"Torchwood" (2006) TV series 2006-????

Creator:

Russell T. Davies
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The 21st century is when it all changes

Plot:

Captain Jack Harkness, the former Time Agent and con man from the 51st century last seen traveling with the Doctor...

Plot Keywords:

Renegade | Cardiff | Investigation | Bisexual Male | Coworker Relationship

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

John Barrowman	...	Captain Jack Harkness / ... (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Eve Myles	...	Gwen Cooper (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Gareth David-Lloyd	...	Ianto Jones (30 episodes, 2006-2009)
Burn Gorman	...	Owen Harper (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Naoko Mori	...	Toshiko Sato (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Kai Owen	...	Rhys Williams (22 episodes, 2006-2009)
Paul Kasey	...	Weevil / ... (13 episodes, 2006-2008)

Series Directed by
Andy Goddard		(6 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ashley Way		(6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Euros Lyn		(5 episodes, 2009)
Colin Teague		(4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Brian Kelly		(2 episodes, 2006)
James Strong		(2 episodes, 2006)
Alice Troughton		(2 episodes, 2006)
Jonathan Fox Bassett		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Russell T. Davies		(31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Chris Chibnall		(8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Catherine Tregenna		(4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Peter Hammond		(2 episodes, 2006-2008)
Helen Raynor		(2 episodes, 2006-2008)
James Moran		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Fay		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Produced by
Russell T. Davies	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2006-2009)
Chris Chibnall	....	co-producer (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Julie Gardner	....	executive producer (25 episodes, 2006-2009)
Richard Stokes	....	producer (19 episodes, 2006-2008)
Catrin Lewis Defis	....	associate producer (18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sophie Fante	....	assistant producer / producer (9 episodes, 2006-2008)
Terry Reeve	....	associate producer (5 episodes, 2006)
Peter Bennett	....	producer (5 episodes, 2009)
Brian Minchin	....	assistant producer (5 episodes, 2009)
Marcus Prince	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Original Music by
Ben Foster		(28 episodes, 2006-2009)
Murray Gold		(5 episodes, 2006-2008)

Series Cinematography by
Mark Waters		(16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Simon Butcher		(5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Rory Taylor		(5 episodes, 2009)
Ray Orton		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Film Editing by
Richard Cox		(9 episodes, 2006-2008)
William Webb		(5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Mike Hopkins		(4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Mike Jones		(2 episodes, 2006)
Fergus MacKinnon		(2 episodes, 2008)
Philip Kloss		(2 episodes, 2009)
William Oswald		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Casting by
Andy Pryor		(31 episodes, 2006-2009)

Series Production Design by
Edward Thomas		(23 episodes, 2006-2009)
Julian Luxton		(12 episodes, 2008)
Kay Brown		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Direction by
Keith Dunne		(26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Stephen Nicholas		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Adrian Anscombe		(5 episodes, 2008)
Julian Luxton		(5 episodes, 2009)
Kay Brown		(2 episodes, 2008)
Claire Leytes		(2 episodes, 2008)
David Morison		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume Design by
Ray Holman		(25 episodes, 2006-2009)

