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Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from BBC Three to BBC Two to BBC One, and acquiring American financing in its fourth series ...
- 22 October 2006 –, 9 September 2011
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Torchwood: Created by Russell T. Davies. With John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen, Gareth David-Lloyd. The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.
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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 fantasy drama series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel.[source needed] This idea, originally titled Excalibur, was abandoned until 2005, when BBC Three Controller Stuart Murphy in...
Main cast
1. Jack Harkness - John Barrowman 2. Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles 3. Rhys Williams - Kai Owen 4. Owen Harper - Burn Gorman(series 1-2) 5. Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori(series 1-2) 6. Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd(series 1-3) 7. Rex Matheson - Mekhi Phifer(series 4) 8. Esther Drummond - Alexa Havins(series 4) 9. Oswald Danes - Bill Pullman(series 4)
Secondary cast
1. Andy Davidson - Tom Price 2. Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman(series 2) 3. Lois Habiba - Cush Jumbo(series 3) 4. John Frobisher - Peter Capaldi(series 3) 5. Vera Juarez - Arlene Tur(series 4) 6. Jillian Kitzinger - Lauren Ambrose(series 4)
Series 1 - 2006-2007
1. Main article: Series 1 (Torchwood)
Series 2 - 2008
1. Main article: Series 2 (Torchwood)
Series 3 - 2009
1. Main article: Torchwood: Children of Earth
Video games
1. Torchwood Mission Game
Reference books
1. Torchwood: The Encyclopedia 2. The Torchwood Archives
In Torchwood Series 1, the episodes TV: Everything Changes and TV: Cyberwoman make direct reference to the Cybermen in TV: Army of Ghosts and TV: Doomsday as well as the Battle of Canary Wharf.The presence of the Doctor's hand in the Hub alludes to his losing it in TV: The Christmas Invasion.Graffiti seen in the Ritz in TV: Captain Jack Harkness continues the presence of the Bad Wolf meme and Harold Saxonposters are seen on the walls.Utopia continues directly from the closing moments of the "Torchwood" Series 1 finale TV: End of Days, in which both Jack Harkness and the audience hear the sound of the TARDIS.John Barrowman, in an 2010 interview with The Scottish Sun, said that he expected Torchwood to run until 2017. However, Russell T Davies stated in October 2012 that for personal reasons the show was on an indefinite hiatus.
Musical
According to Russell T Davies in The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter, two former members of the pop group ABBA issued a proposal for a stage musical based upon Torchwood. The proposal was rejected, and in his book Davies strongly indicates that the idea was never taken seriously.
American series
In January 2010 US media reported that Davies, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter were planning a US version of Torchwood for the Fox network, which had previously aired the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie. According to the reports, Barrowman and other original cast members may have appeared. The media coverage did not indicate whether or not the series was expected to be a remake/standalone, or if it would tie in with existing Whoniverse continuity. On the 20th January 2010 it was announced that Fox ha...
Torchwood-themed product ranges included: 1. calendars 2. a soundtrack releasefor series 1 and 2 3. an action figure line
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Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off from the 2005 revival of long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who , Torchwood aired four series between 2006 and 2011.
No. OverallNo. In SeriesTitleDirected By1122Brian Kelly3344Season 1. Torchwood follows the adventures of a team of investigators led by the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness. Set in the UK in the present day, the team uses scavenged alien technology to solve crime both alien and human. 2,978 IMDb 7.7 2006 13 episodes. X-Ray TV-MA.
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This series is set inside a branch of a covert agency called the Torchwood Institute, where dashing commander in chief Capt. Jack Harkness leads Torchwood Three, an ace team of experts, as it...
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BBC iPlayer - Torchwood. Sci-Fi. Torchwood investigates the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial - with a mission to protect the Earth. Starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles. Series 1:...
