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|main character        = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]]
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|broadcast date       = 17 December 2006
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'''''Out of Time''''' was the tenth episode in the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Catherine Tregenna]] and directed by [[Alice Troughton]].
 
It saw [[Owen Harper]] strike up a [[libido]]-driven relationship with [[Diane Holmes]], who was removed from a bygone era after passing through the [[Cardiff Rift]]. Although Owen meant to use her simply for [[sex]]ual favours, pleasure gave way to [[romance]], and he began falling in [[love]] with her. However, Diane chose to part ways with Owen and return to the past through the Rift. The hope of seeing her again later influenced him to spur a disastrous act near the end of the series.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
A [[airplane|plane]] from the [[1950s]] lands in modern [[Cardiff]], courtesy of the [[Cardiff Rift|Rift]]; the passengers are reoriented by the [[Torchwood 3|Torchwood team]], who become drawn closely to their lives.
When a [[plane]] from the [[1950s]] lands in modern [[Cardiff]], courtesy of the [[Cardiff Rift|Rift]], the passengers are reoriented by the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood team]], who become drawn closely to their lives.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
A plane, called the [[Sky Gypsy]] lands on an air strip in [[Cardiff]]. Its occupants are the pilot, [[Diane Holmes]], with passengers [[Emma-Louise Cowell]] and [[John Ellis]]. The [[Torchwood 3|Torchwood team]] welcomes them. The people on the plane think that they are in the year [[1953]]. However, [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] informs them that they fell victim to the [[Cardiff rift|rift]] and was transported over fifty years into their future. The team made it their duty to look after the occupants of the plane until they can adapt to the 21st century lifestyle. At first, they were fascinated, yet appalled by new items they never seen before such as tea bags, and certain obscene magazines.
A [[plane]] called the ''[[Sky Gypsy]]'' lands on a [[Cardiff]] air strip. Out step the [[pilot]], [[Diane Holmes]], and passengers [[Emma-Louise Cowell]] and [[John Ellis]]. The [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood team]] welcome them. The people on the plane think that they are in the year [[1953]], but [[Jack Harkness|Jack]] informs them they fell through the [[Cardiff rift|rift]] and were transported over fifty years into their future. The team make it their duty to look after the occupants of the plane until they can adapt to the [[21st century]].
 
[[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] looks after Emma. She takes her [[138b Pentre Road|home]], where she lies to [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] that Emma is her cousin and that she came for a visit. The couple take her to a [[nightclub]], where Emma soon gains the attentions of a young man. Gwen and Rhys separate Emma from the man when they start kissing, and Gwen explains to her that things are different than in the [[1950s]]. Emma eventually finds a job as a [[shop]]-girl in [[London]]. Gwen is hesitant, wanting to get her a job in Cardiff where she can look after her, but she has to change her mind when Rhys discovers that Emma is not Gwen's cousin and is upset at just how easily Gwen lied to him. Gwen agrees to let Emma go and tells her to not talk to strangers when travelling to London. As Emma leaves, they wish each other a happy [[Christmas]].
[[File:Jack stays with John.jpg|thumb|left|Jack stays with John as he dies.]]
Meanwhile, Jack starts a friendship with John, who wants to find his son, [[Alan Ellis|Alan]]. [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] finds him, and John pays a visit, but is devastated to find his son is suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]]. Severely depressed, John takes [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]]'s car to kill himself by [[carbon monoxide]] poisoning. Jack tries to convince him to stop, but John says that he died decades ago. A reluctant Jack joins him in the car, as a friend, as the carbon monoxide slowly kills John. Jack's [[immortality]] leaves him unaffected; all he can do is express sorrow at the sight of another life cut short.
 
