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{{Infobox Series
{{Infobox Series
|image            = Torchwood title logo.jpg
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|broadcast year  = 2008
|broadcast year  = 2008
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|broadcast year2  =  
|ep count        = 13
|ep count        = 13
|story count      = 12
|story count      = 13
|first ep        = Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)
|first ep        = Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)
|main character  = Jack Harkness
|main character  = Jack Harkness
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|starring4        = Ianto Jones
|starring4        = Ianto Jones
|starring5        = Martha Jones
|starring5        = Martha Jones
|main enemy      = [[Gray]], [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]]
|main enemy      = [[Gray (Fragments)|Gray]], [[John Hart]]
|producer        = Richard Stokes
|producer        = Richard Stokes
|exec prod        = Russell T Davies
|exec prod        = Russell T Davies
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|end date        = [[4 April (releases)|4 April]] 2008
|end date        = [[4 April (releases)|4 April]] 2008
|network          = BBC Two
|network          = BBC Two
|runtime          = 45'
|runtime          = 52'
|DWM              = DWM 469
|DWM              = DWM 392
|DWM2            = DWM 394
|DWM3            = DWM 395
|DWM4            = DWM 469
|prev            = Series 1 (Torchwood)
|prev            = Series 1 (Torchwood)
|next            = Series 3 (Torchwood)
|next            = Series 3 (Torchwood)
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|clip            = The memory stealer pt 1 - Torchwood - BBC
|clip            = The memory stealer pt 1 - Torchwood - BBC
|clip2            = Owen back from the dead! - Torchwood - BBC Sci-Fi
|clip2            = Owen back from the dead! - Torchwood - BBC Sci-Fi
|clip3            = Booby trapped building 2 - Torchwood - BBC
|clip3            = Booby trapped building 2 - Torchwood - BBC
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The '''second series''' of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' ran between [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] and [[4 April (releases)|4 April]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. The first episode saw [[James Marsters]] appear as [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]]. It included glimpses of the [[51st century]] and the [[World War I|First World War]]. [[Freema Agyeman]] guest starred as [[Martha Jones]] from [[Reset (TV story)|episode 6]] to [[A Day in the Death|episode 8]].
'''Series 2''' of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' ran between [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] and [[4 April (releases)|4 April]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. It starred [[John Barrowman]] as [[Jack Harkness]], [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Burn Gorman]] as [[Owen Harper]], [[Naoko Mori]] as [[Toshiko Sato]], [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] as [[Ianto Jones]] and [[Freema Agyeman]] as [[Martha Jones]] for episodes 6, 7, and 8. The series opened with ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'' and concluded with ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''.
 
== Overview ==
It consisted of thirteen stories and thirteen episodes. The first episode saw [[James Marsters]] appear as [[John Hart]]. It included glimpses of the [[51st century]] and the [[World War I|First World War]]. [[Freema Agyeman]] guest starred as [[Martha Jones]] from [[Reset (TV story)|episode 6]] to [[A Day in the Death (TV story)|episode 8]].


The opening monologue spoken by [[John Barrowman]] was revised for this season; instead of saying how "you" have to be ready because in the 21st century "everything changes", it was now a more proactive statement, saying, "Torchwood is ready."
The opening monologue spoken by [[John Barrowman]] was revised for this season; instead of saying how "you" have to be ready because in the 21st century "everything changes", it was now a more proactive statement, saying, "Torchwood is ready."
This season starred [[John Barrowman]] as [[Jack Harkness]], [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Burn Gorman]] as [[Owen Harper]], [[Naoko Mori]] as [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] as [[Ianto Jones]], with [[Freema Agyeman]] as [[Martha Jones]] in three episodes midway through the season.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
=== Recurring ===
* [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]], [[Jack Montgomery]]
* [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]], [[Jack Montgomery]]
* [[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]]
* [[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]]
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* [[Toshiko Sato]] - [[Naoko Mori]]
* [[Toshiko Sato]] - [[Naoko Mori]]
* [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]]
* [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]]
* [[Martha Jones]] - [[Freema Agyeman]]
=== Recurring ===
* [[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]]
* [[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]]
* [[Martha Jones]] - [[Freema Agyeman]]
* [[John Hart|Captain John Hart]] - [[James Marsters]]
* [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Captain John Hart]] - [[James Marsters]]
* [[Andy Davidson]] - [[Tom Price]]
* [[Andy Davidson]] - [[Tom Price]]
* [[Little girl (Dead Man Walking)|Young Girl]] - [[Skye Bennett]]
* [[Little girl (Dead Man Walking)|Young Girl]] - [[Skye Bennett]]
* [[Mary Cooper]] — [[Sharon Morgan]]
* [[Mary Cooper]] — [[Sharon Morgan]]
* [[Geraint Cooper]] — [[William Thomas]]
* [[Geraint Cooper]] — [[William Thomas]]
* [[Gray]] - [[Lachlan Nieboer]]
* [[Gray (Fragments)|Gray]] - [[Lachlan Nieboer]]


