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==Notes==
==Notes==
* This story's plotline is reminiscent of the plotline of [[wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[wikipedia:Cell (novel)|Cell]]''.
* This story's plotline is reminiscent of the plotline of [[wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[wikipedia:Cell (novel)|Cell]]'', except that instead of harmlessly falling into a coma, people called by the mysterious number in ''Cell'' are instantly transformed into deranged, murderous psychopaths. <!--Meaning that they aren't very similar at all, really.-->


===Production Errors===
===Production Errors===

Revision as of 15:23, 21 July 2010

Torchwood: The Dead Line is an original BBC Radio 4 audio play. It was broadcast the week prior to the Children of Earth mini-series.

Publisher Summary

When a hospital is inundated with patients that have fallen into coma-like trances, Torchwood move in to investigate. They find that the trances were triggered by phone calls, all of which were made from a number that hadn't been active for over 30 years. Determined to find out who's been calling the unfortunate victims, Jack rings the mysterious number - two, zero, five, nine - nothing. It's a dead line. Until it calls Jack back, he answers - and falls into a deep trance. The team race against time to find the source of the 'infection' and save the patients.

Cast

References

Notes

  • This story's plotline is reminiscent of the plotline of Stephen King's novel Cell, except that instead of harmlessly falling into a coma, people called by the mysterious number in Cell are instantly transformed into deranged, murderous psychopaths.

Production Errors

  • Gwen says that Cardiff phone numbers have six digits, but they have had 8 digits since April 2000.

Continuity

Download and CD release

The drama was available to UK Internet users for download in MP3 format for a period of one week after broadcast.

All four Torchwood Radio drama's were released on CD, both individually, and together as a four disc collected box set, entitled The Radio Adventures.

Timeline

External links

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