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|image = Dead Man's Switch ( | |image = Dead Man's Switch (BFTW).jpg | ||
|number = 33 | |number = 33 | ||
|range = | |range = BFTW | ||
|number in range = 33 | |number in range = 33 | ||
|story number = | |story number = 5.9 | ||
|main character = [[Bilis Manger]] | |main character = [[Bilis Manger]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[2010s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = David Llewellyn | ||
|director = [[Scott Handcock]] | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|music = [[Blair Mowat]] (additional themes by [[Ben Foster]]) | |music = [[Blair Mowat]] (additional themes by [[Ben Foster]]) | ||
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|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 7 November 2019 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPTWCD33 | |production code = BFPTWCD33 | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-700-7 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78703-701-4 (digital) | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' | ||
|prev = Smashed (audio story) | |prev = Smashed (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = Expectant (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/dead-mans-switch-trailer | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''Dead Man's Switch''''' was the thirty-third story in the [[ | {{you may|Dead Man's Switch (BFBS audio story)|n1 = the Bernice Summerfield audio story}} | ||
'''''Dead Man's Switch''''' was the thirty-third story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[David Llewellyn]] and featured [[Murray Melvin]] as [[Bilis Manger]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
A devious antiques dealer, a property developer and a heartbroken hairdresser. Three strangers sit on a train | [[Rowena Protheroe|A devious antiques dealer]], [[Piers Meadows|a property developer]] and [[Zoe Blake|a heartbroken hairdresser]]. Three strangers sit on a train that's going nowhere. | ||
They are joined by a mysterious figure. | They are joined by a mysterious figure. | ||
Bilis Manger wants to tell them how they died. | [[Bilis Manger]] wants to tell them how they died. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Bilis Manger]] - [[Murray Melvin]] | * [[Bilis Manger]] - [[Murray Melvin]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Rowena Protheroe]] - [[Maxine Evans]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Piers Meadows]] - [[Timothy Blore]] | ||
* [[Zoe Blake | * [[Zoe Blake]] - [[Mali Ann Rees]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Piers has a virtual assistant named [[Angelina]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
' | * Bilis plays [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s [[Moonlight Sonata]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be | * Bilis is interested in antiques. ([[TV]]: ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'') | ||
* Piers, Rowena, and Zoe were to be replaced by dopplegangers made by the Committee, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Committee]]'' et al) who want to reset the world. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[God Among Us]]'') | |||
* Bilis mentions how he and the Committee thwart one another's plans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadbeat Escape (audio story)|Deadbeat Escape]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/torchwood-dead-man-s-switch-1912}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/torchwood-dead-man-s-switch-1912}} | ||
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[[Category:Series 5 (BFTW) audio stories]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 19 November 2024
- You may be looking for the Bernice Summerfield audio story.
Dead Man's Switch was the thirty-third story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It was written by David Llewellyn and featured Murray Melvin as Bilis Manger.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A devious antiques dealer, a property developer and a heartbroken hairdresser. Three strangers sit on a train that's going nowhere.
They are joined by a mysterious figure.
Bilis Manger wants to tell them how they died.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bilis Manger - Murray Melvin
- Rowena Protheroe - Maxine Evans
- Piers Meadows - Timothy Blore
- Zoe Blake - Mali Ann Rees
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Piers has a virtual assistant named Angelina.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bilis plays Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bilis is interested in antiques. (TV: Captain Jack Harkness)
- Piers, Rowena, and Zoe were to be replaced by dopplegangers made by the Committee, (AUDIO: The Committee et al) who want to reset the world. (AUDIO: God Among Us)
- Bilis mentions how he and the Committee thwart one another's plans. (AUDIO: Deadbeat Escape)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Dead Man's Switch page at bigfinish.com
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