Torchwood is a British science fiction drama television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles. It deals with the machinations and activities of the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute, who deal mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials. An initial 13-part series was commissioned by the BBC as a spin-off from the 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who with which it is closely interlinked. Genera See text. ... The Torchwood Institute is a fictional organisation from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... This example of a title sequence, from long-running serial drama Another World, was seen from 1966 to 1981, making it one of the longest-running continuous title sequences on television. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... Russell T Davies, OBE (born Steven Russell Davies,[1] 27 April 1963), is a Welsh television producer and writer. ... John Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, musical performer, dancer, singer, and TV presenter who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. ... Eve Myles (born 1978) is an actress from Ystradgynlais, Wales. ... Burn Gorman is an actor and musician,born in Los Angeles but brought up in London, where he lives and works. ... Naoko Mori )[1] (born 1975)[2] is a Japanese actress well-known for roles as Sarah, Saffrons friend in Absolutely Fabulous, Mie Nishi-Kawa in Casualty (1993-1994), and Toshiko Sato in Doctor Who and Torchwood. ... -1... Murray Gold (born 1969, Portsmouth, England) is a British composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio. ... Ben Foster Ben Foster is a British orchestrator and conductor who is best known for his work as an orchestrator on the BBC series Doctor Who. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini/Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The following is an episode list for the science fiction drama television series Torchwood to date. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 3. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... 1080p is the shorthand name for a category of display resolutions. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... For other uses, see PAL (disambiguation). ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the television series. ... The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British television series, produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen and created by Russell T. Davies. ... Torchwood Declassified is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the British science fiction television series Torchwood. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Russell T Davies, OBE (born Steven Russell Davies,[1] 27 April 1963), is a Welsh television producer and writer. ... John Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, musical performer, dancer, singer, and TV presenter who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. ... Eve Myles (born 1978) is an actress from Ystradgynlais, Wales. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... The Torchwood Institute is a fictional organisation from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... This article is about the television series. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ...

The programme is produced in-house by BBC Wales, where Head of Drama at that time Julie Gardner serves as executive producer alongside Davies. The first two episodes of Series 1 of Torchwood premiered on 22 October 2006 on BBC Three and BBC HD. Series 2 premiered on BBC Two and BBC HD on 16 January 2008.^[1][2] A third series has been confirmed, currently set to be a five-part miniseries airing over a period of a week.^{[3] [4]} BBC Wales (Welsh: ) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. ... She was born on September 3, 1981 in Richmond, Virginia. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 3. ... BBC HD is the high-definition television channel launched by the BBC on a trial basis from May 15, 2006, with the first HD originated programme, Planet Earth, shown on May 27. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini/Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Overview

In 2002, before the revival of Doctor Who, Russell T. Davies began to develop an idea for a science-fiction/crime drama in the style of American dramas like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.^[5][6] This idea, originally titled Excalibur, was abandoned until 2005, when BBC Three Controller Stuart Murphy invited Davies to develop a post-watershed science-fiction series for the channel.^[6] During the production of the 2005 series of Doctor Who, the word "Torchwood" (an anagram of "Doctor Who") had been used as a "code name" for the series while filming its first few episodes and on the 'rushes' tapes to ensure they were not intercepted.^[7] Davies connected the word "Torchwood" to his earlier Excalibur idea and decided to make the series a Doctor Who spin-off.^[6] Subsequently, the word "Torchwood" was seeded in Doctor Who episodes and other media which aired in 2005 and 2006. For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... For the South Korean TV series of the same name, see Angel (2007 TV series). ... Watershed is a term used in the United Kingdom (as well as Canada) to describe a time in television schedules beyond which it is permissible to show television programmes which have adult content. It is known in the US as Safe Harbor. Adult content can be generally defined as having... For the game, see Anagrams. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

