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== Production ==
== Production ==
Unlike [[Series 2 (BFTW)|Series 2]], which was announced at the very beginning of its [[Series 1 (BFTW)|preceding series]], the next renewal of the range for six more stories was only announced after the run of Series 2 ended in August [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. The announcement came on 7 September and provided details for the first two stories: ''[[Visiting Hours (audio story)|Visiting Hours]]'' by [[David Llewellyn]] was to focus on [[Rhys Williams]] and his mum [[Brenda Williams]], played by [[Kai Owen]] and [[Nerys Hughes]] respectively. The second story, ''[[The Dollhouse (audio story)|The Dollhouse]]'' brought in a new writer, [[Juno Dawson]], and was part of the effort to show various aspects of [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] throughout history. [[James Goss]], the producer of the range, also hinted at a [[Ianto Jones]] story, which later materialised as ''[[The Office of Never Was (audio story)|The Office of Never Was]]'', as well as [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Gwen Cooper]] stories that never appeared in "Series 3". The former of the missing stories was described as "someone finally dares to say 'No' to Captain Jack", while the latter had Gwen "on a road to nowhere".<ref name="Ser3Ann" /> The same tease about Gwen was repeated, apparently intended for the season finale, as late as [[March (releases)|March]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] in [[VOR 97]].<ref name="VOR97">
Unlike [[Series 2 (BFTW)|Series 2]], which was announced at the very beginning of its [[Series 1 (BFTW)|preceding series]], the next renewal of the range for six more stories was only announced after the run of Series 2 ended in August [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. The announcement came on 7 September and provided details for the first two stories: ''[[Visiting Hours (audio story)|Visiting Hours]]'' by [[David Llewellyn]] was to focus on [[Rhys Williams]] and his mum [[Brenda Williams]], played by [[Kai Owen]] and [[Nerys Hughes]] respectively. The second story, ''[[The Dollhouse (audio story)|The Dollhouse]]'' brought in a new writer, [[Juno Dawson]], and was part of the effort to show various aspects of [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] throughout history. [[James Goss]], the producer of the range, also hinted at a [[Ianto Jones]] story, which later materialised as ''[[The Office of Never Was (audio story)|The Office of Never Was]]'', as well as [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Gwen Cooper]] stories that never appeared in "Series 3". The former of the missing stories was described as "someone finally dares to say 'No' to Captain Jack", while the latter had Gwen "on a road to nowhere".<ref name="Ser3Ann" /> The same tease about Gwen was repeated, apparently intended for the season finale, as late as [[March (releases)|March]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] in [[VOR 97]].<ref name="VOR97" />


On 17 December, the title of the third story was revealed as ''[[Corpse Day (audio story)|Corpse Day]]'' by [[James Goss]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/torchwood-2017-news|title=Torchwood 2017 News|accessmonthday=14 January|accessyear=2018|website name=bigfinish.com/news|publisher=Big Finish Productions|date of source=17 December 2016}}</ref> Only on 13 January 2017, was it announced that ''Corpse Day'' marks the return of [[Owen Harper]] played by [[Burn Gorman]] to the world of Torchwood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/torchwood---go-for-burn|title=Torchwood - Go for Burn!|accessmonthday=14 January|accessyear=2018|website name=bigfinish.com/news|publisher=Big Finish Productions|date of source=13 January 2017}}</ref>
On 17 December, the title of the third story was revealed as ''[[Corpse Day (audio story)|Corpse Day]]'' by [[James Goss]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/torchwood-2017-news|title=Torchwood 2017 News|accessmonthday=14 January|accessyear=2018|website name=bigfinish.com/news|publisher=Big Finish Productions|date of source=17 December 2016}}</ref> Only on 13 January 2017, was it announced that ''Corpse Day'' marks the return of [[Owen Harper]] played by [[Burn Gorman]] to the world of Torchwood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/torchwood---go-for-burn|title=Torchwood - Go for Burn!|accessmonthday=14 January|accessyear=2018|website name=bigfinish.com/news|publisher=Big Finish Productions|date of source=13 January 2017}}</ref>
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