Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme. It is about a secret organisation protecting the Earth from aliens. It has been shown on TV channels in Britain including BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC Three. It can be viewed on Netflix and is sometimes shown on American TV channels including Starz . The show is a spin off of the British television series Doctor Who. It follows the Cardiff, 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.
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| Created by | Russell T Davies |
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| Theme music composer | Murray Gold |
| Composers | Ben Foster Murray Gold Blair Mowat |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 41 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 50–60 minutes |
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| Release | 22 October 2006 – 9 September 2011 |
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| Torchwood Declassified Doctor Who The Sarah Jane Adventures Class | |
The series is set in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. Series 1 takes place after Doctor Who Series 2. Series 2 takes place in between Doctor Who Series 3 and Series 4. Because the shows are science fiction and some characters live forever, it is hard to track down the exact times in which Doctor Who and Torchwood overlap.
Torchwood stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, the leader of the Cardiff Torchwood Institute. Barrowman also played Harkness in Series 1, Series 3 and Series 4 of the current Doctor Who (2005). Eve Myles plays Gwen Cooper, a policewoman who joins the group. Gareth David-Lloyd stars as Ianto Jones, a person who helps out and is a love interest of Jack. Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, and Gwen Cooper are the central cast members. Also, Naoko Mori plays scientist Toshiko Sato. Burn Gorman plays Doctor Owen Harper.
Because the show is set in and around Cardiff, many of the local attractions like the Millennium Centre 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.
The third series is a five episode long story named Children of Earth. Children of Earth has returning cast members John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones.
The fourth series is a ten episode story named Miracle Day. Miracle Day has returning cast members John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness and Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper.
List of episodes
Series 1 episodes (2006-2007)
| # | Episode name | Date shown |
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| 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 |
Series 2 episodes (2008)
| # | Episode name | Date shown |
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| 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 |
Children Of Earth episodes (2009)
| # | Episode name | Date shown |
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| 27 | Day One | 6 July 2009 |
| 28 | Day Two | 7 July 2009 |
| 29 | Day Three | 8 July 2009 |
| 30 | Day Four | 9 July 2009 |
| 31 | Day Five | 10 July 2009 |
Miracle Day Episodes (2011)
| # | Episode name | Date shown |
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| 32 | The New World | 8 July 2011 (US)
14 July 2011 (UK) |
| 33 | Rendition | 15 July 2011 (US)
21 July 2011 (UK) |
| 34 | Dead of Night | 22 July 2011 (US)
28 July 2011 (UK) |
| 35 | Escape to L.A. | 29 July 2011 (US)
4 August 2011 (UK) |
| 36 | The Categories of Life | 5 August 2011 (US)
11 August 2011 (UK) |
| 37 | The Middle Men | 12 August 2011 (US)
18 August 2011 (UK) |
| 38 | Immortal Sins | 19 August 2011 (US)
25 August 2011 (UK) |
| 39 | End of the Road | 26 August 2011 (US)
1 September 2011 (UK) |
| 40 | The Gathering | 2 September 2011 (US)
8 September 2011 (UK) |
| 41 | The Blood Line | 9 September 2011 (US)
15 September 2011 (UK) |
References
- Buchanan, Jason. "Torchwood". AllMovie. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Torchwood". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