The series is set in Cardiff and follows the Welsh branch of a covert agency called the Torchwood Institute which investigates extraterrestrial incidents on Earth and scavenges alien technology for its own use (its origins are outlined in the Doctor Who episode "Tooth and Claw"). To paraphrase Torchwood Three's commander-in-chief, Captain Jack Harkness, the organisation is separate from the government, outside the police, and beyond the United Nations. Their public perception is as merely a 'special ops' group. The events of the first series take place some time after the Doctor Who series two finale, in which Torchwood's London headquarters was destroyed, and just before the series three finale. This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... The Torchwood Institute is a fictional organisation from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... Tooth and Claw is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 22 April 2006. ... For other persons and meanings, see Jack Harkness (disambiguation). ... Doomsday is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

The main writer alongside Davies is Chris Chibnall, creator of the BBC light drama show Born and Bred. Other writers include P.J. Hammond, Toby Whithouse, Doctor Who script editor Helen Raynor, Cath Tregenna, and Doctor Who cast member Noel Clarke, who gained acclaim for his screenplay for the film Kidulthood. Russell T. Davies wrote just the first episode.^[8][9] Chris Chibnall is a British television writer. ... Born and Bred is a light drama serial created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery, which appeared on BBC One from 2002 to 2005. ... Peter J. Hammond (sometimes credited as P. J. Hammond) is a British television writer. ... Toby Whithouse is an English actor and scriptwriter. ... Script Editor is a program included with Mac OS that allows AppleScripts to be written, debugged, and ran. ... Helen Raynor (born March 27, 1972) is a British television and theatre writer and script editor. ... Catherine Tregenna is a Welsh playwright and TV scriptwriter. ... Noel Clarke Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is a British actor and writer from London. ... Kidulthood is a 2006 British film about the life of several fifteen-year-olds in the Ladbroke Grove / Latimer Road area of West London, better known for neighbouring Notting Hill, which in comparison is the good side of the tracks. ...

In a 17 October 2005 announcement, Stuart Murphy described Torchwood as "sinister and psychological...As well as being very British and modern and real." Davies further described it as "a British sci-fi paranoid thriller, a cop show with a sense of humour. [...] Dark, wild and sexy, it's The X-Files meets This Life." ^[10][11] Davies later denied ever making this comparison, instead describing the show as "alleyways, rain, the city".^[12] As Torchwood is a post-watershed show — that is, after 9 p.m. — it has more mature content than Doctor Who. Davies told SFX: "We can be a bit more visceral, more violent, and more sexual, if we want to. Though bear in mind that it's very teenage to indulge yourself in blood and gore, and Torchwood is going to be smarter than that. But it’s the essential difference between BBC One at 7 pm, and BBC Three at, say, 9 pm. That says it all — instinctively, every viewer can see the huge difference there." ^[8] According to Barrowman: is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the TV show. ... This Life was a BBC television drama, produced by World Productions and screened on BBC Two, running for two series in 1996 and 1997 and a reunion special in 2007. ... Watershed is a term used in the United Kingdom (as well as Canada) to describe a time in television schedules beyond which it is permissible to show television programmes which have adult content. It is known in the US as Safe Harbor. Adult content can be generally defined as having... SFX is a British science fiction magazine, published every four weeks. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 3. ...

"I don't do any nude scenes in series one; they're saving that for the next series! I don't have a problem with getting my kit off. As long as they pay me the right money, I'm ready to get out my cock and balls." ^[13]

Davies also joked to a BBC Radio Wales interviewer that he was "not allowed" to refer to the programme as "Doctor Who for grown-ups".^[14] The first series includes content never before seen or heard in the Doctor Who franchise, including lovemaking scenes (in episodes such as "Day One" and "Out of Time"), same-sex kissing in a romantic/sexual context, and use of extreme profanity in several episodes. BBC Radio Wales is the BBCs national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. ... In cartoons, profanity is often depicted by substituting symbols for words, as a form of non-specific censorship. ...

BBC Three described Torchwood as the centrepiece of their autumn 2006 schedule.^[15] This article is about the temperate season. ...

