In October 2006, the first episode of Torchwood was
broadcast on digital channel BBC3. The show, a spin-off from
Doctor Who, was immediately very popular and
2.5 million people watched it, making it the highest rated ever show
broadcast on digital.
The show focuses on Captain Jack Harkness, played by John
Barrowman, who we first met in the First Series of the newly revamped
Doctor Who. Jack plus Gwen Cooper (police liaison), Dr Owen Harper (medical,
2nd-in-command), Toshito Sato (computer specialist) and finally, Ianto Jones
(general support), arming the world with alien technology to save Earth from
invasion. The team are non-United Nations or UK government based.
Torchwood's HQ, known as The Hub, is based in central Cardiff, Wales
underneath The Time Rift is. This Rift is featured in the show quite
regularly as many unknown life forces have used it to get to Earth so that
they can carry their evil plans. Needless to say, despite much in-fighting,
the team pull through and save the day.
Torchwood returns to our screens on 16th January 2008,
premiering on BBC2 first, with a repeat later the same night on BBC3. The Doctor's assistant from
Series Three,
Martha Jones, will be joining the
Torchwood team in Cardiff for several episodes before returning to the main
show partway through it's Series Four.
In the finale of new Who
Series Four, the Torchwood team
along with Sarah Jane Smith,
Rose Tyler,
Martha Jones and several other
returning characters, help defeat the Daleks
and their evil creator Davros in a
battle to save planet Earth.
In December 2008, I was lucky enough to
meet Gareth David-Lloyd, who plays Ianto Jones in the hit show.
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