Description
The fort has been ravaged by storms since it was built. There are ghosts inside and there’s something alien outside. It’ll do anything to get its release.
Additional information
| Authors | James Goss |
|---|---|
| Characters | Queen Victoria |
| Content warnings | Imperialism |
| Director | Lisa Bowerman |
| Episode timeline | 0-101 |
| Length | 1h |
| Range | Big Finish – Monthly range |
| Relationships | No major relationship |
| Series timeline | Before series 1 |
| Support | Audio drama |
Estelle –
Queen Victoria may be on the cover but Maharaja Duleep Singh is the real protagonist and Paul Bazely gives a very convincing and sympathetic performance.
This story is a solid psychological horror story but it suffers in comparison with the recent and fascinatingly creepy Dead Man’s Switch as a horror story with a secondary Torchwood character.
Rowena Cooper is still great as Queen Victoria but, once again, Fortitude suffers in comparison with a previous audio drama on that point. Compared to The Victorian Age, there is far less character development for Queen Victoria (or maybe I connected less this time around) and it doesn’t provide as much history of everyday Torchwood business back then.
To sum it up, I liked this good thriller with solid performances and great sound effects but I couldn’t help thinking about similar releases that I like better.