Series Makeup Department
Marrie Dorris	....	makeup designer (25 episodes, 2006-2009)
Claire Pritchard	....	makeup supervisor (13 episodes, 2006-2008)
Andrea Dowdall	....	makeup artist (13 episodes, 2008)
Kate Roberts	....	makeup artist / makeup supervisor (10 episodes, 2006-2008)
Sarah Astley	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 2006)
Nel Blatt	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 2009)
Abi Brotherton	....	makeup supervisor (5 episodes, 2009)
Hannah Proverbs	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 2009)
Neill Gorton	....	prosthetic effects designer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Production Management
Chris Blatchford	....	post-production supervisor (24 episodes, 2006-2009)
Helen Vallis	....	post-production supervisor (24 episodes, 2006-2009)
Steffan Morris	....	production manager (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Geraint Havard Jones	....	unit manager (6 episodes, 2006-2008)
Rhys Griffiths	....	unit manager (5 episodes, 2009)
Catrin Lewis Defis	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2006)
Marcus Prince	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2006)
Rhydian Evans	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lynsey Muir	....	second assistant director / third assistant director (14 episodes, 2006-2008)
James Dehaviland	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 2006-2009)
Nic Britz	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
David Chalstrey	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Steffan Morris	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (5 episodes, 2006-2009)
Rhian Salisbury	....	third assistant director (4 episodes, 2006)
Rhydian Evans	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Richard Harris	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2008)
Nick Brown	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Peter Bennett	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2006)
Guy de Glanville	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2006)
Nick Rae	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2006)
Marco Ciglia	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)
Pru Mettyer	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)
Suzanna Shaw	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Department
Stephen Nicholas	....	chief supervising art director / supervising art director (18 episodes, 2006-2009)
Will Pope	....	stand-by carpenter (17 episodes, 2006-2009)
Matthew Hywel-Davies	....	construction manager (13 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mark Cordory	....	property maker / props / ... (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matthew North	....	art department coordinator (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Clare Keyte	....	production buyer (13 episodes, 2008)
Stuart Wooddisse	....	props master / property master (7 episodes, 2006-2009)
Scott Fisher	....	construction chargehand (6 episodes, 2006)
Brian Henry	....	stand-by prop / stand-by props (6 episodes, 2006)
Charlie Malik	....	props storeman / storeman (6 episodes, 2006)
Jonathan Marquand Allison	....	art department production manager (6 episodes, 2006)
Nick Thomas	....	property master (6 episodes, 2006)
Libby Uppington	....	assistant stand-by props (6 episodes, 2006)
Beverley Gerard	....	stand-by art director (6 episodes, 2008)
Adrian Anscombe	....	art department op. manager / art department manager (5 episodes, 2006)
Ben Austin	....	design assistant (5 episodes, 2006)
Ian Bunting	....	concept artist (5 episodes, 2006)
Peter McKinstry	....	concept artist (5 episodes, 2006)
Matthew Savage	....	assistant art director / associate designer (5 episodes, 2006)
Dafydd Shurmer	....	stand-by art director (5 episodes, 2006)
Arwel Jones	....	stand-by art director (5 episodes, 2009)
Jackson Pope	....	stand-by props (5 episodes, 2009)
Phil Shellard	....	stand-by props (5 episodes, 2009)
Penny Howarth	....	props maker (4 episodes, 2006)
Julian Luxton	....	designer (4 episodes, 2006)
Ben Morris	....	production buyer (4 episodes, 2006)
Al Roberts	....	design assistant (4 episodes, 2006)
Cathy Featherstone	....	stand-by art director (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Keith Freeman	....	stand-by rigger (3 episodes, 2006)
Penny Harvey	....	designer (2 episodes, 2006)
Nicholas Robatto	....	props maker (2 episodes, 2006)
Lisa McDiarmid	....	stand-by art director (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
Julie Ankerson	....	foley artist (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Howard Eaves	....	sound effects editor (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Doug Sinclair	....	supervising sound editor / sound supervisor (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Kelly-Marie Angell	....	foley editor / assistant sound editor (17 episodes, 2006-2008)
Paul McFadden	....	sound editor / dialogue editor (15 episodes, 2006-2009)
Tim Ricketts	....	dubbing mixer (13 episodes, 2006-2009)
John Fewell	....	foley artist (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jeff Matthews	....	sound recordist (11 episodes, 2006-2008)
Peter Jeffreys	....	dubbing mixer (10 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jeff Welch	....	boom operator (9 episodes, 2006-2009)
Dave Baumber	....	sound recordist (7 episodes, 2006-2008)
Will Everett	....	foley editor (5 episodes, 2009)
Julian Howarth	....	sound recordist (5 episodes, 2009)
Bryn Thomas	....	sound assistant (5 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Cox	....	assistant sound editor / dialogue editor / ... (4 episodes, 2009)
Simon Koelmeyer	....	unit sound recordist / sound recordist: second unit (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Special Effects by
Charlie Bluett	....	prosthetics technician (13 episodes, 2006-2009)
Neill Gorton	....	creature effects and prosthetics designer / prosthetics (8 episodes, 2006-2009)
Peter Hawkins	....	prosthetics and animatronic effects floor supervisor (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rob Mayor	....	creature effects and prosthetics supervisor / prosthetics (6 episodes, 2006-2009)
