Torchwood on the BBC and Starz
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The BBC and Starz series Torchwood
The Torchwood series began on the BBC Three (October 2006) as a mature spin-off from Doctor Who. The series popularity rose quickly. The latest installment of Torchwood premiered on BBC One HD and Starz (July 2011). The series was called Torchwood: Miracle Day.
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"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."
- Captain Jack Harkness, Torchwood for BBC America
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Torchwood: Season 1
"The 21st century is when it all changes."
The world is introduced to the Torchwood Institute and team. The team investigates alien activity and protects the world from alien invasions and attacks. The Torchwood Institute is located near the Rift in Cardiff, the Rift (a space-time phenomenon) causes much of the alien activity.This season the Torchwood team encounters Weevils, a sex addicted alien, a cyberwoman, fairies, invisible spirits, a temporal shift, and the Great Devourer. The teams finds and works with amazing technology such as a ghost machine, a piece of jewelry that allows the wearer to read minds, and a death glove.
It really all changes this century and Torchwood is there to save us all.
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My Favorite Season 1 Episode
My pick is Season 1, Episode 12: Captain Jack Harkness
"While investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Tosh find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall in 1941."
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Torchwood: Season 2
"Alone, they're only human. Together, they're Torchwood."
This season the Torchwood team forms a bond that can't be broken. This season the viewer has a few questions answered about Captain Jack Harkness. Such as, who/what is Captain Jack Harkness and where did he come from? We are introduced to many people from Captain Jack's past including Captain John Hart, Adam, and Martha Jones. Owen and Tosh play a pivotal role in the future of the Torchwood Institue and the world. Buy Torchwood Season 2
My Favorite Season 2 Episode
My pick is Season 2, Episode 3: To The Last Man
"Tosh falls for a handsome soldier, trapped out of his time, who unwittingly holds the key to saving the world."
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Torchwood: Season 3
"We Are Coming."
What were you doing at 8.40am? In season 3 every child in the world suddenly stops at 8:40am. They begin chanting the words "we are coming" again and again. The Torchwood team begins their investigation while the world governments begin their own plan to protect millions of people.The Torchwood team and Institute become a target of the British government. This season we learn more about the personal lives of Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, and Ianto Jones. They all have family to protect again this new threat.
Who is coming and why? Only you will know once you watch the entire 5 episode season.
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My Favorite Season 3 Episode
My pick is Season 3, Episode 4: Day Four
"Torchwood finally learns the truth and everything now pivots around one man."
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Torchwood: Season 4
"Death is not an option."
Imagine a world where no one dies.Instantly, in one day no one can die. People can get sick, injured, and hurt but they never die. Now, imagine that this continues day after day. The world is in chaos and no one knows what the cause is. It's up to C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson, Captain Jack Harkness, and Gwen Cooper to figure out this global conspiracy.
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Favorite Season 4 Episode
My pick is Season 4, Episode 110: The Blood Line
"The Torchwood team travels across the world on a final, desperate mission, but the Three Families are unstoppable unless a terrible sacrifice is made."
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Torchwood Characters
Captain Jack Harkness
Captain Jack Harkness, played by John Barrowman, leads the Torchwood team. The captain is mysterious, talented, worldly, and absolutely handsome.
John Barrowman stated, "There's a lot of me in Captain Jack and there's a lot of Captain Jack in me. And there is no pun intended."
Gwen Cooper
Gwen Cooper, played by Eve Myles, is the voice of reason for the Torchwood team. Gwen was an officer on the Cardiff Police prior to being recruited by Captain Jack Harkness. She is extremely dedicated, talented, and fights for human kind.
Owen Harper & Toshiko Sato
Owen Harper, played by Burn Gorman, is the Torchwood Institute's doctor. A doctor who specializes with humans and aliens alike.
Toshiko Sato, played by Naoko Mori, is the Torchwood Institute's computer expert. A computer guru who analyzes alien technology and provides the team with human technology to combat it.
Rhys Williams & Ianto Jones
Rhys Williams, played by Kai Owen, is the boyfriend/fiance/husband (as the series progresses) of Gwen Cooper. He is a truck driver but, sometimes finds himself in Gwen's line of work.
Ianto Jones, played by Gareth David-Lloyd, is the loyal assistant to Captain Jack Harkness and overall caretaker of the Torchwood Institute. He previously worked for Torchwood 1 in London before it was destroyed.
Rex Matheson
Rex Matheson, played by Mekhi Phifer, joined the Torchwood team in Torchwood: Miracle Day. He is a talented American CIA agent who finds himself at the epicenter of Miracle Day and Torchwood.
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Russell T Davies
Russell T Davies is the creator of Torchwood (other works include Queer as Folk, Bob & Rose, The Second Coming, Casanova, and the 2005 revival of Doctor Who).
"Russell is probably the one writer around today who really has no no fears of what people think. And he writes everything as it happens in society."
- John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) on Russell T Davies
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Torchwood in the News
- 'Torchwood,' 'Being Human' Actor Goes Missing
- Richard Gent, an actor who had minor roles in shows like "Torchwood" and the BBC version of "Being Human," has disappeared, and has his family fearing the worst. Gent, 27, was last seen the early evening of April 21 at his home in West Hampstead, ...
- New Details On John Barrowman's 'Torchwood' Novel
- While the fate of 'Torchwood' is still up in the air (as the saying goes, it ain't over til it's over!), fans of the show can continue their journey with Captain Jack Harkness as new details of John Barrowman's new 'Torchwood' novel has now been ...
- Tracie Thoms Wants To Portray Misty Knight On-Screen
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