A Kill to a View (audio story)
A Kill to a View was the sixth audio episode of Aliens Among Us and the second story in the second box set. It saw the return of Bilis Manger and introduced Mr Colchester's husband Colin, who was only mentioned previously. It also revealed Mr Colchester's first name for the most attentive listeners.
Publisher's summary
Ritz Towers is a luxury tower block so exclusive not even aliens can get a place there. Mr Colchester has somehow secured a flat at the Ritz. With the streets increasingly troubled, his husband feels safe there. The problem is that Ritz Towers is anything but safe.
For a start, the building has more tenants than it has flats. Then there are the endless dinner parties. The whole new definition of upwardly mobile. And finally, there is the very mysterious caretaker.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Mr Colchester - Paul Clayton
- Orr - Sam Béart
- Tyler Steele - Jonny Green
- Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
- Bilis Manger - Murray Melvin
- Colin Colchester-Price - Ramon Tikaram
- Duncan - Ewan Bailey
- Sandra - Diveen Henry
- Andrea - Ellie Heydon
- Patricia - Marilyn Le Conte
- Rowan - Luke Rhodri
- Poppy - Charlotte O'Leary
References
- Colin Colchester-Price mentions Batman and Alfred.
- Colin and St John Colchester comment on how unusual the first name St John and its pronunciation is. When they decide to use it as a safe word for ending dinner parties, St John says that no one will guess what they are saying.
- The initial developer of Ritz Tower was Zaheed Shah, until Bilis Manger removed almost all traces of his name from the documents.
- Duncan B. agrees to a dinner party with Amber.
- Colin is from Leeds, St John is from Hoath.
- There is a hostage situation involving the Sorvix on a Bay Bus.
Notes
- The title is a play on the 1985 James Bond film, A View to a Kill.
- The comment about nobody guessing what the safe word "St John" stood for could also apply to the audience. Despite wounded Colin Colchester-Price calling his husband by the first name at the end of the story, even some professional reviewers did not guess it to be his first name.[1]
Continuity
- Rhys asks Bilis Manger if they met before. Bilis previously gave Gwen a vision of Rhys being stabbed to death. (TV: End of Days)
- Jack mentions the bubonic plague in 2007 and "death demon stumping the streets". (TV: End of Days)
- Deliverables are mentioned. (AUDIO: Zero Hour)
- Ritz Tower is at 11 Richmond Street, the same address where Ritz Dance Hall was situated until two year ago. (TV: Captain Jack Harkness)
Footnotes
- ↑ Mat Greenfield (21 October 2017). Review: Aliens Among Us Part Two Shakes Torchwood’s Foundations. blogtorwho.com. Retrieved on 20 February, 2018.
