Bilis Manger returns to terrify as soon as remaining time. 

The veteran actor and director Murray Melvin handed away on the 14th of April 2023.

Melvin loved a assorted profession on phases, with roles in movies reminiscent of A Style of Honey, Alfie and The Phantom of the Opera. Nonetheless, for a lot of, he was finest often known as Torchwood‘s sinister Bilis Manger.

Murray Melvin (c) Huge End

Manger popped up twice within the present’s first season to bedevil Captain Jack Harkness and buddies and Melvin had, since 2017, reprised the character quite a few occasions for audio producers Huge End.

At present, the corporate launch Torchwood: Sigil which options his remaining efficiency within the position.

Right here’s the synopsis for Torchwood: Sigil

Sam has been haunted for years by the Sigil. She’s drawn the sample since she was a baby, she has a tattoo of it, she sells prints of it. Then someday, she sees it on a statue within the window of Bilis Manger’s store.

 It seems the Sigil could be very previous certainly. Why has it been haunting her? Why is it on a Celtic statue of a chicken? The place did it come from? Has a horrible entity been launched from its historic slumber?

The story additionally stars the Olivier Award-nominated Gabrielle Brooks (as Sam) and Star Trek: Prodigy’s Angus Imrie (as Emil). Torchwood: Sigil is written by Ash Darby, script edited by Tim Foley and directed by Lisa Bowerman.

Producer James Goss stated:

“We didn’t realise that this was going to be Murray’s final recording with us – it was simply earlier than his ninetieth birthday so we had a small get together within the studio with flowers and cake, and I hope we gave him an exquisite ship off. He took nice delight on discovering the studio’s sharpest, wickedest knife to advance on the cake with.”

There are additional tributes from members of the Huge End crew right here.

Torchwood: Sigil is offered now as a collector’s version 1-disc CD (+ obtain) or on digital obtain solely, completely from www.bigfinish.com.