Martina Hawkins	....	creature effects and prosthetics administration manager (5 episodes, 2009)
Karen Spencer	....	creature effects crew (5 episodes, 2009)
Kate Walshe	....	creature effects and prosthetics coordinator (5 episodes, 2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Sara Bennett	....	compositing supervisor / 2D artist (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Nicolas Hernandez	....	CG supervisor / 3D supervisor / ... (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Russell Horth	....	digital compositor (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jean-Claude Deguara	....	CG supervisor / 3D artist / ... (19 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jenna Powell	....	visual effects coordinator (17 episodes, 2006-2008)
Barney Curnow	....	visual effects supervisor / on-set visual effects supervisor (15 episodes, 2006-2008)
Marie A. Jones	....	visual effects producer (15 episodes, 2006-2008)
Arianna Lago	....	digital compositor (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Neil Roche	....	animator / 3D artist (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Astrid Busser-Casas	....	digital compositor / 2D artist (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrew Guest	....	digital effects artist / 3D artist (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kim Phelan	....	visual effects coordinator (5 episodes, 2006)
Will Pryor	....	digital effects artist (5 episodes, 2006)
Natalie Stopford	....	visual effects coordinator (5 episodes, 2006)
Charlie Bennett	....	digital matte painter (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Will Cohen	....	visual effects producer (4 episodes, 2006)
Dave Houghton	....	visual effects supervisor (4 episodes, 2006)
Adam Burnett	....	CG artist (3 episodes, 2006)
Joseph Courtis	....	2D artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Bronwyn Edwards	....	2D artist / senior compositor (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Stunts
Tom Lucy	....	stunt coordinator (19 episodes, 2006-2009)
Curtis Rivers	....	stunt double: John Barrowman / stunt performer (10 episodes, 2006-2008)
Dean Forster	....	stunts / stunt performer (3 episodes, 2006-2009)
Gary Connery	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)
Jo McLaren	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Hopkins	....	electrician / lighting technician (16 episodes, 2006-2009)
Dave Fowler	....	gaffer (14 episodes, 2006-2008)
Gafin Riley	....	practical electrician (13 episodes, 2008)
Micky Reeves	....	gaffer (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Steve Slocombe	....	best boy (10 episodes, 2006-2009)
Keith Freeman	....	rigger / stand-by rigger (8 episodes, 2006-2009)
Elliott Gilhooly	....	camera trainee (8 episodes, 2006)
Martin Stephens	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Christopher J. Reynolds	....	focus puller: "a" camera / first assistant camera: "b" camera / ... (7 episodes, 2006-2008)
Llyr Evans	....	best boy (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alwyn Hughes	....	camera operator / focus puller (6 episodes, 2006-2009)
Dai Hopkins	....	grip (6 episodes, 2006)
Gareth Hughes	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 2006)
James Moss	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Duncan Fowlie	....	focus puller (5 episodes, 2006)
Mani Paliwala-Blaxter	....	assistant camera / camera assistant (5 episodes, 2006)
Clive Baldwin	....	grip (5 episodes, 2009)
Jonathan Cox	....	electrician (5 episodes, 2009)
Ben Griffiths	....	electrician (5 episodes, 2009)
Tom Hartley	....	camera assistant (5 episodes, 2009)
Mark Hutchings	....	gaffer (5 episodes, 2009)
James Leigh	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 2009)
Steve Rees	....	focus puller (5 episodes, 2009)
Jamie Southcott	....	focus puller (5 episodes, 2009)
Jon Vidgen	....	camera assistant (5 episodes, 2009)
Gareth Williams	....	electrician (5 episodes, 2009)
Anna James	....	first assistant camera / focus puller (4 episodes, 2008)
John Truckle	....	gaffer (4 episodes, 2008)
Warwick Drucker	....	additional grip (3 episodes, 2006)
Suzanne Sanders	....	best boy (3 episodes, 2006)
Chris Davies	....	best boy (3 episodes, 2008)
Albert James	....	practical electrician (3 episodes, 2008)
Marc Covington	....	focus puller (2 episodes, 2006)
Tony Ephgrave	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2008)
Paul Hanning	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2008)
Allan Hughes	....	grip (2 episodes, 2008)
Rob McGregor	....	focus puller (2 episodes, 2008)
Tom Olley	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2008)
John Robinson	....	grip (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting Department
Andy Brierley	....	casting associate (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Andy Pryor	....	casting (24 episodes, 2006-2008)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Mitchell	....	costume supervisor (12 episodes, 2006-2008)
Bobbie Peach	....	costume supervisor / costume assistant (12 episodes, 2006-2008)
Sara Morgan	....	costume assistant (8 episodes, 2006-2009)
Lindsay Bonaccorsi	....	costume supervisor (5 episodes, 2009)
Gemma Evans	....	costume assistant (5 episodes, 2009)
Sam Benbow	....	costume assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Debra Haggett	....	costume supervisor (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Matt Mullins	....	assistant editor / on-line editor (20 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mick Vincent	....	colorist (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Mark Bright	....	on-line editor (9 episodes, 2008)
Marie Brown	....	post-production coordinator (8 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jon Everett	....	colorist (8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Matthew Clarke	....	on-line editor (6 episodes, 2006)
Carmen Roberts	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2009)
Geraint Pari Huws	....	on-line editor (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Music Department
Murray Gold	....	composer: theme music / composer: title music (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Gerry O'Riordan	....	music recording engineer (5 episodes, 2009)

