WPC Gwen Cooper is at the scene of a brutal murder, when the "special ops," known only as Torchwood, arrive. After witnessing the group bring the dead man back to life, Gwen goes in pursuit of this mysterious organisation, only to see weirder things than she could ever imagine existed. Soon after, she begins to regret giving in to her curiosity, when she meets Captain Jack Harkness.
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Directed by Brian KellyWritten by Russell T DaviesGuest stars Indira Varma, Tom Price, Jason May, Rhys Swinburn, Olwen Medi, Gwyn Vaughan Jones, Dion M. Davis, Jâms Thomas
It's Gwen's first day on the job, and it's not going very well. After accidentally releasing a mysterious gas from a comet that landed, a new type of alien is let loose on the streets - an alien that's addicted to sex. Torchwood must find the inhabited body, and prevent anymore deaths from the violent form of sex.
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Directed by Brian KellyWritten by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Sara Gregory, Tom Price, Adrian Christopher, Ross O'Hennessy, Ceri Mears, Justin McDonald, Brendan Charleson, Robert Störr
Whilst chasing a man, Gwen retrieves an unusual machine that allows the user to see back into the past. It is considered dangerous, and no members of Torchwood are permitted to use it. But Owen has other plans, and witnesses a violent murder that took place over forty years ago. Using the information he gathered, Owen starts to track down the still-living murderer.
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Directed by Colin TeagueWritten by Helen RaynorGuest stars John Normington, Gareth Thomas, Ben McKay, Llinos Daniel, Emily Evans, Christopher Elson, Christopher Greene, Julie Gibbs
A Ianto themed episode Ianto Jones hides a very big secret at Torchwood - his half-converted girlfriend from the Canary Wharf Battle - down in the basement. He is quick to hire a Japanese doctor who believes he can "cure" her. But things soon go wrong, and the Cyberwoman's destructive powers are released to the whole of Torchwood. Upgrading is compulsary.
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Directed by James StrongWritten by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Caroline Chikezie, Togo Igawa, Bethan Walker
Jack catches up with a very old friend of his, who is investigating fairy sightings in the local wood. After having visited her, Torchwood are informed of a man's mysterious death in a prison cell. Then, Tosh uncovers a series of localised, extreme weather patterns. Nobody at the organisation is sure of these events, or how they may be connected. Except Jack, who has witnessed the creatures causing this, almost a century ago.
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Directed by Alice TroughtonWritten by Peter J. HammondGuest stars Eve Pearce, Russell T Davies, Lara Phillipart, Adrienne O'Sullivan, William Travis, Roger Barclay, Heledd Baskerville, Ffion Wilkins
Whilst investigating a group of unexplainable deaths in a village, the Torchwood team are separated. Discovering further, Jack, Gwen and Owen find a scared man, hiding from the thing responsible for the murders. But Tosh and Ianto go that one step extra, and locate the killer, who wants them as their next victims.
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Directed by Andy GoddardWritten by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Robert Barton, Owen Teale, Maxine Evans, Rhys ap Trefor, Emily Bowker, Calum Callaghan
A Toshiko themed episode Tosh meets an unusual woman, Mary, at a bar, who gives her a strange pendant. She is upset, yet amazed by what she now has - the ability to read people's minds. However, Tosh finds this terrible curse, that contains her friends darkest secrets, must be broken. So she asks for help from Mary, the only person who knows, but first, Tosh has to get her into Torchwood.
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Directed by Colin TeagueWritten by Toby WhithouseGuest stars Daniela Denby-Ashe, Shaheen Jafargholi, Paul Kasey, Ravin J. Ganatra, Eiry Thomas
A Suzie themed episode Using the Resurrection Gauntlet that former Torchwood member Suzie Costello originally had, the team are able to bring a number of murder victims back to life. However, these all have a link with the now-deceased Suzie, and the group have no choice but to bring her back. After the process goes wrong, and permanently keeps her alive, Suzie manipulates the naïve Gwen into taking her to see her father.
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Directed by James StrongWritten by Dan McCulloch, Paul TomalinGuest stars Yasmin Bannerman, Badi Uzzaman, Indira Varma, Daniel Llewelyn-Williams, Gary Pillai, Shend
Eugene Jones wakes up, finding himself lying on the middle of a road. He then discovers that he has been the victim of a hit-and-run incident, and is, now, not only dead, but invisible. Eugene recalls events leading up to his death, involving a mysterious alien eye. Simultaneously, Gwen investigates the suspicious circumstances around his fatality.
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Directed by James ErskineWritten by Jacquetta MayGuest stars Nicola Duffett, Steven Meo, Paul Chequer, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Luke Bromley, Celyn Jones, Robyn Isaac, Gareth Potter
Three passengers from 1953 arrive in modern day Cardiff, when their plane flies through the Rift. With no means of travelling back, each person must adapt to their new life, starting personal relationships with the separate members of Torchwood.
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Directed by Alice TroughtonWritten by Catherine TregennaGuest stars Mark Lewis Jones, Rhea Bailey, Louise Delamere, Olivia Hallinan, Nila Aalia, Janine Carrington, Sam Beezely, Marion Fenner
An Owen themed episode Weevils are appearing all over the streets of Cardiff, and then disappearing again - but not by alien forces. People are abducting them, and using the Weevils for their own purposes, so Owen investigates.
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Directed by Andy GoddardWritten by Noel ClarkeGuest stars Paul Kasey, Alex Hassell, David Gyasi, Alexandra Dunn, Matthew Raymond
A Jack themed episode Whilst investigating an old, derelict dance hall, Jack and Tosh are transported back to the 1940s, during the Blitz. Owen, Ianto, and Gwen realise, in modern day, that this has happened, and go in search of clues Tosh may have left. Meanwhile, back in the forties, Jack meets a very interesting man. One with the name Captain Jack Harkness...
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Directed by Ashley WayWritten by Catherine TregennaGuest stars Murray Melvin, Matt Rippy, Melissa Moore, Elen Rhys, Nadine Beaton, Gavin Brocker, Peter Sandys-Clarke, Ciaran Joyce
With the Rift having been opened, people and objects throughout time are falling through it, and being spread across the world. "The thing in the darkness" has finally come, and Jack realises that he is the only one who can save planet Earth from the destruction that "the son of the Beast" will cause.
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Directed by Ashley WayWritten by Chris ChibnallGuest stars Murray Melvin, Caroline Chikezie, Louise Delamere, Tom Price, Paul Kasey, Matthew Gravelle, Jamie Belton, Noriko Aida
Chris Chibnall, Russell T Davies, Jane Espenson, Catherine Tregenna, John Fay, John Shiban, James Moran, Helen Raynor, Peter J. Hammond, Noel Clarke, Doris Egan, Phil Ford, Joseph Lidster, J. C. Wilsher, Toby Whithouse
Production details
Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
41
Original language
English
Networks & production
BBC ThreeUnited Kingdom
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
BBC Cymru WalesUnited Kingdom
CBCCanada
StarzUnited States
Themes
absurdalienamusedcomplexdramaticexhilaratedparanormal investigationspin off