[[Owen Harper|Owen]], meanwhile, looks after Diane, who wants to fly, but can't because her license expired decades ago. Owen convinces her to go out to lunch with him and they soon begin a [[sex]]ual relationship. As it progresses, Owen falls in love with Diane, and she admits to the same feelings. One morning, Owen finds she has gone, having left a note on his pillow. He rushes to the airfield, where he finds Diane attempting to take off in the ''Sky Gypsy''. Owen tries to convince her to stay, but she is confident that due to the exact weather conditions from where she took off being present now, the rift will open again and take her back to her own time. After she kisses Owen goodbye, she takes off and her plane disappears into the clouds. Heartbroken, Owen cries softly.
 
In the end, Jack, Gwen and Owen think back on how the three have touched their lives.
 
== Cast ==
* [[Jack Harkness|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]]
* [[Diane Holmes|Diane]] - [[Louise Delamere]]
* [[John Ellis]] - [[Mark Lewis Jones]]
* [[Emma-Louise Cowell|Emma]] - [[Olivia Hallinan]]
* [[Alan Ellis]] - [[Sam Beazley]]
* [[Nurse (Out of Time)|Nurse]] - [[Marion Fenner]]
* [[Alesha]] - [[Janine Carrington]]
* [[Jade (Out of Time)|Jade]] - [[Rhea Bailey]]
* [[Flying instructor (Out of Time)|Flying Instructor]] - [[Andrew MacBean]]
* [[Barman (Out of Time)|Barman]] - [[Ciaron Dowd|Ciaran Dowd]]
 
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== Worldbuilding ==
=== Books ===
* ''[[Glitter (magazine)|Glitter]]'' and ''[[Miss B]]'' are magazines.
* ''[[Cardiff Examiner]]'' is a [[Cardiff]] [[newspaper]].
* ''[[South Wales Mail]]'' is a [[South Wales]] newspaper.
 
=== Individuals ===
* Emma was flying to [[Dublin]] to visit her [[Nora (Out of Time)|Auntie Nora]] and [[Finn (Out of Time)|Uncle Finn]], who have been having trouble with their kids and wanted her to [[babysit]] for them.
* Jack mentions that he has [[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|died once]] and that he also [[Time travel|fell through time]].
* [[Amelia Earhart]], another famous woman [[pilot]], went missing on [[2 July]], [[1937]].
* Owen decides to make Diane a "[[f*ck buddy]]".
* Emma mentions [[Deborah Kerr]].
 
=== Influences ===
 
* There are similarities between this episode and the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[w:c:memory-alpha:The Neutral Zone (episode)|The Neutral Zone]]", in which three people from the late-20th century are discovered cryogenically frozen in the year [[2364]] and must adjust to the era they find themselves in. The primary difference between the two episodes is that the temporally-displaced people are the focus of the narrative in ''Out of Time'', while in the ''Star Trek'' episode theirs is the B-story for the episode. Amelia Earhart, who's also mentioned in this episode, re-appears in the ''[[Star Trek]]: Voyager'' episode "[[w:c:memory-alpha:The 37's|The 37's]]".


[[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] was to look after Emma, since her parents have died. She took her to her home, where she lied to [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] that Emma was her cousin and that she had come for a visit. The couple took her to a nightclub, where they later find Emma with a man they seperate her from him when they see the two kissing. Gwen explains that things are different than they were in the 1950s. Later Emma finds a job as a shop-girl in [[London]]. Gwen is hesitant, wanting to get her a job in Cardiff where she can look after her, but she has to change her mind when Rhys discovers that Emma is not Gwen's cousin. Gwen agreed to let her go and tells her to not talk to strangers when travelling to London before wishing each other a happy [[Christmas]].
=== Products ===
* Emma buys [[Super Excel Waterproof Luscious Lashes Mascara]].


