List of Torchwood episodes

Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off from the 2005 revival of long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who, Torchwood aired four series between 2006 and 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from BBC Three to BBC Two to BBC One, and acquiring US financing in its fourth series when it became a co-production of BBC One and Starz. In contrast to Doctor Who, whose target audience includes both adults and children, Torchwood is aimed at an older audience. Over its run, the show explored a number of themes; prominent among these were existentialism, homosexual and bisexual relationships, and explorations of human corruptibility. During the course of the programme, 41 episodes of Torchwood aired over four series.

Series overview

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
1	13	22 October 2006 (2006-10-22)	1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)	BBC Three
2	13	16 January 2008 (2008-01-16)	4 April 2008 (2008-04-04)	BBC Two
3: Children of Earth	5	6 July 2009 (2009-07-06)	10 July 2009 (2009-07-10)	BBC One
4: Miracle Day	10	8 July 2011 (2011-07-08)^[a]	9 September 2011 (2011-09-09)^[a]	Starz / BBC One

Episodes

Series 1 (2006–07)

Series 1 focuses on Gwen Cooper, her introduction to Torchwood, and meeting Jack Harkness; as well as introducing the characters of Owen Harper, Ianto Jones, Susie Costello, and Toshiko Sato (who was previously introduced in the first series of the newly revived Doctor Who). There is also a loose plot arc centring around the rift; Owen's love of Diane, a woman lost in time; and Owen and Gwen's affair, as well as her relationship to her boyfriend Rhys.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	UK viewers (millions) ^[1]
1	1	"Everything Changes"	Brian Kelly	Russell T Davies	22 October 2006 (2006-10-22)	1.1	2.52
2	2	"Day One"	Brian Kelly	Chris Chibnall	22 October 2006 (2006-10-22)	1.2	2.50
3	3	"Ghost Machine"	Colin Teague	Helen Raynor	29 October 2006 (2006-10-29)	1.3	1.77
4	4	"Cyberwoman"	James Strong	Chris Chibnall	5 November 2006 (2006-11-05)	1.4	1.39
5	5	"Small Worlds"	Alice Troughton	Peter J. Hammond	12 November 2006 (2006-11-12)	1.5	1.26
6	6	"Countrycide"	Andy Goddard	Chris Chibnall	19 November 2006 (2006-11-19)	1.6	1.22
7	7	"Greeks Bearing Gifts"	Colin Teague	Toby Whithouse	26 November 2006 (2006-11-26)	1.7	1.31
8	8	"They Keep Killing Suzie"	James Strong	Paul Tomalin & Dan McCulloch	3 December 2006 (2006-12-03)	1.8	1.12
9	9	"Random Shoes"	James Erskine	Jacquetta May	10 December 2006 (2006-12-10)	1.9	1.08
10	10	"Out of Time"	Alice Troughton	Catherine Tregenna	17 December 2006 (2006-12-17)	1.10	1.03
11	11	"Combat"	Andy Goddard	Noel Clarke	24 December 2006 (2006-12-24)	1.11	0.83
12	12	"Captain Jack Harkness"	Ashley Way	Catherine Tregenna	1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)	1.12	1.23
13	13	"End of Days"	Ashley Way	Chris Chibnall	1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)	1.13	1.23

Series 2 (2008)

Series 2 focuses on the disappearance of Jack and his subsequent return, as well as his past; and also introduces the mysterious yet dangerous character named John Hart. Episodes 6-12 were all shown on BBC Three a week before their BBC Two broadcast.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	UK viewers (millions) ^[2]
14	1	"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"	Ashley Way	Chris Chibnall	16 January 2008 (2008-01-16)	2.1	4.22
15	2	"Sleeper"	Colin Teague	James Moran	23 January 2008 (2008-01-23)	2.2	3.78
16	3	"To the Last Man"	Andy Goddard	Helen Raynor	30 January 2008 (2008-01-30)	2.3	3.51
17	4	"Meat"	Colin Teague	Catherine Tregenna	6 February 2008 (2008-02-06)	2.4	3.28
18	5	"Adam"	Andy Goddard	Catherine Tregenna	13 February 2008 (2008-02-13)	2.5	3.79
19	6	"Reset"	Ashley Way	J. C. Wilsher	13 February 2008 (2008-02-13)	2.6	4.07
20	7	"Dead Man Walking"	Andy Goddard	Matt Jones	20 February 2008 (2008-02-20)	2.7	4.32
21	8	"A Day in the Death"	Andy Goddard	Joseph Lidster	27 February 2008 (2008-02-27)	2.8	4.26
22	9	"Something Borrowed"	Ashley Way	Phil Ford	5 March 2008 (2008-03-05)	2.9	3.75
23	10	"From Out of the Rain"	Jonathan Fox Bassett	Peter J. Hammond	12 March 2008 (2008-03-12)	2.10	3.85
24	11	"Adrift"	Mark Everest	Chris Chibnall	19 March 2008 (2008-03-19)	2.11	3.49
25	12	"Fragments"	Jonathan Fox Bassett	Chris Chibnall	21 March 2008 (2008-03-21)	2.12	3.60
26	13	"Exit Wounds"	Ashley Way	Chris Chibnall	4 April 2008 (2008-04-04)	2.13	3.13

