Expectant (audio story)
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Expectant was the thirty-fourth story in the Torchwood audio series by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Xanna Eve Chown and featured John Barrowman as Jack Harkness.
Publisher's summary
The Yalnix Empire is a fragile alliance of a dozen systems, under constant attack from their ancient enemy, the Vad. With the Empress unable to trust any of her court she gives the job of growing the next Ruler of the Yalnix to an old friend - Captain Jack Harkness.
With hunters on the loose and a battlefleet in orbit, Cardiff’s suddenly became a dangerous place for a man to be pregnant.
Plot
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Cast
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
- Jonty - Aaron Anthony
- Paula - Catherine Ayers
- Brigadier - Jessica Hayles
- Residents - Meryn Davis, Emily John
References
- Jack described UNIT as "like Torchwood, with bigger guns and an HR department".
- Gwen Cooper is on holiday in Tenerife.
- The Yalnix Empire is under constant threat from its ancient enemy, the Vad.
- Jack is entrusted with the next Yalnix ruler as the Yalnix Empress does not trust any other with it.
- Just as Jack's pelvis breaks, he suggests he's gone too far and that 'Tosh would have stopped [him]'.
Notes
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Continuity
- Jack begins the story on a rooftop, as he often does. (TV: Everything Changes et al)
- Jack recalls that he said he would never become pregnant again. (TV: Everything Changes)
- Jack is not to blame for the Weevils. (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive)
- Jack has protected Cardiff for over a century. (TV: Fragments; PROSE: The Baby Farmers; AUDIO: The Victorian Age, The Torchwood Archive)
- Two of Jack and Ianto's friends just died. Jack says he really misses Owen. (TV: Exit Wounds)
- Jack has survived being buried alive. (TV: Exit Wounds)
External links
- Official Expectant page at bigfinish.com
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