Series Transportation Department
Sean Evans	....	driver (5 episodes, 2009)

Series Other crew
Brian Minchin	....	script editor (20 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ceri Tothill	....	production accountant (13 episodes, 2006-2009)
Carmelina Palumbo	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Julie Scott	....	production executive (11 episodes, 2006-2009)
Claire Thomas	....	production secretary / script secretary (9 episodes, 2006-2009)
Nicky James	....	location manager / location scout (7 episodes, 2006-2009)
Paul Davies	....	location manager (7 episodes, 2006)
Vicky Cole	....	script supervisor / continuity (6 episodes, 2006-2008)
Margarita Felices	....	production secretary (6 episodes, 2006)
Neil Hodge	....	head chef (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Llinos Wyn Jones	....	continuity (5 episodes, 2006)
Kate Powell	....	assistant production coordinator (5 episodes, 2006)
Helen Pugsley	....	script secretary (5 episodes, 2006)
Hannah Simpson	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2008)
Tom Evans	....	runner (5 episodes, 2009)
Non Eleri Hughes	....	continuity (5 episodes, 2009)
Alison Jones	....	runner (5 episodes, 2009)
Clare Rutteman	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2009)
Gareth Skelding	....	assistant location manager (5 episodes, 2009)
Carole Wakefield	....	assistant production accountant (5 episodes, 2009)
Bethan Britton	....	contracts assistant / assistant accountant (4 episodes, 2006)
Glen Coxon	....	production runner (4 episodes, 2006)
Endaf Emyr Williams	....	senior production accountant / production accountant (4 episodes, 2006)
Nicola Brown	....	runner (4 episodes, 2009)
Kath Blackman	....	contracts assistant / assistant accountant (3 episodes, 2006)
Llywarch Davies	....	production runner (3 episodes, 2006)
Gary Russell	....	script editor (3 episodes, 2008)
Christian Reynish	....	location scout (2 episodes, 2006)
Nicki Coles	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2008)

Production Companies

• BBC Wales
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Distributors

• BBC Worldwide (2006-) (worldwide) (all media)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2006-2007) (UK) (TV) (BBC3) (season 1)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (UK) (TV) (BBC2) (season 2)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2009) (UK) (TV) (BBC1) (season 3)
• BBC America (2008-) (USA) (TV)
• BBC Warner (2008) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 1 and 2)
• BBC Warner (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (season 3)
• BBC Warner (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Just Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
• Polyband (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Pony Canyon (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• RTL2 Fernsehen (2009-) (Germany) (TV)
• Sci Fi Channel (2008-) (Belgium) (TV)
• Sci Fi Channel (2008-) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Millennium FX

Other Companies

• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Set Meals  catering
• The Mill  digital film mastering
• Vehicles in Vision  action vehicles supplier

Also Known As:

Excalibur (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

50 min (26 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:M18 (season 1) | South Korea:18 | Canada:14+ | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

BBC Wales, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company:

BBC Wales

Trivia:

Owen is the only member of the Torchwood team never to have had direct contact with the Doctor. Jack has been companion to both incarnations, Toshiko met the ninth Doctor while examining the space pig in "Doctor Who: Aliens of London (#1.4)" (2005), while Gwen and Ianto met the tenth Doctor through the sub-wave network in "Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth (#4.12)" (2008).

Quotes:

Captain Jack Harkness: [voiceover during first season opening] Torchwood: outside the government, beyond the police. Tracking down alien life on Earth, arming the human race against the future. The twenty-first century is when everything changes. And you gotta be ready.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Weakest Link: 'Doctor Who' Special" (2007)

Better than these reviews would lead you to believe

There seems to be an awful lot of negative comment about Torchwood on these pages and there is definitely a certain 'its not like Doctor Who' element. I love the re-vamped Dr Who, and I was a fan as a child, I grew up with Jon Pertwee as the Doctor and to me he was always the definitive incumbent, until being eclipsed by both the modern incarnations. No, Torchwood is not like Doctor Who, it's a different series; I feel that the characters are very well drawn. They are a team of typical people, they do not have the solutions to all the problems they face, they get scared, they argue, they make mistakes. As far as I see it they behave exactly how most normal people would if recruited and working in a tightly knit team under stressful conditions. There is of course the Russell Davies trademark BLG sexual behaviour, but it is portrayed in a refreshing manner and very much it keeping with the general vibe of the show.

What many of the reviewers seem to miss is the fact that the show is as much about the characters as the aliens, the scripts with a couple of exceptions have been excellent, exploring human relationships and attitudes from a range of perspectives, but most importantly they have been rip-roaring entertainment.

The acting is strong, Barrowman being particularly good, but they all acquit themselves well. The casting is excellent, rather than a stable of beautiful people, they have chosen actors that look, and thanks to good writing, behave, like real people.

A couple of points;

John Barrowman's American accent isn't fake; he lived there from the age of eight.

A lot of comments regarding how derivative the series is; I suspect that Bram Stoker might consider Buffy to be more than a little derivative of his work, but none the less entertaining for it.

This is an excellent series, watch more than one episode before reviewing and please try to approach it with out a particular expectation.

In summary, it is brilliant entertainment.