Meanwhile, Jack starts a friendship with John, who wants to find his son, Alan Ellis. [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]]manages to find him, John pays him a visit, but he is devastated to find out that his son is suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]]. A severly depressed John takes [[Ianto Jones|Ianto's]] car to kill himself by cabon monoxide poisoning. Jack tried to convince him to stop. However, John said that he died decades ago. A reluctant Jack joins him in the car whilst the carbon monixode slowly kills John.
=== Music ===
* [[Beethoven]]'s "[[Moonlight Sonata]]" is playing on John's [[radio]].
* "[[I See You Baby]]" is playing in the bar.
* "[[Just Blew in from the Windy City]]" from ''[[Calamity Jane (film)|Calamity Jane]]'' is Emma's favourite song.


Also, [[Owen Harper|Owen]] was to look after Diane, who wanted to fly, but couldn't because her licence had expired decades ago. Owen convinces her out to lunch. After spending more time together, they began a sexual relationship. However later, Owen developed feelings and fell in love with her, with Diane admitting the same feelings. One morning, Owen discovers that Diane had gone, with a note on his pillow. He rushes to the airfield when he finds her attemting to take off with the ''Sky Gypsy''. Owen attempts to convince Diane to stay, but she is confident that due to the exact weather conditions from where she took off, the rift will open up again to take her back to her timeline. Owen unsuccessfully tells her that the rift won't take her back. After she kisses Owen goodbye, she takes off and her plane disappears into the clouds.
=== Events ===
* Alan mentions the [[1953]] [[FA Cup]] and the [[football|match]] between [[Blackpool]] and [[Bolton Wanderers]].


In the end, Jack, Gwen and Owen think back on how the three have touched their lives.
=== Locations ===
* [[Diane Holmes]] flew over the [[Bay of Bengal|Bengal Bay]].


==Cast==
== Story notes ==
*Captain [[Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]]  
* The episode was repeated on [[BBC Two]], three days later at 9:00pm on Wednesday [[20 December (releases)|20 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]].
*[[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]]
* This was the first ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' episode to have no antagonist or enemy of any kind.
*[[Owen Harper]] - [[Burn Gorman]]
*[[Toshiko Sato]] - [[Naoko Mori]]
*[[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]]
*[[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]]
*[[Diane Holmes]] - [[Louise Delamere]]
*[[John Ellis]] - [[Mark Lewis Jones]]
*[[Emma-Louise Cowell]] - [[Olivia Hallinan]]
*[[Alan Ellis]] - [[Sam Beezely]]
*[[Nurse (Out of Time)|Nurse]] - [[Marion Fenner]]
*[[Alesha]] - [[Janine Carrington]]
*[[Jade]] - [[Rhea Bailey]]
*[[Flying Instructor]] - [[Andrew McBean]]
*[[Barman]] - [[Ciaron Dowd]]


==Crew==
=== Ratings ===
''to be added''
* 1.03 million viewers.<ref>[https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-10/ BARB Ratings - October, 2006]</ref>


==References==
=== Filming locations ===
*Jack makes a clear suggestion that Diane sucessfully re-enters the [[Cardiff rift]].
* Plane landing at the beginning of the episode - RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan
* John visits the Millennium Stadium's gate 3 - Westgate Street, Cardiff
* The restaurant Owen and Diane visit is The Pearl of the Orient - Cardiff Bay.


