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|image           = More Than This cover.jpg
|image             = More Than This cover.jpg
|series         = [[Big Finish Torchwood series|Big Finish ''Torchwood'' series]]
|series           = ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]''
|number         = 6
|number           = 6
|story number   = 1.6
|story number     = 1.6
|range           = BFT
|range             = BFTW
|number in range = 6
|number in range   = 6
|main character = [[Gwen Cooper]]
|main character   = [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]]
|featuring       =  
|featuring         = [[Andy Davidson|Andy]]
|enemy          =
|setting           = [[Cardiff]], [[2017]]
|setting         = [[Cardiff]], [[2017]]
|writer           = Guy Adams
|writer         = [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
|director         = [[Scott Handcock]]
|director       = [[Scott Handcock]]
|music             = [[Blair Mowat]]
|music           = [[Blair Mowat]]
|sound             = [[Neil Gardner]]
|sound           = [[Neil Gardner]]
|cover             = [[Lee Binding]]
|cover           = [[Lee Binding]]
|publisher         = Big Finish Productions
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|release date     = 10 February 2016
|release date   = [[10 February (releases)|10 February]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download
|format         =  
|production code   = BFPTWCD06
|production code = BFPTWCD06
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-78178-926-1 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-927-8 (digital)
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-78178-926-1
|prev             = Uncanny Valley (audio story)
|prev           = Uncanny Valley (audio story)
|next             = The Victorian Age (audio story)
|next           = The Victorian Age (audio story)
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/torchwood-more-than-this-trailer
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/torchwood-more-than-this-trailer
}}{{audio stub}}
|producer          = [[James Goss]]
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth story in the [[Big Finish Torchwood series|''Torchwood'' audio series]] by [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish Productions.]] It was written by [[Guy Adams]] and featured [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]].
|epcount=1
}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish Productions.]] It was written by [[Guy Adams]] and featured [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
[[Gwen Cooper]] has triumphed against impossible odds before, but now she's finally met her match: [[Roger Pugh]], Planning Officer for [[Cardiff]] City Council.
[[Gwen Cooper]] has triumphed against impossible odds before, but now she's finally met her match: [[Roger Pugh]], Planning Officer for [[Cardiff City Council]].


Mr Pugh doesn't believe the world needs [[Torchwood]]. Gwen sets out to prove him wrong. For Mr Pugh, it's a day that'll change his life. If he can survive it.
Mr Pugh doesn't believe the world needs [[Torchwood]]. Gwen sets out to prove him wrong. For Mr Pugh, it's a day that'll change his life. If he can survive it.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
Confronted with the need to fill out various forms and a wait of more than four months, [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] takes [[Roger Pugh]] of the [[Cardiff Council Planning Department]] with her to show him the importance of [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] and convince him to capitulate to the agencies supporting the reconstruction of [[the Hub]]. She slams a [[window]] down on the head of a [[Baratavish]] in heat and gets Roger to help use a [[temporal anchor]] to send a displaced [[horse]]-drawn [[carriage]] back to its own [[time]] and stop an [[alien]] [[spore]] from releasing its [[pheromone]]s. Further missions involve tranquillising an alien beneath [[Cardiff]] and capturing [[emotional vampire goo]] in the form of a [[painting]].
 
Gwen is about to take Roger to investigate a [[ghost]] sighting at [[Grangetown Library]] when [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] alerts her to a hole in [[spacetime]] at [[Cardiff University|the university]], one of several which have been appearing despite [[the Rift]] having supposedly been closed. As [[Andy Davidson|Andy]] evacuates the building, Gwen and Roger fix the hole in one spot using technology adapted from the Hub's [[Rift Manipulator]] and are pulled towards it as they try to close it. Roger lets go because of the pain of living without [[Jessica Pugh|his wife]], but he realises that he has made a mistake and gets back to safety with Gwen's help just before the hole closes, saving the world from being destroyed by a nightmarish creature which was coming through.
 
