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* Gwen's words after Morgan's death | * Gwen's words after Morgan's death are not exactly the same as in her earlier vision. This may indicate Jack was correct about it being a possible future. Similarly, it appears that Bernie's vision of his own death was also 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]]. | ||
* [[Tom Flanagan]] was [[Evacuation|evacuated]] during [[World War II]]. | * [[Tom Flanagan]] was [[Evacuation|evacuated]] during [[World War II]]. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* [[John Normington]] (Tom Flanagan) previously played [[Morgus]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'' and [[Trevor Sigma]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''. | * [[John Normington]] (Tom Flanagan) previously played [[Morgus]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'' and [[Trevor Sigma]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]''. | ||
Revision as of 21:28, 18 April 2012
- For the titular device, see Quantum transducer.
Ghost Machine was the third episode of series one of Torchwood. Although the plot revolved around the titular device, there were several branching story lines.
Synopsis
When Gwen retrieves an alien object from a fleeing man in a 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.
Plot
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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
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| Executive Producers Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Marcus Prince |
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| 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. |
References
- Gwen's words after Morgan's death are not exactly the same as in her earlier vision. This may indicate Jack was correct about it being a possible future. Similarly, it appears that Bernie's vision of his own death was also averted.
- As Owen flips through his various fake ID cards, one can be seen for UNIT.
- Tom Flanagan was evacuated during World War II.
Story notes
- John Normington (Tom Flanagan) previously played Morgus in DW: The Caves of Androzani and Trevor Sigma in DW: The Happiness Patrol.
- Gareth Thomas (Ed Morgan) previously played Lord Tamworth in BFA: Storm Warning and Kalendorf in the first two series of the Big Finish Dalek Empire audio series. He would later reprise his role as Kalendorf in BFA: Return of the Daleks.
Ratings
- 1.8 million viewers
Myths
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Filming locations
- The Friary, Cardiff (Gwen and Owen chase the signal.)
- Queen Street, Cardiff (Gwen and Owen chase the signal.)
- High Street, Cardiff (Bernie is pursued into the arcade.)
- High Street Arcade, Cardiff (The chase through the arcade)
- Hayes Island, Cardiff (Gwen and Owen chase the signal.)
- Cardiff Central Station, Cardiff (Gwen first shifts time.)
- Adamsdown Place, Cardiff (Bernie's Mum's House.)
- Barry Shooting Rang, Cardiff (Gwen's shooting lesson.)
- St. David's Hotel, Cardiff (Owen's Flat.)
- Adamsdown Squre, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
- Kames Place, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
- Inchmarnock Street, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
- Lady Margret's Place, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
- Gwendoline Place, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
- Taff Meed Embankment, Cardiff(Owen witnesses an old murder.)
- Royal Close, Cardiff (Bernie's estate.)
- Cardiff Bay Barrage, Cardiff (Jack and Gwen on the waterfront.)
- Upper Boat Studios, Cardiff
Production errors
- Tosh tells Owen that Ed Morgan is claustrophobic, but when she checks his records on the computer, she says he is agoraphobic. Since one is a fear of enclosed spaces and the other a fear of open spaces, it seems Ed would not be comfortable anywhere!
Continuity
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 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.
Timeline
- Ghost Machine occurs after TW: Day One.
- Ghost Machine occurs before TWN: Another Life.
Home video releases
This episode was first released on DVD, with four other episodes, entitled Torchwood: Series 1, part 1 on 26 December 2006. It was later released in Torchwood: The Complete First Series on 19th November 2007.
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
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