==Story Notes==
=== Broadcasts ===
*It is funny to note that by the time [[Emma-Louise Cowell]] was setting off for [[London]], the events of [[DW]]: [[The Runaway Bride]] were taking place at that very same location and day, in which the [[Webstar]] came to London.
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*A plane carrying composed Glenn Miller also disappeared while flying over the United Kingdom in 1944, similar to the Sky Gypsy. He composed ''Moonlight Serenade'' and ''In The Mood'', both of which featured heavily in [[The Empty Child]], which introduced Jack Harkness.
!Date
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|[[Sunday]] [[17 December (releases)|17 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|22:00
|[[BBC Three]]
|First broadcast.
|-
|[[Monday]] [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|01:15
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Tuesday]] [[19 December (releases)|19 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|22:30
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Wednesday]] [[20 December (releases)|20 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|01:50
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Wednesday]] [[20 December (releases)|20 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|21:00
|[[BBC Two England]]
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|[[Friday]] [[22 December (releases)|22 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|21:00
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Saturday]] [[23 December (releases)|23 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|01:55
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Saturday]] [[30 December (releases)|30 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|21:45
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Monday]] [[12 March (releases)|12 March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|01:30
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Monday]] [[29 March (releases)|29 March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|02:00
|[[BBC HD]]
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|[[Friday]] [[30 November (releases)|30 November]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|21:00
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Saturday]] [[1 December (releases)|1 December]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|02:40
|[[BBC Three]]
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|[[Friday]] [[25 June (releases)|25 June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|00:20
|[[BBC HD]]
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===Ratings===
=== Production errors ===
*BBC3 - 1.0 million viewers
{{Torchwood discontinuity}}
*BBC2 - 2.2 million viewers
* The events occur in December. However, in several scenes, including those of the airfield and outside the supermarket, the foliage on the trees indicates that the episode was filmed during the summertime.
* During a scene in the conference room, a window can be clearly seen behind the characters, and a street can be seen outside. This is impossible because [[the Hub]] is underground.


===Myths===
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Jack refers to the space-time riff in Cardiff and how people and things from different planets and time period tend to slip through it as shown in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Unquiet Dead (TV story)}} and {{cs|Boom Town (TV story)}}.
* Jack does not die in the car because he is immortal. His immortality was established several times, like in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways}} and {{cs|Everything Changes (TV story)}}. However, this time, he does not die and resurrect but simply does not die. This ability to not even die at all from certain causes of death is later displayed in [[TV]]: {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}.


===Filming Locations===
== Home video releases ==
*Plane landing at the begining ofthe episode ~ RAF St Athan ~ Vale of Glamorgan
[[File:TWS1Part3.jpg|thumb|Series one, part three DVD cover]]
*John visits the Millennium Stadium's gate 3 ~ Westgate Street, Cardiff
*The restaurant Owen and Diane visit is The Pearl of the Orient ~ Cardiff Bay.


===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
=== DVD releases ===
*John is unable to smoke his pipe in the pub, but Diane can smoke in the restaurant. ''Different places have different rules, and some choose to enforce them more vigorously.''
* ''Out of Time'' was first released on DVD, with three other episodes as ''Torchwood: Series 1, part 3'' on [[26 March (releases)|26 March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]].
*Shouldn't the events of [[The Runaway Bride]] be occurring at this time? ''The reason it's not referred to is because, due to Cardiff being a good few hours away, by the time Torchwood would be halfway to London, [[the Doctor]] would have dealt with the Racnoss. Realistically, the producers couldn't refer to the Christmas Special without spoiling it for the viewers.''
* It was later included in ''Torchwood: The Complete First Series'' set on [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2007.
*During his 'emotional speech' with Diane, Owen mentions that although he has had 'many girls' he has never fallen in love before, thus totally forgetting his fiance (''[[TW]]:[[Fragments]]'') ''He could have asked Jack to retcon him afterwards, or was just lying or exaggerating.''
* It was also released in the Series 1-4 boxset (Region 2 release: 14 November 2011.)
*Jack is not affected by the exhaust fumes when John commits suicide. ''This may be because of Jack's immortality, which normally revives him after his death, but as seen in [[TW]]:[[Fragments]] can keep him alive from subtle deaths (i.e. electrocution). Compare, as well, with the events in [[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]], where toxic concentrations of Stet radiation (normally strong enough at such levels to fully evaporate biological life) had no effect on Jack.''


==Continuity==
=== Blu-ray releases ===
*A vision of Diane appears to Owen in [[TW]]: ''[[End of Days]]''.
* Released in the US with the rest of Series 1 as a Complete First Season set on 16 September 2008.


