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|image | |image = The Torchwood Archive cover.jpg | ||
|range | |range = BFTWSR | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Jeremiah Bash Henderson]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = Jack Harkness | ||
|featuring2 | |featuring2 = Gwen Cooper | ||
|featuring3 | |featuring3 = Ianto Jones | ||
|featuring4 | |featuring4 = Toshiko Sato | ||
|featuring5 | |featuring5 = Suzie Costello | ||
|featuring6 | |featuring6 = Rhys Williams | ||
|featuring7 | |featuring7 = Andy Davidson | ||
|featuring8 | |featuring8 = Yvonne Hartman | ||
|featuring9 | |featuring9 = Norton Folgate | ||
|featuring10 | |featuring10 = St John Colchester | ||
|featuring11 | |featuring11 = Alex Hopkins | ||
|featuring12 | |featuring12 = Victoria{{!}}Queen Victoria | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Memory Core]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Torchwood Archive]], [[4421]] | ||
|writer | |writer = James Goss | ||
|director | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|music | |music = [[Blair Mowat]] | ||
|sound | |sound = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date | |release date = 21 October 2016 | ||
|format | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code =BFPTWARCHIVECD | |production code = BFPTWARCHIVECD | ||
|isbn | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-423-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-424-1 (download) | ||
|series = [[Torchwood - Special Releases]] | |series = [[Torchwood - Special Releases]] | ||
|next | |next = Outbreak (audio story) | ||
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|trailer | |trailer = {{uc:The Torchwood Archive}} Trailer | ||
|producer = [[James Goss]]}}{{dab page|Torchwood Archive (disambiguation)}} | |producer = [[James Goss]] | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a special release from Big Finish Productions celebrating the 10th anniversary of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It explored the origins of [[the Committee]] and [[Object 1]]. | |epcount = 2 | ||
}}{{dab page|Torchwood Archive (disambiguation)}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a special release from [[Big Finish Productions]] celebrating the 10th anniversary of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It explored the origins of [[the Committee]] and [[Object 1]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part | === Part one === | ||
[[Jeremiah Bash Henderson]] enters the [[Torchwood Archive]] and is greeted by a [[hologram]] of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]], but he says that he has come to shut the Archive down. Holograms of [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] and [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] appear, with the latter leading Jeremiah to the library. [[Andy Davidson|Andy]] takes over, telling him that it is a Classic Torchwood theme week and asking what he wants information on. Jeremiah asks for the records on [[Object 1]]. | [[Jeremiah Bash Henderson]] enters the [[Torchwood Archive]] and is greeted by a [[hologram]] of [[Victoria|Queen Victoria]], but he says that he has come to shut the Archive down. Holograms of [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] and [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] appear, with the latter leading Jeremiah to the library. [[Andy Davidson|Andy]] takes over, telling him that it is a Classic Torchwood theme week and asking what he wants information on. Jeremiah asks for the records on [[Object 1]]. | ||
The first recording is of Queen Victoria making a [[speech]] in [[1899]] saluting Torchwood. Andy then brings up a recording from [[Café|a café]] in [[Penarth]] in [[2009]], in which he tells [[Andy Davidson's date|a date]] about how he was Torchwood's official [[liaison]] with [[South Wales Police]]. He then tells Jeremiah about [[the Committee]] and shows him a recording of [[St John Colchester|Mr Colchester]] from [[2017]]. Mr Colchester recounts how he followed up a lead on the Committee and found them at [[ | The first recording is of Queen Victoria making a [[speech]] in [[1899]] saluting Torchwood. Andy then brings up a recording from [[Café|a café]] in [[Penarth]] in [[2009]], in which he tells [[Andy Davidson's date|a date]] about how he was Torchwood's official [[liaison]] with [[South Wales Police]]. He then tells Jeremiah about [[the Committee]] and shows him a recording of [[St John Colchester|Mr Colchester]] from [[2017]]. Mr Colchester recounts how he followed up a lead on the Committee and found them at [[Bide-a-Wee Care Home|a care home]], but [[Roy (Ghost Mission)|Roy]] only told him that they wanted Earth to reach its full potential. | ||
As "something straightforward", Andy produces a recording of Jack. Jack says that he was given Object 1 by Queen Victoria and was told to throw it into [[the Rift]], but instead decided to keep it and stay in [[Cardiff]]. In [[1914]], he encountered the [[Weevil]]s and threw Object 1 into the Rift, believing that it was responsible, and burnt the Weevils alive with a [[proton flamethrower]]. | As "something straightforward", Andy produces a recording of Jack. Jack says that he was given Object 1 by Queen Victoria and was told to throw it into [[the Rift]], but instead decided to keep it and stay in [[Cardiff]]. In [[1914]], he encountered the [[Weevil]]s and threw Object 1 into the Rift, believing that it was responsible, and burnt the Weevils alive with a [[proton flamethrower]]. | ||
