Asylum (audio story)
Asylum was an original BBC Radio 4 audio play aired on 1 July 2009. It was the first of three audio dramas to be played on the BBC Radio 4 slot afternoon play as a prelude to the show's third series.
Publisher summary
When PC Andy Davidson arrests a young girl for shoplifting, he thinks it's going to be a routine case. That is, until he sees that she is carrying a gun. The girl is soaking wet, covered in mud, and the weapon is like nothing he's ever seen before. He knows that this is a case for Torchwood... The team discovers that the girl is called Freda, but can find out nothing else. Yet when she speaks, it's a strange mix of English and Icelandic, but with a Cardiff accent. While Jack and Ianto check out the girl's weapon and her blood sample at the Hub, Gwen and PC Andy take Freda to a safe house. But when Jack calls with the results—and Freda goes on the run—PC Andy finds his world turning upside down.
Cast
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
- PC Andy Davidson - Tom Price
- Freda - Erin Richards
- Security Guard - Matthew Gravelle
- Cyclist- Sara McGaughey
- Dog walker - Dick Bradnum
- Girl - Isabel Lewis
References
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Notes
- This episode is set after TV: Exit Wounds and AUDIO: Lost Souls as Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato are no longer mentioned. There is nothing to indicate if it occurs before or after TV: Journey's End, but Ianto's involvement shows that it occurs prior to Series 3.
Continuity
- Solar Flares are mentioned as in TV: The Parting of the Ways.
- The Sky Gypsy from TV: Out of Time
- Andy finally learns the true nature of Torchwood. This appears to be somewhat consistent with Series 3.
Download and CD release
The story is also available as a download from the AudioGo website.
Lost Souls, Asylum, Golden Age and The Dead Line were released, individually and together as a four-disc collected box set, entitled The Radio Adventures.
External links
- Asylum at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
