Shows Torchwood

Show • 2006 • Action, Drama, Horror,

Torchwood
Torchwood

The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

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StatusEnded
ReleaseOctober 22, 2006
Seasons4
Episodes41
Last episodeSeptember 15, 2011
Origins
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Genres
  • Action
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
Tags
  • Alien Invasion

Seasons

Season 1

13 episodes Oct 2006 – Jan 2007

Separate from the government, outside the police, beyond the United Nations, Torchwood sets its own rules. Led by the enigmatic, ever watchful Captain Jack Harkness, the Torchwood team delves into the unknown and fights the impossible. Everyone who works for Torchwood is young. Some say that’s because it’s a new science. Others say it’s because they die young.

Season 2

13 episodes Jan 2008 – Apr 2008

The second season takes the Torchwood team through dare-devil action, temptation, heartache, and a life-changing event. They journey to the 51st Century and World War I, save a stranded creature from horrific abuse, battle a memory thief who uncovers long-forgotten secrets among the entire team, and come face-to-face with an entity that may well be Death itself. And slick Captain Jack returns to battle a rogue Time Agent, the charismatic-but-psychopathic Captain John Hart.

Season 3

5 episodes Jul 2009 – Jul 2009

In 1965 twelve children are gathered together on a deserted moor when they become surrounded by a harsh, bright light, and then suddenly they are gone. Back in the present day, all over planet Earth, children stop moving. Stop playing. Stop laughing. Stop everything. Then, as one, they begin to speak with the same voice, announcing to the governments of the world the imminent arrival of a new alien threat. It becomes clear to the Torchwood team that this isn't the aliens' first visit to Earth...

Season 4

10 episodes Jul 2011 – Sep 2011

One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep ageing - they get hurt and sick - but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four month's time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as CIA agent Rex Matheson investigates a global consp...

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TitleYearAvg.
Torchwood: Web of Lies
Torchwood: Web of Lies2011-
Torchwood
Torchwood200677.7%
Doctor Who
Doctor Who200573%