SkyPoint (unproduced TV story)
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SkyPoint was an unproduced Torchwood television story written by Phil Ford. The story was intended as an episode in series 2, before being replaced by Something Borrowed [+]Loading...["Something Borrowed (TV story)"], another story pitched by Ford. The episode would have followed a Torchwood investigation into a series of disappearances at an apartment block. The episode remained unproduced as lead writer Chris Chibnall disliked the apartment setting. The story was later adapted into a novel. It was featured on "The Lost Episodes" article of Torchwood Magazine #24.[1]
Plot outline[[edit] | [edit source]]
After a series of disappearances at SkyPoint, Cardiff's new and "most desirable" apartment block, Torchwood Three begin an undercover investigation.
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- Earlier drafts of the story depicted a "run-down" apartment, rather than a new one. Ford stated that he was inspired to change it by the sight of new tower blocks being built every time he visited Cardiff, recalling one particular occasion at Cardiff Station and seeing several cranes across the cityscape.[1]
- Regarding the story's novel adaption, Ford stated: "When I got approached to write one of the novels, I thought, I always did like that idea! It's great when there's an opportunity to use an idea that's been in the bottom drawer."[1]
- Unlike other unproduced stories covered in "The Lost Episodes" article, Torchwood Magazine avoids going into detail about SkyPoint's plot and characters to avoid spoiling the novel adaptation, noting that very little changes were made between the episode being cancelled and the novel being written.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Torchwood Magazine: Issue 24 p. 43. Titan Magazines (28 October 2010).