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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventy-second story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Tom Price]] | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventy-second story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Tom Price]] | ||
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[[Andy Davidson|Andy]] gets a notification on his [[Now or Never]] dating app telling him to meet [[Anna (Thirst Trap)|Anna]] at a [[Mexican (food)|Mexican]] [[restaurant]] for a twenty-minute date. He tries to get Anna to stay for longer, but she reminds him that their [[mobile phone]]s will be wiped and their [[social media]] accounts deleted by the app if they do not part ways and departs. At work, Andy is about to attend to [[Zach Miller|a child]] that has been left home alone when he gets a notification inviting him to a second date with Anna, so he takes her with him and learns that the child's mother, [[Phoebe Miller|Phoebe]], left him to go on a third date. Phoebe warns them against using the app and explains how she came to her senses right after her [[mobile phone]] was ruined by spilt [[beer]]. | [[Andy Davidson|Andy]] gets a notification on his [[Now or Never]] dating app telling him to meet [[Anna (Thirst Trap)|Anna]] at a [[Mexican (food)|Mexican]] [[restaurant]] for a twenty-minute date. He tries to get Anna to stay for longer, but she reminds him that their [[mobile phone]]s will be wiped and their [[social media]] accounts deleted by the app if they do not part ways and departs. At work, Andy is about to attend to [[Zach Miller|a child]] that has been left home alone when he gets a notification inviting him to a second date with Anna, so he takes her with him and learns that the child's mother, [[Phoebe Miller|Phoebe]], left him to go on a third date. Phoebe warns them against using the app and explains how she came to her senses right after her [[mobile phone]] was ruined by spilt [[beer]]. | ||
Andy and Anna go for [[food]] and Anna realises that all of the people around them, all on Now or Never dates, are having the exact same conversations. When Andy bumps into [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] on a date with [[Becky (Thirst Trap)|Becky]], he switches off Rhys's phone to make him remember [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] and they both realise that [[Cardiff]] is in a state of [[chaos]] because so many people are distracted by the app. They decide to investigate and switch their phones back on believing that they might now be [[immunity|immune]], but once Andy's runs out of charge he realises that they have fallen under the app's influence again and started shopping for new [[clothes]] for their dates. | Andy and Anna go for [[food]] and Anna realises that all of the people around them, all on Now or Never dates, are having the exact same conversations. When Andy bumps into [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] on a date with [[Becky (Thirst Trap)|Becky]], he switches off Rhys's phone to make him remember [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] and they both realise that [[Cardiff]] city centre is in a state of [[chaos]] because so many people are distracted by the app. They decide to investigate and switch their phones back on believing that they might now be [[immunity|immune]], but once Andy's runs out of charge he realises that they have fallen under the app's influence again and started shopping for new [[clothes]] for their dates. | ||
'' | After breaking into the Now or Never [[office]], Andy and Rhys are joined by Anna, who has come for her third date and believes that she must be in love with Andy as a result. Rhys leaves them to talk to each other whilst he follows wires to a [[laptop]] which he attempts to switch off, but Andy's colleague [[Sunil (Thirst Trap)|Sunil]] arrives and reveals that Now or Never is part of a military weapon he designed because he was tired of people. Andy and Anna try to force Sunil into switching off the app by using the app to surround him with [[police]] and [[Sunil's mother|his mother]] and [[Sunil's father|father]]. After twenty minutes, everybody's phones are wiped and the app removed. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Andy orders a [[Mighty Meaty Half-Metre]] with extra [[pineapple]] and declines the offer of [[chicken wing]]s. | * Andy orders a [[Mighty Meaty Half-Metre]] with extra [[pineapple]] and declines the offer of [[chicken wing]]s. | ||
* Andy thinks that [[mayonnaise]] is the best [[condiment]]. | * Andy thinks that [[mayonnaise]] is the best [[condiment]]. | ||
* Andy has [[Friends Reunited]]. | * Andy has [[Friends Reunited]]. | ||
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* Rhys mentions his children, including [[Anwen Williams|Anwen]]. | * Rhys mentions his children, including [[Anwen Williams|Anwen]]. | ||
* Andy shops for [[loafer]]s. | * Andy shops for [[loafer]]s. | ||
* Andy suggests that the Now or Never app must have had a grant from the [[Senedd]]. | |||
* Anna owns seventeen [[cookbook]]s. | |||
* [[Tennis]] owes a lot of its rules to [[badminton]]. | |||
* Andy once had a [[dog]] who was called [[Brian (Thirst Trap)|Brian]] because she resembled [[Brian Blessed (in-universe)|Brian Blessed]]. | |||
* Anna used to prefer [[cat]]s to [[dog]]s. | |||
* Rhys has lost weight thanks to [[Joe Wicks]] and ''[[John Wick]]''. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Rhys has missed [[Geraint Cooper]] since his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Blood Line (TV story)|The Blood Line]]'') | ||
* [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] is run by [[Yvonne Hartman (Pete's World)|a scary woman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Poker Face (audio story)|Poker Face]]'', etc.) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 16 July 2023
Thirst Trap was the seventy-second story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Tom Price
Publisher's summary
You have 20 minutes to find your perfect mate. Then you may never see them again. Now or Never has launched in Cardiff and something's clearly very wrong with the app.
