Torchwood ( English Torchwood ) - British science fiction television series with elements of fantasy about the events in the Cardiff branch of the fictional "Torchwood Institute", engaged in the study of aliens and supernatural phenomena. The series is an offshoot of the popular TV series Doctor Who , which is closely intertwined. The word "Torchwood" is an anagram of "Doctor Who."
Content
Season 1
| room | No | Title | Producer | Screenwriter | Viewers (million) [1] | release date on air | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | one | "Everything is changing" "Everything Changes" | Brian kelly | Russell T. Davis | 2.519 | October 22, 2006 | 1.1 |
| Constable Gwen Cooper faces a mysterious organization called Torchwood. After investigating, she discovers a world about which she could not even conceive. After betrayal and death, Susie Gwen goes to serve in Torchwood. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The first day" "Day One" | Brian kelly | Chris Chibnell | 2.498 | October 22, 2006 | 1.2 |
| The first day of Gwen on the new job. A creature arrives on Earth, absorbing its sexual partners during their orgasm . | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | Ghost Machine "Ghost Machine" | Colin Teague | Helen raynor | 1,767 | October 29, 2006 | 1.3 |
| Torchwood discovers a device that allows you to observe the traumatic events of the past. Owen becomes a witness to the brutal unexplored murder and becomes obsessed with justice. At the same time, the team discovers that the device is not unique in its kind ... | |||||||
| four | four | " Kiberzhenshchyna " "Cyberwoman" | James strong | Chris Chibnell | 1,391 | November 5, 2006 | 1.4 |
| Ianto keeps a terrible secret in the basement of Torchwood headquarters, which he will defend at all costs. | |||||||
| five | five | " Little Worlds " "Small Worlds" | Andy Goddard | Peter J. Hammond | 1,264 | November 26, 2006 | 1.5 |
| Jack meets an old girlfriend who watches creatures known as "fairies." But Jack knows that the true nature of these creatures is much more dangerous. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | " Countryside " "Countryside" | Andy Goddard | Chris Chibnell | 1,217 | November 19, 2006 | 1.6 |
| The team goes out of town to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances of people, but they themselves begin to disappear one by one when they are attacked from around the corner. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Gifts of the Danaians" "Greeks Bearing Gifts" | Andy Goddard | Toby Whitehouse | 1.305 | November 26, 2006 | 1.7 |
| Torchwood is investigating the murder case many years ago. Meanwhile, Toshiko meets a telepathic woman who knows everything about her, and begins to doubt the sincerity of his colleagues. | |||||||
| eight | eight | "They keep killing Suzy." "They Keep Killing Suzie" | James strong | Paul Tomalin and Dan McCulloch | 1,123 | December 5, 2006 | 1.8 |
| Investigating the serial killer case, Torchwood has to resurrect Suzy. But such a violation of the universal laws has dangerous side effects. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Different shoes" "Random Shoes" | James Erskine | Jaquette may | 1,081 | December 10, 2006 | 1.9 |
| A young man, obsessed with aliens, gets under the car. Now he can not calm down until Gwen Cooper does not solve the mystery of his death. | |||||||
| ten | ten | "Beyond Time" "Out of Time" | Alice Trouton | Catherine Tregenna | 1,031 | December 17, 2006 | 1.10 |
| An aircraft from the 1950s lands at Cardiff Airport. Members of Torchwood are trying to adapt the passengers of this aircraft for life in the 21st century, but this turns out to be much harder than expected. | |||||||
| eleven | eleven | "Duel" "Combat" | Andy Goddard | Noel clarke | 0.826 | December 24, 2006 | 1.11 |
| Uivilov abducted by unknown people. Trying to find them, Owen is introduced to a group of people who arrange fights with these creatures for fun. | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Captain Jack Harkness" "Captain Jack Harkness" | Ashley way | Catherine Tregenna | 1,232 | January 1, 2007 | 1.12 |
