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Torchwood

2009 • BBC America
4.6
295 reviews
15
Rating
Eligible

Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Everything Changes
10/22/06
When WPC Gwen Cooper witnesses the resurrection of a murder victim, it begins her journey into a dangerous underworld of savage monsters and alien hunters. Her chance encounter with the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness and the Torchwood team will change her life forever..
2 Day One
10/22/06
An alien addicted to sex is let loose on Cardiff's nightlife, leaving a trail of gruesome deaths in its wake. Captain Jack and Torchwood must track down the creature's new host and in doing so, confront a violent new form of love in the 21st Century.
3 Ghost Machine
10/29/06
When Gwen retrieves an alien object from a fleeing hoodie, she's haunted by a vision of a lonely young boy. As the team track down the object's owner, the elusive Bernie Harris, Owen experiences an even more terrifying vision and a long buried crime resurfaces.
4 Cyberwoman
11/5/06
In the basement of the Torchwood building, Ianto Jones hides a terrible secret. As a Japanese doctor attempts to rescue the soul of a half-Cybernised woman (Caroline Chikezie -- Footballers' Wives, Brothers and Sisters), a quiet day in Torchwood quickly becomes a living nightmare. Has Ianto unleashed a force that will destroy his colleagues?
5 Small Worlds
11/12/06
Supernatural forces stalk the suburbs of Cardiff: but are they friendly or malevolent? And what do they want with the seemingly normal Pierce family? As nightmares of his past haunt Jack, can Jack's old friend Estelle Cole (Eve Pearce) help him prevent the tragedy brewing in a suburban household?
6 Countrycide
11/19/06
Concerned that the space-time rift is spreading, Torchwood investigates a series of gruesome deaths in the village of Brynblaidd in the picturesque Brecon Beacons. What sort of creature could cause such shocking injuries? Stranded without communications or equipment, and isolated from one another, the team confronts a terrifying enemy.
7 Greeks Bearing Gifts
11/26/06
Toshiko is given an alien pendant which enables her to hear other people's thoughts. As the rest of the Torchwood team puzzle over a centuries-old skeleton, the pendant forces Toshiko to question her commitment to Torchwood: is her new-found ability a blessing or a curse?
8 They Keep Killing Suzie
12/3/06
Torchwood is linked to a series of brutal murders around the city. As Jack and the team investigate further, it becomes clear somebody wants their attention. What is Pilgrim? And how is it connected to a figure from Torchwood's past? The resurrection days are far from over.
9 Random Shoes
12/10/06
When Eugene (Paul Chequer -- Sinchronicity) wakes to find himself (a) dead and (b) invisible to the rest of the world, he knows something has gone rather wrong. Eugene knows there is one person he can rely on to discover the truth behind his death: Gwen Cooper.
10 Out of Time
12/17/06
When a plane from 1953 makes an unexpected landing in present-day Cardiff, its three passengers are shocked to learn that they can never go back to their own time. Torchwood helps them to settle in contemporary society, but this simple task has painful emotional consequences.
11 Combat
12/24/06
Savage aliens are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff and Torchwood wants to know why. Owen is sent undercover to find out who is behind it and soon befriends the charismatic Mark Lynch (Alex Hassell). Beneath the veneer of normal city life, Owen discovers a shocking subculture. Can he avoid being sucked in?
12 Captain Jack Harkness
1/1/07
While investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Toshiko find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall -- in 1941. As Gwen, Owen and Ianto work to rescue their colleagues, Jack and Toshiko meet a handsome young American squadron leader by the name of... Captain Jack Harkness.
13 End of Days
1/1/07
The rift has been opened, and time is splintering all over the world. As events spiral out of control, the Torchwood team members are faced with fragments of their pasts -- and terrifying visions of their futures. Can Captain Jack save the world?

About this show

Part CSI, part X-Files, Torchwood is the team we'd all love to be part of, where excitement comes before morality and the rules are made as you go along…The 21st Century is when it all changes and you've got to be ready. Separate from the government, outside the police, beyond the United Nations: Torchwood sets its own rules. Led by the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness, the Torchwood team delves into the unknown and fights the impossible.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
295 reviews
Andyplike
July 17, 2016
In agreement with most other reviews, Russell T has a keen mind (big fan) series 1 to 3 and the re-birth of DW 10/10. The original team of TW where fantastically gr8, but Miracle Day was just wrong, It had its moments, was nice to see star treks Q and major Kira guest star, but as a true fan of DW and TW very disappointed, feel like a traitor for this review, but wish I had a vortex manipulator or a Tardis to time travel and stop Russell T from letting his wonderful creation being ruined. ;-(
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Stacey Osborne
October 30, 2013
This series was terrible. It went really down hill when most of the cast died. Its to Americanized, lost all its welsh charm and its unbelievable boring. I am a massive fan of Torchwood and I regret to say I would not waste my money on this series even though I have the others. Don't waste your money!
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Holly Dickinson
August 23, 2013
One of my favourite TV shows up until series 4. After (SPOILER ALERT) Ianto died things went down hill for Torchwood. But I still love series' 1 to 3
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