Cast and crew

The series two cast, including special guest star Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones

Torchwood, unlike its parent programme, centres on a team instead of a single character and companion(s). The show is oriented on Torchwood Three, the Cardiff branch of the Torchwood Institute, tasked (among other things) with keeping an eye on the space/time Rift that runs through the city, and on whatever washes through it. Torchwood Three is a team of five operatives, led by Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), with Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) as the "new girl" who joins up in the first episode and acts as a point-of-view character for the viewer. Aside from the team, one recurring character is Rhys Williams (Kai Owen), Gwen's live-in boyfriend and later husband, who is initially unaware of the nature of Gwen's mysterious new job. Also regularly recurring is PC Andy Davidson (Tom Price), Gwen's former police partner and occasional comic relief. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Freema Agyeman (born 1 January 1979 in Finsbury Park, London[2] ) is an English actress of Ghanaian and Iranian descent whose first notable appearance was in the ITV soap opera Crossroads in 2001[1]. She is best known for playing medical student Martha Jones, companion of the Tenth Doctor in... Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and will appear in its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... The Rift is a fictional wormhole in the science fiction television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, one end of which is located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. ... For other persons and meanings, see Jack Harkness (disambiguation). ... John Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, musical performer, dancer, singer, and TV presenter who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. ... Gwen Cooper is a fictional character in the BBC television programme Torchwood, a spin-off from the long-running series Doctor Who. ... Eve Myles (born 1978) is an actress from Ystradgynlais, Wales. ... In the study of literature, an audience surrogate is a character who expresses the questions and confusion of the reader. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ... Kai Owen is a British actor currently appearing as recurring character Rhys Williams in Torchwood, a spin-off from the science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ... Tom Price is British actor and one of the stars of the Five comedy sketch show Swinging. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

Prior to the programme's debut, publicity materials prominently featured Indira Varma as Suzie Costello among the other regular cast members, giving the impression that she would appear beyond the first episode. However, Suzie was unexpectedly killed off at the end of the first episode. The character reappeared once more in the role of a villain. Indira Varma (born 1973 in Bath, Somerset, England) is an English actress of Indian and Swiss descent. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ... Everything Changes is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was first broadcast on 22 October 2006. ... They Keep Killing Suzie is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood. ...

Other characters who have appeared in more than one episode include Caroline Chikezie as Lisa Hallett, and Louise Delamere as Diane Holmes. Toward the end of the first series, the character of Bilis Manger was introduced as a villain. Paul Kasey regularly portrays aliens on the series, as in Doctor Who, under heavy prosthetics, such as the alien Weevils and Blowfishes. Toshiko's mother, portrayed by Noriko Aida, appears once in each series. Doctor Who's Martha Jones^[16] — played by Freema Agyeman — crossed over to Torchwood for three episodes in the second series (from "Reset" onwards) before returning to Doctor Who midway through its fourth series. Another guest star in Torchwood's second series is former Buffy and Angel star James Marsters who plays recurring role Captain John Hart, a villainous Time Agent and Jack's former lover. Introduced in the episode "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", he reappears later in the series finale, once more the villain.^[17][18] Making minor recurring appearances in the second series is the mysterious little girl portrayed by child actress Skye Bennett, Dr. Angela Connolly portrayed by Golda Rosheuvel and 20th century Torchwood member Alice Guppy, portrayed by Amy Manson. Caroline as Lisa Hallett in Torchwood Caroline Chikezie is a British actress born of Nigerian heritage. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ... Louise Delamere (born 1974) is a British actress most famous as Lia in the Channel 4 comedy drama, No Angels. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ... Paul Kasey (born August 5, 1973 in Chatham, England) is an actor who frequently plays monsters on Doctor Who. ... Weevils are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the British science fiction television series Torchwood, first appearing in the episode Everything Changes. As Jack Harkness explains in that episode, the name Weevil is applied to them by Torchwood, but as communication with them is limited, the true name of their race... This is a list of monsters and aliens from the television series Torchwood. ... This article is about the television series. ... Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and will appear in its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... Freema Agyeman (born 1 January 1979 in Finsbury Park, London[2] ) is an English actress of Ghanaian and Iranian descent whose first notable appearance was in the ITV soap opera Crossroads in 2001[1]. She is best known for playing medical student Martha Jones, companion of the Tenth Doctor in... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... For the South Korean TV series of the same name, see Angel (2007 TV series). ... James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor and musician, best known for playing the popular platinum-blond character Spike, an English of a vampire, in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ...

