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Torchwood

  • TV Series
  • 2006–2011
  • 16
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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John Barrowman, Eve Myles, and Gareth David-Lloyd in Torchwood (2006)
In an epic story told over five nights, the new series to be broadcast on BBC America (U.S.) in July promises to be Torchwood's most enthralling adventure yet.
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The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.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
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    44K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,692
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    • Creator
      • Russell T. Davies
    • Stars
      • John Barrowman
      • Eve Myles
      • Kai Owen
    • 237User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 47 nominations

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    • Gwen Cooper
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    • Rhys Williams
    Gareth David-Lloyd
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    • Brian Green
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    • Bridget Spears
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      • Russell T. Davies
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    • Trivia
      "Torchwood" is an anagram of "Doctor Who". When the first series of Doctor Who (2005) was being made, television pirates were desperate to acquire the preview tapes. One of the people in the office had the idea of labeling the tapes with the anagram "Torchwood" rather than "Doctor Who", as a security measure to disguise the tapes when they were delivered from Cardiff to London. Writer Russell T. Davies liked this idea so much that it later inspired him to use it as a title when creating this spin-off series.
    • 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.

    • Alternate versions
      As this series was released in Spain before Doctor Who, the translation modifies some mayor canon facts in order to make them understandable for the audience. Because of that, the Doctor is always referenced as "Doctor Who" and Cybermen are called Cyborgs. No dubbing actors repeated their roles in both series. Some other modifications were also made when Doctor Who (1963) was first broadcast in Castilian Spanish.
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    Oh dear...

    The most instantly noticeable problem with this is the overwhelming, dreadful music, which is not only awful in its own right but any kind of atmosphere or tension is more often than not blared out by the terrible, dated, cheesy techno, which also has the effect of making the show sound like a kids program rather than the 'adult' effort it pertains to be.

    As to it being 'adult', the throwing in of some swearing and sex doesn't make it so when the script is simplistic, juvenile and utterly lacking in any of the intelligence, edge or wit needed to raise it to the level of a genuine adult drama, it simply comes across as a mish mash suited more for teens than anyone else.

    On the limited plus side the main female protagonist is kinda cute and Davies seems to have happily refrained from his usual trick of having at least one character being a hyperactive pain in the arse, more underplayed characters are a welcome relief but neither is enough to lift this much higher than being fairly embarrassing dross.
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    • Oct 22, 2006
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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2006 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • BBC - Torchwoood.org (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Torchwood: Children of Earth
    • Filming locations
      • Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff, Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Wales
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
      • BBC Worldwide Productions
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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