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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 ...
'' is a
British science fiction television programme created by
Russell T Davies
Stephen Russell Davies (born 27 April 1963), better known as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose works include '' Queer as Folk'', '' The Second Coming'', ''Casanova'', the 2005 revival of the BBC One scie ...
. A
spin-off from the 2005 revival of long-running science fiction programme ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'', ''Torchwood'' aired four series between 2006 and 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from
BBC Three
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to
BBC Two
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to
BBC One
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, and acquiring US financing in its fourth series when it became a co-production of BBC One and
Starz
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. In contrast to ''Doctor Who'', whose target audience includes both adults and children, ''Torchwood'' is aimed at an older audience. Over its run, the show explored a number of themes; prominent among these were
existentialism
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,
homosexual
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and
bisexual
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relationships, and explorations of human corruptibility.
Series overview
Episodes
Series 1 (2006–07)
Series 1 focuses on Gwen Cooper, her introduction to Torchwood, and meeting Jack Harkness; as well as introducing the characters of Owen Harper, Ianto Jones, Susie Costello, and Toshiko Sato (who was previously introduced in the first series of the newly revived Doctor Who). There is also a loose plot arc centring around the rift; Owen’s love of Diane, a woman lost in time; and Owen and Gwen’s affair, as well as her relationship to her boyfriend Rhys.
Series 2 (2008)
Series 2 focuses on the disappearance of Jack and his subsequent return, as well as his past; and also introduces the mysterious yet dangerous character named John Hart. Episodes 6-12 were all shown on
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
a week before their BBC Two broadcast.
Series 3: ''Children of Earth'' (2009)
Series 3 centres around the 456, a mysterious alien race who make contact to Earth via the world’s children, and presents a version of events of how the world’s government would react to solve the problem. It also focuses on Jack and Ianto’s relationship, as well as Gwen and Rhys.
Series 4: ''Miracle Day'' (2011)
Series 4 centres on an event called Miracle Day, where everyone in the world stops dying and subsequently becomes immortal. It also focuses on Jack’s past, his immortality, as well as Gwen and Rhys’s relationship. It also introduces new characters such as Rex Matheson, Esther Drummond, and Oswald Danes.
Ratings
Notes
See also
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List of ''Doctor Who'' episodes (1963–1989)
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List of ''Doctor Who'' episodes (2005–present)
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K-9 and Company
''K-9 and Company'' is a one-episode television pilot, for a proposed 1981 television spin-off of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features former series regulars Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist ...
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List of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' serials
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List of ''K-9'' episodes
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List of ''Class'' episodes
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Torchwood Declassified
''Torchwood Declassified'' is a documentary series created by the BBC to complement the British science fiction television series ''Torchwood''. Each episode is broadcast on the same evening as the broadcast of the weekly television episode. A se ...
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References
External links
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