| Jack and Tosh fall in 1940 - a time when Britain was under constant bombing of the Luftwaffe . While Owen is trying to open a hole in space-time to pull them back, Jack meets a handsome young American pilot. This is Captain Jack Harkness. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The End of Days" "End of Days" | Ashley way | Chris Chibnell | 1,232 | January 1, 2007 | 1.13 |
| As a result of the opening of a hole in space-time, Torchwood will have to enter into an epic battle with the biblical demon Abadon for the existence of mankind. | |||||||
Season 2
| room | No | Title | Producer | Screenwriter | Viewers (million) | release date on air | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 14 | "Chmok-Chmok, Pif-Paf" Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang | Ashley way | Chris Chibnell | 4,219 | January 16, 2008 | 2.1 |
| Jack's former colleague and lover, Captain John Hart ( James Marsters ), appears in Cardiff, ostensibly to save the city from chemical bombs, but in reality - to get a huge diamond of the woman he killed. | |||||||
| 2 | 15 | "Sleeping" "Sleeper" | Colin Teague | James moran | 3,782 | January 23, 2008 | 2.2 |
| Torchwood investigates the case of a woman who mysteriously defused two robbers. | |||||||
| 3 | sixteen | "Until the last man" "To the Last Man" | Andy Goddard | Helen raynor | 3,511 | January 30, 2008 | 2.3 |
| Toshiko falls in love with a man who was frozen in 1918, but when parts of that time begin to appear around him, she realizes that he has no choice but to leave in due time to prevent a catastrophe. | |||||||
| four | 17 | "Meat" "Meat" | Colin Teague | Catherine Tregenna | 3.282 | February 6, 2008 | 2.4 |
| Reese is involved in an endless source of meat. Gwen has no choice but to tell him the whole truth about Torchwood. | |||||||
| five | 18 | "Adam" "Adam" | Andy Goddard | Catherine Tregenna | 3,793 | February 13, 2008 | 2.5 |
| Team members Torchwood begin to lose pieces of memory. At the same time, a strange man named Adam is added to their team. | |||||||
| 6 | nineteen | "Reboot" "Reset" | Ashley way | J.S. Wilshere | 0.849 / 3.223 (4.072) | February 13, 2008 | 2.6 |
| Martha Jones (Freema Ajmen) temporarily joins Torchwood to investigate a series of mysterious murders. All those killed turned out to be completely healthy, although most recently they were dying of various ailments. | |||||||
| 7 | 20 | "Walking Dead" "Dead Man Walking" | Andy Goddard | Matt Jones | 1,009 / 3,308 (4,317) | February 20, 2008 | 2.7 |
| Jack discovers the second resurrection glove and temporarily revives Owen to say goodbye. But Owen is not going to die. Now the team has a question: where does this life force come from? Torchwood will have to fight to the death itself ... | |||||||
| eight | 21 | "Day in death" "A Day in the Death" | Andy Goddard | Joseph Lidster | 1,180 / 3,081 (4,261) | February 27, 2008 | 2.8 |
| Owen unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide. | |||||||
| 9 | 22 | "Something to borrow" "Something Borrowed" | Ashley way | Phil Ford | 0.980 / 2.765 (3.745) | March 5, 2008 | 2.9 |
| Gwen is pregnant by a flipper who loves human flesh. | |||||||
| ten | 23 | "Out of the Rain" "From out of the rain" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Peter J. Hammond | 0.951 / 2,897 (3,848) | March 12, 2008 | 2.10 |
| From the old black and white film escape 2 mysterious creatures, stealing the breath of people. | |||||||
| eleven | 24 | "With the flow" "Adrift" | Mark Everest | Chris Chibnell | 0,972 / 2,520 (3,492) | March 19, 2008 | 2.11 |
| Gwen investigates a mysterious disappearance case involving the Rift. | |||||||
| 12 | 25 | "Fragments" "Fragments" | Jonathan Fox Bassett | Chris Chibnell | 0.717 / 2.976 (3.693) | March 21, 2008 | 2.12 |
| Stuck in a destroyed building, Jack, Ianto, Owen and Toshiko recall how they got to Torchwood. | |||||||
| 13 | 26 | "Through wounds" "Exit Wounds" | Ashley way | Chris Chibnell | 3.125 | April 4, 2008 | 2.13 |
| Gray returns to take revenge on his older brother, Jack Harkness, and Captain John Hart appears with him. | |||||||
Season 3 "Children of the Earth"
All five episodes of the third season unfold one story. The duration of each series is about an hour.
