Something Borrowed (5 Mar. 2008)

Friday night: Gwen's late for her own hen party. This is because she's been chasing a man-eating shape-shifter, which bites her before Jack shoots it. Saturday morning: Wedding day. Gwen wakes up heavily pregnant.

Director:

Ashley Way

Writers:

Russell T. Davies (creator), Phil Ford

Stars:

John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Nerys Hughes	...	Brenda
Sharon Morgan	...	Mary Cooper
William Thomas	...	Geraint Cooper
Robin Griffith	...	Barry
Colette Brown	...	Carrie (as Collette Brown)
Danielle Henry	...	Megan
Ceri Ann Gregory	...	Trina
Jonny Owen	...	Banana Boat (as Jonathan Lewis Owen)
Morgan Hopkins	...	Mervyn

Storyline

Gwen's most recent encounter with an alien is going to make her wedding a memorable one. Just before meeting her girlfriends for her hen night, she is bitten by an alien. The bite seems inconsequential but she wakes up the next morning quite pregnant and appears to be ready to give birth. She has a lot of explaining to do - to Rhys, her parents, his parents - but she flatly refuses to cancel her big day. As the rest of the Torchwood team try to determine exactly what the culprit might be, there's a woman at the wedding who is very interested in Gwen's condition.: the unborn alien's partner who is there to collect the soon to be born creature.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 2008 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Wales, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was Eve Myles' idea for Gwen to eat a bunch of gherkins, relating to the old cliché that pregnant women always crave pickles.

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Goofs

After the monster (as Jack) has fallen on the bed, Owen's gun is empty with the slide locked back. When the camera angle changes and Owen approaches the bed, the slide is forward and presumably loaded.

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Quotes

Captain Jack Harkness: What is it with you? Ever since Owen died all you do is agree with him!
Ianto Jones: I was brought up never to speak ill of the dead, even if they still do most of the talking for themselves.

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Connections

References Jaws (1975)

User Reviews

An episode that is pregnant with originality and humour

"Something Borrowed" is destined to be remembered as a classic episode of "Torchwood". A well scripted, splendidly acted and well paced tale, my faith in this series has been fully restored over recent weeks.

When Gwen is due to tie the knot with her long suffering fiancée, things go quickly downhill with both horrific (and humorous) consequences.

With a generous helping of fun, this episode has a great cast including the one-and-only Nerys Hughes and the always gorgeous Colette ("Ultraviolet", "Holby City") Brown. Brown is a delight as the predatory alien with a grisly appetite.

Director Ashley Way has demonstrated a golden touch with episodes like "Captain Jack Harkness" and "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang". With "Something Borrowed", Way continues to show a genuine talent for gripping and entertaining drama.

10 out of 10. A tale that enables all the cast to deliver memorable performances. Recommended viewing.