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|image = Kisskiss bangbang main.jpg | |image = Kisskiss bangbang main.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' | |series = ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' | ||
|season number = Series 2 (Torchwood) | |season number = Series 2 (Torchwood) | ||
|series episode number = 1 | |series episode number = 1 | ||
|scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/torchwood-2-episode-1-kiss-kiss-bang-bang-yellow-revisions-23072007.pdf | |||
|main character = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] | |main character = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] | ||
|featuring = Rhys Williams | |featuring = Rhys Williams | ||
|featuring2 = Andy Davidson | |featuring2 = Andy Davidson | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = [[John Hart]] | ||
|setting = [[Cardiff]], [[2000s]] | |setting = [[Cardiff]], [[2000s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Chris Chibnall | ||
|director = [[Ashley Way]] | |director = [[Ashley Way]] | ||
|producer = [[Richard Stokes]] | |producer = [[Richard Stokes]] | ||
|network = | |network = BBC Two | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 16 January 2008 | ||
|prev = End of Days (TV story) | |prev = End of Days (TV story) | ||
|next = Sleeper (TV story) | |next = Sleeper (TV story) | ||
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|clip3 = Captain John is Injected with Torchwood DNA Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Torchwood | |clip3 = Captain John is Injected with Torchwood DNA Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Torchwood | ||
|format=1x50-minute episode}} | |format=1x50-minute episode}} | ||
'''''Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang''''' was the first episode of [[Series 2 (Torchwood)|Series 2]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Chris Chibnall]] and directed by [[Ashley Way]]. It introduced [[John Hart | '''''Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang''''' was the first episode of [[Series 2 (Torchwood)|Series 2]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Chris Chibnall]] and directed by [[Ashley Way]]. It introduced [[John Hart|Captain John Hart]] and the [[Blowfish]] species. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[[John Hart | [[John Hart|Captain John Hart]], an old friend of [[Jack Harkness|Jack]]'s, appears through the Rift and causes problems for the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] team. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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At the Torchwood Hub, the team wants to know where Jack has been. He tells them he's been with [[Tenth Doctor|"my Doctor"]]. But he came back for Ianto and the rest. [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] notices that there has been [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Rift]] activity. | At the Torchwood Hub, the team wants to know where Jack has been. He tells them he's been with [[Tenth Doctor|"my Doctor"]]. But he came back for Ianto and the rest. [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] notices that there has been [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Rift]] activity. | ||
Captain [[ | Captain [[John Hart]] walks through the Rift at the top floor of a multi-storey car parking structure. He sees a man held at knife-point, and intervenes, grabbing the [[mugger (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|mugger]]'s neck, and dropping him over the edge to his death. He threatens the victim, saying he wasn't there. The man agrees. John then goes to a [[nightclub]] called [[Bar Reunion]], tells everyone whom he finds unattractive to leave, and pulls out two side-arms in front of the bouncers. Everyone panics and runs out. | ||
Meanwhile, Torchwood Three inspects the body of the dead mugger on the street. Tosh notices traces of Rift energy on his neck. Jack then gets a message on [[Jack Harkness' vortex manipulator|his vortex manipulator]]; a [[hologram]] of John appears, telling him to come to the nightclub, alone. He does, but the others follow him in a taxi. When Jack arrives in the club, he and John approach each other and kiss, then fight. They break for a drink. John tells him that the [[Time Agency]] is gone, and that he has been to several rehabs for [[alcohol|drink]], [[drug]]s, [[sex]] and [[murder]]. John sees the others, and ridicules their team name — not [[Excalibur]]? Jack explains that John was his partner... in every sense of the word. John tells them that there are three deadly radiation cluster bombs scattered over [[Cardiff]] that could endanger everyone on [[Earth]]. They must be found and neutralised. With the help of Torchwood, it's an easy job. | Meanwhile, Torchwood Three inspects the body of the dead mugger on the street. Tosh notices traces of Rift energy on his neck. Jack then gets a message on [[Jack Harkness' vortex manipulator|his vortex manipulator]]; a [[hologram]] of John appears, telling him to come to the nightclub, alone. He does, but the others follow him in a taxi. When Jack arrives in the club, he and John approach each other and kiss, then fight. They break for a drink. John tells him that the [[Time Agency]] is gone, and that he has been to several rehabs for [[alcohol|drink]], [[drug]]s, [[sex]] and [[murder]]. John sees the others, and ridicules their team name — not [[Excalibur]]? Jack explains that John was his partner... in every sense of the word. John tells them that there are three deadly radiation cluster bombs scattered over [[Cardiff]] that could endanger everyone on [[Earth]]. They must be found and neutralised. With the help of Torchwood, it's an easy job. | ||
