Fortitude (audio story)

 was the thirty-fifth story in the Torchwood audio series by Big Finish Productions. It was written by James Goss and featured Rowena Cooper as Queen Victoria.

Publisher's summary
Queen Victoria is stranded with Maharaja Duleep Singh on a mysterious fort in the middle of the ocean.

The fort has been ravaged by storms since it was built. There are ghosts inside and there's something alien outside. It’ll do anything to get its release.

Plot
Queen Victoria has taken Mr Singh sailing into the English Channel when they are caught in a storm. They reach a sea fortress and meet Colonel Crackenthorpe, who sends a telegraph and tells them that a boat will arrive for them in the morning. Mr Singh hears voices and believes that they belong to ghosts, but Colonel Crackenthorpe, who calls them imps, explains that they are simply the creaks of the fort.

Mr Singh wakes up in the night with the Queen standing over him with a knife and both realise that the voices have them acting out of character and wanting to kill the other. Mr Singh walks the Queen, who had been sleepwalking, back to her room.

to be completed

Cast

 * Queen Victoria - Rowena Cooper
 * Maharaja Duleep Singh - Paul Bazely
 * Colonel Crackenthorpe - David Sterne

Continuity

 * Victoria has the Koh-i-Noor and says Albert needed it to hold back creatures. (TV: Tooth and Claw)