=== Guest ===
=== Guest ===
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== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
| width="50" | '''Episode Number''' || '''Title'''  || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
! width="50" | '''Episode Number''' || '''Title'''  || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes'''
|-
|-
|1 ||''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'' ||[[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Ashley Way]]|| Reintroduction of [[Jack Harkness]] and introduction of [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Captain John Hart]].
|1
|''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]''
|[[Chris Chibnall]]
|[[Ashley Way]]
|Introduction of Captain [[John Hart]]. Jack returns to Torchwood Three.
|-
|-
|2 ||''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]'' ||[[James Moran]]||[[Colin Teague]]||First appearance of a [[mind probe]] in a post-revival ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related production.
|2
|''[[Sleeper (TV story)|Sleeper]]''
|[[James Moran]]
|[[Colin Teague]]
|First appearance of a [[mind probe]] in a post-revival ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related production.
|-
|-
|3 ||''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]'' ||[[Helen Raynor]]||[[Andy Goddard]]||Debut of the [[World War I]]-era Torchwood team.
|3
|''[[To the Last Man (TV story)|To the Last Man]]''
|[[Helen Raynor]]
|[[Andy Goddard]]
|Debut of the [[World War I]]-era Torchwood team.
|-
|-
|4 ||''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'' ||[[Catherine Tregenna]]||[[Colin Teague]]|| [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] learns about [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]].
|4
|''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Catherine Tregenna]]
|Colin Teague
|[[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] learns about [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]].
|-
|-
|5 ||''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]'' ||[[Catherine Tregenna]]||[[Andy Goddard]]||First appearance of [[Gray]].
|5
|''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]''
|Andy Goddard
|First appearance of [[Gray (Fragments)|Gray]].
|-
|-
|6 ||''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'' ||[[J. C. Wilsher]]||[[Ashley Way]]||Introduction of [[Martha Jones]] and first death of [[Owen Harper]].
|6
|''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]''
|[[J. C. Wilsher]]
|Ashley Way
|[[Martha Jones]] joins Torchwood Three. Death of [[Owen Harper]].  
|-
|-
|7 ||''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'' ||[[Matt Jones]]||[[Andy Goddard]]|| Resurrection of [[Owen Harper]].
|7
|''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]''
|[[Matt Jones (writer)|Matt Jones]]
|rowspan=2|Andy Goddard
|Resurrection of [[Owen Harper]].
|-
|-
|8 ||''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]'' ||[[Joseph Lidster]]||[[Andy Goddard]]|| Final appearance of Martha Jones.
|8
|''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]''
|[[Joseph Lidster]]
|Martha returns to [[UNIT]].
|-
|-
|9 ||''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]'' ||[[Phil Ford]]||[[Ashley Way]]||Marriage of Gwen Cooper & [[Rhys Williams]].
|9
|''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]''
|[[Phil Ford]]
|Ashley Way
|Marriage of Gwen & Rhys.
|-
|-
|10 ||''[[From Out of the Rain (TV story)|From Out of the Rain]]'' ||[[Peter J. Hammond]]||[[Jonathan Fox Bassett]]||A glimpse of Jack's past history is explored.
|10
|''[[From Out of the Rain (TV story)|From Out of the Rain]]''
|[[Peter J. Hammond]]
|[[Jonathan Fox Bassett]]
|
|-
|-
|11 ||''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'' ||[[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Mark Everest]]||Introduces a secret Torchwood facility in [[Flat Holm]] for dealing with victims displaced by the [[Cardiff rift]].
|11
|''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]''
|rowspan=3|[[Chris Chibnall]]
|[[Mark Everest]]
|
|-
|-
|12 ||''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' ||[[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Jonathan Fox Bassett]]|| Reintroduction of John Hart and Gray. Backstory revealed for all Torchwood Three members prior to Gwen's arrival. Debut of the [[Victorian era]] Torchwood team.
|12
|''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]''
|Jonathan Fox Bassett
|Reintroduction of John Hart and Gray. Backstory revealed for all Torchwood Three members prior to Gwen's arrival. Debut of the [[Victorian era]] Torchwood team.
|-
|-
|13 ||''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'' ||[[Chris Chibnall]]||[[Ashley Way]]||Death of [[Toshiko Sato]] and final death of [[Owen Harper]]. Final appearance of John Hart and Gray. [[Cardiff]] suffers heavy destruction enacted by Gray. Jack Harkness suffers a number of deaths too great to calculate. Reappearance of the Victorian Torchwood team. Gray is placed in hibernation.
|13
|''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''
|Ashley Way
|Death of [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Owen Harper]]. Final televised appearance of John Hart, and final appearance of Gray.
|}
|}


