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NOVA•Season 30•Episode 7

The Orchid Hunter

8.0/10 · 14 votesNov 26, 200255 min

Ranked #3 of 15 in Season 30•+0.5 vs season avg

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For nine months in 2000, Tom Hart Dyke was a captive of guerrillas who seized him while he was collecting wild orchids in the Colombian rain forest. Now Hart Dyke is at it again in the most orchid-rich and one of the most politically unstable

Directed bySarah Holt

Written bySarah Holt

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Episode Summary

"The Orchid Hunter" is episode 7 of NOVA season 30. It scored 8.0/10 from 14 votes, ranking #3 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Sarah Holt and written by Sarah Holt, it aired on November 26, 2002.

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