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[[File:Torchwood team Kisskiss.jpg|thumb|left|Jack is left shocked when he finds out that John has seen his brother [[Gray (Fragments)|Gray]].]] | [[File:Torchwood team Kisskiss.jpg|thumb|left|Jack is left shocked when he finds out that John has seen his brother [[Gray (Fragments)|Gray]].]] | ||
They arrive at the car park, quickly followed by [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] and [[Owen Harper|Owen]], who inject [[ | They arrive at the car park, quickly followed by [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] and [[Owen Harper|Owen]], who inject [[John Hart]] with the [[DNA]] of all the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] members, which temporarily confuses the bomb. The bomb releases itself, and they throw it through the Rift, with just one second to spare. Just as it explodes, they are shifted back in [[time]] to the moment John first arrived. John, impressed, lets [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] go, and reluctantly agrees to go back home. Before he disappears, though, he has one last thing to tell his old friend: "By the way, I found [[Gray (Fragments)|Gray]]". Jack, shocked, is asked who or what "Gray" is. He replies, "It's nothing, let's get back to work." | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Toshiko Sato]] - [[Naoko Mori]] | * [[Toshiko Sato]] - [[Naoko Mori]] | ||
* [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | * [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | ||
* [[John Hart | * [[John Hart|Captain John Hart]] - [[James Marsters]] | ||
* [[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]] | * [[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]] | ||
* [[Old woman (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Old Woman]] - [[Menna Trussler]] | * [[Old woman (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Old Woman]] - [[Menna Trussler]] | ||
* [[Blowfish]] - [[Paul Kasey]] | * [[Blowfish]] - [[Paul Kasey]] | ||
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* [[hologram woman|Hologram Woman]] - [[Inika Leigh Wright]] | * [[hologram woman|Hologram Woman]] - [[Inika Leigh Wright]] | ||
* [[Teenage girl (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Teenage Girl]] - [[Sarah Whyte]] | * [[Teenage girl (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Teenage Girl]] - [[Sarah Whyte]] | ||
=== Uncredited Cast === | |||
* [[Andy Davidson|PC Andy Davidson]] - [[Tom Price]] | |||
* [[Bouncer (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Bouncer]] - [[Robert Stone]] | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* John says, ''"Help me [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], you're my only hope"''. | * John says, ''"Help me [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], you're my only hope"''. | ||
* John mentions the [[Arcateenian|Arkan]] trick when he hides a [[key]] in the lining of his throat. | * John mentions the [[Arcateenian|Arkan]] trick when he hides a [[key]] in the lining of his throat. | ||
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* The song "[[Mao Tse Tung Said]]" by A3 is playing at the Bar Reunion. | * The song "[[Mao Tse Tung Said]]" by A3 is playing at the Bar Reunion. | ||
* Jack was voted "[[Rear of the Year]]" in [[5094]]. | * Jack was voted "[[Rear of the Year]]" in [[5094]]. | ||
* [[Blowfish (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|The Blowfish]] is listening to the song "Release Yo' Self (Prodigy Mix)" by [ | * [[Blowfish (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|The Blowfish]] is listening to the song "Release Yo' Self (Prodigy Mix)" by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_Man Method Man] at the start of the episode. | ||
* As Jack and John have a brawl at the Bar Reunion, [[Blur]]'s "Song 2" plays. | * As Jack and John have a brawl at the Bar Reunion, [[Blur]]'s "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_2 Song 2]" plays. | ||
* Just before disappearing, John claims that he found "[[Gray (Adam)|Gray]]". | |||
=== Influences === | |||
* The episode title is taken from a nickname applied to [[James Bond]] by the European and Asian press in the 1960s; "Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" was also the name of a piece of music heard in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderball_(film) Thunderball]''. | |||
* The fight scene was intended to be "sexy, rather than brutal", similar to the naked wrestling scene in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Love_(film) Women in Love]''. | |||
* The blowfish in the opening scene was intended by [[Russell T Davies]] to be "like ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', but evil" and [[Richard Stokes]], wanted the designs to be as flamboyant as "the lionfish in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spy_Who_Loved_Me_(film) The Spy Who Loved Me]''". | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* A family friendly pre-watershed edit of this episode aired at 7:00pm on Wednesday [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] on [[BBC Two]]. | * A family friendly pre-watershed edit of this episode aired at 7:00pm on Wednesday [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] on [[BBC Two]]. | ||
* According to his memoir, ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] was originally scheduled to write this episode, but the job was passed on to [[Chris Chibnall]]. Davies conceived the opening segment of the episode featuring the Blowfish and the sports car. | * According to his memoir, ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]]'', [[Russell T Davies]] was originally scheduled to write this episode, but the job was passed on to [[Chris Chibnall]]. Davies conceived the opening segment of the episode featuring the Blowfish and the sports car. | ||
