Stories Audio Drama Torchwood Main Range Rhys and Ianto’s Excellent Barbecue 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes 1 Overview Released Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Written by Tim Foley Cover Art by Lee Binding Publisher Big Finish Productions Directed by Scott Handcock Runtime 78 minutes Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Cardiff, Earth, Wales Synopsis Rhys is planning a lads' night in. Barbie in the back yard, few tins, mates and bants. But the only person who turns up is Ianto – who hasn't been invited. Hell is other people, especially when they've brought board games. Something goes wrong. The two of them could be trapped together for eternity at a barbecue where the sausages never cook, and worse, the brewskis remain forever out of reach. 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 Rhys Williams Kai Owen Ianto Jones Gareth David-Lloyd How to listen to Rhys and Ianto’s Excellent Barbecue: Big Finish Audio Torchwood: Rhys and Ianto’s Excellent Barbecue Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: 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 24 May 2025 · 145 words Review by taraoftraken 2 One of the best Torchwood stories ever. Tim Foley is at his absolute best when writing character drama! This story in particular reminded me of his play Driftwood – a two-hander between a pair of brothers dealing with grief and childhood trauma. The stories are similar in that they use a single location and an element of surrealism to expose and work through the emotions and griefs of the main characters. And both of them made me cry – in this one, it was Rhys talking to Deirdre using her son's voice, and absolutely brilliant and awful scene; and then Rhys and Ianto talking about Rhys old mate Dav, who committed suicide. The entire play is a perfect blend of sci-fi weirdness, humour, and emotion; but those two scenes shone. An instant favourite. Soft and heartbreaking. The day is saved by hugging it out. PERFECT! taraoftraken View profile Like Liked 2 11 May 2025 · 32 words Review by Sp1derandthefly Spoilers This review contains spoilers! What a great story. Using a character in tune with his feminine side and one that isn’t, to explore masculinity after a friend’s suicide and the fact men don’t talk. Really affecting. Sp1derandthefly View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating85 members 4.42 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 146 Favourited 28 Reviewed 2 Saved 7 Skipped 4 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite Tags: Funny RHYS: Are we hugging it out? IANTO: We are pulling on the fabric of space-time, Rhys! And yes, I guess we're also hugging it out. — Rhys and Ianto’s Excellent Barbecue
