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The three Spring monthly releases from Big Finish’s Torchwood range will feature Ianto Jones, and are written by Gareth David-Lloyd.

Torchwood producer James Goss has commissioned Gareth – who has previously written a number of scripts for Big Finish – to create three very different adventures; Tube Strike, Missing Molly and Disco.

The ‘Ianthology’ will be released in March, April and May, and provide an insight into Ianto’s life before he moved from the Torchwood One office back to his native Wales.

The adventures in the ‘Ianthology’ are:

Tube Strike, due for release in March 

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?

Missing Molly, due for release in April 

Molly went missing from the estate 12 years ago. Ianto remembers it as he lived just round the corner. Only, Molly’s come back. Ianto’s just as interested as her parents in what happened to her.

Disco, due for release in May 

It’s 1987 and “Disco” Jones is still dancing. Life and soul, bab, life and soul. Wednesdays is darts at The Merry Miller, Thursdays – shove ha’penny at The Boilermakers, Fridays played by ear, and Saturdays it’s the Disco at Cinderella’s. So who is Tom and why does he want to build a fence with him?

Gareth David Lloyd said: “It all started last summer, when I said to James that I had an idea for a script and he said he had another couple of thoughts, so would I mind having a look at those as well.

“James gave me a few starting points for other ideas, and I chose a pair of them, adapted them, and added my own one, which became Disco.”

“Disco has been a long time coming. Ianto’s dad has been this nameless entity so far who seems to have been quite a negative force in Ianto’s life. So, I thought it was about time that we made him a three-dimensional character and really looked to who he was and at the reasons Ianto is so affected by him.”

These Torchwood – Monthly Range stories are each available to pre-order as a collector’s edition single-disc CD (+ download for just £10.99) or as a digital download only (for just £8.99)