Uncanny Valley (audio story)
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Uncanny Valley was the fifth story in the Torchwood audio series by Big Finish Productions. It was written by David Llewellyn and featured John Barrowman as Jack Harkness.
Publisher's summary
What has made billionaire Neil Redmond emerge from his long seclusion? Captain Jack knows the answer, and is prepared to go to any lengths to prove it.
A couple of years ago, Neil Redmond was in a terrible accident. His recovery has been long and slow, but now he's back and looking better than ever. Much better than ever.
Dark forces have been behind Neil's transformation. Dark forces that Jack has been hunting for a long time. But Captain Jack's never been able to resist the darkness.
Plot
to be added
Cast
References
- Neil Redmond's mother was born on 5 January 1952.
- Johnny Depp is rumoured to be one of the people visiting the party to which Neil was invited in the south of France in April 2004.
- Jacques Fournier was Neil's driver.
- The annual fundraising ball was held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2006.
- News reports mention G8, Artemis and Princess Sylvia of the Netherlands.
- Neil's parents were both dead by the time that he was 18.
- Neil's robot duplicate, NJ, uses the phrase "as the actress said to the bishop" following an innuendo.
- NJ can speak Russian and appreciates the art of Francis Bacon.
- Jack pretends to have met Neil in Miami in 1999.
- Jack claims not to have an email, and instead prefers sending physical letters to explain to NJ why he and Neil don't email.
Notes
- This story was recorded on 20 August 2015 at Ladbroke Audio.
Continuity
- Jack discusses the Committee and George Wilson with Neil. (AUDIO: The Conspiracy)
- One of the French phrases that Neil uses is "allons-y" ("Let's go"), a phrase often used by the Tenth Doctor. (TV: Army of Ghosts, et. al)
- Kate Wilson is a suspect in the murder of her father George. (AUDIO: The Conspiracy)
- Jack refers to the Cardiff Space-Time Rift. (TV: The Unquiet Dead, Boom Town, Everything Changes)
External links
- Official Uncanny Valley page at bigfinish.com
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