Torchwood

Ended Thursday / 7:00pm BBC One UK 51 min.
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.

Season 4

10 Episodes

The Torchwood team travels across the world on a final, desperate mission - but the Three Families are unstoppable, unless a terrible sacrifice is made...
Sep 15 2011
As the Three Families plunge the world into recession, the Torchwood team - defeated, powerless, and hunted - must strike a bargain with the devil himself.
Sep 08 2011
Captain 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 collapse of society?
Sep 01 2011
Gwen must fight to protect her family, and takes a terrifying journey covering both miles and decades as the long history of the Miracle is revealed.
Aug 25 2011
With 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 conspiracy.
Aug 18 2011
Torchwood goes undercover and discovers the terrible truth behind the Miracle. But the enemy is closing in and death is about to make a shocking return.
Aug 11 2011
The fight against PhiCorp takes the Torchwood team to California, where a trap is waiting. Meanwhile, Oswald and Jilly find themselves with an enemy of their own.
Aug 04 2011
Torchwood goes on the run, and finds a new enemy. But as they launch a raid on PhiCorp headquarters, Jack must confront the mysterious Oswald Danes.
Jul 28 2011
As 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 battle for survival.
Jul 21 2011
When death itself comes to a halt, the whole world faces its greatest danger yet. CIA agent Rex Matheson has only one clue: the word 'Torchwood'.
Jul 14 2011

Season 3

5 Episodes

Torchwood is defenceless and Gwen Cooper stands alone as the final sanction begins. As violence erupts and the world descends into anarchy, an ordinary council estate becomes a battleground where the future of the human race will be decided.
Jul 10 2009
Torchwood 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.
Jul 09 2009
The 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 Torchwood must battle to protect their own families, as the fight gets personal. But will Clem's memories destroy everything?
Jul 08 2009
Day Two 3x02
Torchwood 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.
Jul 07 2009
Day One 3x01
An 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.
Jul 06 2009

Season 2

13 Episodes

Captain John returns to have his revenge. Taking Captain Jack prisoner, he sends him back in time for a long overdue reunion. Meanwhile, Cardiff is flooded with Weevils. Who is Captain John really working for?
Apr 04 2008
A booby trapped building explodes and knocks the team unconscious. As their lives flash before their eyes, we learn how each of them was recruited to Torchwood.
Mar 28 2008
Adrift 2x11
When a local teenager disappears Gwen is drawn into an investigation that reveals a darker side of Torchwood.
Mar 21 2008
When an old cinema re-opens, past horrors emerge to stalk the streets of Cardiff. As bodies are found caught between life and death, Torchwood must act fast. Who are the Night Travellers and how can Torchwood capture these mysterious killers?
Mar 19 2008
An alien shapeshifter leaves Gwen carrying more than she bargained for the night before her wedding.
Mar 12 2008
A victim of his newfound circumstances, Owen Harper believes he needs absolution. Will the girl on the rooftop help him?
Mar 05 2008
Deep in shock, the Torchwood team face their darkest hour.
Feb 27 2008
Reset 2x06
Captain Jack calls in Martha Jones to investigate mysterious deaths. When the trail leads to a sinister medical testing centre she must go undercover.
Feb 20 2008
Adam 2x05
An alien with the power to change memories infiltrates the team. With Captain Jack caught up in memories of his lost family, and Gwen struggling to remember Rhys, it takes Jack�s love of Ianto to reveal the truth. But there's always a price to pay.
Feb 13 2008
Meat 2x04
Rhys discovers the truth about Torchwood and becomes part of the team as they investigate a mysterious alien meat supply. Gwen feels guilty that Rhys has been put into so much danger.
Feb 06 2008
Time zones are colliding. Toshiko falls in love with a handsome soldier, trapped out of his time.
Jan 30 2008
Sleeper 2x02
When a burglary turns into a slaughter, the team suspect alien involvement. Soon the whole planet is in danger.
Jan 23 2008
The mysterious Captain John Hart is determined to wreak havoc. But with Gwen's life in danger, whose side is Jack on?
Jan 16 2008

Season 1

13 Episodes

The rift has been opened, and time is splintering. Can Captain Jack save the world?
Jan 01 2007
Trapped in 1941, Jack and Toshiko meet an American squadron leader by the name of Captain Jack Harkness.
Jan 01 2007
Combat 1x11
Owen is sent undercover to discover why aliens are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff.
Dec 24 2006
When a plane from 1953 lands in present-day Cardiff there are painful consequences for all concerned.
Dec 17 2006
When Eugene wakes to find himself both dead and invisible, he knows only Gwen Cooper can help him.
Dec 10 2006
When the word Torchwood is daubed in blood at a murder scene, the investigation leads back to a familiar face.
Dec 03 2006
Toshiko is given an alien pendant which enables her to hear other people's thoughts.
Nov 26 2006
The team investigate a number of gruesome deaths in the Brecon Beacons, only to confront a terrifying enemy.
Nov 19 2006
What are the supernatural forces stalking the Cardiff suburbs and what do they want with the seemingly-normal Pierce family?
Nov 12 2006
Beneath the Torchwood Building, Ianto Jones hides a terrible secret.
Nov 05 2006
An alien object shows visions of the past to the Torchwood team, bringing a long-buried crime to the surface.
Oct 29 2006
Day One 1x02
Captain Jack Harkness and his team must stop a sex-addicted alien as it leaves a trail of gruesome deaths in its wake.
Oct 22 2006
A brutal murder leads WPC Gwen Cooper to Torchwood.
Oct 22 2006