| room | No | Name [2] [3] | Director [4] | Script writer [5] | Spectators (in HD) (million) [6] | release date on air [2] | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 27 | "Children of Earth, Day 1" "Children of Earth, Day 1" | Eyros Lin | Russell T. Davis | 6,472 (6,601) | July 6, 2009 | 3.1 |
All children on planet Earth in unison at the same time uttered the phrase "We are already going." Gwen finds a patient at the Clement MacDonald Psychiatric Clinic (actor Paul Copley), who behaves the same way as children - utters alien-translated phrases - “race 456”. Clement informs Gwen that she is pregnant. The prime minister (actor Brian Green) approves the clean-sheet operation, after which Deputy Interior Minister John Frobisher (actor Peter Capaldi ) orders several people to be killed, including Jack Harkness. Knowing about the immortality of Jack, the secret services decide to destroy it with a bomb; A bomb blast destroys the Torchwood base in Cardiff. | |||||||
| 2 | 28 | "Children of Earth, Day 2" "Children of Earth, Day 2" | Eyros Lin | John fei | 6.136 (6.248) | July 7, 2009 | 3.2 |
After the destruction of the base Torchwood intelligence services take away the remains of Jack. Ianto and Gwen go on the run. Gwen and her husband Rhys go to London, where they meet Lois Habiba (actress Cush Jumbo) - Frobisher's younger assistant. John Frobisher receives from MI5 technical director Mr. Decker (actor Jan Gelder) a detailed translation of the requirements of “race 456”; in the Thames Building, the construction of the device for these requirements begins. Ianto, Gwen and Rhys help Jack escape from special services. All children of Earth chorus utter the phrase "We will come tomorrow." | |||||||
| 3 | 29 | "Children of Earth, Day 3" "Children of Earth, Day 3" | Eyros Lin | James moran | 6.397 (6.557) | July 8, 2009 | 3.3 |
All the children of Earth chorus utter the phrase "We are already here" and point to the center of London. John Frobisher is officially charged with negotiating with a representative of “race 456” who arrived at the Thames Building. Even before the start of negotiations, Frobisher asks aliens not to mention the previous contact. Torchwood is deploying a base in London, for equipment without disdain and illegal methods. Gwen gives Lois Habib contact lenses with which Torchwood intends to monitor what is happening in Thames Building. Wearing lenses, Lois penetrates into the Thames Building, where Frobisher is in talks with the “race 456”. The aliens demand a “gift” of 10% of the children of Earth. Intelligence agencies are taking hostage the daughter and grandson of Jack Harkness. | |||||||
| four | thirty | "Children of Earth, Day 4" "Children of Earth, Day 4" | Eyros Lin | James moran | 6,756 (6,883) | July 9, 2009 | 3.4 |
It turns out that Jack Harkness as an employee of Torchwood participated in contact with the “race 456” in 1965, when in exchange for antivirus, the aliens were given 11 children from a Scottish shelter. The twelfth child managed to escape and hide, but even today, the adult Clement MacDonald is still associated with the “race 456,” he feels that they have returned. Negotiations with aliens come to a standstill, "race 456" does not agree to a smaller number of children; The UK government is beginning to think about how to meet the requirements of the aliens at the appointed time. Lois Habiba announces that Torchwood has records of meetings between the Prime Minister and UN representatives and their decision to hand over the newcomers to the children. Jack and Ianto penetrate Thames House and try to negotiate with the newcomer, negotiations end in failure, all people die in the Thames Building, including Ianto. At the same time, Clement MacDonald dies at the Torchwood base. All the children of Earth call the numbers in chorus, but in each country the numbers are different: these are 10% of the children of each country. | |||||||
| five | 31 | "Children of Earth, Day 5" "Children of Earth, Day 5" | Eyros Lin | Russell T. Davis | 6,581 (6,732) | July 10, 2009 | 3.5 |
Seeing no other way out, the British government decides to fulfill the requirements of "race 456": under the cover of "vaccination", an operation is being carried out to force the collection of children at military bases, from which they must be taken by aliens. The Prime Minister appoints Frobisher as a scapegoat and orders the aliens to give their daughters. Gwen and Rees go to Cardiff and try to save the nephews of Ianto and other children. Jack Harkness at the cost of his own grandson's life manages to modulate and send a signal that made "race 456" leave planet Earth, leaving the children. | |||||||
Season 4 "Miracle Day"
On November 12, 2009, Russell T. Davis confirmed that the fourth season was “in development,” and they hope to start work on the series in January 2010. John Barrowmen announced that he has signed a contract for 13 episodes of the new season.
On April 11, 2010, in an interview on Heat Radio, John Barrowman reported that season 4 is still under discussion whether to release it or not.
June 7, 2010 on the official website of the BBC1 channel in the section on Torchwood was confirmed the beginning of work on the fourth season. The article says that John Barrowman and Yves Miles gave their consent to participate in the series. Captain Jack Harkness returns to the screens. American cable channel Starz and the British BBC One will release the ten-series fourth season “Torchwood: Miracle Day” (Torchwood: Miracle Day) next year.
“The new series will allow Davis and his team to create a brighter and larger story. On top of that, they have unlimited possibilities for cable TV and Starz channel in particular, ”the channel’s management says.