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Crew

Richard Stokes produces Torchwood. Originally, Doctor Who director James Hawes was lined up as producer. After directing the BBC Four drama The Chatterley Affair, Hawes backed out of the project. Davies told Doctor Who Magazine that Hawes "has been having such a good time... that he's decided directing is his greatest passion, and as a result, he's stepped down." ^[19][20] Richard Stokes is a British Television and Film executive producer and producer. ... James Hawes is a British television director, who has worked on a variety of the most popular series on British television since the early 1990s. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 4. ... The Chatterley Affair is a BBC television drama broadcast on BBC Four on March 20, 2006. ...

Helen Raynor and Brian Minchin are the programme's script editors.^[19] The series also shares Doctor Who's production designer, Edward Thomas. The show's theme tune is written by Doctor Who's composer Murray Gold, and music for the series is composed by Ben Foster and Murray Gold. Murray Gold (born 1969, Portsmouth, England) is a British composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio. ... Ben Foster Ben Foster is a British orchestrator and conductor who is best known for his work as an orchestrator on the BBC series Doctor Who. ...

Production

Series 1 of Torchwood was filmed from May 2006 until November 2006.

For the second series^[2] Lead Writer Chris Chibnall wrote the opening episode^[21] and two further episodes.^[22] Both Catherine Tregenna and Helen Raynor have written two episodes for the new series.^[23] The other episodes were written by James Moran, Matt Jones, J. C. Wilsher, Joseph Lidster, PJ Hammond & Phil Ford. Russell T Davies was initially announced as writing two episodes, but due to commitments to Doctor Who he is no longer writing any episodes.^[22] Block One, which consists of episodes by Raynor and Tregenna and is directed by Andy Goddard. Colin Teague is directing Block Two, which consists of Episode 2 by Moran and Episode 4 by Tregenna, with Ashley Way directing Block Three, consisting of Episode 1 by Chibnall and Episode 6 by JC Wilsher.^[24] An edited repeat of the second series episodes, suitable for children to view, was shown on BBC Two at 7pm. Chris Chibnall is a British television writer. ... Catherine Tregenna is a Welsh playwright and television scriptwriter. ... Helen Raynor (born March 27, 1972) is a British television and theatre writer and script editor. ... British screenwriter of the horror movie Severance. ... This is about Matt Jones, the television writer. ... Joseph Lidster is an English Science Fiction writer, best known for his work on Doctor Who spin-offs such as the Big Finish production lines. ... Peter J. Hammond (born c. ... Phil Jackson Ford (born February 9, 1956 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) is a former professional player in the National Basketball Association. ... Russell T Davies, OBE (born Steven Russell Davies,[1] 27 April 1963), is a Welsh television producer and writer. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: non-referenced UK TV director biography If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Colin Teague is a British television director. ... Ashley Way is a film director born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1971. ...

International broadcasts

The Canadian network CBC was a co-producer series one, ^[25] and premiered in October 2007.^[26][27] The show airs for French-speaking Canadian audiences on Ztélé. The first series is scheduled to screen on TV2 ^[28] in New Zealand on July 9 2008, and on Cuatro TV ^[29] in Spain in 2007. Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Canada has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known in Canada as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ... CBC Television is a Canadian English language television network. ... Ztélé is a Canadian French language cable television channel owned by Astral Media. ... TV2 is a television channel in New Zealand, which is owned and operated by TVNZ. It targets a younger audience than its sister network, TV One. ... Cuatro (Four) is a Spanish private television channel broadcasting since November 2005. ...

In Australia, after the ABC ^[30] and SBS passed on the series, Network Ten acquired the rights to air it. ^[31] After its premiere on 18 June 2007, a reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald's The Guide said "The appeal of Torchwood is not so much that it's gloriously implausible sci-fi pulp, but that it knows it's gloriously implausible, sci-fi pulp." ^[32] Ten's press release cites rival programming in their decision to move the show to a Wednesday 12 am timeslot.^[33] Torchwood now airs on UKTV in Australia.^[34]. Series one was played on Imparja, but as of 3 February 2008 the station is no longer affiliated with Ten and will not screen more.^[35] The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ... Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three major commercial television networks. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Imparja Television (callsign IMP) is a commercial television network servicing remote eastern and central Australia. ...

