Torchwood: Season 1
BBC Worldwide (2006)
TV Series  /  Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, Action
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637 mins UK / English
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Burn Gorman Owen Harper
John Barrowman Captain Jack Harkness
Naoko Mori Toshiko Sato
Gareth David-Lloyd Ianto Jones
Eve Myles Gwen Cooper
Kai Owen Rhys Williams
Paul Kasey Weevil
Louise Delamere Diane Holmes
Tom Price P.C. Andy
Caroline Chikezie Lisa
Indira Varma Suzie Costello
Murray Melvin Bilis
Jazz Dhiman Mr. Bond
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Mr Garrett
Togo Igawa Dr Tanizaki
Mark Lewis Jones John Ellis
Owen Teale Ewan Sherman
David Gyasi Hospital Patient
Chris Wilson Tunnel Victim
Adrian Christopher Private Moriarty
Director
Brian Kelly
Colin Teague
James Strong
Alice Troughton
Producer Chris Chibnall
Russell T. Davies
Sophie Francis Jones
Julie Gardner
Writer Russell T. Davies
Chris Chibnall
Catherine Tregenna
Toby Whithouse
Cinematography Mark Waters
Ray Orton
Simon Butcher
Musician Ben Foster
Murray Gold

Captain Jack Harkness is a man from the 51st century trapped in the past, finding himself drawn into alien conspiracies as he works for Torchwood. Torchwood is a top secret British government agency whose job it is to investigate alien goings on in the world, and to act as mankind's best interest and last hope for defence, if needed.
Episodes
 60 mins    10/22/2006  1.  Everything Changes
WPC Gwen Cooper is at the scene of a brutal murder, when the "special ops," known only as Torchwood, arrive. After witnessing the group bring the dead man back to life, Gwen goes in pursuit of this mysterious organisation, only to see weirder things than she could ever imagine existed. Soon after, she begins to regret giving in to her curiosity, when she meets Captain Jack Harkness.
Director:  Brian Kelly  Writer:  Russell T. Davies 
Guest starring:  Paul Kasey, Mark Heal, Gary Shepheard, Gwilym Havard Davies, Cathryn Davies, Jams Thomas, Dion Davis, Gwyn Vaughan-Jones, Jason May,  Tom Price, Guy Lewis, Rhys Swinburn, Olwen Medi
 60 mins    10/22/2006  2.  Day One
It's Gwen's first day on the job, and it's not going very well. After accidentally releasing a mysterious gas from a comet that landed, a new type of alien is let loose on the streets - an alien that's addicted to sex. Torchwood must find the inhabited body, and prevent anymore deaths from the violent form of sex.
Director:  Brian Kelly  Writer:  Chris Chibnall 
Guest starring:  Sara Gregory, Felicity Rhys, Alex Parry, Adrian Christopher,  Ross O'Hennessy, Ceri Mears, Justin McDonald, Brendan Charleson, Rob Storr, Donald Longdon, Naomi Martell,  Tom Price, Mark Heal,  Paul Kasey
 60 mins    10/29/2006  3.  Ghost Machine
Whilst chasing a man, Gwen retrieves an unusual machine that allows the user to see back into the past. It is considered dangerous, and no members of Torchwood are permitted to use it. But Owen has other plans, and witnesses a violent murder that took place over forty years ago. Using the information he gathered, Owen starts to track down the still-living murderer.
Director:  Colin Teague  Writer:  Helen Raynor 
Guest starring:  Daniel Llinos,  John Normington, Emily Evans, Christopher Elson, Christopher Greene, Julie Gibbs, Ian Kay, Ryan Conway, Kathryn Howard, Ben McKay, Gareth Thomas
 60 mins    11/5/2006  4.  Cyberwoman
A Ianto themed episode Ianto Jones hides a very big secret at Torchwood - his half-converted girlfriend from the Canary Wharf Battle - down in the basement. He is quick to hire a Japanese doctor who believes he can "cure" her. But things soon go wrong, and the Cyberwoman's destructive powers are released to the whole of Torchwood. Upgrading is compulsary.
Director:  James Strong  Writer:  Chris Chibnall 
Guest starring:  Bethan Walker,  Togo IgawaCaroline Chikezie
 60 mins    11/12/2006  5.  Small Worlds
Jack catches up with a very old friend of his, who is investigating fairy sightings in the local wood. After having visited her, Torchwood are informed of a man's mysterious death in a prison cell. Then, Tosh uncovers a series of localised, extreme weather patterns. Nobody at the organisation is sure of these events, or how they may be connected. Except Jack, who has witnessed the creatures causing this, almost a century ago.
Director:  Alice Troughton  Writer:  Peter Hammond  / P. J. Hammond 
Guest starring:  Ffion Wilkins, Nathan Sussex, Heledd Baskerville, Victoria Gourley, Roger Barcley, Sophie Davies, William Travis, Adrienne O'Sullivan, Eve Pearce, Lara Phillipart
 60 mins    11/19/2006  6.  Countrycide
Whilst investigating a group of unexplainable deaths in a village, the Torchwood team are separated. Discovering further, Jack, Gwen and Owen find a scared man, hiding from the thing responsible for the murders. But Tosh and Ianto go that one step extra, and locate the killer, who wants them as their next victims.
