
Torchwood
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Captain Jack Harkness is a man from the 51st century trapped in the past who leads the last remnants of the Torchwood Institute, a top secret British agency outside the government whose job it is to investigate alien goings on in the world, act in mankind's best interest, and, if needed, be the Earth's last line of defense.
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- 01
Day OneAn ordinary day becomes a world of terror as every single child in the world stops. A message is sent to the governments of Earth: 'We are coming'. As a trap closes around Captain Jack, sins of the past return, as long-forgotten events from 1965 threaten to reveal an awful truth. - 02
Day FourTorchwood finally learns the truth about the events of 1965. Britain is in danger of becoming a rogue state, and everything now pivots around John Frobisher, as the ambassador of the 456 destroys its old allegiances and reveals its true intent. - 03
Day TwoTorchwood are forced underground, as the government takes swift and brutal action. With members of the team being hunted down, only Lois holds the key to Torchwood's salvation - but she is helpless as her superiors make plans for the mysterious Floor 13.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Everything ChangesOctober 22, 2006PC Gwen Cooper is at the scene of a brutal murder, when the "special ops," known only as Torchwood, arrive. After witnessing the group bring - S01E02
Day OneOctober 22, 2006It'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 ne - S01E03
Ghost MachineOctober 29, 2006While chasing a man, Gwen retrieves an unusual machine that allows the user to see back into the past. When she inadvertently uses the machi - S01E04
CyberwomanNovember 5, 2006Ianto Jones has been hiding a very big secret at Torchwood - his half-converted girlfriend from the Canary Wharf Battle - down in the baseme - S01E05
Small WorldsNovember 12, 2006A withdrawn child has her suppressed anger taken advantage of by fairies at the bottom of her garden. Jack catches up with a very old friend - S01E06
CountrycideNovember 19, 2006Concerned that the Rift is spreading, the Torchwood team investigates a series of gruesome deaths located in a small isolated village in the - S01E07
Greeks Bearing GiftsNovember 26, 2006After meeting an usual woman named Mary at a bar, Toshiko is given a strange alien pendant. She is upset, yet amazed by what she now has - t - S01E08
They Keep Killing SuzieDecember 3, 2006Torchwood is linked to a series of brutal murders around the city. As Jack and the team investigate, it becomes clear somebody wants their a - S01E09
Random ShoesDecember 10, 2006Known to the team as being obsessed with alien life, Eugene Jones wakes up in the middle of a road and discovers that he has been the victim - S01E10
Out of TimeDecember 17, 2006Three passengers from 1953 arrive in modern day Cardiff when their plane unintentionally flies through the Rift. With no means of traveling - S01E11
CombatDecember 24, 2006Weevils are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff, and Torchwood want to know why. Still struggling with the end of his relationship w - S01E12
Season's bestCaptain Jack HarknessJanuary 1, 2007Investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Toshiko find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall — in 1941. As Gwen, Owen, and Ianto - S01E13
End of DaysJanuary 5, 2007The increasingly fractured Torchwood team are faced with fragments of their pasts and visions of their futures when the Rift begins splinter
Season02
- S02E01
Kiss Kiss, Bang BangJanuary 16, 2008The team are conflicted when Jack Harkness returns after his unexpected departure, but won't reveal where he's been. So, when an old acquain - S02E02
SleeperJanuary 23, 2008When a burglary turns into a slaughter and only one woman is left unharmed, Torchwood begin to suspect alien involvement. However, when the - S02E03
To the Last ManJanuary 30, 2008Toshiko falls for a handsome soldier, trapped out of his time, who unwittingly holds the key to saving the world. With an old hospital haunt - S02E04
MeatFebruary 6, 2008When team investigates a mysterious alien meat supply that traces back to Rhys' haulage company, Gwen is forced to reveal the true nature of - S02E05
