"Torchwood" Something Borrowed (2008)

Director:

Ashley Way

Writers:

Russell T. Davies (creator)
Phil Ford (written by)

TV Series:

"Torchwood" (2006)

Original Air Date:

5 March 2008 (Season 2, Episode 9)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Friday night: Gwen's late for her own bachelorette's 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... |

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Renegade | Cardiff | Investigation | Bisexual Male

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
Nerys Hughes	...	Brenda Williams
Sharon Morgan	...	Mary Cooper
William Thomas	...	Geraint Cooper
Robin Griffith	...	Barry Williams
Colette Brown	...	Carrie
Danielle Henry	...	Megan
Ceri Ann Gregory	...	Trina
Jonny Owen	...	Banana Boat (as Jonathan Lewis Owen)
Morgan Hopkins	...	Mervyn

Runtime:

50 min (approx.)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15

Company:

BBC Wales

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Jack refers to Gwen's pregnancy saying 'Haven't you heard of the immaculate conception?' This is a common error. What he should have referred to was the 'virgin birth'. The dogma of the immaculate conception refers to the belief that Mary (Jesus's mother) was conceived without the stain of original sin. Many people get these two ideas mixed up.

Quotes:

[Banana Boat, Rhys's best man, sees Tosh, all dressed up, carrying a large package into the lobby]
Banana: Whoa!
[sigh]
Banana: All right, luv? You got a big box. Do you want a hand with that?
Tosh: No, thank you. I'm fine.
Banana: Are you goin' to the wedding?
Tosh: I'm a friend of Gwen's
Banana: I'm Banana.
[points to loud yellow cravat]
Banana: Suppose you can tell why.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Evil Dead (1981)

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.