On April 2, 2007 it was announced that BBC America had acquired the rights to broadcast the series in the United States.^[36] The series started on September 8, 2007;^[37] the broadcast of the series is tied-in to a "radical makeover" of the channel that is to occur later in 2007. ^[36] The second series started on BBC America January 26, 2008^[38]. Torchwood has become one of the biggest hits for BBC America with its first series premiere in September 2007 attracting an audience of almost half a million viewers.^[39]. Episodes on BBC America are generally less edited than Doctor Who episodes on Sci Fi Channel, allowing for harsher language and more-suggestive sexual content (while some words are still muted for broadcast). is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... BBC America is an American television network, owned and operated by BBC Worldwide, which was launched on March 29, 1998, available on both cable and satellite. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini/Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... SCI FI (originally The Sci-Fi Channel, sometimes rendered SCI FI Channel) is an American cable television channel, launched in early 1992,[1] that specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ...

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In Sweden, Torchwood premiered on 24 June 2007 on TV4 Plus. In Mexico Torchwood premiered on July 9, 2007 on XEIMT-TV Canal 22. In Spain it premiered on 5 August 2007 on Cuatro. The show is set to run in France on NRJ 12. It will also air on KNN in South Korea and on TRT in Turkey. In Latin America the series premiered on 28 August 2007 on People+Arts^[41] is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... TV4 Plus is a sister channel of Swedish TV4, along with TV400 (youth and entertainment), TV4 Film (movies) and TV4 Fakta (documentaries and science). ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... XEIMT-TV channel 22, also known as Canal 22, is an culture television station owned and operated by Televisión Metropolitana S.A. de C.V. for the National Council for Culture and the Arts (Conaculta) in Mexico City. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Cuatro (Four) is a Spanish private television channel broadcasting since November 2005. ... NRJ12 is a new French television network. ... TRT Headquarters in Ankara TRT, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu), was founded in 1964, it is the national public broadcaster of Turkey. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... People+Arts is an arts television channel broadcasting to Spain, Portugal and Latin America. ...

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Setting

Roald Dahl Plass, outside the Millennium Centre, acts as the exterior of the Hub.

Torchwood is filmed and set in Cardiff. The makers of Torchwood deliberately portray Cardiff as a modern urban centre, contrasting with past stereotypical portrayals of Wales. "There's not a male voice choir ... or a miner in sight," said BBC Wales Controller Menna Richards.^[42] Conservative MP Michael Gove described the debut of Torchwood as the moment confirming "Wales' move from overlooked Celtic cousin to underwired erotic coquette." ^[43][44] Filming has also taken place in areas outside of Cardiff, including Merthyr Tydfil.^[45] This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The Wales Millennium Centre The Millennium Centre on its opening night The Wales Millennium Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru) is a £106 million performing arts complex located on the Cardiff Bay waterfront. ... Russell T Davies, OBE (born Steven Russell Davies,[1] 27 April 1963), is a Welsh television producer and writer. ... The South Wales Echo is the top-selling evening newspaper in Wales. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 435 pixels Full resolution (3696 × 2010 pixel, file size: 810 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Torchwood Institute Metadata This file... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 435 pixels Full resolution (3696 × 2010 pixel, file size: 810 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Torchwood Institute Metadata This file... Roald Dahl Plass as the exterior of the Hub Roald Dahl Plass (Welsh: Plas Roald Dahl) is a public plaza in Cardiff Bay, part of Cardiff, Wales. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... Menna Richards is the Controller of BBC Wales since February 2000. ... The Conservative Party, officially though less commonly known as the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Michael Andrew Gove (born August 26, 1967) is a Conservative politician, journalist and author in the United Kingdom. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ...

