List of Torchwood episodes
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The following is an episode list for the science fiction drama television series Torchwood to date.
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[edit] Series 1 (2006-2007)
The first two episodes of Series 1 of Torchwood premiered on 22 October 2006 on BBC Three and BBC HD with all subsequent episodes of that series shown at 10 p.m. on Sunday evenings.
No | Title | Code | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Viewers (million) |
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01 | "Everything Changes" | 1.1 | Russell T Davies | Brian Kelly | 22 October 2006 | 2.51 |
02 | "Day One" | 1.2 | Chris Chibnall | Brian Kelly | 22 October 2006 | 2.49 |
03 | "Ghost Machine" | 1.3 | Helen Raynor | Colin Teague | 29 October 2006 | 1.76 |
04 | "Cyberwoman" | 1.4 | Chris Chibnall | James Strong | 5 November 2006 | 1.39 |
05 | "Small Worlds" | 1.5 | Peter J. Hammond | Alice Troughton | 12 November 2006 | 1.26 |
06 | "Countrycide" | 1.6 | Chris Chibnall | Andy Goddard | 19 November 2006 | 1.21 |
07 | "Greeks Bearing Gifts" | 1.7 | Toby Whithouse | Colin Teague | 26 November 2006 | 1.30 |
08 | "They Keep Killing Suzie" | 1.8 | Paul Tomalin and Dan McCulloch | James Strong | 3 December 2006 | 1.12 |
09 | "Random Shoes" | 1.9 | Jacquetta May | James Erskine | 10 December 2006 | 1.08 |
10 | "Out of Time" | 1.10 | Catherine Tregenna | Alice Troughton | 17 December 2006 | 1.03 |
11 | "Combat" | 1.11 | Noel Clarke | Andy Goddard | 24 December 2006 | 0.82 |
12 | "Captain Jack Harkness" | 1.12 | Catherine Tregenna | Ashley Way | 1 January 2007 | 1.23 |
13 | "End of Days" | 1.13 | Chris Chibnall | Ashley Way | 1 January 2007 | 1.23 |
[edit] Series 2 (2008)
Series 2 of Torchwood was filmed from April to November 2007 for broadcast starting on 16 January 2008.[1] Due to audience demand, younger fans had the opportunity to watch an edited pre-watershed repeat, aired the next day at an earlier time. The first five series two episodes were originally shown on BBC Two and BBC HD. Episodes "Reset" to "Fragments" were premiered on BBC Three, to be shown on BBC Two and BBC HD a week later. The final episode "Exit Wounds" was exclusively premiered on BBC Two and BBC HD, not being shown previously on BBC Three.
Recurring guest stars in the second series have included returning Doctor Who cast member Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones for three episodes (from "Reset" to "A Day in the Death"), and American actor and Buffy star James Marsters as villain Captain John Hart in the series premiere and its final two episodes. Episodic guest stars have included New Zealand-born Australian/US TV actor Alan Dale (Neighbours, The O.C., Lost, Ugly Betty) as Aaron Copley ("Reset"),[2] and British actors Richard Briers (The Good Life, Monarch of the Glen) as Parker ("A Day in the Death"),[3] theatrical actress Nikki Amuka-Bird as Beth ("Sleeper"), Bryan Dick as Adam, Nerys Hughes (The Liver Birds) as Brenda Williams ("Something Borrowed"),[3] and Ruth Jones (Little Britain, Gavin and Stacey) as Nikki Bevan ("Adrift").[3][4]
No | Title | Code | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Viewers (million) |
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14 | "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" | 2.1 | Chris Chibnall | Ashley Way | 16 January 2008 | 4.22 |
15 | "Sleeper" | 2.2 | James Moran | Colin Teague | 23 January 2008 | 3.78 |
16 | "To the Last Man" | 2.3 | Helen Raynor | Andy Goddard | 30 January 2008 | 3.51 |
17 | "Meat" | 2.4 | Catherine Tregenna | Colin Teague | 6 February 2008 | 3.28 |
18 | "Adam" | 2.5 | Catherine Tregenna | Andy Goddard | 13 February 2008 | 3.79 |
19 | "Reset" | 2.6 | J.C. Wilsher | Ashley Way | 13 February 2008 | 0.85 / 3.22 |
20 | "Dead Man Walking" | 2.7 | Matt Jones | Andy Goddard | 20 February 2008 | 1.00 / 3.31 |
21 | "A Day in the Death" | 2.8 | Joseph Lidster | Andy Goddard | 27 February 2008 | 1.18 / 3.08 |
22 | "Something Borrowed" | 2.9 | Phil Ford | Ashley Way | 5 March 2008 | 0.98 / 2.76 |
23 | "From Out of the Rain" | 2.10 | Peter J. Hammond | Jonathan Fox Bassett | 12 March 2008 | 0.95 / 2.90 |
24 | "Adrift" | 2.11 | Chris Chibnall | Mark Everest | 19 March 2008 | 0.97 / 2.52 |
25 | "Fragments" | 2.12 | Chris Chibnall | Jonathan Fox Bassett | 21 March 2008 | 0.72 / 2.98 |
26 | "Exit Wounds" | 2.13 | Chris Chibnall | Ashley Way | 4 April 2008 | 3.13 |
[edit] Specials (2008)
As part of the BBC's Big Bang Day, commemorating the official activation of the Large Hadron Collider, The Afternoon Play on BBC Radio 4 featured a special Torchwood audio drama.
Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
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"Lost Souls"[5] | Joseph Lidster | Kate McAll[6] | 10 September 2008 |
[edit] Series 3 (2009)
The third series is to be a miniseries of five episodes to be shown over one week on BBC One, with Peter Bennett as the producer.
No | Title[7] | Code | Writer[8][9] | Director[8] | Original airdate[10] | Viewers (million) |
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27 | Children of Earth, Part 1 | 3.1 | Russell T Davies | Euros Lyn | 2009 | |
Children of Earth, Part 2 | 3.2 | John Fay | 2009 | |||
Children of Earth, Part 3 | 3.3 | James Moran | 2009 | |||
Children of Earth, Part 4 | 3.4 | Russell T Davies | 2009 | |||
Children of Earth, Part 5 | 3.5 | Russell T Davies | 2009 |
[edit] References
- ^ "'Torchwood' to begin shooting new series". 2007-04-27. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a45807/torchwood-set-to-begin-shooting-new-series.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ "Preview (Reset)". Torchwood Magazine (1): 10. February 2008 (cover date).
- ^ a b c Torchwood Magazine (2), March 2008 (cover date)
- ^ "Torchwood premieres on BBC Two in New Year". 2007-12-03. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/12_december/03/torchwood.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Radio 4:Big Bang experiment programmes". http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/08_august/07/cern2.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Radio 4 - Big Bang". http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/programmes.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.
- ^ BBC Press Office (2008-08-26). Filming under way for new series of Torchwood. Press release. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/08_august/26/torchwood.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-08-26.
- ^ a b Torchwood Magazine, August 2008 (cover date)
- ^ "2009 TV Preview: 'Torchwood' returns". Digital Spy. 2008-12-16. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a138616/2009-tv-preview-torchwood-returns.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-16.
- ^ Rudolph, Ileane. "Torchwood's Season 3? We Do Know Jack". TV Guide. http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Torchwood-Season-3/800040744. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
[edit] See also
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