Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto) and David Shaw-Parker (Greg) star in the haunting tale, written by Stewart Pringle and Lauren Mooney, inspired by a real-world phenomenon!

The Lincolnshire Poacher explores numbers stations - shortwave radio broadcasts transmitting melodies and numerical sequences rumoured to be covert communication...

Gareth David-Lloyd said: “Ianto thinks he’s getting funny phone calls but then later discovers it’s much more menacing than that. I knew absolutely nothing about numbers stations before doing this episode and I’m surprised to learn they’re real - although it’s a lot more sinister and sci-fi in our version.”

Mysterious signals lead Torchwood to the Moil. 4-1-8-4. Greg likes countryside walks and recording the songs of birds. 3-6-2-7. No one knows the secret of the numbers stations. 1-2-0-5.

How long has Ianto Jones been trapped in the boiler room? 9-7-2-3. Reality is collapsing. 3-5-8-1.

The Lincolnshire Poacher is waiting.

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