Stories Audio Drama Torchwood Main Range Coffee 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Written by James Goss Cover Art by Lee Binding Publisher Big Finish Productions Directed by Scott Handcock Runtime 70 minutes Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Cardiff, Earth, Wales Synopsis Baps has long been the best (and only) café in Cardiff Bay. But something's coming to the Bay – will it be posh coffee or aliens? David thinks that Cardiff's under a curse, ever since his Mum went missing. One day, a young man called Ianto Jones walks into David's café. He's looking for something. Will he help David learn what's really going on in the city? Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Ianto Jones Gareth David-Lloyd Andy Davidson Tom Price How to listen to Coffee: Big Finish Audio Torchwood: Coffee Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Default Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 12 July 2024 · 208 words Review by Muddyviolet 2 I think the biggest issue this story has is just how comparable it is to Broken. Broken examined the events of the first series of Torchwood and questioned how they impacted Lanto whilst focusing on showing how he progressed as a character as a result of them. Coffee examines how the events of the first three series of Torchwood impacted everyday people, and how the two characters we meet are impacted by them. The reason this comparison is flawed for Coffee is that Broken is so superior in every way. Using Lanto as the Torchwood character in a story with a very similar narrative to a pre-existing story naturally leads to comparisons, had they used Tosh, Andy, or Owen this would be less of an issue. What we got with Coffee is good. Yet it lacks the depth Broken had, I think trying to cover three series rather than just focusing on a shorter timeframe would have allowed it to do more with its characters I think. I undoubtedly enjoyed Coffee, it was a nice quirky story that focuses on how ordinary people view Torchwood something we've not got before. Yet, it lacks the substance that would elevate it from a good story to a truly great story. Muddyviolet View profile Like Liked 2 24 May 2025 · 177 words Review by Voyager Spoilers This review contains spoilers! Original (French) Translation (English) L'histoire est totalement intéressante. J'ai adoré l'idée qu'à chaque explosion David et Kathy reconstruisent à zéro en éliminant les objets provenant de la mère de David. Les personnages secondaires ont été excellent dans cet audiodrama. J'ai bien aimé la scène du bras de David. C'était intéressant de voir Ianto virer vers le mal juste pour essayer de sauver David. Cependant, j'aurais aimé d'en savoir un peu plus sur les extraterrestres qui causent des explosions à chaque fois en kidnappant des gens. J'ai compris que cet audiodrama se passait vers la fin de la saison 3 (2005) parce que l'histoire mentionnait deux fois Harold Saxon (le fameux Maître) dont c'est un politicien qui a été élu en ne faisant rien. Le fait que l'histoire parle énormément de café me fait penser à chaque fois à Honoré DE BALZAC (un auteur français du XIXème siècle), car ce dernier ne faisait que boire du café afin d'écrire et d'écrire sans jamais s'arrêter et de très peu dormir. Même si c'était extrêmement secondaire, j'ai très bien aimé l'apparition d'Andy. Dommage qu'il manquait Norton. The story is totally interesting. I loved the idea that with every explosion, David and Kathy rebuild from zero, eliminating objects from David's mother. The supporting characters were excellent in this audio drama. I really liked the scene with David's arm. It was interesting to see Ianto turn evil just to try and save David. However, I would have liked to know a bit more about the aliens that cause explosions by kidnapping people each time. I understood that this audio drama takes place towards the end of season 3 (2005) because the story mentioned Harold Saxon (the famous Master) twice, who is a politician who was elected without doing anything. The fact that the story talks a lot about coffee always makes me think of Honoré de Balzac (a 19th-century French author), as he only drank coffee to write and write without ever stopping and very little sleep. Even though it was extremely secondary, I really liked Andy's appearance. It's a pity that Norton was missing. (Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible). Voyager View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating82 members 4.44 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 134 Favourited 33 Reviewed 2 Saved 5 Skipped 4 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
