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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
With [[the Committee]] arc wrapped up in the special 10th anniversary release ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'' in a way that the Committee could return in any story but did not have to be mentioned at all, "Series 3" embarked on the exploration of the further reaches of [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] history. In particular, two of the stories, ''[[The Dollhouse (audio story)|The Dollhouse]]'' (story 2) and ''[[The Dying Room (audio story)|The Dying Room]]'' (story 6) featured a new setting and no familiar characters at all. | With [[the Committee]] arc wrapped up in the special 10th anniversary release ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'' in a way that the Committee could return in any story but did not have to be mentioned at all, "Series 3" embarked on the exploration of the further reaches of [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] history. In particular, two of the stories, ''[[The Dollhouse (audio story)|The Dollhouse]]'' (story 2) and ''[[The Dying Room (audio story)|The Dying Room]]'' (story 6) featured a new setting and no familiar characters at all. | ||
''The Dollhouse'' was the first ''Torchwood'' story and the first audio play<ref name="VOR97" /> by [[Juno Dawson]], showing an [[US|American]] offshoot of Torchwood in [[Los Angeles]] in the [[1970s]]. With the three Torchwood operatives, played by [[Laila Pyne]], [[Kelly-Anne Lyons]] and [[Ajjaz Awad]], being female and directed from afar by an unseen man through loudspeakers, the setup bore a striking resemblance to ''Charley's Angels'', an homage confirmed by Juno Dawson herself.<ref name="VOR97" /> | ''The Dollhouse'' was the first ''Torchwood'' story and the first audio play<ref name="VOR97" /> by [[Juno Dawson]], showing an [[US|American]] offshoot of Torchwood in [[Los Angeles]] in the [[1970s]]. With the three Torchwood operatives, played by [[Laila Pyne]], [[Kelly-Anne Lyons]] and [[Ajjaz Awad]], being female and directed from afar by an unseen man through loudspeakers, the setup bore a striking resemblance to ''Charley's Angels'', an homage confirmed by Juno Dawson herself.<ref name="VOR97" /> | ||
''The Dying Room'' was set in [[Nazi]]-occupied [[Paris]] during [[World War II]] and also featured a never-before-seen Torchwood operative, played by [[Simon Russell Beale]]. He was pitted against the character of guest-starring [[Mark Elstob]]. | ''The Dying Room'' was set in [[Nazi]]-occupied [[Paris]] during [[World War II]] and also featured a never-before-seen Torchwood operative, played by [[Simon Russell Beale]]. He was pitted against the character of guest-starring [[Mark Elstob]]. | ||
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Stories with no familiar characters meant that some familiar ones would have to be sidelined. This fate befell [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Gwen Cooper]], who did not appear this season, despite earlier teases of stories centred on them.<ref name="Ser3Ann">{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/more-torchwood|title=More Torchwood!|accessmonthday=14 January|accessyear=2018|website name=bigfinish.com/news|publisher=Big Finish Productions|date of source=7 September 2016}}</ref> | Stories with no familiar characters meant that some familiar ones would have to be sidelined. This fate befell [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Gwen Cooper]], who did not appear this season, despite earlier teases of stories centred on them.<ref name="Ser3Ann">{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/more-torchwood|title=More Torchwood!|accessmonthday=14 January|accessyear=2018|website name=bigfinish.com/news|publisher=Big Finish Productions|date of source=7 September 2016}}</ref> | ||
The season saw the return of more familiar faces from the televised series. [[Rhys Williams]] was joined by his mum [[Brenda Williams]] played by [[Nerys Hughes]] in the first story of the season ''[[Visiting Hours (audio story)|Visiting Hours]]''. According to [[James Goss]], the idea to bring by Nerys Hughes was a "royal command" from [[Russell T Davies]], readily obeyed.<ref name="VOR97">[[VOR 97]], ''Out of the Wood'', pp. 16–18.</ref> | The season saw the return of more familiar faces from the televised series. [[Rhys Williams]] was joined by his mum [[Brenda Williams]] played by [[Nerys Hughes]] in the first story of the season ''[[Visiting Hours (audio story)|Visiting Hours]]''. According to [[James Goss]], the idea to bring by Nerys Hughes was a "royal command" from [[Russell T Davies]], readily obeyed.<ref name="VOR97">[[VOR 97]], ''Out of the Wood'', pp. 16–18.</ref> | ||
And [[Andy Davidson]], still outside of Torchwood, is paired with [[Owen Harper]] played by [[Burn Gorman]] in ''[[Corpse Day (audio story)|Corpse Day]]'' (story 3). Interestingly enough, this was the first story featuring [[Tom Price]] and Burn Gorman properly interacting on TV or audio.<ref name="VOR97" /> | And [[Andy Davidson]], still outside of Torchwood, is paired with [[Owen Harper]] played by [[Burn Gorman]] in ''[[Corpse Day (audio story)|Corpse Day]]'' (story 3). Interestingly enough, this was the first story featuring [[Tom Price]] and Burn Gorman properly interacting on TV or audio.<ref name="VOR97" /> | ||
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''The Office of Never Was'' had two unexpected sources of inspiration. On the one hand, an abandoned office building with a strange elevator was partly modelled on a building writer James Goss used to work in, which was later blown up by the IRA. On the other hand, the director Scott Handcock described the story as "Ianto Jones as {{w|Emma Peel}}" in the episode ''The Joker'' of the classic {{wi|The Avengers (TV series)|Avengers}} television series. | ''The Office of Never Was'' had two unexpected sources of inspiration. On the one hand, an abandoned office building with a strange elevator was partly modelled on a building writer James Goss used to work in, which was later blown up by the IRA. On the other hand, the director Scott Handcock described the story as "Ianto Jones as {{w|Emma Peel}}" in the episode ''The Joker'' of the classic {{wi|The Avengers (TV series)|Avengers}} television series. | ||
Music for the series was composed by Blair Mowat. | Music for the series was composed by Blair Mowat. | ||
The stories were released monthly from March till August [[2017 (releases)|2017]]. | The stories were released monthly from March till August [[2017 (releases)|2017]]. | ||
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