Not only is everyone going on dates, but everyone's on the same date. The same meals. The same hobbies. The same small talk.
Andy Davidson would be investigating. But he's got a date.
Plot
Andy gets a notification on his Now or Never dating app telling him to meet Anna at a Mexican restaurant for a twenty-minute date. He tries to get Anna to stay for longer, but she reminds him that their mobile phones will be wiped and their social media accounts deleted by the app if they do not part ways and departs. At work, Andy is about to attend to a child that has been left home alone when he gets a notification inviting him to a second date with Anna, so he takes her with him and learns that the child's mother, Phoebe, left him to go on a third date. Phoebe warns them against using the app and explains how she came to her senses right after her mobile phone was ruined by spilt beer.
Andy and Anna go for food and Anna realises that all of the people around them, all on Now or Never dates, are having the exact same conversations. When Andy bumps into Rhys on a date with Becky, he switches off Rhys's phone to make him remember Gwen and they both realise that Cardiff city centre is in a state of chaos because so many people are distracted by the app. They decide to investigate and switch their phones back on believing that they might now be immune, but once Andy's runs out of charge he realises that they have fallen under the app's influence again and started shopping for new clothes for their dates.
After breaking into the Now or Never office, Andy and Rhys are joined by Anna, who has come for her third date and believes that she must be in love with Andy as a result. Rhys leaves them to talk to each other whilst he follows wires to a laptop which he attempts to switch off, but Andy's colleague Sunil arrives and reveals that Now or Never is part of a military weapon he designed because he was tired of people. Andy and Anna try to force Sunil into switching off the app by using the app to surround him with police and his mother and father. After twenty minutes, everybody's phones are wiped and the app removed.
Cast
- Andy Davidson - Tom Price
- Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
- Anna - Rebecca Trehearn
- Sunil - Sunjay Midda
- Phoebe - Natalia Hinds
Crew
- Music - Blair Mowat
- Senior Producer - John Ainsworth
- Additional Themes - Ben Foster
- Cover Art - Sean Longmore
- Director - David O'Mahony
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Producer and Script Editor - James Goss
- Sound Designer - Shane O'Byrne
- Writer - Tom Price
- Theme Music - Murray Gold
References
- Andy orders a Mighty Meaty Half-Metre with extra pineapple and declines the offer of chicken wings.
- Andy thinks that mayonnaise is the best condiment.
- Andy has Friends Reunited.
- Mark works at the police station's front desk.
- There is a bin fire in Pontcanna.
- Sunil is a constable.
- Sunil drinks oat milk.
- Sunil goes on a date with Rachel.
- Anna has two older brothers, one of whom lives in Bristol and the other in New York. Andy has never been to the latter.
- Rhys goes on a date with Becky.
- Rhys mentions his children, including Anwen.
- Andy shops for loafers.
- Andy suggests that the Now or Never app must have had a grant from the Senedd.
- Anna owns seventeen cookbooks.
- Tennis owes a lot of its rules to badminton.
- Andy once had a dog who was called Brian because she resembled Brian Blessed.
- Anna used to prefer cats to dogs.
- Rhys has lost weight thanks to Joe Wicks and John Wick.
Notes
- The story was recorded on 30 August 2022 at the Soundhouse.
- This is the first Torchwood audio story to be written by Tom Price.
Continuity
- Rhys has missed Geraint Cooper since his death. (TV: The Blood Line)
- Torchwood is run by a scary woman. (AUDIO: Poker Face, etc.)
External links
- Official Thirst Trap page at bigfinish.com
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