==DVD Releases==
* It was released in the Series 1-3 Blu-ray boxset on 26 October 2009 in the UK. The US release was on 19 July 2011.
''to be added''
* It was also released in the Series 1-4 Blu-ray boxset. (Region 2 release: [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]])


==See also==
== External links ==
''to be added''
{{dwrefguide|torchwood_10.htm|Out of Time}}
* {{briefhistory|torchwood/2006j.html|Out of Time}}
* {{locguide|outoftime|Out of Time}}
* {{whoniverse|tw1_10|Out of Time}}


==External Links==
== Footnotes ==
*{{dwrefguide|torchwood_10.htm|Out of Time}}
=== Notes ===
*{{briefhistory|torchwood/2006j.html|Out of Time}}
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*{{locguide|outoftime|Out of Time}}
=== Citations ===
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Out of Time was the tenth episode in the first series of Torchwood. It was written by Catherine Tregenna and directed by Alice Troughton.

It saw Owen Harper strike up a libido-driven relationship with Diane Holmes, who was removed from a bygone era after passing through the Cardiff Rift. Although Owen meant to use her simply for sexual favours, pleasure gave way to romance, and he began falling in love with her. However, Diane chose to part ways with Owen and return to the past through the Rift. The hope of seeing her again later influenced him to spur a disastrous act near the end of the series.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

When a plane from the 1950s lands in modern Cardiff, courtesy of the Rift, the passengers are reoriented by the Torchwood team, who become drawn closely to their lives.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

A plane called the Sky Gypsy lands on a Cardiff air strip. Out step the pilot, Diane Holmes, and passengers Emma-Louise Cowell and John Ellis. The Torchwood team welcome them. The people on the plane think that they are in the year 1953, but Jack informs them they fell through the rift and were transported over fifty years into their future. The team make it their duty to look after the occupants of the plane until they can adapt to the 21st century.

Gwen looks after Emma. She takes her home, where she lies to Rhys that Emma is her cousin and that she came for a visit. The couple take her to a nightclub, where Emma soon gains the attentions of a young man. Gwen and Rhys separate Emma from the man when they start kissing, and Gwen explains to her that things are different than in the 1950s. Emma eventually finds a job as a shop-girl in London. Gwen is hesitant, wanting to get her a job in Cardiff where she can look after her, but she has to change her mind when Rhys discovers that Emma is not Gwen's cousin and is upset at just how easily Gwen lied to him. Gwen agrees to let Emma go and tells her to not talk to strangers when travelling to London. As Emma leaves, they wish each other a happy Christmas.

Jack stays with John as he dies.

Meanwhile, Jack starts a friendship with John, who wants to find his son, Alan. Tosh finds him, and John pays a visit, but is devastated to find his son is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Severely depressed, John takes Ianto's car to kill himself by carbon monoxide poisoning. Jack tries to convince him to stop, but John says that he died decades ago. A reluctant Jack joins him in the car, as a friend, as the carbon monoxide slowly kills John. Jack's immortality leaves him unaffected; all he can do is express sorrow at the sight of another life cut short.

Owen, meanwhile, looks after Diane, who wants to fly, but can't because her license expired decades ago. Owen convinces her to go out to lunch with him and they soon begin a sexual relationship. As it progresses, Owen falls in love with Diane, and she admits to the same feelings. One morning, Owen finds she has gone, having left a note on his pillow. He rushes to the airfield, where he finds Diane attempting to take off in the Sky Gypsy. Owen tries to convince her to stay, but she is confident that due to the exact weather conditions from where she took off being present now, the rift will open again and take her back to her own time. After she kisses Owen goodbye, she takes off and her plane disappears into the clouds. Heartbroken, Owen cries softly.

In the end, Jack, Gwen and Owen think back on how the three have touched their lives.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff

Script department

Camera and lighting department

Art department

Costume department

Make-up and prosthetics

Casting

General post-production staff

Special and visual effects

Sound



Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.


Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Influences[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • There are similarities between this episode and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Neutral Zone", in which three people from the late-20th century are discovered cryogenically frozen in the year 2364 and must adjust to the era they find themselves in. The primary difference between the two episodes is that the temporally-displaced people are the focus of the narrative in Out of Time, while in the Star Trek episode theirs is the B-story for the episode. Amelia Earhart, who's also mentioned in this episode, re-appears in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "The 37's".

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Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The episode was repeated on BBC Two, three days later at 9:00pm on Wednesday 20 December 2006.
  • This was the first Torchwood episode to have no antagonist or enemy of any kind.

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 1.03 million viewers.[1]

Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Plane landing at the beginning of the episode - RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan
  • John visits the Millennium Stadium's gate 3 - Westgate Street, Cardiff
  • The restaurant Owen and Diane visit is The Pearl of the Orient - Cardiff Bay.

Broadcasts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Date Time Channel Notes
Sunday 17 December 2006 22:00 BBC Three First broadcast.
Monday 18 December 2006 01:15 BBC Three
Tuesday 19 December 2006 22:30 BBC Three
Wednesday 20 December 2006 01:50 BBC Three
Wednesday 20 December 2006 21:00 BBC Two England
Friday 22 December 2006 21:00 BBC Three
Saturday 23 December 2006 01:55 BBC Three
Saturday 30 December 2006 21:45 BBC Three
Monday 12 March 2007 01:30 BBC Three
Monday 29 March 2007 02:00 BBC HD
Friday 30 November 2007 21:00 BBC Three
Saturday 1 December 2007 02:40 BBC Three
Friday 25 June 2010 00:20 BBC HD

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
  • The events occur in December. However, in several scenes, including those of the airfield and outside the supermarket, the foliage on the trees indicates that the episode was filmed during the summertime.
  • During a scene in the conference room, a window can be clearly seen behind the characters, and a street can be seen outside. This is impossible because the Hub is underground.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Jack refers to the space-time riff in Cardiff and how people and things from different planets and time period tend to slip through it as shown in TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"] and Boom Town [+]Loading...["Boom Town (TV story)"].
  • Jack does not die in the car because he is immortal. His immortality was established several times, like in TV: The Parting of the Ways [+]Loading...["The Parting of the Ways"] and Everything Changes [+]Loading...["Everything Changes (TV story)"]. However, this time, he does not die and resurrect but simply does not die. This ability to not even die at all from certain causes of death is later displayed in TV: Utopia [+]Loading...["Utopia (TV story)"].

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Series one, part three DVD cover

DVD releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Out of Time was first released on DVD, with three other episodes as Torchwood: Series 1, part 3 on 26 March 2007.
  • It was later included in Torchwood: The Complete First Series set on 19 November 2007.
  • It was also released in the Series 1-4 boxset (Region 2 release: 14 November 2011.)

Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Released in the US with the rest of Series 1 as a Complete First Season set on 16 September 2008.
  • It was released in the Series 1-3 Blu-ray boxset on 26 October 2009 in the UK. The US release was on 19 July 2011.
  • It was also released in the Series 1-4 Blu-ray boxset. (Region 2 release: 14 November 2011)

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Episodes 1-10 of the first series of Torchwood are set anywhere from 2006-2009 as a result of conflicting evidence shown in the episodes Ghost Machine [+]Loading...["Ghost Machine (TV story)"], Greeks Bearing Gifts [+]Loading...["Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)"], Random Shoes [+]Loading...["Random Shoes (TV story)"], To the Last Man [+]Loading...["To the Last Man (TV story)"], Reset [+]Loading...["Reset (TV story)"], Adrift [+]Loading...["Adrift (TV story)"], Fragments [+]Loading...["Fragments (TV story)"], Exit Wounds [+]Loading...["Exit Wounds (TV story)"], and The New World [+]Loading...["The New World (TV story)"]. As episode 10, Out of Time, is set at the end of December, this means that episodes 11-13 are almost certainly set the year after episodes 1-10.

Citations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ BARB Ratings - October, 2006
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