The team's headquarters, referred to as the Hub, is beneath Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay — formerly known as the Oval Basin. This is where the TARDIS landed in the Doctor Who episodes "Boom Town" and "Utopia" to refuel, and is the location of the spacetime rift first seen in "The Unquiet Dead". The Hub itself is around 3 stories high, with a large column running through the middle that is an extension of the fountain above (which in turn acts as an emergency escape route from the Hub) and at the base of which lies the rift machine. Roald Dahl Plass as the exterior of the Hub Roald Dahl Plass (Welsh: Plas Roald Dahl) is a public plaza in Cardiff Bay, part of Cardiff, Wales. ... Cardiff Bay Cardiff Bay (Welsh: Bae Caerdydd) is the regeneration area created by the Cardiff Barrage which impounded two rivers (Taff and Ely) to form a new 500 acre freshwater lake around the former dockland area south of the city centre of Cardiff in south Wales. ... The current TARDIS prop. ... Boom Town is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on June 4, 2005. ... Utopia is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... For other uses of this term, see Spacetime (disambiguation). ... The Cardiff Rift is a fictional wormhole in the science fiction television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, one end of which is located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. ... The Unquiet Dead is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on April 9, 2005. ...

The military base scenes in "Sleeper" and the booby-trapped abandoned warehouse scenes in "Fragments" were filmed at RAF Caerwent, near Chepstow, South Wales. The Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent, Monmouthshire, (later RAF Caerwent) UK was associated with the manufacture or storage of ammunition components from 1939 to 1993. ...

Reception

Main article: Criticism of Torchwood

As a spin-off of long-running British cultural artifact Doctor Who, Torchwood's launch into British popular culture has received much positive and negative review, commentary and parody following the hype of its inception, especially in regards to its status as an "adult" Doctor Who spin-off as well as its characterisation and portrayal of sex. The series initially attracted record high ratings,^[46] which later fell,^[47] but ensured the programme at least a second series. British science fiction, crime drama and Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood received much media attention and criticism in anticipation and following its initial launch, both positive and negative. ...

In April 2007, Torchwood beat its parent series, which is also made in Wales, to win the Best Drama Series category at the BAFTA Cymru Awards. The awards, given by the Welsh branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, celebrate the achievements of film and television productions made in Wales. Eve Myles won the Best Actress category at the same awards, ahead of Doctor Who's Billie Piper.^[48] BAFTA Cymru (or BAFTA Wales) is the regional organisation for Wales of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Eve Myles (born 1978) is an actress from Ystradgynlais, Wales. ... Billie Paul Piper (born Leanne Paul Piper[1] on 22 September 1982) is an British actress. ...

In 2008, the episode "Captain Jack Harkness" was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.^[49] Captain Jack Harkness is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was broadcast on 1 January 2007. ... The Hugo Awards are given annually by members of the World Science Fiction Convention for the best science fiction or fantasy works. ...

Themes

Main article: Themes in Torchwood

Torchwood explores several themes in its narrative, in particular LGBT themes. Various characters are portrayed as sexually fluid; through those characters, the series examines homosexual and bisexual relationships. Although the nature of their sexual flexibility is not explicitly discussed, the characters offer varying perspectives on orientation. Science fiction and crime drama Torchwood discusses many themes in its narratives, specifically dealing with LGB themes associated with its homosexual and bisexual characters and their problems, with various characters portrayed as sexually fluid. ... A narrative is a construct created in a suitable medium (speech, writing, images) that describes a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events. ... LGBT (also GLBT) is an acronym referring collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender/transsexual people. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Bisexual redirects here. ...

Through the use of repetition, in particular of thematically important lines, and by drawing parallels between characters, the show also delves somewhat into existentialism, the value of human life, and the corrupting nature of power. Existentialism is a philosophical movement that posits that individuals create the meaning and essence of their lives, as opposed to deities or authorities creating it for them. ...