AdamFebruary 13, 2008When Adam, an alien with the power to change memories infiltrates the team, the entire dynamic of The Hub shifts. With Captain Jack caught u - S02E06
ResetFebruary 13, 2008Captain Jack calls in Martha Jones, now working for UNIT, to assist the team in investigating a string of mysterious deaths. However, when t - S02E07
Dead Man WalkingFebruary 20, 2008Deep in shock, the Torchwood team face their darkest hour. Attempting to put things right, Captain Jack unleashes a primal force that uses T - S02E08
A Day in the DeathFebruary 27, 2008Benched from the team and feeling increasingly victim to his newfound circumstances, Dr. Owen Harper struggles to find his place in the worl - S02E09
Something BorrowedMarch 5, 2008An alien shapeshifter leaves Gwen carrying more than she bargained for the night before her wedding. - S02E10
From Out of the RainMarch 12, 2008When an old cinema re-opens, past horrors emerge to stalk the streets of Cardiff. As bodies are found caught between life and death, Torchwo - S02E11
AdriftMarch 19, 2008When a local teenager disappears Gwen is drawn into an investigation that reveals a darker side of Torchwood. Hundreds of people have disapp - S02E12
Season's bestFragmentsMarch 21, 2008A booby trapped building explodes and knocks the team unconscious. As their lives flash before their eyes, we learn how each of them was rec - S02E13
Exit WoundsApril 4, 2008Captain John returns to have his revenge. Taking Captain Jack prisoner, he sends him back in time for a long overdue reunion. Meanwhile, Car
Season03Best season
- S03E01
Season's bestDay OneJuly 6, 2009An ordinary day becomes a world of terror as every single child in the world stops. A message is sent to the governments of Earth: 'We are c - S03E02
Day TwoJuly 7, 2009Torchwood are forced underground, as the government takes swift and brutal action. With members of the team being hunted down, only Lois hol - S03E03
Day ThreeJuly 8, 2009The eyes of the world turn to Britain, as the 456 announce, 'We are here'. As a pillar of fire descends upon London, the members of Torchwoo - S03E04
Day FourJuly 9, 2009Torchwood finally learns the truth about the events of 1965. Britain is in danger of becoming a rogue state, and everything now pivots aroun - S03E05
Day FiveJuly 10, 2009Torchwood is defenceless and Gwen Cooper stands alone as the final sanction begins. As violence erupts and the world descends into anarchy,
Season04
- S04E01
The New WorldJuly 8, 2011When death itself comes to a halt, the whole world faces its greatest danger yet. CIA agent Rex Matheson has only one clue: the word 'Torchw - S04E02
RenditionJuly 15, 2011As the Torchwood team is reunited, Jack realises he is the most vulnerable man on Earth - and a flight to the USA turns into a desperate bat - S04E03
Dead of NightJuly 22, 2011Torchwood goes on the run, and finds a new enemy. But as they launch a raid on PhiCorp headquarters, Jack must confront the mysterious Oswal - S04E04
Escape to L.A.July 29, 2011The fight against PhiCorp takes the Torchwood team to California, where a trap is waiting. Meanwhile, Oswald and Jilly find themselves with - S04E05
Season's bestThe Categories of LifeAugust 5, 2011Torchwood goes undercover and discovers the terrible truth behind the Miracle. But the enemy is closing in and death is about to make a shoc - S04E06
The Middle MenAugust 12, 2011With Gwen, Rex and Esther trapped on both sides of the Atlantic, Jack faces a race against time as he goes straight to the heart of the cons - S04E07
Immortal SinsAugust 19, 2011Gwen must fight to protect her family, and takes a terrifying journey covering both miles and decades as the long history of the Miracle is - S04E08
End of the RoadAugust 26, 2011Captain Jack faces a showdown with a man he thought long since dead. But while Rex takes extreme action, is it too late to prevent the colla - S04E09
The GatheringSeptember 2, 2011As the Three Families plunge the world into recession, the Torchwood team - defeated, powerless, and hunted - must strike a bargain with the - S04E10
The Blood LineSeptember 9, 2011The Torchwood team travels across the world on a final, desperate mission - but the Three Families are unstoppable, unless a terrible sacrif
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