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Andy shows Jeremiah a recording of [[Toshiko Sato]] in a [[bar]], having reverse-engineered Object 1 to bring good [[luck]] with a [[field inverter]]. She sends it into the Rift. Andy then shows a recording of [[Alex Hopkins]] on the day that he killed himself, meeting [[Little girl (Dead Man Walking)|the little girl]] and being given Object 1. Andy asks Jeremiah why he is so interested in Object 1, prompting him to produce it from his pocket. | Andy shows Jeremiah a recording of [[Toshiko Sato]] in a [[bar]], having reverse-engineered Object 1 to bring good [[luck]] with a [[field inverter]]. She sends it into the Rift. Andy then shows a recording of [[Alex Hopkins]] on the day that he killed himself, meeting [[Little girl (Dead Man Walking)|the little girl]] and being given Object 1. Andy asks Jeremiah why he is so interested in Object 1, prompting him to produce it from his pocket. | ||
=== Part | === Part two === | ||
Andy is displeased with Jeremiah, who says that he has brought Object 1 to shut Torchwood down. He claims that he met with Jack at [[Space Station Cardiff]] before his [[wedding]] at the [[Great Cobalt Pyramid]] and was tasked by him with destroying the Torchwood Archive with Object 1 to keep it from falling into the hands of [[The Enemy (The Torchwood Archive)|the Enemy]], killing his possessed wife [[Delilah (The Torchwood Archive)|Delilah]] on the way after she was possessed. | Andy is displeased with Jeremiah, who says that he has brought Object 1 to shut Torchwood down. He claims that he met with Jack at [[Space Station Cardiff]] before his [[wedding]] at the [[Great Cobalt Pyramid]] and was tasked by him with destroying the Torchwood Archive with Object 1 to keep it from falling into the hands of [[The Enemy (The Torchwood Archive)|the Enemy]], killing his possessed wife [[Delilah (The Torchwood Archive)|Delilah]] on the way after she was possessed. | ||
To show Jeremiah that the system that the Archive was based on has always been erratic, Andy shows him a recording of [[Archie (The Twilight Streets)|Archie]] in [[Torchwood House]], inspecting a "knowledge sponge" taken from a [[Senedial observation drone]] and processing Object 1. Andy then shows him the destruction of [[Torchwood Four]] due to a separate alien artefact. | To show Jeremiah that the system that the Archive was based on has always been erratic, Andy shows him a recording of [[Archie (The Twilight Streets)|Archie]] in [[Torchwood House]], inspecting a "knowledge sponge" taken from a [[Senedial observation drone]] and processing Object 1. Andy then shows him the destruction of [[Torchwood Four]] due to a separate alien artefact. | ||
Further recordings show [[Norton Folgate]] in [[1953]], tricking [[Mandrake (The Torchwood Archive)|Madrake]] into swapping a [[Coberoid interface]] for Object 1 and handing it over to [[Mitford]] of the Committee, and [[Torchwood India]] in [[1924]] after Jack took their whole inventory bar Object 1, which they then sent. During the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]], Ianto is given Object 1 by a dying [[Kieran Frost]] to give to [[Lisa Hallett]]. | Further recordings show [[Norton Folgate]] in [[1953]], tricking [[Mandrake (The Torchwood Archive)|Madrake]] into swapping a [[Coberoid interface]] for Object 1 and handing it over to [[Mitford]] of the Committee, and [[Torchwood India]] in [[1924]] after Jack took their whole inventory bar Object 1, which they then sent. During the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]], Ianto is given Object 1 by a dying [[Kieran Frost]] to give to [[Lisa Hallett]]. | ||
Years later, he and Jack play with their dog, [[Untitled (The Torchwood Archive)|Untitled]], watched by Roy. Gwen meets with [[Madeline (The Torchwood Archive)|Madeline]] and asks about the Committee. She believes that she has been possessed by the Committee in the past which caused her [[tumour]]. She collapses, having taken a number of pills. | Years later, he and Jack play with their dog, [[Untitled (The Torchwood Archive)|Untitled]], watched by Roy. Gwen meets with [[Madeline (The Torchwood Archive)|Madeline]] and asks about the Committee. She believes that she has been possessed by the Committee in the past which caused her [[tumour]]. She collapses, having taken a number of pills. | ||
Andy has disappeared, replaced with Rhys and Gwen. Both of them advise Jeremiah to take Object 1 and put it in the Archive. Jeremiah meets the [[Memory Core]], which takes the form of Queen Victoria and plays him a recording of the real Queen relaying the story of the origins of the Committee and Object 1. She asks Jack to throw Object 1 into the Rift, thinking that that would be the end of it. | Andy has disappeared, replaced with Rhys and Gwen. Both of them advise Jeremiah to take Object 1 and put it in the Archive. Jeremiah meets the [[Memory Core]], which takes the form of Queen Victoria and plays him a recording of the real Queen relaying the story of the origins of the Committee and Object 1. She asks Jack to throw Object 1 into the Rift, thinking that that would be the end of it. | ||