Episodes

Main article: List of Torchwood episodes

The premiere episode "Everything Changes" was written by Russell T. Davies and serves to introduce the main characters and roles within the series, using newcomer Gwen as the audience surrogate in a similar style to the introduction of the companion characters in Doctor Who. The second episode, titled "Day One", aired immediately after the first. It continues Gwen's neophyte role and includes a classic "sex monster" science fiction storyline^[50] in the vein of The Outer Limits episode "Caught in the Act" and Angel's second episode "Lonely Hearts". The first 13-episode series ended with a two-parter on January 1, 2007. The first part, entitled "Captain Jack Harkness", is a love story set in wartime Britain, with a subplot which serves to push the setting towards an "apocalypse" for series finale "End of Days". It deals with the ramifications of diseases and persons from throughout history falling through time and across the universe to arrive in the present day, and particularly in Cardiff. The episode also sets up Jack's return in the Doctor Who episode "Utopia". The following is an episode list for the science fiction drama television series Torchwood to date. ... Everything Changes is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was first broadcast on 22 October 2006. ... In the study of literature, an audience surrogate is a character who expresses the questions and confusion of the reader. ... Companion, in the long-running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, is a term used to describe a character who travels with and shares the adventures of the Doctor. ... Day One is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood. ... The Outer Limits is an American television series. ... List of The Outer Limits episodes Caught in the Act is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. ... For the South Korean TV series of the same name, see Angel (2007 TV series). ... Lonely Hearts is the 2nd episode of season 1 of the television show Angel. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Captain Jack Harkness is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was broadcast on 1 January 2007. ... End of Days is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was broadcast on 1 January 2007. ... Utopia is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

The second 13-episode series of Torchwood begins by following on with Jack's return from the previous Doctor Who episode, "Last of the Time Lords" with the series premiere, "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", which aired January 16, 2008. The series introduces Jack's ex-partner Captain John Hart in its premiere, reveals flashbacks to Jack's childhood in "Adam" and shows how each member joined Torchwood in the penultimate episode "Fragments". A three-episode arc ("Reset", "Dead Man Walking" and "A Day in the Death") in the middle of the series guest stars Doctor Who actress Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, temporarily drafted into Torchwood. The arc focuses upon the death and partial resurrection of main character Owen Harper, and how he coped as a dead man. The second series' finale, "Exit Wounds" (which aired 4 April 2008) features the departures of main characters Owen and Tosh, whose deaths at the hands of Jack's long-lost brother Gray reduced the series' cast to Barrowman, Myles and David-Lloyd in its closing scenes. Last of the Time Lords is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini/Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Freema Agyeman (born 1 January 1979 in Finsbury Park, London[2] ) is an English actress of Ghanaian and Iranian descent whose first notable appearance was in the ITV soap opera Crossroads in 2001[1]. She is best known for playing medical student Martha Jones, companion of the Tenth Doctor in... Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and will appear in its spin-off series, Torchwood. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini/Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Spin-offs

BBC Two is airing Torchwood Declassified, a making-of programme similar to Doctor Who Confidential. Each Declassified episode runs under ten minutes, in contrast to Confidential's 45 (formerly 30).^[51] Torchwood Declassified is also available online at the BBC's Torchwood site. For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... Torchwood Declassified is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the British science fiction television series Torchwood. ... The Doctor Who Confidential logo Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Torchwood has "a heavy online presence".^[52] At the Edinburgh International Television Festival, BBC Director of Television Jana Bennett said that the online features will include the ability to explore the Hub, an imaginary desktop, weekly 10-minute behind-the-scenes vodcasts. Due to digital media rights restrictions most video content on the BBC3 websites is only accessible to users within the UK. "You can join the corporation of Torchwood and be one of its employees," said Bennett.^[53] The Flash-based interactive website, including the Hub Tour, debuted on 12 October 2006.^[54] Founded in 1976 and now in its 30th year the Festival is held annually over the August bank holiday weekend at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. ... Jana Bennett joined the BBC as Director of Television in April 2002 having previously been Executive Vice President and General Manager at Discovery Communications in the USA. External link BBC Website Categories: Substubs | People stubs ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with video clip. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

