Episode 148: Measuring Things in "Adrics" (Black Orchid)

In this episode, we dial in our love for Agatha Christie and Charlotte Brontë, as we discuss Black Orchid. How they were able to pack so much character intertaction AND a self-indulgent cricked match into only two episodes, we will never know.

 

Join us as we discuss the introduction of our new favourite hero (or villain) in Gurgle Man, Sarah Sutton finally being able to show off her acting chops, the Watchers’ new unit of measure: units of Adrics, and Anthony absolutely having a childhood moment with time spent around trains. Yes, in another life, he must have been a train engineer.

 

We are so happy that we finally have a happy little TARDIS crew, despite the darker direction of the show. We wonder how long it’ll last…

 

If you would like to watch along with us, you can find the this oddity available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you’re a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can also find on the Doctor Who Season 19 Blu Ray box set from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/3RA2Bkl) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/43GFZGe)

 

Other media mentioned in this episode*:

• Rollerball (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4lPPiJG | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/44HPAeD)
• The James Bond Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3FWn6kg | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DQB4lR)
• The Pink Panther (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3018fEY | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSvPkh)
• Tenko (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44vCOzm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3wtYY8D)
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Bvp4Fy | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lofajC)
• Bergerac: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Imtjf3 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/44qT6vb)
• The Best of EastEnders (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4lm8miT| Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IjteJf)
• Hotel Babylon: Series 1 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/44KDuBO | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/40awdd2)
• Downton Abbey Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3PJgpZX | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45Z0nAH)
• Victoria: Complete Seasons 1, 2, and 3 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4lpaNRP | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4kz1mOo)
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (TV version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G6YCoH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3m0qOSc)
• Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4nZ6EpA | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4kz1mOo)
• The World’s Favourite Agatha Christie Box Set (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4eM1vgk | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4f58b9D)
• Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ImB2cX | Amazon UK: https://a