Torchwood Episode Guide

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Episode Guide

Torchwood: Season 3 (2009)

  • Season 3 Episode 5: Children of the Earth - Day Five

    Gwen finds herself alone as the world descends into anarchy and the 456's sanction against Earth begins. As violence spills out onto ordinary streets, humanity's fate is decided in the absence of the one person who might be able to prevent the destruction of planet Earth. Drama, starring Eve Myles, John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd

  • Season 3 Episode 4: Children of the Earth - Day Four

    The team finally learns the truth about the events of 1965 and their effect more than 40 years later, and evidence of Britain's historical collusion with aliens almost sees the country declared a rogue state. As the Ambassador of the 456 reveals its true intentions, John Frobisher finds himself at the heart of the threat to mankind's very existence. Guest starring Peter Capaldi, with John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd

  • Season 3 Episode 3: Children of the Earth - Day Three

    The message from the aliens changes to the announcement 'We are here.' A massive pillar of fire is focused on London, drawing the eyes of the world to Britain, where the prime minister is trying to negotiate with the aliens. As the fight for their lives becomes personal, Jack, Gwen and Ianto take to the streets - and it emerges that Clem's memories may hold the key to the cataclysm threatening to destroy the planet. Guest starring Paul Copley

  • Season 3 Episode 2: Children of the Earth - Day Two

    Jack, Gwen and Ianto are forced underground to escape the government hit squad's brutal action against them and their families. Meanwhile, in London, innocent secretary Lois Habiba makes a startling discovery that could offer the trio salvation and go some way toward explaining the alien threat - but she is powerless to prevent the plotting of her superiors. Cush Jumbo guest stars, with John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd

  • Season 3 Episode 1: Children of the Earth - Day One

    Five-part science-fiction thriller. When every child on Earth suddenly freezes and begins repeating the message 'We are coming', nobody can predict the terror to come. Long-held secrets are revealed and the government proves it will go to any lengths to protect itself - even hunting down and killing its own people. Doctor Who spin-off, starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd

Torchwood: Season 2 (2008)

  • Season 2 Episode 13: Exit Wounds

    In an act of revenge, Captain John returns to Torchwood and takes Jack prisoner, sending him back in time for an overdue reunion. Left without their leader, the Torchwood team are faced with a city flooded with Weevils, teetering on the brink of destruction. Last in series, guest starring James Marsters

  • Season 2 Episode 12: Fragments

    The team are knocked unconscious when a booby-trapped building explodes. As their lives flash before their eyes, the circumstances that led to each of them being recruited to Torchwood are revealed, including Toshiko's mission to save his mother's life. John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Burn Gorman star

  • Season 2 Episode 11: Adrift

    A local teenager disappears and Gwen is given the task of investigating. She uncovers information revealing a darker side to Torchwood, learning hundreds of people having disappeared without trace. Despite Jack's attempts to obstruct her, she continues to follow the trail. Ruth Jones guest stars alongside Eve Myles and John Barrowman

  • Season 2 Episode 10: From Out of the Rain

    Doctor Who spin-off following the adventures of a team of investigators using alien technology to solve crimes. Headed by the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), they battle aliens and monsters while trying to maintain their everyday lives. With Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd

  • Season 2 Episode 9: Something Borrowed

    Doctor Who spin-off following the adventures of a team of investigators using alien technology to solve crimes. Headed by the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), they battle aliens and monsters while trying to maintain their everyday lives. With Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd

  • Season 2 Episode 8: A Day in the Death

    Owen believes he needs absolution and he could find help either in the form of the lonely girl on the rooftop or a mission to retrieve a lethal alien device. It also remains to be seen how far Toshiko will go to offer assistance. Doctor Who spin-off, with Freema Agyeman and guest star Richard Briers

  • Season 2 Episode 7: Dead Man Walking

    Deep in shock, the team members face their darkest hour. In a bid to put things right, Captain Jack Harkness unwittingly unleashes a primal force that uses Torchwood as a conduit and begins to wreak havoc across Earth. Doctor Who spin-off, starring John Barrowman and Freema Agyeman

  • Season 2 Episode 6: Reset

    Jack enlists the help of Martha Jones to investigate mysterious deaths and she goes undercover when the trail leads her to a cynical medical testing centre. However, it remains to be seen what lengths the institution will go to in the search of new breakthroughs and the safety of Torchwood hangs in the balance. Doctor Who spin-off, starring Freema Agyeman and John Barrowman

  • Season 2 Episode 5: Adam

    An alien with the power to change memories infiltrates Torchwood, leaving Captain Jack caught up in reminiscences of his lost family, Gwen struggling to remember Rhys and the rest of the crew in serious danger. John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Kai Owen star

  • Season 2 Episode 4: Meat

    Rhys learns the truth about Torchwood and becomes part of the team, helping them investigate a mysterious alien-meat supply. As the new recruit comes under increasing danger, his fiancee Gwen begins to feel the pressure. Doctor Who spin-off, starring Kai Owen, Eve Myles and John Barrowman