Series 3: Children of Earth (2009)

Series 3 centres around the 456, a mysterious alien race who make contact to Earth via the world’s children, and presents a version of events of how the world’s government would react to solve the problem. It also focuses on Jack and Ianto’s relationship, as well as Gwen and Rhys.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	UK viewers (millions) ^[3]
27	1	"Day One"	Euros Lyn	Russell T Davies	6 July 2009 (2009-07-06)	3.1	6.47
28	2	"Day Two"	Euros Lyn	John Fay	7 July 2009 (2009-07-07)	3.2	6.14
29	3	"Day Three"	Euros Lyn	Russell T Davies & James Moran	8 July 2009 (2009-07-08)	3.3	6.40
30	4	"Day Four"	Euros Lyn	John Fay	9 July 2009 (2009-07-09)	3.4	6.76
31	5	"Day Five"	Euros Lyn	Russell T Davies	10 July 2009 (2009-07-10)	3.5	6.58

Series 4: Miracle Day (2011)

Series 4 centres on an event called Miracle Day, where everyone in the world stops dying and subsequently becomes immortal. It also focuses on Jack’s past, his immortality, as well as Gwen and Rhys’s relationship. It also introduces new characters such as Rex Matheson, Esther Drummond, and Oswald Danes.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original U.S. air date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions) ^[a]^[b]
32	1	"The New World"	Bharat Nalluri	Russell T Davies	8 July 2011 (2011-07-08)	401	1.51 / 6.59
33	2	"Rendition"	Billy Gierhart	Doris Egan	15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)	402	0.98 / 5.75
34	3	"Dead of Night"	Billy Gierhart	Jane Espenson	22 July 2011 (2011-07-22)	403	1.02 / 5.49
35	4	"Escape to L.A."	Billy Gierhart	Jim Gray & John Shiban	29 July 2011 (2011-07-29)	404	0.94 / 5.19
36	5	"The Categories of Life"	Guy Ferland	Jane Espenson	5 August 2011 (2011-08-05)	405	1.02 / 5.17
37	6	"The Middle Men"	Guy Ferland	John Shiban	12 August 2011 (2011-08-12)	406	0.88 / 4.60
38	7	"Immortal Sins"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Jane Espenson	19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)	407	0.92 / 4.48
39	8	"End of the Road"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Jane Espenson & Ryan Scott	26 August 2011 (2011-08-26)	408	1.17 / 4.64
40	9	"The Gathering"	Guy Ferland	John Fay	2 September 2011 (2011-09-02)	409	1.05 / 4.63
41	10	"The Blood Line"	Billy Gierhart	Russell T Davies & Jane Espenson	9 September 2011 (2011-09-09)	410	0.95 / 5.13

Ratings

Torchwood : UK viewers per episode (millions)

Series		Episode number
Series		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	1	2.52	2.50	1.77	1.39	1.26	1.22	1.31	1.12	1.08	1.03	0.83	1.23	1.23
	2	4.22	3.78	3.51	3.28	3.79	4.07	4.32	4.26	3.75	3.85	3.49	3.69	3.13
	3	6.47	6.14	6.40	6.76	6.58	–
	4	6.59	5.75	5.49	5.19	5.17	4.60	4.48	4.64	4.63	5.13	–

Audience measurement performed by Broadcasters' Audience Research Board^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c All episodes aired in the UK six days after the premiere of the episode in the U.S.
^ These are the viewers for US / UK airings, in that order.^[4]

References

^ "Multichannel top 10 programmes (select BBC3, and the weeks starting Oct 16 – Oct 22, 2006 to Jan 1 – Jan 7, 2007)". UK: Barb. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
^ "Multichannel top 10 programmes (select BBC2, and the weeks starting Jan 14 – Jan 20, 2008 to Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2008, and BBC3, from weeks Feb 11 – Feb 17, 2008 to Mar 17 – Mar 23, 2008)". UK: Barb. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
^ "Multichannel top 10 programmes (select BBC1, and week Jul 06 – Jul 12, 2009)". UK: Barb. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
^ "Weekly top programmes overview". BARB. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

External links

Official Website at BBC
Official Website at Starz

[Series4UK-1] All episodes aired in the UK six days after the premiere of the episode in the U.S.

[6] These are the viewers for US / UK airings, in that order.^[4]

[2] "Multichannel top 10 programmes (select BBC3, and the weeks starting Oct 16 – Oct 22, 2006 to Jan 1 – Jan 7, 2007)". UK: Barb. Retrieved 25 February 2010.

[3] "Multichannel top 10 programmes (select BBC2, and the weeks starting Jan 14 – Jan 20, 2008 to Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2008, and BBC3, from weeks Feb 11 – Feb 17, 2008 to Mar 17 – Mar 23, 2008)". UK: Barb. Retrieved 25 February 2010.

[4] "Multichannel top 10 programmes (select BBC1, and week Jul 06 – Jul 12, 2009)". UK: Barb. Retrieved 25 February 2010.

[5] "Weekly top programmes overview". BARB. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

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