Torchwood

Torchwood - a clandestine organisation outside the government, beyond the police. An elite team of operatives defending Cardiff and the world from alien menaces and terrible forces, keeping the city safe from the interdimensional rift that runs through it.Led by the irrepressible Captain Jack Harkness, former Time Agent and companion to the Doctor, these brand new adventures find members of the Torchwood team both old and new caught up in a series of perilous events.Torchwood - a clandestine organisation outside the government, beyond the police. An elite team of operatives defending Cardiff and the world from alien menaces and terrible forces, keeping the city safe from the interdimensional rift that runs through it.

Episodes

EpisodeTitleFirst
Broadcast
RepeatedComments
The Dead Line2011042420110425 (BBC7)
20111210 (BBC7)
20111211 (BBC7)
Cardiff's alien-hunters probe a spate of locals left in coma-like trances.

Sci-fi adventures starring John Barrowman

Cardiff's alien-hunters probe a spate of locals left in coma-like trances triggered by phone calls. Stars John Barrowman.

01Lost Souls2011040320110404 (BBC7)
20111203 (BBC7)
20111204 (BBC7)
20260117 (BBC7)
20260118 (BBC7)
20080910

Outside of the government, beyond the police and fighting for the future on behalf of the human race, the Torchwood team leaves Cardiff and heads for the Franco-Swiss border, where former time-traveller Martha Jones is now working as a doctor at the world's biggest physics laboratory, CERN.

Deep in an underground tunnel, a giant particle accelerator is about to be activated for the first time. But something strange is happening. Scientists are hearing voices and collapsing with a strange illness. Is something lurking in the tunnel? Do the dead ever really stay dead?

Written by Joseph Lidster.

Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman

Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles

Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd

Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman

Professor Johnson - Lucy Montgomery

Dr Oliver Harrington - Stephen Crichlow

Leon Foiret - Mark Meadows

Music by Murray Gold and Ben Foster.

‘Lost Souls' was commissioned as part of Radio 4's ‘Big Bang Day', a day of special programming commemorating the switch-on of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva.

Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory. Stars John Barrowman and Lucy Montgomery.

Sci-fi adventures starring John Barrowman

Premiere. Cardiff's extra-terrestrial peacekeepers head to Geneva's Hadron Collider laboratory. Stars John Barrowman and Lucy Montgomery.

[LISTEN NOW]

02Asylum2009070120110410 (BBC7)
20110411 (BBC7)
20111119 (BBC7)
20111120 (BBC7)
20140607 (BBC7)
20140608 (BBC7)
20260124 (BBC7)
20260125 (BBC7)

Earth's defenders against alien incursion find their compassion tested by an odd new arrival in Cardiff.

When PC Andy arrests a teenager for shoplifting, he thinks it's going to be a routine case. Then he sees the weapon she's carrying and decides to call in Torchwood. Under questioning, the girl speaks in a strange mix of English and Scandinavian but with a Cardiff accent. Then the girl's blood tests come through and the team is faced with a dilemma.

Written by Anita Sullivan based on a format devised by Russell Davies.

Jack Harkness - John Barrowman

Eve Myles - Gwen Cooper

Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd

PC Andy - Tom Price

Freda - Erin Richards

Security Guard - Matthew Gravelle

Policewoman - Sara McGaughey

Dog Walker - Dick Bradnum

Girl - Isabel Lewis

Music composed by Murray Gold.

The compassion of the Earth's protectors is tested by an odd new arrival in Cardiff.

The defenders against alien incursion find their compassion tested by an odd new arrival in Cardiff. Stars John Barrowman.

Sci-fi adventures starring John Barrowman

Premiere. The defenders against alien incursion find their compassion tested by an odd new arrival in Cardiff. Stars John Barrowman.

When PC Andy arrests a teenager for shoplifting, he thinks it's a routine case.

Under questioning from Gwen, the girl remembers her name but little else, and when she speaks it's in a strange mix of English and Scandinavian but with a Cardiff accent.

Then the girl's blood tests come through and the Torchwood team is faced with a dilemma.

Based on a format devised by Russell T Davies.

