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|main character = [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] | |main character = [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Greg (The Lincolnshire Poacher)|Greg]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[The Moil]], [[2000s]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|writer = [[Lauren Mooney (writer)|Lauren Mooney]], [[Stewart Pringle]] | |writer = [[Lauren Mooney (writer)|Lauren Mooney]], [[Stewart Pringle]] | ||
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|format = 1 CD<br/>Download | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPTWCD67 | |production code = BFPTWCD67 | ||
|isbn = ISBN: 978-1-83868-806-6 (physical) | |isbn = ISBN: 978-1-83868-806-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN: 978-1-83868-807-3 (digital) | ||
|series = ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' | |series = ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' | ||
|prev = Torchwood: SUV (audio story) | |prev = Torchwood: SUV (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = The Empire Man (audio story) | ||
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'''''The Lincolnshire Poacher''''' was the sixty-seventh story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Lauren Mooney (writer)|Lauren Mooney]] and [[Stewart Pringle]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Mysterious signals lead [[Torchwood]] to [[the Moil]]. 4-1-8-4. [[Greg (The Lincolnshire Poacher)|Greg]] likes [[countryside]] walks and recording the songs of | Mysterious signals lead [[Torchwood]] to [[the Moil]]. 4-1-8-4. [[Greg (The Lincolnshire Poacher)|Greg]] likes [[countryside]] walks and recording the songs of [[bird]]s. 3-6-2-7. No one knows the secret of the numbers stations. 1-2-0-5. | ||
How long has [[Ianto Jones]] been trapped in the [[boiler room]]? 9-7-2-3. Reality is collapsing. 3-5-8-1. | How long has [[Ianto Jones]] been trapped in the [[boiler room]]? 9-7-2-3. [[Reality]] is collapsing. 3-5-8-1. | ||
The [[Lincolnshire Poacher]] is waiting. | The [[Lincolnshire Poacher]] is waiting. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | [[Greg (The Lincolnshire Poacher)|Greg]], a [[hunter]] and [[radio]] enthusiast who has called and written to [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] before, calls [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] and unsuccessfully tries to tell him about a [[numbers station]]. He makes further attempts, including calling a woman on Ianto's [[bus]], the [[information desk]] at his [[supermarket]] and the [[pub]], and Ianto eventually sets up a [[shortwave receiver]] and tunes into the numbers station before calling Greg, although he does not know how he got his phone number. Greg hangs up and Ianto becomes obsessed with the numbers, losing track of [[time]] and becoming unable to eat. | ||
Ianto finds himself in the [[boiler room]] of Greg's home in the [[forest]], having triangulated Greg's calls three or four months ago and lost his [[memory]] due to him being used as a [[conduit]] for the numbers. Greg explains that [[alien]] technology fell from the [[sky]] when he was a young [[technician]] and Torchwood left him behind in [[the Moil]], a tear in [[reality]] caused by an explosion, to keep it closed with [[Block Transfer Computation]]s transmitted by numbers stations. By making Ianto take his place, he has got his revenge on Torchwood and leaves, but he passes out and is taken to [[Lincoln County Hospital]]. | |||
Greg adjusts to living in the normal world again until he realises that he is still in the Moil. Ianto reveals that the Moil is made up of Greg's memories and that he is barely a person as a result, unable to leave. He [[apology|apologises]] to Greg for what Torchwood did to him and leaves him to continue his job. Greg decides that the apology will have to do. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | * [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | ||
* [[Greg (The Lincolnshire Poacher)|Greg]] - [[David Shaw-Parker]] | * [[Greg (The Lincolnshire Poacher)|Greg]] - [[David Shaw-Parker]] | ||
* The Numbers Station - [[Tania Rodrigues]] | |||
* [[Doctor (The Lincolnshire Poacher)|Doctor]] - [[Hywel Morgan]] | * [[Doctor (The Lincolnshire Poacher)|Doctor]] - [[Hywel Morgan]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Writers - [[Stewart Pringle]] and [[Lauren Mooney]] | |||
* Senior Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Additional Themes - [[Ben Foster]] | |||
* Cover Art - [[Sean Longmore]] | |||
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music - [[Blair Mowat]] | |||
* Producer & Script Editor - [[James Goss]] | |||
* Sound Design - [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | |||
* Theme Music - [[Murray Gold]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Ianto calls for [[Jack Harkness|Jack]]. | |||
* Ianto speaks to [[Rhiannon Davies|Rhiannon]] on his [[mobile phone]]. | |||
* Greg was a [[technician]]. | |||
* Greg is using a [[Block Transfer Computation]] to protect against a rip in reality. | * Greg is using a [[Block Transfer Computation]] to protect against a rip in reality. | ||
* Greg is found beside the [[B1203]], south of [[Swinhope]], and taken to [[Lincoln County Hospital]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:Series 8 (BFTW) audio stories]] | [[Category:Series 8 (BFTW) audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2022 audio stories]] | [[Category:2022 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:One part audio stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 25 November 2023
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The Lincolnshire Poacher was the sixty-seventh story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Lauren Mooney and Stewart Pringle.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mysterious signals lead Torchwood to the Moil. 4-1-8-4. Greg likes countryside walks and recording the songs of birds. 3-6-2-7. No one knows the secret of the numbers stations. 1-2-0-5.
How long has Ianto Jones been trapped in the boiler room? 9-7-2-3. Reality is collapsing. 3-5-8-1.
The Lincolnshire Poacher is waiting.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Greg, a hunter and radio enthusiast who has called and written to Torchwood before, calls Ianto and unsuccessfully tries to tell him about a numbers station. He makes further attempts, including calling a woman on Ianto's bus, the information desk at his supermarket and the pub, and Ianto eventually sets up a shortwave receiver and tunes into the numbers station before calling Greg, although he does not know how he got his phone number. Greg hangs up and Ianto becomes obsessed with the numbers, losing track of time and becoming unable to eat.
Ianto finds himself in the boiler room of Greg's home in the forest, having triangulated Greg's calls three or four months ago and lost his memory due to him being used as a conduit for the numbers. Greg explains that alien technology fell from the sky when he was a young technician and Torchwood left him behind in the Moil, a tear in reality caused by an explosion, to keep it closed with Block Transfer Computations transmitted by numbers stations. By making Ianto take his place, he has got his revenge on Torchwood and leaves, but he passes out and is taken to Lincoln County Hospital.
Greg adjusts to living in the normal world again until he realises that he is still in the Moil. Ianto reveals that the Moil is made up of Greg's memories and that he is barely a person as a result, unable to leave. He apologises to Greg for what Torchwood did to him and leaves him to continue his job. Greg decides that the apology will have to do.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
- Greg - David Shaw-Parker
- The Numbers Station - Tania Rodrigues
- Doctor - Hywel Morgan
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Writers - Stewart Pringle and Lauren Mooney
- Senior Producer - David Richardson
- Additional Themes - Ben Foster
- Cover Art - Sean Longmore
- Director - Lisa Bowerman
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music - Blair Mowat
- Producer & Script Editor - James Goss
- Sound Design - Toby Hrycek-Robinson
- Theme Music - Murray Gold
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ianto calls for Jack.
- Ianto speaks to Rhiannon on his mobile phone.
- Greg was a technician.
- Greg is using a Block Transfer Computation to protect against a rip in reality.
- Greg is found beside the B1203, south of Swinhope, and taken to Lincoln County Hospital.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This audio drama was recorded on 12 May and 22 June 2022 at the Soundhouse.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Lincolnshire Poacher page at bigfinish.com
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