Torchwood Ghost Train

Dec 27, 2024 10:59 AM

Author:James Goss,Kai Owen

It’s not easy being Rhys Williams. You’re married to the sexiest woman in Torchwood. She saves the world for a living, you move lorries round in a timely fashion. Suddenly, you’ve got a mystery of your own. Oh, it starts off being about missing fridges. But it leads to a midnight train pulling into an abandoned platform at Cardiff Station. What is the mysterious cargo that Rhys is unloading from the train? Where’s it going? And what can be behind it? Rhys Williams is going to get to the bottom of it. All by himself, thank you very much. Soon Captain Jack is missing, his wife’s dead, and it’s up to Rhys to try and put everything right. And find those fridges... Written specially for audio by James Goss, Ghost Train is set before the ‘Children of Earth’ TV story and features Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones, as played by John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd in the hit series from BBC Television. It is read by Kai Owen, who plays Rhys.

Reviews

A wonderful memoir ... shot through with raw pain, blasted hopes and self-recrminination ... and yes, there are moments of laugh-out-loud humour

—— Scotland on Sunday

The woman who shared his final days reveals the tragic truth about Dudley Moore

—— Daily Mail

An essential read for anyone who had fallen beneath the charm of Moore ... a unique glimpse into the torments and pleasure of a man whose talents would slowly be taken away by the hand of illness.

—— Manchester Eveing News

Rena and her family supported and cared for Dudley until his death ... a moving account of the friendship

—— Choice Magazine

Revealing biography of a multi-talented funnyman by a close friend who helped him in his final years

—— Uncut

An honest and moving account

—— Glasgow Herald

What happened to Moore is all here in harrowing detail

—— Mail on Sunday

There are moments of laugh-out-loud humour

—— Scotland on Sunday

Rena Fruchter reveals the untold story in a loving but unflinching portrait

—— Evening Herald

The generosity of the family, especially Rena's long-suffering husband Brian, is deeply moving

—— Sunday Express

An unabashed eulogy to a man she was evidently devoted to

—— Telegraph

Clearly Fruchter had a huge affection for Moore but she knew his shortcomings

—— Scottish Sunday Herald

An intelligent, honest and moving portrait

—— Songs of Praise Magazine

The answers are all here, neatly scattered through this mercifully mid-sized biog. Rena Fruchter, herself blessed with comedic skills, delivers you the Dud she knew

—— Manchester Evening News

An honest and moving account of his later years

—— Glasgow Herald

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