This Torchwood’s one for the road
There’s a whole lot of backseat driving from Toshiko Sato in Drive, the new monthly Torchwood audio adventure released today.
Naoko Mori is joined by Taylor Jay-Davies (How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Great Expectations), Suzanne Packer (Casualty, The Pembrokeshire Murders) and Robert Wilfort (Gavin and Stacey, The Crown) in a fast-paced chase around the streets of Cardiff.
Torchwood: Drive is now available to own as a collector's edition CD (at £10.99) or digital download (at £8.99) HERE!
They know everything about Cardiff – they hear the city's secrets, they move between its hidden places, they understand its nightmares. And they're the people you turn to if you're in trouble. They are taxi drivers.
Toshiko Sato, wounded and desperate, wakes up in the back of a cab. She's got one night to save the city, and the meter's running.
Producer Emily Cook said: “Excitingly, Torchwood: Drive is my very first Big Finish production to be released! I am thrilled with how it's turned out (kudos to the entire creative team!) and hope fans enjoy listening to this audio adventure as much as we enjoyed making it.
“Tosh takes centre stage in Drive, accompanied in her investigations by the best taxi driver in Cardiff, Fawzia, played by the marvellous Suzanne Packer. It was a delight to welcome Suzanne to world of Torchwood. Fawzia is a character we all fell in love with and Suzanne brought her to life perfectly and brilliantly.”
Director Lisa Bowerman agreed: “I love scripts that have a lot of atmosphere, whether it be fog or rain...it really, really works! And I personally love the humanity of this particular script; there are some lovely relationships. We’re so used to Tosh being an outsider in these things, and the fact that she’s built up this wonderful relationship with Fawzia is lovely.”
Naoko Mori added: “The minute I heard Suzanne I was like ‘There she is! That’s Fawzia!’ And I think everyone needs a Fawzia. Certainly Tosh, especially her! It was lovely for her to get out of the hub and have an adventure on her own, and also to come across someone so warm. It’s lovely for her to have that kind of bond.”
Torchwood: Drive is now available to own as a collector's edition CD (at £10.99) or digital download (at £8.99) HERE!
Please note that Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners.
Listeners to the Big Finish Torchwood range can save money by pre-ordering a bundle of stories. A six-release bundle is £60 on CD or £50 on download – or save even more money by ordering all twelve of the latest Torchwood releases together at £110 on CD or £94 on download.
Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.