Torchwood
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| Torchwood | |
|---|---|
| Format | Science fiction drama |
| Created by | Russell T. Davies |
| Starring | John Barrowman Eve Myles Burn Gorman Naoko Mori Indira Varma Gareth David-Lloyd |
| Theme music composer | Murray Gold |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | about 50 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Three, BBC HD (Series 1) BBC Two (Series 2) |
| Original run | October 22 2006 – January 1 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Doctor Who |
| Other websites | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Torchwood is a British television show. It is shown on BBC 3 - a TV channel in Britain which a person needs freeview, cable or satellite to watch. The show is about a group of people who manage Earth's contact with aliens.
The show is a spin off of Doctor Who. It stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. He played the same character in series one of the current Doctor Who (2005). It also stars Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper a policewoman who becomes involved with the group. The other members of the group are Burn Gorman as Owen Harper the team doctor, Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato the person in charge of using the team computers, and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones a person who helps out in other ways.
The series is set in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. It takes place after Doctor Who series two. This means it starts in 2007 and takes place in early 2008 ahead of when it is actually shown. It follows the Wales section of a secret group called the Torchwood Institute. The Torchwood Institute examines things that aliens cause to happen on Earth. They also collect alien equipment to use.
Because the show is set in and around Cardiff, many of the local attractions, for example, the Millennium Center and Cardiff Bay are shown in the series. Country settings around Glamorgan are also used many times in the series.
The programme is aimed at adults and older teenagers.
[change] Series 1 episodes (2006-2007)
| # | Episode name | Date shown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everything Changes | 22 October 2006 |
| 2 | Day One | 22 October 2006 |
| 3 | Ghost Machine | 29 October 2006 |
| 4 | Cyberwoman | 5 November 2006 |
| 5 | Small Worlds | 12 November 2006 |
| 6 | Countrycide | 19 November 2006 |
| 7 | Greeks Bearing Gifts | 26 November 2006 |
| 8 | They Keep Killing Suzie | 3 December 2006 |
| 9 | Random Shoes | 10 December 2006 |
| 10 | Out Of Time | 17 December 2006 |
| 11 | Combat | 24 December 2006 |
| 12 | Captain Jack Harkness | 1 January 2007 |
| 13 | End of Days | 1 January 2007 |
[change] Series 2 episodes (2008)
| # | Episode name | Date shown |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang | 16 January 2008 |
| 15 | Sleeper | 23 January 2008 |
| 16 | To the Last Man | 30 January 2008 |
| 17 | Meat | 6 February 2008 |
| 18 | Adam | 13 February 2008 |
| 19 | Reset | 13 February 2008 |
| 20 | Dead Man Walking | 20 February 2008 |
| 21 | A Day in the Death | 27 February 2008 |
| 22 | Something Borrowed | 5 March 2008 |
| 23 | From Out of the Rain | 12 March 2008 |
| 24 | Adrift | 19 March 2008 |
| 25 | Fragments | 21 March 2008 |
| 26 | Exit Wounds | 4 April 2008 |
[change] Other websites
| Doctor Who | |
|---|---|
| Series and Spin-offs | Doctor Who • Torchwood • The Sarah Jane Adventures • |
| Characters: | The Doctor • Companions |