It is expected that some already familiar characters will definitely return to the series. The characters of John Barrowman and Yves Miles, as well as Russell T. Davis (as a showrunner and screenwriter) will continue to talk about the adventures of the special Torchwood squad. This time the events of the season will be international. In addition to their favorite Captain Jack and Gwen Cooper, CIA agent Rex Matheson (actor Mehi Fayfer), CIA analyst Esther Drummond (Alex Havins) and surgeon Vera Juaros (Arlene Tour) will join the Torchwood team. Great influence on the events will have a brilliant PR-specialist Gilly Kitzinger (Lauren Ambrose) and the pedophile killer Oswald Danes (Bill Pullman). Team Torchwood will have to fight with the threat looming over the planet, not realizing that their main enemy is the human race itself.
The plot of "The Day of the Miracle":
One day no one dies. Around the world no one dies. And the next day, and the next, and the next, people grow old — they feel bad and sick — but they don’t die. Result: an unexpected population jump. There are not enough resources for so many people. It is said that in four months the human race cannot exist. But this event cannot have a natural reason - there is someone behind it. The time trial begins, and CIA agent Rex Matheson begins an investigation into the global conspiracy. The answers are in the old secret British Institute. When Rex starts asking “What is Torchwood?”, He is drawn into a world of adventure and danger that can change the notion of a person forever. "
| room | No | Name [7] | Director [8] | Script writer [8] | Viewers (million) | release date on air | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 32 | "New world" "The New World" | Bharat Nalluri | Russell T. Davis | 1.51 (USA) [10] 6.59 (UK) [11] | July 8, 2011 (Starz) [9] July 14, 2011 (BBC One) [12] | 101 |
| When death itself stops, the whole world faces the most dangerous situation in history. The CIA agent Rex Matheson has only one clue - Torchwood. [9] | |||||||
| 2 | 33 | "Extradition" "Rendition" | Billie Gerhart | Doris Egan | 0.98 (USA) [13] 5.75 (UK) [11] | July 15, 2011 (Starz) [14] July 21, 2011 (BBC One) [15] | 102 |
| The Torchwood team is reunited, and Jack realizes that he is the most vulnerable man on Earth. Flying in the United States turns into a desperate battle for existence. | |||||||
| 3 | 34 | "Deep night" "Dead of Night" | Billie Gerhart | Jane espenson | 1.02 (USA) [13] 5.49 (UK) [11] | July 22, 2011 (Starz) [16] July 28, 2011 (UK) | 103 |
| Torchwood goes on the run and finds a new enemy, but they raid the headquarters of FiCorp, and Jack must confront the mysterious Oswald Danes. | |||||||
| four | 35 | "Escape to Los Angeles" "Escape to LA" | Billie Gerhart | Jim gray John shiban | 0.94 (USA) 5.19 (UK) [11] | July 29, 2011 (Starz) [17] August 4, 2011 (UK) | 104 |
| The battle against FayCorp leads the Torchwood team to California, where a trap awaits them. Meanwhile, Oswald and Gilley realize that their enemy is themselves. | |||||||
| five | 36 | "Categories of Life" "The Categories of Life" | Guy Ferland | Jane espenson | 1.02 (USA) [18] 5.17 (UK) [11] | August 5, 2011 (Starz) [19] August 11, 2011 (UK) | 105 |
| Torchwood begins to work under cover and learns the terrible truth behind the Miracle. The enemy is coming, and death is about to return horrifyingly. | |||||||
| 6 | 37 | "Mediators" "The Middle Men" | Guy Ferland | John shiban | 0.88 (USA) 4.60 (UK) [11] | August 12, 2011 (Starz) [20] August 18, 2011 (UK) | 106 |
| Gwen, Rex and Esther are trapped on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, the race against time begins - Jack goes to the very heart of a secret organization. | |||||||
| 7 | 38 | "Immortal Sins" "Immortal Sins" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Jane espenson | 0.92 (USA) 4.48 (UK) [11] | August 19, 2011 (Starz) [21] August 25, 2011 (UK) | 107 |
| Gwen fights to protect her family, and chooses a terrible path in time and space, revealing the long history of the Miracle. | |||||||
| eight | 39 | "End of the Way" "End of the Road" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Jane espenson Ryan scott | 1.17 (USA) 4.64 (UK) [11] | August 26, 2011 (Starz) [22] September 1, 2011 (UK) | 108 |
| Torchwood arrives at Angelo Colasanto’s mansion to meet with the man who has devoted his life to finding out who is behind the Miracle. A man who, despite the Miracle, managed to die. Heroes waiting for a new trap, new allies, new betrayals and new discoveries. | |||||||
| 9 | 40 | "Collection" "The Gathering" | Guy Ferland | John Fey [23] [24] | 1.05 (USA) 4.63 (UK) [11] | September 2, 2011 (Starz) [25] September 8, 2011 (UK) | 109 |