== Aliens and enemies ==
== Aliens and enemies ==
* [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]]
* [[John Hart]]
* [[Blowfish]]
* [[Blowfish]]
* [[Cell 114]]
* [[Cell 114]]
* [[Keryehla Janees]]
* [[Kayehla Janees]] ("Beth Halloran")
* [[David (Sleeper)|David]]
* [[David (Sleeper)|David]]
* [[Janet (Terror of the Vervoids)|Janet]]
* [[Janet (Everything Changes)|Janet]]
* [[Harries & Harries]]
* [[Harries & Harries]]
* [[Cash Cow]]
* [[Cash Cow]]
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* [[Nostrovite]]s
* [[Nostrovite]]s
* [[Night Travellers]]
* [[Night Travellers]]
* [[Ghostmaker]]
** [[Ghostmaker]]
* [[Pearl (From Out of the Rain)|Pearl]]
** [[Pearl (From Out of the Rain)|Pearl]]
* [[Clown Acrobats]]
** [[Clown Acrobats]]
* [[Stromboli]]
** [[Stromboli]]
* [[Tattooed Man]]
** [[Tattooed Man]]
* [[Fire Jugglers]]
** [[Fire Jugglers]]
* [[Jonah Bevan]]
* [[Jonah Bevan]]
* [[Alex Hopkins]]
* [[Alex Hopkins]]
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* [[Tumour alien]]
* [[Tumour alien]]
* [[Hoix]]
* [[Hoix]]
* [[Three cowled men]]
* [[Cowled figure (Exit Wounds)|Three cowled men]]


== Digital availability ==
== Digital availability ==
Series 2 of ''Torchwood'' is available for purchase and/or as part of a subscription on:
Series 2 of ''Torchwood'' is available for purchase and/or as part of a subscription on:
* [[iTunes]] in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]], the UK and [[US]],
* [[iTunes]] in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]], the UK and [[US]],
* [[Amazon Video]] in [[Austria]], Germany, the UK and US,
* [[Amazon (service)|Amazon Video]] in [[Austria]], Germany, the UK and US,
* [[Netflix]] in 70 countries, which do not include Austria, Canada, France, Germany or the UK.
* [[Netflix]] in 70 countries, which do not include Austria, Canada, France, Germany or the UK.
* [[HBO Max]] in the US
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== Novels ==
== Novels ==
* ''[[Something in the Water]]''
* ''[[Something in the Water (novel)|Something in the Water]]''
* ''[[Trace Memory]]''
* ''[[Trace Memory (novel)|Trace Memory]]''
* ''[[The Twilight Streets]]''
* ''[[The Twilight Streets (novel)|The Twilight Streets]]''
* ''[[Pack Animals]]''
* ''[[Pack Animals (novel)|Pack Animals]]''
* ''[[SkyPoint (novel)|SkyPoint]]''
* ''[[SkyPoint (novel)|SkyPoint]]''


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Series 2 of Torchwood ran between 16 January and 4 April 2008. It starred John Barrowman as Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Burn Gorman as Owen Harper, Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato, Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones for episodes 6, 7, and 8. The series opened with Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and concluded with Exit Wounds.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of thirteen stories and thirteen episodes. The first episode saw James Marsters appear as John Hart. It included glimpses of the 51st century and the First World War. Freema Agyeman guest starred as Martha Jones from episode 6 to episode 8.

The opening monologue spoken by John Barrowman was revised for this season; instead of saying how "you" have to be ready because in the 21st century "everything changes", it was now a more proactive statement, saying, "Torchwood is ready."

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Episode Number Title Writer(s) Director Notes
1 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Chris Chibnall Ashley Way Introduction of Captain John Hart. Jack returns to Torchwood Three.
2 Sleeper James Moran Colin Teague First appearance of a mind probe in a post-revival Doctor Who-related production.
3 To the Last Man Helen Raynor Andy Goddard Debut of the World War I-era Torchwood team.
4 Meat Catherine Tregenna Colin Teague Rhys learns about Torchwood.
5 Adam Andy Goddard First appearance of Gray.
6 Reset J. C. Wilsher Ashley Way Martha Jones joins Torchwood Three. Death of Owen Harper.
7 Dead Man Walking Matt Jones Andy Goddard Resurrection of Owen Harper.
8 A Day in the Death Joseph Lidster Martha returns to UNIT.
9 Something Borrowed Phil Ford Ashley Way Marriage of Gwen & Rhys.
10 From Out of the Rain Peter J. Hammond Jonathan Fox Bassett
11 Adrift Chris Chibnall Mark Everest
12 Fragments Jonathan Fox Bassett Reintroduction of John Hart and Gray. Backstory revealed for all Torchwood Three members prior to Gwen's arrival. Debut of the Victorian era Torchwood team.
13 Exit Wounds Ashley Way Death of Toshiko Sato and Owen Harper. Final televised appearance of John Hart, and final appearance of Gray.

Aliens and enemies[[edit] | [edit source]]

Digital availability[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series 2 of Torchwood is available for purchase and/or as part of a subscription on:

Radio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Video games[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Torchwood television stories
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Children of Earth: Day One • Day Two • Day Three • Day Four • Day Five
Series 4
Stories listed here are only those that have been officially licensed by the BBC.
v • e
Aliens and Enemies of TW Series 2
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Sleeper
Meat
Adam
Reset
Dead Man Walking
A Day in the Death
Something Borrowed
From Out of the Rain
Adrift
Fragments
Exit Wounds
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