Torchwood: Forgotten Lives

This time we move the focus to Gwen and Rhys, in a story set some time after the events of Miracle Day, but nonetheless still tied in to the loose plot arc of the first two releases. It maintains the full audio style of Fall to Earth, rather than the narration of The Conspiracy, something that will hopefully continue.

Despite the absence of most of the original cast (for obvious reasons, given when it's set) this feels very much like a Torchwood episode. In part, this is because it plays up the Welsh setting, in the description of the landscape and the use of Cymraeg. But there's also at least one genuinely chilling moment, and the fact that we're dealing with a real-world subject that other shows in the Whoniverse would normally avoid.

Specifically, it concerns events at a home for patients with dementia who may, or may not, be the victims of something sinister. It's an emotive, and potentially touchy, subject, but handled with compassion here, making the story about more than just action and alien technology. There's plenty of mystery about what's going on, and how it relates to Jack in particular and, of course, there are also some clear sci-fi elements in the plot to complement the emotional darkness.

So far, this is turning out to be a strong series.