[LISTEN NOW]

03Golden Age2009070220110417 (BBC7)
20110418 (BBC7)
20111126 (BBC7)
20111127 (BBC7)
20140628 (BBC7)
20140629 (BBC7)
20260131 (BBC7)
20260201 (BBC7)

On the trail of a dangerous energy field, Cardiff's crack team of defenders against alien incursion are faced with telephonic terror in Delhi.

As the energy field grows once more, the Torchwood team witnesses the simultaneous disappearance of hundreds of people around Delhi. Jack discovers that the field centres on an old colonial mansion - Torchwood India. Shocked to find that Torchwood India is still going strong – having shut it down himself over 80 years previously - he's even more surprised to find that its members, including his old flame the Duchess, haven't aged a day.

Written by James Goss based on a format devised by Russell Davies.

Jack Harkness - John Barrowman

Eve Myles - Gwen Cooper

Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd

The Duchess - Jasmine Hyde

Mr Daz - Amerjit Deu

Mahajan - Ravin J Ganatra

Gissing - Richard Mitchley

Music composed by Murray Gold.

Chasing a dangerous energy field, Torchwood is faced with telephonic terror in Delhi.

On the trail of a dangerous energy field, Cardiff's crack team are faced with telephonic terror in Delhi. Stars John Barrowman.

Trailing a dangerous energy field, Cardiff's crack team are faced with telephonic terror.

Sci-fi adventures starring John Barrowman

Trailing a dangerous energy field, the team face a wave of disappearances in India.

Trailing a dangerous energy field, the alien-hunters must tackle a wave of disappearances in India. Stars John Barrowman.

On the trail of a dangerous energy field, Torchwood are led to Delhi.

As the energy field grows once more, the team witnesses the simultaneous disappearance of hundreds of people.

Based on a format devised by Russell T Davies.

[LISTEN NOW]

04The Dead Line2009070320240608 (BBC7)
20260207 (BBC7)
20260208 (BBC7)

When a Cardiff Hospital is inundated with patients who have fallen into coma-like trances, Torchwood move in to investigate.

The trances appear to have been triggered by phone calls, all received on retro phones and made from a number that hasn't been active for over 30 years.

Determined to find out who's been calling the unfortunate victims, Jack rings the mysterious number - two, oh, five, nine - nothing. It's a dead line. Until, it calls Jack back -

Starring John Barrowman.

Written by Phil Ford.

Jack - John Barrowman

Gwen - Eve Myles

Ianto - Gareth David-Lloyd

Rhys - Kai Owen

Stella - Dona Croll

Jan - Eiry Thomas

Bob - Matthew Gravelle

Tyler - Brendan Charleson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2009.

When a hospital is inundated with patients in trances, Torchwood move in to investigate.

Odd phone calls cause an influx of patients in trances at a Cardiff hospital. Who ya gonna call? Torchwood! Stars John Barrowman.

You'll wish you're on hold when you hear this eerie tale of telephonic terror for the team

Cardiff's alien-hunters probe a spate of locals left in coma-like trances - triggered by phone calls. Stars John Barrowman.

[LISTEN NOW]

18The Dying Room20170800'

In this room everyone learns the truth. And neither of us will be quite the same when we leave.

Paris, 1940s. The German-occupied city is in a state of turmoil - a plague ravages the streets, turning people into deformed monsters.

The city?s finest hotel is under siege. SS interrogator Grau has come here to find out the truth. Grau has one night to cure the plague and to unmask the mysterious Madame Berber and who she's really working for. Herr Grau knows all about Project Hermod. And now he's going to find out all about Torchwood.

23Instant Karma20180700'

Imagine. All those people. The ones who make each day that little bit harder. That little bit more unbearable.

Imagine if you could silence them. Just by looking at them.

I mean, just imagine. If you could do that. To all the people who annoy you. Would you do it?

27Sync20190500'

Torchwood vs Monsters!

Margaret Blaine is the Mayor of Cardiff. She?s also an alien who?ll do anything to get off the planet Earth. When a spaceship crashes outside Cardiff, it seems like the answer to her prayers. But she?s not the only person at crash site.

Suzie Costello works for Torchwood, but strictly to her own agenda. When a spaceship crashes outside Cardiff, it seems like the answer to her prayers. But she?s not the only person at the crash site.

