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Torchwood

Duration:
50 min (26 episodes)
Genres:
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB rate:
7.8
Awards:
9 wins & 37 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Lauren Ambrose
Lauren Ambrose
Torchwood
Lucy Cohu
Lucy Cohu
Torchwood
Burn Gorman
Burn Gorman
Torchwood
Arlene Tur
Arlene Tur
Torchwood
Tom Price
Tom Price
Torchwood
Amy Manson
Amy Manson
Torchwood
Rik Makarem
Rik Makarem
Torchwood
John Barrowman
Captain Jack Harkness
Eve Myles
Gwen Cooper
Kai Owen
Rhys Williams
Gareth David-Lloyd
Ianto Jones
Naoko Mori
Toshiko Sato
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Trivia
The words "Bad Wolf" are shown in episodes, indicating that Rose Tyler is trying to reach out to Jack Harkness.
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The Doctor has never made an appearance in "Torchwood".
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"Torchwood" is an anagram of "Doctor Who". When the first series of Doctor Who (2005) was being made, television pirates were desperate to acquire the preview tapes. One of the people in the office had the idea of labeling the tapes with the anagram "Torchwood" rather than "Doctor Who", as a security measure to disguise the tapes when they were delivered from Cardiff to London. Writer Russell T. Davies liked this idea so much that it later inspired him to use it as a title when creating this spin-off series.
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Quotes
Captain Jack Harkness: [voiceover during second season opening] Torchwood: outside the government, beyond the police. Fighting for the future on behalf of the human race. The 21st Century is when everything changes -- and Torchwood is ready.
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Captain Jack Harkness: [voiceover during first season opening] Torchwood: outside the government, beyond the police. Tracking down alien life on Earth, arming the human race against the future. The twenty-first century is when everything changes. And you gotta be ready.
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Faq
Q
When will the fifth season of Torchwood come out?
A
It has said that it has not being cancelled yet they're still thinking of what to do and Russell T Davies is doing another TV show [new children's TV show] Wizards vs Aliens. When he has time he's going to work on Torchwood, but there most likely be more seasons to come.They finished season 4 on a cliffhanger so there has to be another season. And this is what John Barrowman said: "We've pushed the pause button now because we don't know what's happening. It's beyond my control." So let's be patient.
Q
Why the name Torchwood?
A
"Torchwood" is an anagram of Doctor Who. When Doctor Who was revived in 2005, fans wanted to know all they could about the episodes before they aired. In order to keep scripts and set photos from being leaked onto the internet, Russel T Davies created the anagram "Torchwood," to appear on the production notes and on sets and locations so that they would be overlooked by people trying to get a scoop on Doctor Who. Later, he decided that it would be a good name for a corporation and worked it into the second series. The Torchwood Institute finally made its appearance in the Doctor Who series 2 finale "Army Of Ghosts"/"Doomsday," though it had been mentioned throughout the second series (and in part 1 of the series 1 finale "Bad Wolf" by Anne Droid)
Q
Who was Diane?
A
Diane was featured in the Torchwood series 1 episode "Out of Time". She flew her plane - along with two passengers - through a rift in time, from 1953 to 2006. While being taken care of by the Torchwood team, she and Owen started a relationship. In the end she chose to try and fly home again, leaving an emotionally wrecked Owen behind. Diane returned as a ghost in the series 1 finale "End of Days," when she tried to make Owen open up the rift, saying it would reunite them.
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Photos from cast
Lauren Ambrose Lucy Cohu Scott Hoxby Burn Gorman Arlene Tur Louise Minchin Tom Price Amy Manson
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