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|image = The Dollhouse (audio story).jpg | |image = The Dollhouse (audio story).jpg | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' | ||
|number | |story number = 3.2 | ||
|number = 14 | |||
|range = BFTW | |||
|number in range = 14 | |||
|main character = [[Marlow Sweet|Marlow]], [[Charlotte Du Bujeau|Charley]], [[Gabriella Martinez|Gabi]] | |main character = [[Marlow Sweet|Marlow]], [[Charlotte Du Bujeau|Charley]], [[Gabriella Martinez|Gabi]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = [[Don Donohue]] | |enemy = [[Don Donohue]] | ||
|setting = [[Los Angeles]], [[1970s]] | |setting = [[Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Juno Dawson | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|sound = [[Robert Harvey|Rob Harvey]] | |sound = [[Robert Harvey|Rob Harvey]] | ||
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|producer = [[James Goss]] | |producer = [[James Goss]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 18 April 2017 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPTWCD14 | |production code = BFPTWCD14 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-637-5 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-637-5 | ||
|prev = Visiting Hours (audio story) | |prev = Visiting Hours (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = Corpse Day (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/torchwood-the-dollhouse-trailer | ||
|trailer = TORCHWOOD The Doll House | |trailer = TORCHWOOD The Doll House | ||
}} | |epcount = 1 | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourteenth story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish Productions.]] It was written by [[Juno Dawson]] and featured [[Laila Pyne]] as [[Marlow Sweet]], [[Kelly-Anne Lyons]] as [[Charlotte Du Bujeau|Charley Du Bujeau]] and [[Ajjaz Awad]] as [[Gabriella Martinez|Gabi Martinez]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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So many young girls come to this city hoping for something better. For some, luck is just around the corner. For others that golden ticket never arrives and they just fade away. | So many young girls come to this city hoping for something better. For some, luck is just around the corner. For others that golden ticket never arrives and they just fade away. | ||
But | But it's not that simple. Everyone has a value to someone, and Torchwood are about to discover [[Hollywood]]'s darkest secret. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Valerie Fox]] - [[Eve Webster]] | * [[Valerie Fox]] - [[Eve Webster]] | ||
* [[Brad (The Dollhouse)|Brad]] - [[David Menkin]] | * [[Brad (The Dollhouse)|Brad]] - [[David Menkin]] | ||
* Mr [[Beamish]] - [[ | * Mr [[Beamish]] - [[Guy Adams]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Torchwood Los Angeles's British contact praises their plan to infiltrate Donohue's operation, saying "it sounds the kind of foolhardy stunt our [[Jack Harkness|Captain Harkness]] would attempt". | |||
* Mr Donahue calls Marlow a "[[coloured]] broad". | |||
* Donahue is selling women injected with [[Auton|living plastic]] as [[doll]]s to the rich. | |||
* While flying the alien spaceship, [[Gabriella Martinez|Gabi]] clips the D of the [[Hollywood]] sign. | |||
* Following [[Charlotte Du Bujeau|Charley]]'s death, [[Valerie Fox]] joins [[Torchwood Los Angeles]]. | * Following [[Charlotte Du Bujeau|Charley]]'s death, [[Valerie Fox]] joins [[Torchwood Los Angeles]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | [[File:The Dollhouse Textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | ||
* Replacing the standard Torchwood audio theme introduction is an opening that introduces the members of Torchwood LA individually, reminiscent of the show ''Charlie's Angels''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The girls mention [[Roswell]] and [[Area 51]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'', ''[[Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)|Prisoner of the Judoon]]'') | ||
* [[Gabriella Martinez|Gabi]] mentions an encounter with a [[Terileptil]] spaceship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-dollhouse-1496}} | |||
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[[Category:BFTW audio | [[Category:Series 3 (BFTW) audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Los Angeles]] | [[Category:Stories set in Los Angeles]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1970s]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:33, 7 April 2024
The Dollhouse was the fourteenth story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Juno Dawson and featured Laila Pyne as Marlow Sweet, Kelly-Anne Lyons as Charley Du Bujeau and Ajjaz Awad as Gabi Martinez.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
1970s Los Angeles – the city of angels and broken dreams. Three remarkable women keep the West Coast safe from alien attacks – they are Torchwood Los Angeles.
So many young girls come to this city hoping for something better. For some, luck is just around the corner. For others that golden ticket never arrives and they just fade away.
But it's not that simple. Everyone has a value to someone, and Torchwood are about to discover Hollywood's darkest secret.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Marlow Sweet - Laila Pyne
- Charley Du Bujeau - Kelly-Anne Lyons
- Gabi Martinez - Ajjaz Awad
- Don Donohue - Stuart Milligan
- Valerie Fox - Eve Webster
- Brad - David Menkin
- Mr Beamish - Guy Adams
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Torchwood Los Angeles's British contact praises their plan to infiltrate Donohue's operation, saying "it sounds the kind of foolhardy stunt our Captain Harkness would attempt".
- Mr Donahue calls Marlow a "coloured broad".
- Donahue is selling women injected with living plastic as dolls to the rich.
- While flying the alien spaceship, Gabi clips the D of the Hollywood sign.
- Following Charley's death, Valerie Fox joins Torchwood Los Angeles.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Replacing the standard Torchwood audio theme introduction is an opening that introduces the members of Torchwood LA individually, reminiscent of the show Charlie's Angels.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The girls mention Roswell and Area 51. (TV: Dreamland, Prisoner of the Judoon)
- Gabi mentions an encounter with a Terileptil spaceship. (TV: The Visitation)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Dollhouse page at bigfinish.com
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