Back in May we brought you the news here at Flickering Myth that Big Finish was bringing a new series of Torchwood in September, and now we can reveal even more great news on this fantastic event.
Big Finish has today announced that fan-favourite Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd) will be returning for the second release in this new series of Torchwood Audio Dramas.
“Well, how could we not?” says producer James Goss. “Ianto’s such a brilliant character, and if we kept people on tenterhooks any longer, we’d be fools. Of course he’s in it and as soon as possible. We recorded with him literally the first day after he finished a theatre tour. Did he want to put his feet up? Nope. He wanted to be Ianto.”
Ianto appeared throughout the first three series of the Torchwood. A mild-mannered administrator for the Torchwood team, he helped defend Cardiff from the horrors of the rift, and aided the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) in a battle against the Daleks in two episodes of Doctor Who.
Ianto made his final TV appearance in the 2009 mini-series Children of Earth, but his popularity and legacy has stood the test of time, with a special commemorative memorial for the character erected in Cardiff Bay.
Gareth David-Lloyd returns in Fall To Earth, following on from John Barrowman’s return as Captain Jack Harkness in the opening instalment, The Conspiracy.
The new story will be released in October, allowing for an unbroken run of stories from September. Four more releases will follow at monthly intervals through 2016.
“There was originally going to be a gap after the first release,” explains James, “but we soon realised that everyone we spoke to was being so helpful, we’d be in studio a lot earlier. Actors, writers, agents, BBC Worldwide have all been amazing – ‘Well, since it’s Torchwood‘ everyone kept saying. So it’s coming out early. Since it’s Torchwood.”
Torchwood: Fall To Earth will be released in October, and can be pre-ordered from the Big Finish website. Further casting announcements will be made soon.
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