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{{Infobox Torchwood | {{Infobox Torchwood | ||
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|story name | |image = [[Image:Ghost.jpg|250px]] | ||
|series | |story name = Ghost Machine | ||
|series number | |series = [[Torchwood]] - [[List of Torchwood television stories|TV Stories]] | ||
|number | |series number = [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|Series 1]] | ||
|enemy | |number = 3 | ||
|setting | |enemy = [[Bernie Harris]] (troubled)<br>[[Ed Morgan]] (partially reforms) | ||
|writer | |setting = [[Cardiff,2007]] | ||
|director | |writer = [[Helen Raynor]] | ||
|director = [[Colin Teague]] | |||
|producer = Richard Stokes | |||
Chris Chibnall(Co-producer) | |||
|broadcast date = [[29th October]] [[2006]] | |broadcast date = [[29th October]] [[2006]] | ||
|previous story = [[Day One]] | |previous story = [[Day One]] | ||
|next story | |next story = [[Cyberwoman]] (tv story)<br>[[Another Life]] ([[BBC Torchwood Novels]]) | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*Captain [[Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]] | *Captain [[Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]] | ||
*[[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]] | *[[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]] | ||
*[[Owen Harper]] - [[Burn Gorman]] | *[[Owen Harper]] - [[Burn Gorman]] | ||
*[[Toshiko Sato]] - [[Naoko Mori]] | *[[Toshiko Sato]] - [[Naoko Mori]] | ||
*[[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | *[[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | ||
*[[Rhys Williams]] — [[Kai Owen]] | *[[Rhys Williams]] — [[Kai Owen]] | ||
*[[Ed Morgan]] — [[Gareth Thomas]] | *[[Ed Morgan]] — [[Gareth Thomas]] | ||
*[[Bernie Harris]] — [[Ben McKay]] | *[[Bernie Harris]] — [[Ben McKay]] | ||
*[[Eleri]] — [[Llinos Daniel]] | *[[Eleri]] — [[Llinos Daniel]] | ||
*[[Tom Flanagan]] — [[John Normington]] | *[[Tom Flanagan]] — [[John Normington]] | ||
*[[Lizzie Lewis]] — [[Emily Evans]] | *[[Lizzie Lewis]] — [[Emily Evans]] | ||
*Young [[Ed Morgan]] — Christopher Elson | *Young [[Ed Morgan]] — Christopher Elson | ||
*Young [[Tom Flanagan]] — Christopher Greene | *Young [[Tom Flanagan]] — Christopher Greene | ||
*Bernie's Mum — Julie Gibbs | *Bernie's Mum — Julie Gibbs | ||
*Snooker Player — Ian Kay | *Snooker Player — Ian Kay | ||
*Kid in arcade — Ryan Conway | *Kid in arcade — Ryan Conway | ||
*Woman in shop — Kathryn Howard | *Woman in shop — Kathryn Howard | ||
==Crew== | ==Crew== | ||
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|-valign="top" | |-valign="top" | ||
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*[[Executive Producer]]s - [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]], [[Marcus Prince]] | *[[Executive Producer]]s - [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]], [[Marcus Prince]] | ||
*[[Assistant Producer]] - [[Sophie Fante]] | *[[Assistant Producer]] - [[Sophie Fante]] | ||
*[[Co-Producer]] – [[Chris Chibnall]] | *[[Co-Producer]] – [[Chris Chibnall]] | ||
*[[Associate Producer]] – [[Terry Reeve]] | *[[Associate Producer]] – [[Terry Reeve]] | ||
*[[Script Editor]] - [[Brian Minchin]] | *[[Script Editor]] - [[Brian Minchin]] | ||
*Casting Director - [[Andy Pryor]] | *Casting Director - [[Andy Pryor]] | ||
*Unit Manager - [[Geraint Havard Jones]] | *Unit Manager - [[Geraint Havard Jones]] | ||
*Senior Production Accountant - [[Endaf Emyr Williams]] | *Senior Production Accountant - [[Endaf Emyr Williams]] | ||
*Production Accountant – [[Ceri Tothill]] | *Production Accountant – [[Ceri Tothill]] | ||
*Sound Recordist - [[Jeff Matthews]] | *Sound Recordist - [[Jeff Matthews]] | ||
