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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[St John Colchester|Mr Colchester]] has been summoned by [[Fernández (The Red List)|Señor Fernández]] to his [[country]] to help thwart an [[alien invasion]] which threatens to cause societal collapse, but [[De Santos|President de Santos]] keeps him [[quarantine]]d in a [[hotel]] on the pretext of a concern about [[viral malaria]]. He meets [[Ace|Dorothy McShane]] after going out on his [[balcony]] and leaves his room at [[night]] after hearing somebody in pain, but | [[St John Colchester|Mr Colchester]] has been summoned by [[Fernández (The Red List)|Señor Fernández]] to his [[country]] to help thwart an [[alien invasion]] which threatens to cause societal collapse, but [[De Santos|President de Santos]] keeps him [[quarantine]]d in a [[hotel]] on the pretext of a concern about [[viral malaria]]. He meets [[Ace|Dorothy McShane]] after going out on his [[balcony]] and leaves his room at [[night]] after hearing somebody in pain, but a guard catches him and claims that the room that he heard screams from is unoccupied. He shares his concern with reception, who pay him little notice, and with Ms McShane, who is frustrated that the medical supplies she has brought are stuck in the [[harbour]] until she can leave. | ||
Ms McShane stops being friendly with Mr Colchester upon learning that he is with [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] due to their former attitude towards [[the Doctor]], but helps after he sees somebody fall from the fourteenth floor and sneaks out with him. A guard spots them, however, and escorts them back to their rooms after claiming that nobody had fallen. The following day, Ms McShane admits that she has come to overthrow de Santos because of how he has let a generation of children down and [[Xavier (The Red List)|Xavier]], who works in maintenance, confides in Mr Colchester that he believes that de Santos is a bad man. | |||
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* [[Fernández (The Red List)|Señor Fernández]] is a [[minister]]. | * [[Fernández (The Red List)|Señor Fernández]] is a [[minister]]. | ||
* [[De Santos's aunt]] owns the [[WiFi]] company. | * [[De Santos's aunt]] owns the [[WiFi]] company. | ||
* McShane has an [[eReader]]. | * Ms McShane has an [[eReader]]. | ||
* Mr Colchester enjoys the [[cryptic crossword]]. | * Mr Colchester enjoys the [[cryptic crossword]]. | ||
* Mr Colchester misses [[Colin Colchester-Price|Colin]]. | * Mr Colchester misses [[Colin Colchester-Price|Colin]]. | ||
* Ms McShane keeps fit with [[yoga]]. | |||
* Ace mentions she has fought [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Wirrn]] and [[Ullvoss]]. | * Ace mentions she has fought [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Wirrn]] and [[Ullvoss]]. | ||
* Mr Colchester is reading the [[Bible]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 9 July 2023
The Red List was the fifty-sixth story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It was written by James Goss.
Publisher's summary
At first it was lights in the sky. Then the country started falling apart. Torchwood has come to help. So has A Charitable Earth. But there's a problem.
Mr Colchester and Ms McShane find themselves trapped in a quarantine hotel in the middle of an alien invasion.
Can they save the world without leaving their rooms?
Plot
Mr Colchester has been summoned by Señor Fernández to his country to help thwart an alien invasion which threatens to cause societal collapse, but President de Santos keeps him quarantined in a hotel on the pretext of a concern about viral malaria. He meets Dorothy McShane after going out on his balcony and leaves his room at night after hearing somebody in pain, but a guard catches him and claims that the room that he heard screams from is unoccupied. He shares his concern with reception, who pay him little notice, and with Ms McShane, who is frustrated that the medical supplies she has brought are stuck in the harbour until she can leave.
Ms McShane stops being friendly with Mr Colchester upon learning that he is with Torchwood due to their former attitude towards the Doctor, but helps after he sees somebody fall from the fourteenth floor and sneaks out with him. A guard spots them, however, and escorts them back to their rooms after claiming that nobody had fallen. The following day, Ms McShane admits that she has come to overthrow de Santos because of how he has let a generation of children down and Xavier, who works in maintenance, confides in Mr Colchester that he believes that de Santos is a bad man.
to be completed
Cast
References
- Mercy Bridge has collapsed.
- Mr Colchester receives a breakfast of two vegetarian sausages, a slice of cucumber, cheese and a pickle.
- Señor Fernández is a minister.
- De Santos's aunt owns the WiFi company.
- Ms McShane has an eReader.
- Mr Colchester enjoys the cryptic crossword.
- Mr Colchester misses Colin.
- Ms McShane keeps fit with yoga.
- Ace mentions she has fought Daleks, Cybermen, Wirrn and Ullvoss.
- Mr Colchester is reading the Bible.
Notes
- This story was recorded on 8 and 26 July 2021 both remotely and at the Soundhouse.
- The country in which the story is set is implied to be in South America: it is led by "El Presidente", has issues with malaria and English is spoken with an American accent.
- Writer and producer James Goss explained that this story is set "after Covid" and gave a rough setting of "early 2022".[1]
Continuity
- Dorothy McShane and St John Colchester have both faced Daleks. McShane states that she once hit a Dalek with a baseball bat in Shoreditch, 1963. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) Meanwhile, Colchester claims that during his time in the Civil Service, he was present during the Dalek invasion of Earth. He convinced armed human beings to not risk their own lives by attempting to attack the Daleks. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
- Before he was a member of Torchwood Three, the previous team of Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones were present during this invasion and helped to pilot the Earth back to its original location. (TV: Journey's End)
- Colchester mentions humans were trying to defend themselves with fire extinguishers. During the war between the Daleks and the Cybermen, which itself lead to the fall of Torchwood One in 2007, Jackie Tyler used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to help the Tenth Doctor to locate her. (TV: Doomsday)
- Upon hearing that Colchester represents Torchwood, McShane is filled with disgust. She recalls that Torchwood was created to defend the country from her best friend, the Doctor. (TV: Tooth and Claw)
- Just as Colchester attempts to explain to McShane how Torchwood was rebuilt with a new purpose, Jack Harkness also attempted such a conversation with the Tenth Doctor upon their first reunion. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
- McShane recalls that she is very familiar with brainwashing and manipulation, as the Doctor had done this to her multiple times. In fact, those experiences with the Doctor was the ultimate reason for her ending her travels with him. (AUDIO: Love and War, TV: The Curse of Fenric, et al)
- Colchester misses his partner Colin Colchester-Price dearly. Colchester felt he had no choice but to leave Colin behind when he and the rest of Torchwood were forced to go on the run from the authorities after the events of the Sorvix Invasion of Cardiff and the infiltration and destruction of The Committee. (AUDIO: Thoughts and Prayers)
- Colchester isn't the only member of Torchwood performing missions after their formal dismantling. Sergeant Andy Davidson had also been sent to investigate numerous strange incursions. (AUDIO: Red Base, Parasite, Must-See TV, et al)
- New Torchwood operative Tania Bell was also recruited since this dismantling. She was sent to keep an eye on the Eighth Doctor's activities at 107 Baker Street from 2020. (AUDIO: Lost Property, et al)
External links
- Official The Red List page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes
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