Big Finish’s August Torchwood tale takes us to the far future – and the return of Zachary Cross Flane, played once more by Shaun Parkes.

Empire of Shadows features Parkes as Flane, the Torchwood Archive agent who first appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who two-parter The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit, in a mighty saga of corruption and deception.

In the far future of the Earth Empire, Torchwood is forgotten. So it’s a surprise when Zachary Cross Flane of the Torchwood Archive finds himself summoned to the opening of the late Empress’s Library. 

Her son believes that the conspiracy which deposed his mother is still active, and that the key to it is hidden somewhere in the library. But does Zachary want to find it? 

Writer and producer James Goss said: “We’ve wanted to do this for ages! Now seemed a great time to explore the future of Torchwood, especially as fans of the show are now growing up and discovering the Earth Empire through the Doctor Who Blu-ray Collections.

“How does Torchwood fit into this devious expanse of emperors and courtiers and corrupt systems? What happens to Zachary Cross Flane after The Impossible Planet? It was an absolute delight to find out that Shaun Parkes was interested in coming back to the part, and we had a great day with him in studio. He’d stayed up into the small hours the night before re-watching his episodes and was full of happy memories of fighting the Devil all those years ago.”

Torchwood: Empire of Shadows is now available to pre-order as a collector’s edition CD at £10.99 or on download from the Big Finish website at £8.99.

 

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