Embarrassed by almost getting himself and Gwen killed, Roger recounts the day's events at his wife's [[grave]] and explains that he realised he had to live as there is nothing beyond [[death]]. Gwen joins him and takes him home, with Roger agreeing to see what he can do about the reconstruction of the Hub, and then gives Andy a call to ask him to pick up [[green pepper]]s for Rhys's cooking.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]]
* [[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]]
* [[Roger Pugh]] - [[Richard Nichols]]
* [[Roger Pugh]] - [[Richard Nichols]]
* [[Coachman (More Than This)|Coachman]] - [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
* [[Andy Davidson]] - [[Tom Price]]
* Sergeant [[Andy Davidson|Andy]] - [[Tom Price]]
* [[Coachman (More Than This)|Coachman]] - [[Guy Adams]]
* [[Secretary (More Than This)|Mr Pugh's Secretary]] - [[Russell T Davies]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
 
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]
* Director - [[Scott Handcock]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Music - [[Blair Mowat]]
* Producer - [[James Goss]]
* Script Editor - [[Steve Tribe]]
* Sound Design - [[Neil Gardner]]
* Writer - [[Guy Adams]]
* Theme Music - [[Murray Gold]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Roger takes [[daffodil]]s to [[Jessica Pugh|Jessica]]'s [[grave]].
* The [[graveyard]] is littered with [[cider]] cans.
* [[Miller (More Than This)|Miller]] works in housing and assumes Roger will do whatever he says.
* [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] asks Gwen to get [[green pepper]]s instead of [[red pepper|red]].
* Gwen takes Roger to [[Loudoun Square]].
* Roger once had an argument with a man who scraped his [[car]] in a [[Henrik's]] car park.
* Gwen and Roger drink [[cappuccino]]s.
* Gwen and Roger eat [[fish and chips]].
* [[Tiger Bay]] was known for [[Shirley Bassey]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:More Than This Textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
* This is the only story of the first series of Big Finish's ''Torchwood'' not to mention [[the Committee]].
* This is the only story of the first series of Big Finish's ''Torchwood'' not to mention [[the Committee]].
* An unnamed "Torchwood legend" had a cameo in this story.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/torchwood-more-than-this---coming-soon|title=Torchwood: More Than This - Coming Soon|accessmonthday=6 January|accessyear=2018|website name=bigfinish.com/news|publisher=Big Finish Productions|date of source=3 December 2015}}</ref>
* An unnamed [[Russell T Davies|"Torchwood legend"]] had a cameo in this story.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/torchwood-more-than-this---coming-soon|title=Torchwood: More Than This - Coming Soon|accessmonthday=6 January|accessyear=2018|website name=bigfinish.com/news|publisher=Big Finish Productions|date of source=3 December 2015}}</ref> Russell T Davies was later added the cast list on the Big Finish website.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 27 March 2024

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More Than This was the sixth story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Guy Adams and featured Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gwen Cooper has triumphed against impossible odds before, but now she's finally met her match: Roger Pugh, Planning Officer for Cardiff City Council.

Mr Pugh doesn't believe the world needs Torchwood. Gwen sets out to prove him wrong. For Mr Pugh, it's a day that'll change his life. If he can survive it.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Confronted with the need to fill out various forms and a wait of more than four months, Gwen takes Roger Pugh of the Cardiff Council Planning Department with her to show him the importance of Torchwood and convince him to capitulate to the agencies supporting the reconstruction of the Hub. She slams a window down on the head of a Baratavish in heat and gets Roger to help use a temporal anchor to send a displaced horse-drawn carriage back to its own time and stop an alien spore from releasing its pheromones. Further missions involve tranquillising an alien beneath Cardiff and capturing emotional vampire goo in the form of a painting.

Gwen is about to take Roger to investigate a ghost sighting at Grangetown Library when Rhys alerts her to a hole in spacetime at the university, one of several which have been appearing despite the Rift having supposedly been closed. As Andy evacuates the building, Gwen and Roger fix the hole in one spot using technology adapted from the Hub's Rift Manipulator and are pulled towards it as they try to close it. Roger lets go because of the pain of living without his wife, but he realises that he has made a mistake and gets back to safety with Gwen's help just before the hole closes, saving the world from being destroyed by a nightmarish creature which was coming through.

Embarrassed by almost getting himself and Gwen killed, Roger recounts the day's events at his wife's grave and explains that he realised he had to live as there is nothing beyond death. Gwen joins him and takes him home, with Roger agreeing to see what he can do about the reconstruction of the Hub, and then gives Andy a call to ask him to pick up green peppers for Rhys's cooking.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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  • This is the only story of the first series of Big Finish's Torchwood not to mention the Committee.
  • An unnamed "Torchwood legend" had a cameo in this story.[1] Russell T Davies was later added the cast list on the Big Finish website.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Torchwood: More Than This - Coming Soon. bigfinish.com/news. Big Finish Productions (3 December 2015). Retrieved on 6 January, 2018.