To tie in to Radio 4's CERN themed day in June or July of 2008, a CERN-themed radio episode of Torchwood written by Joseph Lidster will air as the day's Afternoon Play. This will be the first Torchwood drama not to feature Burn Gorman and Naoko Mori.^[55] CERN logo The European Organization for Nuclear Research (French: ), commonly known as CERN (see Naming), pronounced (or in French), is the worlds largest particle physics laboratory, situated just northwest of Geneva on the border between France and Switzerland. ... Joseph Lidster is an English Science Fiction writer, best known for his work on Doctor Who spin-offs such as the Big Finish production lines. ... The Afternoon Play is a drama series written for BBC TV (BBC1) and BBC Radio (BBC Radio 4). ...

Merchandise

Titan Magazines have launched a Torchwood Magazine^[56] which was released on 24th January 2008 in the United Kingdom. The United States version was launched in February 2008. The Australia/New Zealand version was launched in April 2008. Titan Magazines is a division of the Titan Publishing Group run by Nick Landau, which also owns several Forbidden Planet specialist comics and collector stores (it should not be confused with Forbidden Planet International, which largely owns similar stores, mostly in the North of England). ...

DVD releases

The UK series one, part one (Episodes 1-5) DVD box

The complete first series has been released on Region 2 DVD in the UK. A North American Region 1 release occurred 22 January 2008, following the broadcast of Series 1 on BBC America in the United States and the CBC in Canada. Series One Part One, Two and Three have been released In Australia Region 4, with the Complete First Series released in February 2008. The complete series 1 sets released in the UK and US also include the episodes of the behind-the-scenes series Torchwood Declassified. The Complete Second Series will be released on 30 June 2008 (Region 2), along with the Complete First series on Blu Ray. Series 1 and 2 episodes are currently available for download through iTunes in the US.^[57] The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini/Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC America is an American television network, owned and operated by BBC Worldwide, which was launched on March 29, 1998, available on both cable and satellite. ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... Torchwood Declassified is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the British science fiction television series Torchwood. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini/Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... Blu-ray discs Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by a group of leading consumer electronics and PC companies called the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), which succeeds the Blu-ray Disc Founders (BDF). ...

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Books

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• Another Life by Peter Anghelides
• Border Princes by Dan Abnett
• Slow Decay by Andrew Lane

The books were published in paperback-sized hardcover format, the same format BBC Books uses for its New Series Adventures line for Doctor Who. These novels were later released, abridged, as audiobooks. Another Life is a BBC Books original novel written by Peter Anghelides and based on the British science fiction television, Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood. ... Peter Anghelides is an author and dramatist most well known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series Doctor Who. ... Border Princes is a BBC Books original novel written by Dan Abnett and based on the British science fiction television, Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood. ... Dan Abnett is a British writer, mainly of comic books and gaming fiction. ... Slow Decay is a BBC Books original novel written by Andy Lane and based on the British science fiction television, Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood. ... Andy Lane is a British writer. ... The Clockwise Man was the first volume in the New Series Adventures range. ...

BBC Books released a second trio of Torchwood books in March 2008.

• Something In The Water by Trevor Baxendale
• Trace Memory by David Llewellyn
• The Twilight Streets by Gary Russell

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• Pack Animals by Peter Anghelides
• SkyPoint by Phil Ford
• Almost Perfect by James Goss

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Original Audiobooks

4 February 2008 saw two Torchwood audiobooks released not based on previously released novels;^[60] Hidden by Steven Savile, and Everyone Says Hello by Dan Abnett. A third, In The Shadows by Joseph Lidster, is listed for release in September 2008. is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini/Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Hidden is a BBC Audiobooks original audiobook written by Steven Savile and based on the British science fiction television, Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood. ... Steven Savile is a British fantasy and horror writer, editor, and publisher living in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Dan Abnett is a British writer, mainly of comic books and gaming fiction. ... Joseph Lidster is an English Science Fiction writer, best known for his work on Doctor Who spin-offs such as the Big Finish production lines. ...

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See also

BBC Portal

• Doctor Who tie-in websites
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• List of Torchwood episodes
• List of Torchwood writers
• List of Torchwood novels

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