"Fall to Earth" is the second play in the main series of
Torchwood audio plays produced by
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the ...
. It was written by
James Goss and is a
spin-off
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from the British
science fiction television series ''
Torchwood'', itself a spin-off from ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
''.
It was released 19 October 2015 and stars
Gareth David-Lloyd reprising his role of
Ianto Jones
Ianto Jones is a fictional character in the BBC television programme ''Torchwood'', a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the long-running series ''Doctor Who'', played by Welsh actor Gareth David-Lloyd. A regular within the show, Ianto appears in e ...
for the first time since the 2011 BBC audio drama series, ''
Torchwood: The Lost Files''. It was made available to purchase on
CD and as a
download.
Plot
High in the sky, Ianto Jones finds himself marooned on the maiden voyage of the first commercial space flight, the SkyPuncher but it's falling from the sky. Separated from his team at Torchwood Three, his only means of contact now is a young call centre operative called Zeynep...
Continuity
* It is mentioned that Torchwood is investigating The Committee and that Captain
Jack Harkness has gone missing, the arc begun in the previous ''Torchwood'' audio "
The Conspiracy".
* Ianto recalls that Jack and Gwen killed his girlfriend Lisa Hallett after she was "horribly wounded in the line of duty". A reference to the first series television episode "
Cyberwoman".
References
External links
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2015 audio plays
2015 radio dramas
Radio plays based on Torchwood