Bonded by an alien device, Margaret and Suzie find themselves on the run from Torchwood, the police, and six warp missiles that?ll destroy them, Cardiff, and most of the Western Hemisphere.

29Serenity20190700'

Serenity Plaza is the most exclusive gated community in South Wales.

You?d kill to live there. Jack and Ianto have gone undercover as a happily married couple. There are rumours that something?s wrong at Serenity Plaza and they?re determined to investigate. But the problem is that Serenity Plaza is just so rigidly normal.

Suddenly, Jack and Ianto have to confront the problems that normal couples face. Sharing a house together, doing the washing up, entering the residents? baking contest, and hoping to win the Best Kept Lawn.

Competition is fierce. Because this is Serenity Plaza. And you?d kill to live there.

30The Hope20190800'

Megwyn Jones is one of the most hated women in Britain. She used to run a home for troubled children in an isolated part of Snowdonia called The Hope. For a long time there were rumours about what was happening there, and then one day it was realised that the children had gone missing.

Ever since, Megwyn?s kept her peace. Is she innocent? Is she guilty? Where are the bodies?

The years have been long and hard on Megwyn and on the families of the children. But now Megwyn?s dying, and she?s agreed to go back to The Hope, to reveal the horrible secret she?s kept all these years.


Burn Gorman (Owen Harper)

Tom Price (Andy Davidson)

Si?n Phillips (Megwyn Jones)

Laura Dalgleish (Reporter)

Nia Roberts (Sally)

Ian Saynor (Colbourne)

Kerry Joy Stewart (Ginny)

32Smashed20191000'

Glynteg was never much of a place. Since the refinery?s shut down there?s been nothing much going on ? no jobs, no money, more pubs than buses. One of those sad Welsh towns where?s there?s little to do but drink.

Then the frakking company came and there was a brief spark of hope ? maybe there?d be some jobs, at least. But that fizzled out. Instead the people started falling ill.

Gwen Cooper?s come to Glynteg to find out what?s happening. Something ancient has woken up beneath the ground and will do whatever it can to protect itself. The Hunters have been unleashed. And there?s only one way to stay safe.

34Expectant20191200'

The Yalnix Empire is a fragile alliance of a dozen systems, under constant attack from their ancient enemy, the Vad. With the Empress unable to trust any of her court she gives the job of growing the next Ruler of the Yalnix to an old friend - Captain Jack Harkness.

With hunters on the loose and a battlefleet in orbit, Cardiff?s suddenly became a dangerous place for a man to be pregnant.

36Dissected20200200Gwen Cooper turns up on Martha Jones's doorstep with a dead body in tow. She needs to ask one final favour of her. And to find out why they stopped being friends.

A lot's happened to Torchwood since Martha left. A lot's happened to Martha since she left Torchwood. And there's something very odd about the dead body Gwen's brought with her.

Tonight Gwen's going to be getting more answers than she bargained for.

40Save Our Souls20200700'

An experimental radio mast has been set up on a remote island. It has been picking up signals ? a voice that claims it knows the future.

Five people have come to the island to hear the voice. A scientist, a soldier, a medium, an alienist and the most powerful woman in the world. The voice has something to say to all of them. It starts by saying who will be the first to die.

45The Crown20201200'

The Ferryman stands in shadow and waits.

The Ferryman giggles, hungers and hates.

The Ferryman comes to carry away

All who behold the crown and disobey.

Christmas Eve. Dr Gideon Parr is summoned to an asylum to check on a patient. A patient who claims to be haunted by a terrible curse. A patient who claims to be Queen Victoria.

46Coffee20210100'

Baps has long been the best (and only) caf? in Cardiff Bay. But something?s coming to the Bay ? will it be posh coffee or aliens?

David thinks that Cardiff?s under a curse, ever since his Mum went missing. One day, a young man called Ianto Jones walks into David?s caf?. He?s looking for something. Will he help David learn what?s really going on in the city?

47Drive20210200'

They know everything about Cardiff ? they hear the city's secrets, they move between its hidden places, they understand its nightmares. And they're the people you turn to if you're in trouble. They are taxi drivers.

Toshiko Sato, wounded and desperate, wakes up in the back of a cab. She's got one night to save the city, and the meter's running.