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|main character = [[ | |main character = [[Albert Forster|Forster]], [[Reginald Dellafield|Reggie]] | ||
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|enemy = [[The Mara]] | |enemy = [[The Mara]] | ||
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|series = ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' | |series = ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' | ||
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'''''Art Decadence''''' was the eighty-fifth story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | '''''Art Decadence''''' was the eighty-fifth story in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||
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[[London]] in the [[1920s]] and [[Reginald Dellafield|Sir Reggie]] works for [[Torchwood]], saving the world from alien invasions. Really, he relies on the services of his loyal butler while he paints the town red. | [[London]] in the [[1920s]] and [[Reginald Dellafield|Sir Reggie]] works for [[Torchwood]], saving the world from alien invasions. Really, he relies on the services of his loyal butler while he paints the town red. | ||
But there's a new sensation in high society - What is the secret of [[The Serpentine Club]] and can [[ | But there's a new sensation in high society - What is the secret of [[The Serpentine Club]] and can [[Albert Forster|Forster]] save his master from it? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
After banishing the [[ | After banishing the [[Seramon Gestalt]] and killing an [[alien]] disguised as a [[baronet]], [[Reginald Dellafield|Sir Reggie]] returns home and has [[Albert Forster|Forster]], his [[butler]], deal with the [[police]] in pursuit of him. Forster erases their [[memory|memories]] by drugging them and assists Sir Reggie in stopping a [[Dardallian queen]] with a [[flare gun]] he has adapted to act as a [[containment net]], causing the queen to immolate herself. Forster is tasked with dealing with the queen's 800 hatchlings whilst Sir Reggie goes to the club and later buries the [[corpse]]s of [[Sontaran]] scouts, blows up a [[golem]] [[factory]] and deals with his drunken master, who has heard of people changing after visiting the [[Serpentine Club]]. In the morning, however, Sir Reggie is far more concerned about his wife [[Prudence Dellafield|Prudence]] planning on visiting from the [[countryside]]. | ||
Forster accidentally interrupts Sir Reggie whilst he is having [[sex]] with [[Peter Janks|Janks]], a young man who introduces himself the next day as the new [[footman]] and whom he is to train. Sir Reggie is soon taking Janks, who irritates Forster with his uncouth manner and theft of his [[biscuit]]s, with him on [[alien]]-hunting missions and to visit the Serpentine Club. Afterwards, Forster finds Janks shaken, having seen something at the club which frightened him into fleeing without Sir Reggie. Conversely, Sir Reggie claims that the club was a false alarm and takes Janks into a room away from Forster. He acts normal and agrees with the Seronax's offer to protect [[Earth]] from the [[Varkan]]s so long as they kept the Varkans' kidnapped heir hidden with a [[bioregulator]] to live as a [[human]], an agreement which Forster disapproves of. | Forster accidentally interrupts Sir Reggie whilst he is having [[sex]] with [[Peter Janks|Janks]], a young man who introduces himself the next day as the new [[footman]] and whom he is to train. Sir Reggie is soon taking Janks, who irritates Forster with his uncouth manner and theft of his [[biscuit]]s, with him on [[alien]]-hunting missions and to visit the Serpentine Club. Afterwards, Forster finds Janks shaken, having seen something at the club which frightened him into fleeing without Sir Reggie. Conversely, Sir Reggie claims that the club was a false alarm and takes Janks into a room away from Forster. He acts normal and agrees with the [[Seronax]]'s offer to protect [[Earth]] from the [[Varkan]]s so long as they kept the Varkans' kidnapped heir hidden with a [[bioregulator]] to live as a [[human]], an agreement which Forster disapproves of. | ||
Forster and Sir Reggie stop the [[Tolga]] from [[assassination|assassinating]] the Seronax ambassador, although the Prime Minister is shot in the chest and Forster uses a containment net to keep his [[heart]] from exploding. As the [[power pack]] will be exhausted in 18 months, the Prime Minister is forced to start accepting suggestions from Sir Reggie, whom Forster confronts upon realising that he has been affected by an [[alien]] force and who reveals that he has been taken over by [[the Mara]]. The Mara offers to possess Forster instead, but he declines. Forster continues to serve Sir Reggie, but Janks takes over many of his duties until Sir Reggie dismisses him, after which Janks leaves with a collection of [[silverware]] and Sir Reggie invites Forster to the Serpentine Club. The club is full of people under the Mara's control, feeding the Mara with [[chaos]], and Forster is horrified. | Forster and Sir Reggie stop the [[Tolga]] from [[assassination|assassinating]] the Seronax ambassador, although the Prime Minister is shot in the chest and Forster uses a containment net to keep his [[heart]] from exploding. As the [[power pack]] will be exhausted in 18 months, the Prime Minister is forced to start accepting suggestions from Sir Reggie, whom Forster confronts upon realising that he has been affected by an [[alien]] force and who reveals that he has been taken over by [[the Mara]]. The Mara offers to possess Forster instead, but he declines. Forster continues to serve Sir Reggie, but Janks takes over many of his duties until Sir Reggie dismisses him, after which Janks leaves with a collection of [[silverware]] and Sir Reggie invites Forster to the Serpentine Club. The club is full of people under the Mara's control, feeding the Mara with [[chaos]], and Forster is horrified. | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[AC Forster]] - [[Simon Kane]] | * [[Albert Forster|AC Forster]] - [[Simon Kane]] | ||
* [[Sir]] [[Reginald Dellafield]] - [[Wilf Scolding]] | * [[Sir]] [[Reginald Dellafield]] - [[Wilf Scolding]] | ||
* [[Peter Janks]] - [[Timothy Blore]] | * [[Peter Janks]] - [[Timothy Blore]] | ||
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* Senior Producer - [[John Ainsworth]] | * Senior Producer - [[John Ainsworth]] | ||
* Cover Art - [[Sean Longmore]] | * Cover Art - [[Sean Longmore]] | ||
* Director - [[ | * Director - [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
* Executive Producer - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * Executive Producer - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* Music - [[Blair Mowat]] | * Music - [[Blair Mowat]] | ||
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* Forster has an adapted [[flare gun]] which now serves as a [[containment net]]. | * Forster has an adapted [[flare gun]] which now serves as a [[containment net]]. | ||
* Sir Reggie is a member of the [[Sloanes Club]]. | * Sir Reggie is a member of the [[Sloanes Club]]. | ||
* Sir Reggie knew [[ | * Sir Reggie knew [[Albert Forster's father|Forster's father]]. | ||
* Sir Reggie is [[marriage|married]] to [[Prudence Dellafield|Lady Prudence]], who lives in the [[countryside]]. | * Sir Reggie is [[marriage|married]] to [[Prudence Dellafield|Lady Prudence]], who lives in the [[countryside]]. | ||
* The [[Seronax | * The [[Seronax]] offer 200 years of protection from the [[Varkan]]s in return for [[Earth]] not allying itself with the [[Sabshak]]. | ||
* [[Reginald Dellafield's aunt|Sir Reggie's aunt]] supports the containment of [[alien]]s rather than using [[violence]]. Her house is Torchwood's headquarters. She is currently in [[India]]. | * [[Reginald Dellafield's aunt|Sir Reggie's aunt]] supports the containment of [[alien]]s rather than using [[violence]]. Her house is Torchwood's headquarters. She is currently in [[India]]. | ||
* Forster eats [[Bath Oliver]] [[biscuit]]s. | * Forster eats [[Bath Oliver]] [[biscuit]]s. | ||
