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|featuring5 = Rhys Williams | |featuring5 = Rhys Williams | ||
|featuring6 = Andy Davidson | |featuring6 = Andy Davidson | ||
|featuring7 = Alexander the Great | |||
|featuring8 = Hephaeston | |||
|enemy = [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] | |enemy = [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[London]], [[1887]]|[[Flat Holm]], [[2017]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[London]], [[1887]]|[[Flat Holm]], [[2017]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = David Llewellyn | ||
|director = [[Scott Handcock]] | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|sound = [[Robert Harvey]] | |sound = [[Robert Harvey]] | ||
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|producer = [[James Goss]] | |producer = [[James Goss]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 28 March 2018 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPTWCD19 | |production code = BFPTWCD19 | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-241-5 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78703-242-2 (digital) | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' | ||
|prev = The Dying Room (audio story) | |prev = The Dying Room (audio story) | ||
|next = The Last Beacon (audio story) | |next = The Last Beacon (audio story) | ||
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'''''The Death of Captain Jack''''' was the nineteenth story in the [[ | '''''The Death of Captain Jack''''' was the nineteenth story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[David Llewellyn]] and featured [[John Barrowman]] as [[Jack Harkness]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Royal Servant]] - [[Kristy Philipps]] | * [[Royal Servant]] - [[Kristy Philipps]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]] | |||
* Director - [[Scott Handcock]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music - [[Blair Mowat]] | |||
* Producer - [[James Goss]] | |||
* Writer and Script Editor - [[David Llewellyn]] | |||
* Sound Design - [[Robert Harvey]] | |||
* Theme Music - [[Murray Gold]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Jack and John meet (and have sex with) [[Alexander the Great]], [[Catherine II|Catherine the Great]], and [[Christopher Marlowe]]. | |||
* John calls a Blowfish a [[twat]]. | * John calls a Blowfish a [[twat]]. | ||
* John visits [[the Blessing]]. | * John visits [[the Blessing]]. | ||
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** John hires [[Ianto Jones]] as his personal assistant, making him dress in bondage-themed outfits and torturing him for fun. | ** John hires [[Ianto Jones]] as his personal assistant, making him dress in bondage-themed outfits and torturing him for fun. | ||
** John has [[Yvonne Hartman]]'s scientific team force open the [[Void Ship]], loosing Daleks on [[Torchwood One]], killing all the staff. | ** John has [[Yvonne Hartman]]'s scientific team force open the [[Void Ship]], loosing Daleks on [[Torchwood One]], killing all the staff. | ||
** John kills [[Myfanwy]] because he is offended by her bodily functions. | |||
** John is responsible for the deaths of [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Gwen Cooper]] during Torchwood missions, considering their lives expendable. He murders [[Rhys Williams]] to keep him from going to the media. | ** John is responsible for the deaths of [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Gwen Cooper]] during Torchwood missions, considering their lives expendable. He murders [[Rhys Williams]] to keep him from going to the media. | ||
** John deals with the invasion of [[the 456]]; he has no issue in handing over the requested 10% of the Earth's children. | ** John deals with the invasion of [[the 456]]; he has no issue in handing over the requested 10% of the Earth's children. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:TDOCJ Textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | |||
* Uniquely, the trailer for this story was presented by [[James Marsters]] in character as [[Captain]] [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]], as opposed to [[Big Finish]] [[executive producer]] [[Nicholas Briggs]]. In an addendum to the Big Finish slogan, ''We Love Stories'', he adds "and [[puppy|puppies]], but mostly stories." | * Uniquely, the trailer for this story was presented by [[James Marsters]] in character as [[Captain]] [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]], as opposed to [[Big Finish]] [[executive producer]] [[Nicholas Briggs]]. In an addendum to the Big Finish slogan, ''We Love Stories'', he adds "and [[puppy|puppies]], but mostly stories." | ||
* This story was released on Gareth David-Lloyd's birthday. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Jack is imprisoned on [[Flat Holm]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') | * Jack is imprisoned on [[Flat Holm]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') | ||
* John says Jack could escape the Mariana trench. Jack would later visit the trench in the main timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Submission (audio story)|Submission]]'') | |||
* John causes a massacre at [[Torchwood One]] by ordering that the [[Void Ship]] be opened. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | * John causes a massacre at [[Torchwood One]] by ordering that the [[Void Ship]] be opened. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | ||
* John answers the call of the [[456 ambassador]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') | * John answers the call of the [[456 ambassador]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') | ||
* John visits [[the Blessing]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gathering (TV story)|The Gathering]]'') | * John visits [[the Blessing]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gathering (TV story)|The Gathering]]'') | ||
* Jack's [[immortality]] is connected to the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | |||
* Jack is a [[fixed point in time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') As such, his death results in the destruction of the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:26, 16 December 2023
The Death of Captain Jack was the nineteenth story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It was written by David Llewellyn and featured John Barrowman as Jack Harkness.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Captain Jack is finally dying, and it's time for his oldest friend to visit his deathbed. King John has come to tell him a story. The story of the life he should have had.