  • Season 2 Episode 3: To the Last Man

    An old hospital is haunted by ghosts from 1918 and a crisis foreseen by Torchwood 90 years ago is about to reach its climax. As time zones collide, Toshiko falls for a soldier who unwittingly holds the key to saving the world. Doctor Who spin-off, starring Naoki Mori and John Barrowman

  • Season 2 Episode 2: Sleeper

    Alien involvement is suspected when a burglary turns into a slaughter and a seemingly innocent woman named Beth falls under suspicion. Captain Jack realises the entire planet is in danger when the investigation escalates into a city-wide assault. Doctor Who spin-off, starring John Barrowman and Nikki Amuka-Bird

  • Season 2 Episode 1: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

    Jack and the team face rogue time agent, the mysterious Captain John Hart (guest star James Marsters), who is searching for something hidden on Earth. Gwen's life is in danger as cluster bombs are scattered across Cardiff. Doctor Who spin-off, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles

Torchwood: Season 1 (2007)

  • Season 1 Episode 13: End of Days

    Captain Jack and the team are faced with fragments of their past, as well as terrible visions of their future, as they battle to stop the rift splintering time across the world. Last in the series of Russell T Davies' sci-fi drama, starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Burn Gorman. Last in the series

  • Season 1 Episode 12: Captain Jack Harkness

    While investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Toshiko find themselves stranded in a Forties dance hall. Gwen, Owen and Ianto race to save the pair, but not before they meet a young squadron leader - called Captain Jack Harkness. Sci-fi thriller, starring John Barrowman, Naoko Mori, Eve Myles and Burn Gorman

  • Season 1 Episode 11: Combat

    Owen goes undercover to investigate the kidnapping of savage aliens and soon befriends a charismatic man who shows him a shocking subculture lurking beneath the veneer of normal city life. Sci-fi drama, starring John Barrowman and Burn Gorman

  • Season 1 Episode 10: Out of Time

    Three passengers whose plane took off in 1953 make an unexpected landing in present-day Cardiff, and are shocked to learn they will never be able to turn back the clock. The Torchwood team help them settle into contemporary society, but the task has painful emotional consequences

  • Season 1 Episode 9: Random Shoes

    Doctor Who spin-off series following the adventures of a team of modern-day investigators using alien technology to solve crimes. Headed by the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), the renegades battle in a volatile underworld of savage aliens and monsters as they try to maintain their everyday lives. With Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd

  • Season 1 Episode 8: They Keep Killing Suzie

    The renegade investigators are linked to a spate of murders around the city, and as they investigate further, it becomes clear someone desperately wants their attention. The team soon discovers that the puzzle is connected to a figure from Torchwood's past. Sci-fi thriller, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles

  • Season 1 Episode 7: Greeks Bearing Gifts

    Toshiko is given an alien pendant that enables her to hear other people's thoughts, but the new ability soon leads her to question her commitment to Torchwood. Meanwhile, the rest of the team puzzle over a centuries-old skeleton. Sci-fi thriller, starring John Barrowman, Naoko Mori and Eve Myles

  • Season 1 Episode 6: Countrycide

    The team's concern that the space-time rift is spreading prompts them to investigate a spate of gruesome deaths in the Brecon Beacons. Stranded without communications or equipment, and isolated from one another, the group find themselves confronting a terrifying enemy. John Barrowman stars

  • Season 1 Episode 5: Small Worlds

    Jack encounters elemental enemies from his past, determined to harm those close to him while investigating the behaviour of Jasmine, a withdrawn yet intelligent girl whose suppressed anger is being exploited by other children. With John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd

  • Season 1 Episode 4: Cyberwoman

    Ianto Jones hides a terrible secret in the basement of the Torchwood building as a Japanese doctor tries to rescue the soul of a half-cybernised woman. A quiet day becomes a living nightmare when a force is unleashed that puts the team's lives in danger. John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd star

  • Season 1 Episode 3: Ghost Machine

    Gwen retrieves an alien object from a fleeing hoodie and becomes haunted by the vision of a lonely young boy. As the team track down the article's elusive owner, Owen experiences an even more terrifying vision and a long-buried crime resurfaces. Sci-fi thriller, starring John Barrowman

  • Season 1 Episode 2: Day One

    Captain Jack Harkness and his team of renegade investigators attempt to stop a sex-addicted alien as it leaves a trail of gruesome deaths in its wake. Sci-fi crime thriller, starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Burn Gorman

  • Season 1 Episode 1: Everything Changes

    Doctor Who spin-off series following the adventures of a team of modern-day investigators using alien technology to solve crimes. Headed by the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), the renegades battle in a volatile underworld of savage aliens and monsters as they try to maintain their everyday lives. In the first episode, a brutal murder leads WPC Gwen Cooper to Torchwood, a journey that will change her life forever. With Eve Myles, Indira Varma, Burn Gorman, Naoko Mori and Gareth David-Lloyd