Tube Strike was the eighty-first story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It starred Ianto Jones and Tommy Pierce, and was written by Gareth David-Lloyd.
This was the first in a trilogy written by him, dubbed the "Ianthology", after Ianto Jones.
Publisher's summary[]
Building work on the London Underground has disturbed a nest of Weevils. The ravenous creatures are hunting for flesh. Can Torchwood One contain the feast?
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
- Tommy Pierce - Tim Bentinck
- Tia - Kay Bridgeman
- Bill - Derek Elroy
- The Weevils - Robert Rackstraw
Crew[]
- Senior Producer - John Ainsworth
- Cover Art - Sean Longmore
- Director - David O'Mahony
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music - Blair Mowat
- Producer & Script Editor - James Goss
- Sound Design - Shane O'Byrne
- Writer - Gareth David-Lloyd
- Theme Music - Murray Gold
Worldbuilding[]
- According to Tommy, Torchwood Three was overwhelmed by Weevils in the 1970s and they called in help from Torchwood One, who took some Weevils back to London to study. The captive Weevils breached containment.
- Southwark tube station is the last stop before London Bridge on the Jubilee line toward Stratford.
- Ianto is impressed with the arches at the old Victoria station.
- Tia takes codeine after being viciously attacked by a Weevil, and fends her off with her own detached arm.
- Tommy has night vision glasses.
- The lever to control the tube train is called the dead man's handle, according to Tia.
Notes[]
- Tube Strike was recorded at the Soundhouse on 26 September 2023.
- Tommy gifts Ianto a stopwatch from one of the bodies. The behind the scenes interviews describe this as the origin of the stop watch Ianto uses throughout Torchwood.
Continuity[]
- Tommy believes that the Weevils originated in Cardiff, rather than coming through the Rift, based on Torchwood intel. He does not know they were originally humans, though, saying this is "not the current hypothesis". (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive)
- Yvonne believes something big is going to happen at Torchwood One, (TV: Doomsday) which Ianto needs to prepare for. (TV: Cyberwoman)
- Ianto's familiarity with Weevils would later help him convince Jack Harkness to hire him for Torchwood Three. (TV: Fragments)
External links[]
- Official Tube Strike page at bigfinish.com
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