* When Jack tells John that his team is called "Torchwood", John lists alternate names, including "[[Excalibur]]". This was the title of the original show that Russell T Davies created before turning it into a ''Doctor Who'' spin-off | * When Jack tells John that his team is called "Torchwood", John lists alternate names, including "[[Excalibur]]". This was the title of the original show that [[Russell T Davies]] created before turning it into a ''Doctor Who'' spin-off. | ||
* Due to the events of the television story ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', this is the first episode of ''Torchwood'' which is set during the viewer's perspective of the present day. All televised stories set between ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' and the last act of ''Last of the Time Lords'' were set one year ahead of the initial broadcast. | |||
* Due to the events of the television story ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', this is the first episode of Torchwood which is set during the viewer's perspective of the present day. All televised stories set between ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' and the last act of ''Last of the Time Lords'' were set one year ahead of the initial broadcast. | * This story replaced the previous story idea of ''[[Checkout (TV story)|Checkout]]'', for which [[Russell T Davies]] had only written the first scene. | ||
* This episode would later be part of a watch-along organised by [[Radio Times]] during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. However, it was not part of the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' events. | * This episode would later be part of a watch-along organised by [[Radio Times]] during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. However, it was not part of the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' events. | ||
* The development of the episode commenced when [[Russell T Davies]] received an email from his agent, telling him [[James Marsters]] was interested in appearing on the series. [[Chris Chibnall]] wrote the episode "absolutely" for Marsters, and wanted Hart to become a conflict for Jack Harkness. Marsters believed that Hart was somewhat of a doppelganger to Harkness. After scripting was complete, Marsters did not need to discuss with the directors because he felt the script was self-explanatory. | |||
* Originally, Captain John was going to come through the Rift on a "pandimensional surfboard" similar to the one found in ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', [[Chris Chibnall]] changed it because the production team decided that "it would look cooler if John just calmly walked out of the Rift, as if it was the sort of thing he might do every day". | |||
* The first meeting between Jack and John at the nightclub was written to be akin to a Spaghetti Western. Instead of fighting, it was decided that they would kiss first, so that the audience "don't see it coming". | |||
* While the fight scene only lasted one minute on screen, much more was filmed, so much that it took a whole day to shoot. 80% of the acting in the scene was done by [[John Barrowman]] and [[James Marsters]] themselves, instead of stuntmen. | |||
* The style of fighting was similar to what [[James Marsters]] was used to, and was, according to stunt co-ordinator Tom Lucy, a cross between Western, martial arts, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bourne Bourne]. | |||
* The scene with Jack falling off the building was performed by [[Curtis Rivers]], [[John Barrowman]]'s stunt double. Though Rivers made the stunt to make Jack "look good", Barrowman had to lie on a box over green screen. | |||
* While the most noticeable visual effect was John's entrance through the Rift, [[The Mill]] also made inconspicuous visual effects, such as extending the number of crates at the docks. | |||
* [[The Mill]] made three different types of holograms. The projection from Jack's wriststrap device was coloured blue to match earlier appearances, John's wriststrap projected a flashier, full colour image due to specifications in the script, and the golden hue in the projection of John's ex-lover was based on the prop. | |||
* The first designs of the blowfish costume were visibly different from the final design; the first designs were more fish-like than humanoid. After a humanoid design was approved by the production team, [[Millennium FX]] immediately sculpted the costume to [[Paul Kasey]]'s dimensions. Two versions of the mask were created; one was animatronic, which included mechanical fins, and one was used for the stunt where the blowfish was shot in the head. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The team berates Jack for disappearing following the incident with [[Abaddon]] and his subsequent delayed resurrection | * The team berates Jack for disappearing following the incident with [[Abaddon]] and his subsequent delayed resurrection during [[TV]]: {{cs|End of Days (TV story)}}. | ||
* Jack says that he left because he found [[Tenth Doctor|"his doctor"]]. He also says that he saw the [[The Year That Never Was|"end of the world"]] | * Jack says that he left because he found [[Tenth Doctor|"his doctor"]]. He also says that he saw the [[The Year That Never Was|"end of the world"]] as experienced in [[TV]]: {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Sound of Drums (TV story)}} His comments to Gwen stating that he feels he belongs with Torchwood are consistent with his reason for not joining the Doctor in his travels despite his offer to join him in [[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}. | ||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
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