleeps as a figure enters her room. In an English country house, two figures struggle before one of them falls dead. ( June 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This episode's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Sarah Sutton plays two characters in this story. This story was the first purely historical adventure for the Doctor-featuring no science fiction elements save for the TARDIS and the regular cast-since The Highlanders (1966). In the serial, the alien time traveller the Fifth Doctor ( Peter Davison) investigates the murder of two servants during a fancy dress party. The serial is set in an English estate in 1925.

Gareth Milne – The Unknown/George Cranleighīlack Orchid is the fifth serial of the 19th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on BBC1 on 1 and 2 March 1982.

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