It's the story of Alexander the Great, sinking ships, falling empires, robot dinosaurs, and alien invasions. It's a story of love, royal weddings, murder, mass murder, genocide, and very tight trousers.
It's the story of the life of Captain John and it's the story of Torchwood. Be careful what you wish for.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Captain John Hart - James Marsters
- Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
- Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
- Sgt Andy - Tom Price
- Norton Folgate - Samuel Barnett
- Queen Victoria - Rowena Cooper
- Christopher Marlowe - Rick Yale
- Alexander the Great - Aly Cruickshank
- Catherine the Great - Marilyn Le Conte
- Hephaeston - Luke Williams
- Field Marshal - Richard Elfyn
- Flat Holm Doctor - Kerry Joy Stewart
- Royal Servant - Kristy Philipps
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Lee Binding
- Director - Scott Handcock
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music - Blair Mowat
- Producer - James Goss
- Writer and Script Editor - David Llewellyn
- Sound Design - Robert Harvey
- Theme Music - Murray Gold
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jack and John meet (and have sex with) Alexander the Great, Catherine the Great, and Christopher Marlowe.
- John calls a Blowfish a twat.
- John visits the Blessing.
- John creates an alternate timeline with his meddling. Differences in this timeline include:
- John married Queen Victoria, becoming Prince Consort. He later murders Queen Victoria and declares himself King.
- John uses a distilled rift energy to siphon off Jack's immortality, transferring it to himself and imprisoning Jack.
- Taking charge of the Torchwood Institute, John uses the technology to re-establish the British Empire under his rule.
- John fakes the spaceship crash at Roswell, New Mexico using a fake spaceship Torchwood had built and a couple dwarves he had dressed as aliens. He tells Norton Folgate that he did this because there was nothing on the telly, and he got bored.
- John notes that he will still have to wait eight years for a second channel.
- John hires Ianto Jones as his personal assistant, making him dress in bondage-themed outfits and torturing him for fun.
- John has Yvonne Hartman's scientific team force open the Void Ship, loosing Daleks on Torchwood One, killing all the staff.
- John kills Myfanwy because he is offended by her bodily functions.
- John is responsible for the deaths of Toshiko Sato and Gwen Cooper during Torchwood missions, considering their lives expendable. He murders Rhys Williams to keep him from going to the media.
- John deals with the invasion of the 456; he has no issue in handing over the requested 10% of the Earth's children.
- The Queen has a Pomeranian named Turi.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Uniquely, the trailer for this story was presented by James Marsters in character as Captain John Hart, as opposed to Big Finish executive producer Nicholas Briggs. In an addendum to the Big Finish slogan, We Love Stories, he adds "and puppies, but mostly stories."
- This story was released on Gareth David-Lloyd's birthday.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jack is imprisoned on Flat Holm. (TV: Adrift)
- John says Jack could escape the Mariana trench. Jack would later visit the trench in the main timeline. (AUDIO: Submission)
- John causes a massacre at Torchwood One by ordering that the Void Ship be opened. (TV: Army of Ghosts/Doomsday)
- John answers the call of the 456 ambassador. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)
- John visits the Blessing. (TV: The Gathering)
- Jack's immortality is connected to the Time Vortex. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)
- Jack is a fixed point in time. (TV: Last of the Time Lords) As such, his death results in the destruction of the universe. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Death of Captain Jack page at bigfinish.com
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