*Costume Designer - [[Ray Holman]] | *Costume Designer - [[Ray Holman]] | ||
*Make-Up Designer - [[Marrie Dorris]] | *Make-Up Designer - [[Marrie Dorris]] | ||
*Music – [[Ben Foster]], [[Murray Gold]] | *Music – [[Ben Foster]], [[Murray Gold]] | ||
*Visual Effects - [[The Mill]] | *Visual Effects - [[The Mill]] | ||
*Visual FX Producers - [[Will Cohen]], [[Marie A. Jones]] | *Visual FX Producers - [[Will Cohen]], [[Marie A. Jones]] | ||
*Visual FX Supervisor – [[Dave Houghton]] | *Visual FX Supervisor – [[Dave Houghton]] | ||
*On-Set Visual FX Supervisor - [[Barney Curnow]] | *On-Set Visual FX Supervisor - [[Barney Curnow]] | ||
*[[Production Designer]] - [[Edward Thomas]] | *[[Production Designer]] - [[Edward Thomas]] | ||
*[[Editor]] - [[Mike Hopkins]] | *[[Editor]] - [[Mike Hopkins]] | ||
*[[Director of Photography]] – [[Mark Waters]] | *[[Director of Photography]] – [[Mark Waters]] | ||
*[[First Assistant Director]] - [[Nick Rae]] | *[[First Assistant Director]] - [[Nick Rae]] | ||
*[[Second Assistant Director]] - [[Lynsey Muir]] | *[[Second Assistant Director]] - [[Lynsey Muir]] | ||
*[[Third Assistant Director]] - [[Rhian Salisbury]] | *[[Third Assistant Director]] - [[Rhian Salisbury]] | ||
*[[Location Manager]] - [[Paul Davies]] | *[[Location Manager]] - [[Paul Davies]] | ||
*[[Production Coordinator]] - [[Carmelina Palumbo]] | *[[Production Coordinator]] - [[Carmelina Palumbo]] | ||
*[[Continuity]] - [[Vicky Cole]] | *[[Continuity]] - [[Vicky Cole]] | ||
*[[Camera Operator]] - [[Gareth Huges]] | *[[Camera Operator]] - [[Gareth Huges]] | ||
*[[Camera Assistant]] – [[Mani Paliwala-Blaxter]] | *[[Camera Assistant]] – [[Mani Paliwala-Blaxter]] | ||
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*[[Focus Puller]] - [[Duncan Fowlie]] | *[[Focus Puller]] - [[Duncan Fowlie]] | ||
*[[Grip]] - [[Dai Hopkins]] | *[[Grip]] - [[Dai Hopkins]] | ||
*[[Boom Operator]] - [[Jeff Welch]] | *[[Boom Operator]] - [[Jeff Welch]] | ||
*[[Gaffer]] - [[Dave Fowler]] | *[[Gaffer]] - [[Dave Fowler]] | ||
*[[Best Boy]] - [[Steve Slocombe]] | *[[Best Boy]] - [[Steve Slocombe]] | ||
*[[Stunt Coordinator]] - [[Tom Lucy]] | *[[Stunt Coordinator]] - [[Tom Lucy]] | ||
*[[Stunt Performer]]s - [[Gary Hoptrough]], [[JoMcLaren]] | *[[Stunt Performer]]s - [[Gary Hoptrough]], [[JoMcLaren]] | ||
*[[Stunt Double]] – [[Curtis Rivers]] for John Barrowman | *[[Stunt Double]] – [[Curtis Rivers]] for John Barrowman | ||
*[[Art Department Coordinator]] - [[Matthew North]] | *[[Art Department Coordinator]] - [[Matthew North]] | ||
*[[Concept Artist]] - [[Peter McKinstry]] | *[[Concept Artist]] - [[Peter McKinstry]] | ||
*[[Production Buyer]] - [[Catherine Samuel]] | *[[Production Buyer]] - [[Catherine Samuel]] | ||
*[[Chief Supervising Art Director]] - [[Stephen Nicholas]] | *[[Chief Supervising Art Director]] - [[Stephen Nicholas]] | ||
*[[Stand-by Art Director]] - [[Leonie Rintler]] | *[[Stand-by Art Director]] - [[Leonie Rintler]] | ||
*[[Property Master]] - [[Nick Thomas]] | *[[Property Master]] - [[Nick Thomas]] | ||
*[[Construction Manager]] - [[Matthew Hywel-Davies]] | *[[Construction Manager]] - [[Matthew Hywel-Davies]] | ||
*[[Stand-by Props]] - [[Brian Henry]] | *[[Stand-by Props]] - [[Brian Henry]] | ||
*[[Costume Supervisor]] - [[Debra Haggett]] | *[[Costume Supervisor]] - [[Debra Haggett]] | ||
*[[Costume Assistant]]s – [[Sam Benbow]], [[Bobbie Peach]] | *[[Costume Assistant]]s – [[Sam Benbow]], [[Bobbie Peach]] | ||
*[[Make-Up Supervisor]] - [[Claire Pritchard]] | *[[Make-Up Supervisor]] - [[Claire Pritchard]] | ||
*[[Make-Up Artist]]s - [[Sarah Astley]], [[Kate Roberts]] | *[[Make-Up Artist]]s - [[Sarah Astley]], [[Kate Roberts]] | ||