The Memory Core tells Jeremiah that Object 1 is a key to a [[pocket universe]] containing copies of the Committee. He places it in the Torchwood Archive, earning him the thanks of the Torchwood holograms, and leaves. The Memory Core, wanting to take the Committee's universe and leave [[N-Space]] to them, opens it whilst Jeremiah and Norton fly away. Jeremiah reveals that he had given the Memory Core a [[bomb]] disguised as Object 1 and that he and Norton would now open the real one to bring back the Committee. | The Memory Core tells Jeremiah that Object 1 is a key to a [[pocket universe]] containing copies of the Committee. He places it in the Torchwood Archive, earning him the thanks of the Torchwood holograms, and leaves. The Memory Core, wanting to take the Committee's universe and leave [[N-Space]] to them, opens it whilst Jeremiah and Norton fly away. Jeremiah reveals that he had given the Memory Core a [[bomb]] disguised as Object 1 and that he and Norton would now open the real one to bring back the Committee. | ||
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* [[Eve Trent|Miss Trent]] - [[Emma Reeves]] | * [[Eve Trent|Miss Trent]] - [[Emma Reeves]] | ||
* [[Maxim Ivanov]] - [[Krystian Godlewski]] | * [[Maxim Ivanov]] - [[Krystian Godlewski]] | ||
* [[Archie (The Twilight Streets)|Archie]] - [[ | * [[Archie (The Twilight Streets)|Archie]] - [[Guy Adams]] | ||
* [[Bartender (The Torchwood Archive)|Bartender]] - [[Geoffrey Breton]] | * [[Bartender (The Torchwood Archive)|Bartender]] - [[Geoffrey Breton]] | ||
* [[Mitford|Miss Mitford]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | * [[Mitford|Miss Mitford]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
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* [[St John Colchester|Mr Colchester]] - [[Paul Clayton]] | * [[St John Colchester|Mr Colchester]] - [[Paul Clayton]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]] | |||
* Director - [[Scott Handcock]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music - [[Blair Mowat]] and [[Steve Wright]] | |||
* Writer & Producer - [[James Goss]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Steve Tribe]] | |||
* Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]] | |||
* Theme Music by [[Murray Gold]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Torchwood holograms are technically [[intuitive hard-light simulation]]s. | * The Torchwood holograms are technically [[intuitive hard-light simulation]]s. | ||
* Roy mentions ''[[Homes Under the Hammer]]''. | * Roy mentions ''[[Homes Under the Hammer]]''. | ||
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* Jack notes that [[Cardiff]]'s [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|rift]] is a battery which "[[The Doctor|you know who]]" will pop by to refuel every now and then. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | * Jack notes that [[Cardiff]]'s [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|rift]] is a battery which "[[The Doctor|you know who]]" will pop by to refuel every now and then. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'', ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
* [[Madeline (The Torchwood Archive)|Madeline]] mentions the death of [[George Wilson (The Conspiracy)|George Wilson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Conspiracy (audio story)|The Conspiracy]]'') | * [[Madeline (The Torchwood Archive)|Madeline]] mentions the death of [[George Wilson (The Conspiracy)|George Wilson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Conspiracy (audio story)|The Conspiracy]]'') | ||
* [[St John Colchester|Mr Colchester]] is revealed to be a member of Torchwood in 2017 ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Changes Everything (audio story)|Changes Everything]]'') and is heard talking to [[ | * [[St John Colchester|Mr Colchester]] is revealed to be a member of Torchwood in 2017 ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Changes Everything (audio story)|Changes Everything]]'') and is heard talking to [[Orr]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Orr (audio story)|Orr]]'', etc.) | ||
* The little girl says "You like guns, don't you?" to Alex. The [[Seventh Doctor]] once said the same thing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') | * The little girl says "You like guns, don't you?" to Alex. The [[Seventh Doctor]] once said the same thing. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') | ||
* Archie mentions being attacked by the [[Life-stealer]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Victorian Age (audio story)|The Victorian Age]]'') | * Archie mentions being attacked by the [[Life-stealer]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Victorian Age (audio story)|The Victorian Age]]'') | ||
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