| Three Families plunge the world into a crisis, the Torchwood team - defeated, helpless, wanted - must make a deal with the devil himself. | |||||||
| ten | 41 | "Blood Line" "The Blood Line" | Billie Gerhart | Russell T. Davis, Jane Espenson [26] | 0.95 (USA) [27] 5.13 (UK) | September 9, 2011 (Starz) [28] September 15, 2011 (UK) | 110 |
| The Torchwood team is sent across the world on the final, desperate mission, but the Three Families cannot be stopped unless they bring a terrible sacrifice. | |||||||
Notes
- AR BARB's multichannel top 10 programs (select BBC3, Oct. 16 - Oct 22, 2006 to Jan 1 - Jan 7, 2007) (not available link) . barb.co.uk. The appeal date is February 25, 2010. Archived on April 13, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 BBC Press Office (2009-06-18). Program Information - BBC Week 27 Network TV: Unplaced 2009 . Press release . Checked 2009-06-18 .
- BBC Press Office (2008-08-26). Filming under the new series of Torchwood . Press release . Checked 2008-08-26 .
- ↑ {{{title}}} (Eng.) // Torchwood Magazine : magazine.
- BBC Press Office (2009-06-15). Torchwood - Children Of Earth Press Pack: Cast List and Production Team . Press release . Checked 2009-06-15 .
- ↑ BARB's multichannel top 10 programs (select BBC1, and week Jul 06 - Jul 12, 2009) (not available link) . barb.co.uk. The appeal date is February 25, 2010. Archived on April 13, 2012.
- Doctor The Doctor Who News Page: Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode Titles Revealed
- ↑ 1 2 Foster, Chuck Torchwood: News Roundup . The Doctor Who News Page. The date of circulation is January 27, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Ep 101 - The New World (inaccessible link) . Starz. The date of circulation is June 3, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' Premieres as Well as 'Camelot' . Zap2it (July 11, 2011). The date of circulation is 2011 26, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BARB, scroll to relevant week (Unavailable (inaccessible link) . BARB (July 25, 2011). The appeal date is July 25, 2011. Archived on May 3, 2012.
- B [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012mbqm BBC - BBC One Programs - Torchwood, Miracle Day, Episode 1] . The appeal date is July 21, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- 2 1 2 Seidman, Robert 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' . Zap2it . The appeal date is July 26, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- 102 Ep 102 - Rendition (inaccessible link) . Starz. The date of circulation is June 3, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ BBC - Press Office - Network TV Program Information BBC Week 29 Thursday July 21, 2011
- ↑ Ep 103 - Dead Of Night (inaccessible link) . Starz. The date of circulation is June 3, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Ep 104 - Escape To LA (inaccessible link) . Starz. The date of circulation is June 3, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert 'Friday Cable Ratings:' Phineas & Ferb 'Dominate Friday; 'Smackdown' Rises + 'Haven,' 'Thundercats' & More . Zap2it . The appeal date was August 8, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- Ep * Ep 105 - The Categories Of Life (not available link) . Starz. The date of circulation is June 15, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- Ep * Ep 106 - The Middle Men (not available link) . Starz. The date of circulation is June 15, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- Ep * Ep 107 - Immortal Sins (not available link) . Starz. The appeal date is June 24, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- 108 Ep 108 - End Of The Road (inaccessible link) . Starz. The date of circulation is July 5, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ LiveRead author interview: Torchwood writer John Fay . Liverpool Daily Post (March 2, 2011). The appeal date is March 14, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Foster, Chuck Torchwood: Week Eight Production . The Doctor Who News Page (March 8, 2011). The appeal date is March 10, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- 109 Ep 109 - The Gathering (inaccessible link) . Starz. The date of circulation is July 5, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Jane Espenson on Twitter .
- ↑ Gorman, Bill 'Friday Cable: College Football,' Smackdown! ' Tops; 'Man, Woman, Wild,' 'Thundercats,' 'Haven' & More . Zap2it . The date of circulation is October 4, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Ep 110 - The Blood Line (unavailable link) . Starz. The appeal date was July 12, 2011. Archived August 31, 2012.