*[[Casting Associate]] - [[Andy Brierley]] | *[[Casting Associate]] - [[Andy Brierley]] | ||
*[[Assistant Editor]] - [[Matt Mullins]] | *[[Assistant Editor]] - [[Matt Mullins]] | ||
*[[Post Production Supervisor]]s - [[Chris Blatchford]], [[Helen Vallis]] | *[[Post Production Supervisor]]s - [[Chris Blatchford]], [[Helen Vallis]] | ||
*[[On-Line Editor]] - [[Matthew Clarke]] | *[[On-Line Editor]] - [[Matthew Clarke]] | ||
*[[Colourist]] - [[Mick Vincent]] | *[[Colourist]] - [[Mick Vincent]] | ||
*[[2D VFX Artist]]s - [[Astrid Busser-Casas]], [[Joseph Courtis]] | *[[2D VFX Artist]]s - [[Astrid Busser-Casas]], [[Joseph Courtis]] | ||
*[[Dubbing Mixer]] - [[Tim Ricketts]] | *[[Dubbing Mixer]] - [[Tim Ricketts]] | ||
*[[Sound FX Editor]] - [[Howard Eaves]] | *[[Sound FX Editor]] - [[Howard Eaves]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Gwen's words after Morgan's death do not exactly mirror those in her earlier vision, perhaps indicating that Jack was correct about it merely being a possible future. Similarly, it appears that Bernie's vision of his own death has also been averted. | *Gwen's words after Morgan's death do not exactly mirror those in her earlier vision, perhaps indicating that Jack was correct about it merely being a possible future. Similarly, it appears that Bernie's vision of his own death has also been averted. | ||
*As Owen flips through his various fake ID cards, one can be seen for [[UNIT]]. | *As Owen flips through his various fake ID cards, one can be seen for [[UNIT]]. | ||
==Story Notes== | ==Story Notes== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
*The circled "P" emblem of the [[Preachers]] from [[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'' can be seen as faded graffiti on rusty bins outside Bernie's flat. | *The circled "P" emblem of the [[Preachers]] from [[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'' can be seen as faded graffiti on rusty bins outside Bernie's flat. | ||
*The explanation Jack gives for the ghosts matches the one Sarah Jane Smith would later give in [[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]''. | *The explanation Jack gives for the ghosts matches the one Sarah Jane Smith would later give in [[SJA]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon]]''. | ||
Revision as of 19:25, 23 January 2010
- This article concerns the episode of Torchwood. For the device nicknamed the Ghost Machine, see Quantum transducer.
Synopsis
When Gwen retrieves an alien object from a fleeing hoodie, she's haunted by a vision of a lonely young boy. As the team tracks down the object's owner, the elusive Bernie Harris, Owen experiences an even more terrifying vision and a long-buried crime resurfaces. [1]
Plot
Jack, Owen and Gwen pursue a man through the Cardiff streets, while Toshiko tracks his alien energy signature through the CCTV network. Gwen separates from the group, chasing down the suspect into a train station, and is able to grab the man's jacket but he gets out of it and runs away. Gwen discovers an alien device in the jacket pocket, and when she activates it, she finds herself seeing a brief vision of the past, that of a young lost boy wandering the train station. Gwen remembers a name tag worn by the boy, and the team is able to track the name down to a old man in Cardiff who admits that during the World War II evacuation, he was sent to Cardiff with no one to meet him and wandered lost through the train station. The group determines from further analysis that the nanotechnology of the "Ghost device" allows people to see moments of the past spurred by strong human emotions, and try to learn how their suspect came upon such technology.
