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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Ghost machine main img.jpg | |image = Ghost machine main img.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' | |series = ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' | ||
|season number = Series 1 (Torchwood) | |season number = Series 1 (Torchwood) | ||
|series episode number = 3 | |series episode number = 3 | ||
|scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/torchwood-1-episode-3-ghost-machine-green-revisions-21072006.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|Rhys]] | |featuring = [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] | ||
|enemy = [[Ed Morgan]] | |enemy = [[Ed Morgan]] | ||
|setting = [[Cardiff]], [[2000s]]{{note|Episodes 1-10 of the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' are set anywhere from [[2006]]-[[2009]] as a result of [[Aliens of London dating controversy|conflicting evidence]] shown in the episodes ''Ghost Machine'', {{cs|Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)}}, {{cs|Random Shoes (TV story)}}, {{cs|To the Last Man (TV story)}}, {{cs|Reset (TV story)}}, {{cs|Adrift (TV story)}}, {{cs|Fragments (TV story)}}, {{cs|Exit Wounds (TV story)}}, and {{cs|The New World (TV story)}}. As episode 10, {{cs|Out of Time (TV story)}}, is set at the end of [[December]], this means that episodes 11-13 are almost certainly set the year after episodes 1-10.}} | |setting = [[Cardiff]], [[2000s]]{{note|Episodes 1-10 of the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' are set anywhere from [[2006]]-[[2009]] as a result of [[Aliens of London dating controversy|conflicting evidence]] shown in the episodes ''Ghost Machine'', {{cs|Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)}}, {{cs|Random Shoes (TV story)}}, {{cs|To the Last Man (TV story)}}, {{cs|Reset (TV story)}}, {{cs|Adrift (TV story)}}, {{cs|Fragments (TV story)}}, {{cs|Exit Wounds (TV story)}}, and {{cs|The New World (TV story)}}. As episode 10, {{cs|Out of Time (TV story)}}, is set at the end of [[December]], this means that episodes 11-13 are almost certainly set the year after episodes 1-10.}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Helen Raynor | ||
|director = [[Colin Teague]] | |director = [[Colin Teague]] | ||
|producer = [[Richard Stokes]] | |producer = [[Richard Stokes]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 29 October 2006 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC Three | ||
|prev = Day One (TV story) | |prev = Day One (TV story) | ||
|next = Cyberwoman (TV story) | |next = Cyberwoman (TV story) | ||
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|clip3 = Gwen Sees A Ghost From The Past Ghost Machine Torchwood | |clip3 = Gwen Sees A Ghost From The Past Ghost Machine Torchwood | ||
|format = 1x50-minute episode | |format = 1x50-minute episode | ||
}} | }}{{you may|Ghost Devices (novel)|n1=Ghost Devices|Ghost in the Machine (audio story)|n2=Ghost in the Machine}} | ||
{{you may|Ghost Devices (novel)|n1=Ghost Devices|Ghost in the Machine (audio story)|n2=Ghost in the Machine}} | |||
'''''Ghost Machine''''' was the third episode in the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Helen Raynor]] and directed by [[Colin Teague]]. | '''''Ghost Machine''''' was the third episode in the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Helen Raynor]] and directed by [[Colin Teague]]. | ||
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=== Cardiff === | === Cardiff === | ||
* [[Cardiff Castle]] is mentioned. | * [[Cardiff Castle]] is mentioned. | ||
* Businesses in Cardiff include [[Gap]], [[Dorothy Perkins|DP]], [[Qube]] and [[Hayes Island Snack Bar]]. | * Businesses in Cardiff include [[Gap (business)|Gap]], [[Dorothy Perkins|DP]], [[Qube]] and [[Hayes Island Snack Bar]]. | ||
* Gwen and Owen chase Bernie through [[Cardiff Central Station]]. Bernie runs out from the [[High Street Arcade]]. The shops on either side are [[EccentriX]] and [[Wales Tartan Centres]]. | * Gwen and Owen chase Bernie through [[Cardiff Central Station]]. Bernie runs out from the [[High Street Arcade]]. The shops on either side are [[EccentriX]] and [[Wales Tartan Centres]]. | ||
* During [[the Blitz]], Tom was [[Evacuation|evacuated]] to [[Cardiff]] and then the countryside. | * During [[the Blitz]], Tom was [[Evacuation|evacuated]] to [[Cardiff]] and then the countryside. | ||
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=== Popular culture === | === Popular culture === | ||
* Owen is playing a game called ''[[Laser Ghost]]''. | * Owen is playing a game called ''[[Laser Ghost]]''. | ||
* The " | * The "[[Natasha Kaplinsky (in-universe)|newsreader]]" won ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''. | ||
* "[[Feeling a Moment]]" by [[Feeder]] is playing when Owen and Tosh have a drink together. | * "[[Feeling a Moment]]" by [[Feeder]] is playing when Owen and Tosh have a drink together. | ||
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* The circled "P" emblem of [[the Preachers]] from the television story ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|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 the television story ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'' can be seen as faded graffiti on rusty bins outside Bernie's flat. | ||
* According to this episode, [[Tom Flanagan]] stayed in Cardiff for 66 years after arriving in [[1941]], placing the story in [[2007]]. Tom and [[Eleri Flanagan|Eleri]] watching the ''Strictly Come Dancing'' finals and knowing who won the contest implies a December 2007 setting, if real world TV programming is the same as that of the [[DWU]] ([[T:NO RW|which, per this wiki's policies, is not always the case]]). A 2007 setting, whether in December or earlier, [[Aliens of London dating controversy|clashes with and contradicts dates given in several other stories]]. | * According to this episode, [[Tom Flanagan]] stayed in Cardiff for 66 years after arriving in [[1941]], placing the story in [[2007]]. Tom and [[Eleri Flanagan|Eleri]] watching the ''Strictly Come Dancing'' finals and knowing who won the contest implies a December 2007 setting, if real world TV programming is the same as that of the [[DWU]] ([[T:NO RW|which, per this wiki's policies, is not always the case]]). A 2007 setting, whether in December or earlier, [[Aliens of London dating controversy|clashes with and contradicts dates given in several other stories]]. | ||
* [[Russell T Davies]] picked [[Helen Raynor]] to write ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]/[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'' based on the strength of this episode. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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* Cardiff Bay Barrage, Cardiff (Jack and Gwen on the waterfront.) | * Cardiff Bay Barrage, Cardiff (Jack and Gwen on the waterfront.) | ||
* [[Upper Boat Studios]], Cardiff | * [[Upper Boat Studios]], Cardiff | ||
=== Broadcasts === | |||
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|[[Sunday]] [[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] | |||
|22:00 | |||
|[[BBC Three]] | |||
|First broadcast. | |||
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|[[Wednesday]] [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] | |||
|21:00 | |||
|[[BBC Two England]] | |||
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|- | |||
|[[Sunday]] [[21 January (releases)|21 January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] | |||
|22:00 | |||
|[[BBC Three]] | |||
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|[[Friday]] [[28 September (releases)|28 September]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] | |||
|21:00 | |||
|[[BBC Three]] | |||
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|- | |||
|[[Saturday]] [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] | |||
|02:40 | |||
|[[BBC Three]] | |||
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|- | |||
|[[Friday]] [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] | |||
|00:10 | |||
|[[BBC HD]] | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | [[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1941]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1941]] | ||