"Torchwood" Day One (2006)

Director:

Brian Kelly

Writers:

Russell T. Davies (creator)
Chris Chibnall (written by)

TV Series:

"Torchwood" (2006)

Original Air Date:

22 October 2006 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Torchwood must stop a sex addicted alien as it leaves a trail of gruesome deaths in its wake. |

Plot Keywords:

Orgasm | Lesbian Kiss | Bisexuality | Renegade | Cardiff

Cast

John Barrowman	...	Captain Jack Harkness
Eve Myles	...	Gwen Cooper
Burn Gorman	...	Owen Harper
Naoko Mori	...	Toshiko Sato
Gareth David-Lloyd	...	Ianto Jones
Kai Owen	...	Rhys Williams
Adrian Christopher	...	Private Moriarty
Ross O'Hennessey	...	Sgt. Johnson (as Ross O'Hennessy)
Sara Gregory	...	Carys (as Sara Lloyd Gregory)
Ceri Mears	...	Banksy
Justin McDonald	...	Matt
Tom Price	...	PC Andy
Brendan Charleson	...	Ivan Fletcher
Robert Störr	...	Gavin (as Rob Storr)
Lloyd Everitt	...	Mikey

Runtime:

50 min (approx.)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (TV rating)

Company:

BBC Wales

Trivia:

The hand that Captain Jack Harkness is so fond of and keeps safe belongs to Doctor Who. The Doctor had his hand cut off during the climatic sword fight with the Sycorax Leader in "The Christmas Invasion" ("Doctor Who", Season 2, Episode 0) but he was able to regenerate his hand and defeat the leader.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: At the start of the episode, when Gwen and Rhys are chasing after the meteorite as it flies across Cardiff, you see them running South along Saint Mary's Street. The next shot is of the meteorite flying North along The Friary, which is almost a mile away in the opposite direction.

Quotes:

Gwen Cooper: That girl's body has been overrun by I don't know what, and you think it's a joke?
Owen Harper: Jesus, sorry!
Gwen Cooper: We should be helping her, she's not some lab rat.
Owen Harper: No, she's a murderer. And you were the one who wanted her caught. How come suddenly she's your best friend?
Captain Jack Harkness: [to Gwen] You know, strictly speaking, throttling the staff is my job.
Ianto Jones: [entering] Who wants Chinese?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "A Taste of My Life: John Barrowman (#2.1)" (2007)

Torchwood does sex

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

It's only the second episode, but Torchwood is pulling away from its roots with this story revolving around the most basic of human activities - pulling in a nightclub and having a one night stand. Admittedly, most of these don't end up with you dissolving into a small pile of red dust, but then that' nightclubs for you these days. If the plot sounds familiar then it's probably because it's suspiciously like that of the movie SPECIES. Sex-crazed alien on the loose and a small team have to track her down and stop her from wreaking her own particular brand of copulatory havoc. It's slick, it's smooth and it looks great, but it's a step down from the opening episode and only the two main characters of Gwen and Captain Jack get a look in.