Torchwood 

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

11 wins & 47 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 35 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:

torchwood | doctor who spin off | alien technology | ex cop | immortal | 

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Taglines:

Death is not an option. (Series 4)

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK] BBC - Torchwoood.org [UK]

Country:

UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Torchwood: Miracle Day

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The words "Bad Wolf" are shown in episodes, indicating that Rose Tyler is trying to reach out to Jack Harkness.

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Quotes

Captain Jack Harkness: [voiceover during second season opening] Torchwood: outside the government, beyond the police. Fighting for the future on behalf of the human race. The 21st Century is when everything changes -- and Torchwood is ready.

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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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Connections

Referenced in Screenwipe: Episode #5.3 (2008)

User Reviews

Signifigant rise in quality

I hated the first season of Torchwood, because it lied. It promised to be a dark sci-fi series for adults. All it was was a show that pretended to be adult, with kisses and swears, but felt like a sillier show than Doctor Who, which is a great show, but Torchwood is supposed to be darker.

But then the second season started. The quality of drama and script and even acting skyrocketed. I suggest seeing it. At least, now I do. And the kisses and swears suddenly feel like they belong. I had some issues with the effects of the episode Meat, but the script for it was about perfect.

I only take off stars because of the crud first season.