|
Esther Drummond
Esther Drummond, portrayed by Alexa Havins, is a fictional character in the BBC television programme ''Torchwood'', a spin-off from the long-running series ''Doctor Who''. Havins is one of several American actors to join ''Torchwood'' in its fourth series, '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', which was co-produced by ''Torchwood''s original British network BBC One and the American television network Starz. The character appears in every episode of the fourth series in addition to a prequel novel, ''The Men Who Sold the World''. Within the series narrative, Esther is a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) watch analyst who becomes aware of the defunct British Torchwood Institute on "Miracle Day", when it is discovered that no one can die. Alongside her CIA colleague Rex Matheson she joins forces with the last two remaining Torchwood agents to investigate the phenomenon. Esther's standing as a desk-bound computer and technology expert puts her in contrast with the tougher and more action-ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torchwood
''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 when it became a co-production of BBC One and Starz. ''Torchwood'' is aimed at adults and older teenagers, in contrast to ''Doctor Who''s target audience of both adults and children. As well as science fiction, the show explores a number of themes, including existentialism, sexuality and human corruptibility. ''Torchwood'' follows the exploits of a small team of alien-hunters, who make up the Cardiff-based, fictional Torchwood Institute which deals mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials. Its central character is Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), an immortal con-man from the distant future; Jack originally appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unrequited Love
Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved. The beloved may not be aware of the admirer's deep and pure affection, or may consciously reject it. The Merriam Webster Online Dictionary defines unrequited as "not reciprocated or returned in kind". Psychiatrist Eric Berne states in his book '' Sex in Human Loving'' that "Some say that one-sided love is better than none, but like half a loaf of bread, it is likely to grow hard and moldy sooner." However, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche contends that "indispensable...to the lover is his unrequited love, which he would at no price relinquish for a state of indifference." Unrequited love stands in contrast to redamancy, the act of reciprocal love. Analysis Route to unrequited love According to Dr. Roy Baumeister, what makes a person desirable is a complex and highly personal mix of many qualities and traits. But falling for someone who is much more desirable t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Of Night (Torchwood)
"Dead of Night" is the third episode of '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', the fourth series of the British science fiction television series ''Torchwood''. It was originally broadcast in the United States on Starz on 22 July 2011, in Canada on Space on 23 July 2011, and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 28 July 2011. ''Torchwood: Miracle Day'' follows the aftermath of a day where humanity has stopped being able to die. In the episode, Central Intelligence Agency agents Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer) and Esther Drummond (Alexa Havins) have gone on the run and joined the Torchwood team after being framed as traitors. Torchwood discovers a pharmaceutical company, with apparent foreknowledge of "Miracle Day", has been stockpiling painkiller medication. Plot summary Rex (Mekhi Phifer) and Esther (Alexa Havins) have joined Torchwood out of necessity. The team successfully acquire the phone from CIA director Friedkin (Wayne Knight), through which Friedkin received mysterious orders to exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candace Brown
Candace Dean Brown (born June 15, 1980) is an American actress and comedian best known for her work on shows such as ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Head Case'', and ''Wizards Of Waverly Place''. In 2011, she joined the guest cast for ''Torchwood''s fourth series' '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', airing on BBC One in the United Kingdom and premium television network Starz. Early years Brown was born in Culver City, California, and was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale by her mother. She attended Glendale High School in Glendale and later attended California State University, Northridge to study communications. She studied acting under the acting teacher, Ivana Chubbuck. She is an alum of The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles where she was a member of the Sunday Company alongside Kristen Wiig and Mikey Day. Career Brown made her first appearance on TV in 1995, on the Fox television show ''Party Of Five''. She made her feature film debut in the 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Torchwood Characters
This is a list of characters from the British science fiction television programme ''Torchwood'', created by Russell T Davies. This list includes main characters, recurring characters and important guest characters. The main characters typically function as a team, defending the planet from alien and nefarious human threats. The series operated with a "monster of the week" format for its first two series before adopting a serial-based format for its third and fourth series, which feature an extended recurring cast of supporting characters. Main characters Jack Harkness Jack Harkness, played by Scottish-American actor John Barrowman, is the leader of Torchwood Three. A former Time Agent born in the 51st century, Jack had two years of his memories wiped by the Time Agency and subsequently became a con man operating in the 20th century, where he stole the name of "Captain Jack Harkness"; his real name is unknown. After meeting the Ninth Doctor in ''Doctor Who'', Jack reformed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Gierhart
Bill Gierhart is an American television director and former steadicam operator. For many years he worked a steadicam operator on the television series '' Pacific Blue'', '' Huff'', '' Swingtown'' and ''The Shield'', making his directorial debut on the latter series penultimate episode " Possible Kill Screen" in 2008. His other credits as a television director include, '' Lone Star'', ''Terriers'', ''The Chicago Code'', ''Sons of Anarchy'', ''Torchwood'', ''Breakout Kings'', '' The Walking Dead'' and ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. Filmography ''Sons of Anarchy'' * 1.09 " Hell Followed" (2008) * 2.06 "Falx Cerebri" (2009) * 3.03 "Caregiver" (2010) * 3.07 "Widening Gyre" (2010) * 4.04 "Una Venta" (2011) * 5.09 "Andare Pescare" (2012) * 6.04 "Wolfsangel" (2013) * 6.10 "Huang Wu" (2013) * 7.02 "Toil and Till" (2014) ''The Walking Dead'' * 2.04 " Cherokee Rose" (2012) * 2.09 " Triggerfinger" (2012) * 3.02 "Sick" (2013) * 3.08 "Made to Suffer" (2013) * 5.07 " Crossed" (2014) * 6.13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Egan
