Torchwood is a 13-part drama series aimed at a post-watershed audience and has an organic link to Doctor Who.
"Torchwood is a British sci-fi paranoid thriller, a cop show with a sense of humour," says Russell T Davies. "It's dark, wild and sexy, it's The X Files meets This Life. It's a stand-alone series for adult audiences which will have its own unique identity.
"I have just begun working on the scripts with a team of writers and cannot wait to see the results."
Set in modern-day Cardiff, Torchwood stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack from Doctor Who; it's in the Christmas special and second series of Doctor Who that the story of Torchwood – a renegade group of investigators – is seeded.
However, no stories will cross over between Torchwood and Doctor Who.
saving wales from invasion, one alien at a time...
You'll meet Torchwood London later in the current Doctor Who series...
But in Cardiff...
John Barrowman as Jack Harkness and Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper
but the original torchwood was in scotland
puts on geek glasses i'm prepared, bring it on.
Indeed.
It was commissioned in 1879 by Queen Victoria. See here
But the Rift [see The Unquiet Dead and Boom Town in Season 1] is in Cardiff.
The reason for the London branch will be made clear as the story unfolds...
ugh i hate it when fiction mirrors reality
That's a spoof site Rach!
There's also one for the school in next week's story
sigh
is that why the observatory doesn't work? and have you seen one of the comments from the weddings section???
"I cannot thank you enough for making my last hours with my Tiffany some of the happiest of my life." George Prohonset, Leeds
the observatory worked for me, except some bits asked for a password.
Domain name: visittorchwood.co.uk
The password for the Torchwood Observatory is victoria
Torchwood leads new BBC Three Season press release
Torchwood
Torchwood follows the adventures of a team of investigators as they use alien technology to solve crimes, both alien and human.
This new British sci-fi crime thriller, from Russell T Davies, follows the team as they delve into the unknown. They are fighting the impossible while keeping their everyday lives going back at home.
The cast includes John Barrowman (Doctor Who) as the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness, the ever-watchful heart of the team guarding against the fragility of humankind.
Eve Myles (Doctor Who, Belonging) plays Gwen Cooper, initially an outsider whose first encounter with Torchwood sparks a burning curiosity to get to the truth and throws her into an unfamiliar but exciting world.
Burn Gorman (Bleak House) plays the raw but charming medic, Owen Harper, and Naoko Mori (Doctor Who, Absolutely Fabulous) is Toshiko Sato, the team member who specialises in all things technical.
Torchwood is written by Russell T Davies and Chris Chibnall, with contributing writers including PJ Hammond, Toby Whithouse and Helen Raynor.
Purported Broadcast dates
Episode 1 to be broadcast simultaneously on BBC One and BBC Three at 21.00 on Sunday 21 October 2006.
Episode 2 then immediately follows on BBC Three.
On all following weeks, the episode on BBC One at 21.00 will be followed by the next episode on BBC Three so that BBC Three is one week ahead of BBC One for the whole run...
BBC1 is now running two second teaser trails of the Torchwood logo.
BBC Three had a long trailer last night - but I was in the pub doing a quiz and the volume on the set was down
:(
I saw the episode of Dr Who the other day where they introduce Torchwood. My that Dr is rad.. apparently next week they're killing of Rose... what the?
seasons over meg
is it now?
i swear i only saw that the other day
Last night was the final, it was a bit sad
fuck shit fuck. swear it was the other day.. bummer yeah just saw clem, she confirmed my lameness in not seeing this. bring on torchwood!
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I'm okay with that. He's Jim Robinson, he can do what he likes.
Plus that lead is rubbish.
Lead=en
huh?
As a lead he/she is/was rather leaden
Also died from lead slug in the chest
Only to be the undead
No real spoilers here from me
But....
RE: Season two finale
Bloody hell - ain't seen such carnage with regular cast since the final episode of Blakes 7
BREAK MY HEART. you stupid fucking show.
Series 3 confirmed
16 June 2008
BBC
Julie Gardner has confirmed that a third series of Torchwood has been commissioned and that it will be unlike anything we have seen before!
Not only will the series air on BBC One, Torchwood will have a brand new format. The series will consist of just one continuous story, delivered over 5 consecutive nights.
That's not the only thing that will be new about the series - Torchwood will have a brand new producer, Peter Bennett, who has previously worked on Torchwood and on Doctor Who as well as 'The Mummy', 'A View to a Kill' and 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'. Euros Lyn will also join the team as Director. Euros has directed several Doctor Who episodes including the 'Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead' two-part story from the current series.
And just to add to the excitement, the show will boast some new arrivals in the cast as well...
Julie Gardner says that she and Russell T Davies ''are thrilled to be bringing Torchwood back for a third series. The new series promises to be a gripping and surprising TV event and we're certain the audience will love the team's exciting, roller-coaster adventures.''
Production on the new series will start in August.
This sounds dumb to me.
Perfect for Torchwood, then!
zing!
So Torchwood is going to be more like the old school Doctor Who, while Doctor Who is more like every other TV show. Weird.
bored by the notion that M & M will probably be in it
What's M&M?
erm, it's a bit spoiler-y for those who haven't seen the end of Dr Who season 4. Two slightly lame Who characters.
Ah, I see. One of them was in Torchwood S2, wasn't she?
correct! I guess she was always slated to come back.
One-off radio special
Just making my way through season 1, nothing too exciting so far. Episode two with the alien feeding on orgasmic energy, whaaaa?
Seriously though, can someone tell me it gets better?
STOP NOW!
Torchwood is a big pile of cheese. enjoy it that way.