Torchwood (2006– )

The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.

Creator:

Russell T. Davies

Stars:

John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen

9 wins & 37 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
John Barrowman	...	Captain Jack Harkness (41 episodes, 2006-2011)
Eve Myles	...	Gwen Cooper (41 episodes, 2006-2011)
Kai Owen	...	Rhys Williams (34 episodes, 2006-2011)
Gareth David-Lloyd	...	Ianto Jones (30 episodes, 2006-2009)
Burn Gorman	...	Owen Harper (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Naoko Mori	...	Toshiko Sato (26 episodes, 2006-2008)

Storyline

Captain Jack Harkness, the former Time Agent and con man from the 51st century last seen traveling with the Doctor, ventures to early 21st century Cardiff. There, he becomes a member of Torchwood Institute, a renegade criminal investigation group founded by Queen Victoria to battle hostile extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.

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Plot Keywords:

renegade | investigation | secrecy | dying repeatedly | coworker relationship | 

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Taglines:

Death is not an option. (Series 4)

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk] BBC [uk] - Torchwoood.org

Country:

UK Canada

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Torchwood: Children of Earth

Filming Locations:

BBC Wales, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Wales, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), BBC Worldwide Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Two of the regular characters - Jack Harkness, and Toshiko Sato - originally appeared on the parent series, Doctor Who. Toshiko (Naoko Mori) was the government forensic pathologist called in to perform the autopsy on the alien corpse in Doctor Who: Aliens of London. Jack (John Barrowman) first appeared in Doctor Who: The Empty Child and became one of the Doctor's companions. He was last seen in Doctor Who: Journey's End. Eve Myles played a similarly named character on the parent series in the episode, Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead. It was heavily suggested that the two are related in Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth when the Doctor and Rose Tyler mention that she resembles the earlier character and she confirms that her family has lived in Cardiff since the 1800s. Freema Agyeman was a series regular in series three of Doctor Who, as the Doctor's companion 'Martha Jones'. Agyeman later appeared in Torchwood: Reset and the two following episodes as the same character. Peter Capaldi plays 'John Frobisher' in the Children of Earth specials, and also played 'Caecillius' in Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii. Also in Children of Earth, _"Torchwood" (2006) {Children of Earth: Day Four (#3.4)}_ Nicholas Briggs plays Rick Yates. Nicholas is the voice of the Daleks and the Cybermen in Doctor Who

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Quotes

Captain Jack Harkness: [voiceover during first season opening] Torchwood: outside the government, beyond the police. Tracking down alien life on Earth, arming the human race against the future. The twenty-first century is when everything changes. And you gotta be ready.

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Connections

Referenced in Doctor Who: Bad Wolf (2005)

User Reviews

Try watching past the first episode before commenting!

To all the people that voted low, try watching past the first episode before commenting.

In general the first episode or two aren't the best due to time taken for character development. Get past that and you're in for a fun ride.

If you're looking for good feelings and happy endings, or another Dr. Who, this show is not for you.

It takes a sci-fi element and puts it in real life terms. It's a British Area 51, but they don't have all the answers, and you learn as they do. We have always been told that we are kept in the dark to protect ourselves, but this shows that even the protectors are human, with the same weaknesses and curiosities that we would all have. It's Dark and it's good.