They determine the suspect is Sean "Bernie" Harris, a petty thief from Splott, and travel there to find him. Unsuccessful, they return to the train station to try the device again when Owen activates it while under a bridge, where he witnesses the raping and murder of a young woman named Lizzie Lewis in the 1960s by a man named Ed Morgan. Returning to the Hub, the team investigates the crime to confirm what Owen saw, but that Ed was interrogated but never accused of the crime. Owen insists on trying to bring Ed to justice despite that the case has long since closed, and starts to track Ed on his own. Owen confronts the elderly Ed but gets no information out of him; however, upon leaving his house, he spots Bernie and gives chase, catching up with him. Owen takes Bernie to a pub to learn more about the device while the rest of Torchwood is en route. Bernie explains he found the device in a tin of random objects from an old lady, and that he too saw the murder of Lizzie, and wonders if the team wants the "other half". Torchwood follows Bernie back to Bernie's home to retrieve the other half as well as the other objects in the tin, all alien objects that fell out from the Rift. Bernie explains that he only used the other half once, as it showed him bleeding to death outside his home at his current age. As they leave, Gwen accidentally triggers the second half, and has a vision of herself holding a bloody knife, calling out in vain to Owen. Jack tries calms Gwen down, claiming it just may be a possible future.
As the team recollects, they realize that Ed is paranoid and depressed, and that based on Owen's conversation with him, that he was being blackmailed by Bernie to have Bernie remain quiet about Lizzie's murder; Jack becomes concerned that Owen may have triggered Ed to take action. Learning that Ed has left his home and is heading towards Bernie's, Jack, Gwen, and Owen arrive just in time to disarm Ed from stabbing Bernie with a knife. Owen takes the knife and gives to Gwen, when suddenly Ed rushes Gwen, stating "I knew you'd come for me", and impales himself on the knife. As Gwen realizes she is experiencing the future she saw, Jack and Owen attempt CPR on Ed but are unable to revive him. Jack attempts to comfort Gwen, telling her Ed was suicidal and his death was not her fault, and the device makes people act in ways to try to change the future. The team returns to the Hub, and the device is put into the secure archives.
Cast
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
- Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
- Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
- Rhys Williams — Kai Owen
- Ed Morgan — Gareth Thomas
- Bernie Harris — Ben McKay
- Eleri — Llinos Daniel
- Tom Flanagan — John Normington
- Lizzie Lewis — Emily Evans
- Young Ed Morgan — Christopher Elson
- Young Tom Flanagan — Christopher Greene
- Bernie's Mum — Julie Gibbs
- Snooker Player — Ian Kay
- Kid in arcade — Ryan Conway
- Woman in shop — Kathryn Howard
Crew
References
- Gwen's words after Morgan's death do not exactly mirror those in her earlier vision, perhaps indicating that Jack was correct about it merely being a possible future. Similarly, it appears that Bernie's vision of his own death has also been averted.
- As Owen flips through his various fake ID cards, one can be seen for UNIT.
Story Notes
to be added
Ratings
- BBC3 - 1.8 million viewers
- BBC2 - 2.5 million viewers
Myths
to be added
Filming Locations
to be added
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
- When Owen and Toshiko are discussing Ed Morgan in the pub, she refers to him as "claustrophobic". But later, when Morgan is heading for Bernie's flat, she refers to him as "agoraphobic". You can be both Yes, but claustrophobia would not prevent you from leaving your house. but a strong enough case of agoraphobia would
Continuity
- The circled "P" emblem of the Preachers from DW: Rise of the Cybermen can be seen as faded graffiti on rusty bins outside Bernie's flat.
- The explanation Jack gives for the ghosts matches the one Sarah Jane Smith would later give in SJA: Eye of the Gorgon.
DVD Releases
to be added
See also
to be added
External Links
- Ghost Machine at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Ghost Machine at Shannon Sullivan's A Brief History of Time (Travel)
- Ghost Machine at The Locations Guide
Footnotes
- ↑ BBC Programme Information
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