List of Torchwood episodes
The following is an episode list for the science fiction drama television series Torchwood to date. Each episode is 50 minutes long.
Torchwood episodes
Series 1 (2006-2007)
| No | Title | Code | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Everything Changes" | 1.1 | Russell T. Davies | Brian Kelly | 22 October, 2006 |
| 02 | "Day One" | 1.2 | Chris Chibnall | Brian Kelly | 22 October, 2006 |
| 03 | "Ghost Machine" | 1.3 | Helen Raynor | Colin Teague | 29 October, 2006 |
| 04 | "Cyberwoman" | 1.4 | Chris Chibnall | James Strong | 5 November, 2006 |
| 05 | "Small Worlds" | 1.5 | Peter J. Hammond | Alice Troughton | 12 November, 2006 |
| 06 | "Countrycide" | 1.6 | Chris Chibnall | Andy Goddard | 19 November, 2006 |
| 07 | "Greeks Bearing Gifts" | 1.7 | Toby Whithouse | Colin Teague | 26 November, 2006 |
| 08 | "They Keep Killing Suzie" | 1.8 | Paul Tomalin and Dan McCulloch | James Strong | 3 December, 2006 |
| 09 | "Random Shoes" | 1.9 | Jacquetta May | James Erskine | 10 December, 2006 |
| 10 | "Out of Time" | 1.10 | Catherine Tregenna | Alice Troughton | 17 December, 2006 |
| 11 | "Combat" | 1.11 | Noel Clarke | Andy Goddard | 24 December, 2006 |
| 12 | "Captain Jack Harkness" | 1.12 | Catherine Tregenna | Ashley Way | 1 January, 2007 |
| 13 | "End of Days" | 1.13 | Chris Chibnall | Ashley Way | 1 January, 2007 |
Series 2 (2008)
| No | Title | Code | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" | 2.1 | Chris Chibnall | Ashley Way | 16 January 2008 |
| 15 | "Sleeper" | 2.2 | James Moran | Colin Teague | 23 January 2008 |
| 16 | "To the Last Man" | 2.3 | Helen Raynor | Andy Goddard | 30 January 2008 |
| 17 | "Meat" | 2.4 | Catherine Tregenna | Colin Teague | 6 February 2008 |
| 18 | "Adam" | 2.5 | Catherine Tregenna | Andy Goddard | 13 February 2008 |
| 19 | "Reset" | 2.6 | J.C. Wilsher | Ashley Way | 13 February 2008[a] |
| 20 | "Dead Man Walking" | 2.7 | Matt Jones | Andy Goddard | 20 February 2008 |
| 21 | "A Day in the Death" | 2.8 | Joseph Lidster | Andy Goddard | |
| 22 | "Something Borrowed"[1] | 2.9 | Phil Ford | Ashley Way[2] | |
| 23 | "From out of the Rain"[1] | 2.10 | Peter J. Hammond | Jonathan Fox Bassett[2] | |
| 24 | "Adrift"[1] | 2.11 | Chris Chibnall | Mark Everest[2] | |
| 25 | "Fragments"[1] | 2.12 | Chris Chibnall | Jonathan Fox Bassett[2] | |
| 26 | "Exit Wounds"[1] | 2.13 | Chris Chibnall | Ashley Way[2] |
Series 2 details
Series 2 of Torchwood was filmed from April to November 2007 for broadcast starting on 16 January 2008.[3] It premiered in the US on the BBC America channel on Saturday January 26, 2008.[4] Due to audience demand, younger fans will have the opportunity to watch an edited pre-watershed repeat, aired the next day at an earlier time.
Guest stars
- Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones - episodes 2.6 - 2.8[5]
- James Marsters as Captain John Hart - episode 2.1 and recurring[6]
- Nikki Amuka-Bird as Beth - episode 2.2
- Alan Dale as Aaron Copley - episode 2.6 [7]
- Richard Briers as Parker
- Bryan Dick as Adam - episode 2.5
- Nerys Hughes
- Ruth Jones[8]
Casting call sites also lists a number of other actors who successfully auditioned for roles in Torchwood series 2.[9]
Plot details
The first episode sees James Marsters as Captain John Hart. He appears through the Rift under Cardiff looking for Captain Jack, but he disrupts Captain Jack's homecoming and places the world in danger.[10] Other plots in Series 2 include a memory-thief who uncovers long-forgotten secrets among the entire team,[11] an encounter with alien sleeper cells and saving a stranded creature from human exploitation ("Meat"). There will also be glimpses of the 51st Century ("Adam") and the First World War ("To the Last Man").[12]
Series 3
Executive producer Russell T. Davies has confirmed that a third series is in planning and pre-production stages, all but officially commissioned, pending the ratings of the second series.[13]
Notes
^a Starting with "Reset", new episodes started to be aired on BBC Three after the previous episode aired on BBC2.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Season Two". A BriefHistory of TIme (Travel). 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d e SFX Magazine, issue 169
- ^ "'Torchwood' to begin shooting new series". 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Torchwood Season Two Has a BBC AMERICA Premiere Date". 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
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{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Preview (Reset)". Torchwood Magazine (1): 10. February 2008 (cover date).
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Torchwood premieres on BBC Two in New Year". 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Members of Casting Call Pro who have worked for BBC Wales". BBC Wales. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ "Series Two Revealed". BBC Torchwood website. 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Torchwood to return for second series" (Press release). BBC - Press Office. 12 December, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ The Doctor Who News Page
- ^ "Underground Adventures", Doctor Who Magazine, no. 391, p. 58, 2008-01-10 (cover date)
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