Director:  Andy Goddard  Writer:  Chris Chibnall 
Guest starring:  Kai OwenOwen Teale, Maxine Evans, Calum Callaghan, Rhys op Trefor, Emily Bower,  Robert Barton
 60 mins    11/26/2006  7.  Greeks Bearing Gifts
A Toshiko themed episode Tosh meets an unusual woman, Mary, at a bar, who gives her a strange pendant. She is upset, yet amazed by what she now has - the ability to read people's minds. However, Tosh finds this terrible curse, that contains her friends darkest secrets, must be broken. So she asks for help from Mary, the only person who knows, but first, Tosh has to get her into Torchwood.
Director:  Colin Teague  Writer:  Toby Whithouse 
Guest starring:  Shaheen Jafargholi,  Paul Kasey, Eiry Thomas,  Ravin J. Ganatra, Tom Robertson, Daniela Denby-Ashe
 60 mins    12/3/2006  8.  They Keep Killing Suzie
A Suzie themed episode Using the Resurrection Gauntlet that former Torchwood member Suzie Costello originally had, the team are able to bring a number of murder victims back to life. However, these all have a link with the now-deceased Suzie, and the group have no choice but to bring her back. After the process goes wrong, and permanently keeps her alive, Suzie manipulates the naïve Gwen into taking her to see her father.
Director:  James Strong  Writer:  Paul Tomalin  / Dan McCulloch 
Guest starring:  The Shend, Gary Pillai,  Indira Varma, Badi Uzzaman, Daniel Llewelyn-Williams, Yasmin Bannerman
 60 mins    12/10/2006  9.  Random Shoes
Eugene Jones wakes up, finding himself lying on the middle of a road. He then discovers that he has been the victim of a hit-and-run incident, and is, now, not only dead, but invisible. Eugene recalls events leading up to his death, involving a mysterious alien eye. Simultaneously, Gwen investigates the suspicious circumstances around his fatality.
Director:  James Eskrine  Writer:  Jaquetta May 
Guest starring:  Steve Meo, Luke Bromley,  Roger Ashton-GriffithsNicola Duffett, Ryan Chappell, Leroy Libyrd, Paul Chequer, Amy Starling, Joshua Hughes, Gareth Potter, Robyn Isaac, Celyn Jones
 60 mins    12/17/2006  10.  Out of Time
Three passengers from 1953 arrive in modern day Cardiff, when their plane flies through the Rift. With no means of travelling back, each person must adapt to their new life, starting personal relationships with the separate members of Torchwood.
Director:  Alice Troughton  Writer:  Cath Tregenna 
Guest starring:  Kai Owen, Rhea Bailey,  Louise DelamereMark Lewis JonesOlivia Hallinan, Sam Beazley, Janine Carrington
 60 mins    12/24/2006  11.  Combat
An Owen themed episode Weevils are appearing all over the streets of Cardiff, and then disappearing again - but not by alien forces. People are abducting them, and using the Weevils for their own purposes, so Owen investigates.
Director:  Andy Goddard  Writer:  Noel Clarke 
Guest starring:  Kai Owen, Alex Hassell,  Paul Kasey, Alexandra Dunn, Matthew Raymond,  David Gyasi
 60 mins    1/1/2007  12.  Captain Jack Harkness
A Jack themed episode Whilst investigating an old, derelict dance hall, Jack and Tosh are transported back to the 1940s, during the Blitz. Owen, Ianto, and Gwen realise, in modern day, that this has happened, and go in search of clues Tosh may have left. Meanwhile, back in the forties, Jack meets a very interesting man. One with the name Captain Jack Harkness...
Director:  Ashley Way  Writer:  Cath Tregenna 
Guest starring:  Murray MelvinMatt Rippy, Gavin Brocker, Eleyn Rhys, Nadine Beaton, Peter Sandys-Clarke, Ciaran Joyce, Melissa Moore
 60 mins    1/1/2007  13.  End of Days
With the Rift having been opened, people and objects throughout time are falling through it, and being spread across the world. "The thing in the darkness" has finally come, and Jack realises that he is the only one who can save planet Earth from the destruction that "the son of the Beast" will cause.
Director:  Ashley Way  Writer:  Chris Chibnall 
Guest starring:  Tom Price, Matthew Gravelle, Jamie Belton,  Murray Melvin, Noriko Aida,  Kai OwenCaroline ChikezieLouise Delamere, Rhian Wyn Jones
Edition Details
Series Torchwood
Distributor Warner Bros.
Release Date 9/16/2008
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.78:1)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks DTS-HD HR 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 7
Personal Details
Links IMDB
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Features
Disc 01 Welcome To Torchwood: Welcome To Torchwood - Part One Welcome To Torchwood - Part Two Node: 235-783 Torchwood On The Scene Deleted Scenes Torchwood Out Of This World: Weevil Sex Gas Torchwood Declassified: Jack's Back Bad Day At The Office Torchwood Out Of This World: Ghost Machine Cyberwoman Fairies Torchwood Declassified: Living History Girl Trouble Away With The Fairies Torchwood: Sex, Violence, Blood and Gore The Team And Their Troubles: Ianto & Evan Toshiko & Mary Torchwood Declassified: The Country Club There's Something About Mary Node: 885-698 Torchwood On The Road Deleted Scenes The Team And Their Troubles: Owen & Suzie Gwen & Eugene Torchwood Declassified: Beyond The Grave Dead Man Walking Node: 111-170 The Captain's Log Torchwood Moments In The Making: A Wing And A Prayer Fight Night Torchwood Declassified: Time Flies Weevil Fight Club Node: 627-967 Torchwood: On Time Deleted Scenes Outtakes Torchwood Moment's In The Making: Officer And A Gentleman Bombing The Base Torchwood Declassified: Blast From The Past To The End