Doris Egan (born 1955) is an American screenwriter, producer, and writer. She has worked on '' Smallville'', '' Dark Angel'', and '' House'' as well as many other television programs. Partial bibliography Gate of Ivory trilogy * '' The Gate of Ivory'' (February 1989, DAW Books, ) * '' Two-Bit Heroes'' (January 1992, DAW Books, ) * '' Guilt-Edged Ivory'' (September 1992, DAW Books, ) Other books * '' City of Diamond'' (as Jane Emerson) (March 1996, DAW Books, ) Short stories *"The New Tiresias" (1997, as Jane Emerson) in ''The Horns of Elfland'' (ed. Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, and Donald G. Keller) Partial filmography Writer * '' The Good Doctor'' (2019–21) * ''Swamp Thing'' (2019) * ''Krypton'' (2018) * ''Mars Project'' (2016) (TV movie) * '' Black Sails'' (2014) * ''Reign'' (2013–15) * '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'' (2011) * '' House'' (2006–2010) * ''Tru Calling'' (2004–2005) * ''Numb3rs'' (2005) * ''Skin'' (2003) * '' The Agency'' (2003) * '' Smallville'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rendition (Torchwood)
"Rendition" is the second episode of '' Torchwood: Miracle Day'', the fourth series of the British science fiction television series ''Torchwood''. It was originally broadcast in the United States on Starz on 15 July 2011, in Canada on Space on 16 July 2011, and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 21 July 2011. ''Torchwood: Miracle Day'' follows the aftermath of a day where humanity has stopped being able to die. In the episode, Central Intelligence Agency agent Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer) takes Torchwood team members Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), who is the only mortal human, and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) on a plane to the United States. During the flight, a traitor in the CIA (Dichen Lachman) poisons Jack with arsenic and Rex, helped by Dr. Vera Juarez (Arlene Tur), find an antidote using only items found on the plane. Plot Rex has Jack and Gwen board a plane headed to Washington, D.C., with fellow CIA agent Lyn Peterfield escorting them. However, Gwen's husband Rhys and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Myles
Eve Myles (born 26 July 1978) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her television roles portraying Ceri Lewis in the long-running BBC Wales drama series '' Belonging'' (2000–2009), Gwen Cooper in the BBC science-fiction series ''Torchwood'' (2006–2011) and Faith Howells in the bilingually produced BBC / S4C drama series ''Keeping Faith'' / ''Un Bore Mercher'' (2017–2020). She is also an accomplished theatre actress. Myles graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2000. Later that year, she began playing Ceri Lewis in the BBC Wales-produced drama series '' Belonging'', a role she was to continue with until the end of the series in 2009. Her early UK-wide television credits included the 2001 miniseries ''Tales from Pleasure Beach'' and the 2003 television drama ''Colditz''. In 2005, she auditioned for a part in the revived series of '' Doctor Who'', and landed the role of servant girl Gwyneth, in the series 1 episode "The Unquiet Dead", alongside Bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Cooper
Gwen Cooper is a fictional character portrayed by Welsh actress Eve Myles in the BBC science-fiction television programme ''Torchwood'', a spin-off of the long-running series ''Doctor Who''. The lead female character, Gwen featured in every episode of the show's 2006–2011 run, as well as two 2008 crossover episodes of ''Doctor Who''. Gwen appears in Expanded Universe material such as the List of Torchwood novels and audio books, ''Torchwood'' novels and audiobooks, List of Torchwood comics, comic books and List of Torchwood episodes#Radio plays (2008–2009), radio plays. Within the series narrative, Gwen is a South Wales Police officer who discovers the mysterious Torchwood Institute, into which she is recruited by Jack Harkness (John Barrowman). Gwen initially operates as a field agent, bringing a humane and rounded approach to the team's investigations of the Extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial. Gwen's work begins to take a toll on her personal life in the first series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharat Nalluri
Bharat Nalluri (born 1965) is a British–Indian film and television director. Personal life Nalluri was born in India. He moved to England at a young age with his family and grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. He has an MA in Film from The Northern School of Film and Television. He is married to journalist Kylie Morris, the former Washington correspondent for the UK's ''Channel 4 News''. Career Nalluri directed a miniseries for HBO called '' Tsunami: The Aftermath'', for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy. This two-part drama starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okenedo, Tim Roth, Hugh Bonneville and Toni Collette, told the story of the tragic events that occurred in Thailand in December 2004. Ejiofor and Okenedo garnered NAACP nominations for best supporting actor and best actress, which Okenedo went on to win. Toni Collette was nominated for a Golden Globe for best supporting actress. In 2014, he directed the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide Bomber
A suicide attack is any violent Strike (attack), attack, usually entailing the attacker detonating an explosive, where the attacker has suicide, accepted their own death as a direct result of the attacking method used. Suicide attacks have occurred throughout history, often as part of a military campaign (as with the Japanese ''kamikaze'' pilots of 1944–1945 during World War II), and more recently as part of terrorism, terrorist campaigns (such as the September 11 attacks in 2001). While few, if any, successful suicide attacks took place anywhere in the world from 1945 until 1980, between 1981 and September 2015 a total of 4,814 suicide attacks occurred in over 40 countries, killing over 45,000 people. During this time the global rate of such attacks grew from an average of three a year in the 1980s to about one a month in the 1990s to almost one a week from 2001 to 2003 to approximately one a day from 2003 to 2015. Suicide attacks tend to be more deadly and destructive t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
