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|1 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Day One]]'' ||[[Russell T Davies]]||[[Euros Lyn]]||First appearance of  [[Clement McDonald|Clem]], [[Lois Habiba]], [[John Frobisher]], [[Brian Green]], [[Rhiannon Davies]], [[Johnny Davies]], Mr [[Dekker]], [[Alice Carter]], [[Steven Carter]] and [[Johnson (Children of Earth)|Johnson]]. Destruction of the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood Hub]]
|1 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Day One]]'' ||[[Russell T Davies]]||[[Euros Lyn]]||First appearance of  [[Clement McDonald|Clem]], [[Lois Habiba]], [[John Frobisher]], [[Brian Green]], [[Rhiannon Davies]], [[Johnny Davies]], Mr [[Dekker]], [[Alice Carter]], [[Steven Carter]] and [[Johnson (Children of Earth)|Johnson]]. Destruction of the [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood Hub]]. Gwen has become [[pregnant]]. Fate of [[Gray]] becomes unclear.
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||2 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Day Two]]'' ||[[John Fay]]||Euros Lyn||
||2 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Day Two]]'' ||[[John Fay]]||Euros Lyn||Reveals  Jack's [[immortality]] can reconstitute his body.
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|3 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Day Three]]'' ||Russell T Davies &<br />[[James Moran]]||Euros Lyn||First appearance of [[The 456]]  
|3 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Day Three]]'' ||Russell T Davies &<br />[[James Moran]]||Euros Lyn||First appearance of [[The 456]].
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|4 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Day Four]]'' ||John Fay||Euros Lyn|| Death of [[Ianto Jones]] and Clem
|4 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Day Four]]'' ||John Fay||Euros Lyn|| Deaths of [[Ianto Jones]] and Clem.
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|5 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Day Five]]'' ||Russell T Davies||Euros Lyn|| Final appearance of the 456. Death of Steven Carter and John Frobisher. [[Jack Harkness]] leaves Torchwood.  
|5 ||'' [[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Day Five]]'' ||Russell T Davies||Euros Lyn|| Final appearance of the 456. Death of Steven Carter and John Frobisher, as well as the Frobisher family. [[Jack Harkness]] leaves Torchwood. Torchwood Three disbands.
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The third series of Torchwood aired on BBC One in July 2009. It consisted of a single, five-episode story arc entitled Torchwood: Children of Earth, broadcast over five consecutive nights from 6 July to 10 July 2009. The series had a new producer, Peter Bennett, and was directed by Euros Lyn, who had considerable experience on the revived Doctor Who.

The first and final episodes were written by Russell T Davies, who also wrote the story arc. The third episode was co-written by Davies and James Moran whilst the second and fourth were by newcomer John Fay, though, according to Moran's blog, all three writers had input into the storyline. Freema Agyeman and Noel Clarke were originally scheduled to appear as Martha Jones and Mickey Smith, Agyeman appearing throughout the story arc and Clarke in the final two episodes. When Agyeman was signed to co-star in Law & Order: UK, her appearance was whittled down to a one-scene cameo, which was ultimately cut when she became completely unavailable. Clarke was forced to pull out at a later stage due to film commitments. (REF: Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter) Also, Nicholas Briggs, who has written and acted in many licensed-by-BBC and unlicensed Doctor Who franchise spin-offs since the 1980s, and who is the revived Doctor Who series' resident alien voice-over artist, makes his first on-screen appearance in a televised Who-franchise production.

Production on this series began in August 2008.

In 2010 the Television Critics Association nominated the series for Best TV Movie, Miniseries and Special.[1] This series starred John Barrowman as Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones (in the first four episodes of the season) and Kai Owen as Rhys Williams.

Television stories

Episode Number Title Writer(s) Director Notes
1 Day One Russell T Davies Euros Lyn First appearance of Clem, Lois Habiba, John Frobisher, Brian Green, Rhiannon Davies, Johnny Davies, Mr Dekker, Alice Carter, Steven Carter and Johnson. Destruction of the Torchwood Hub. Gwen has become pregnant. Fate of Gray becomes unclear.
2 Day Two John Fay Euros Lyn Reveals Jack's immortality can reconstitute his body.
3 Day Three Russell T Davies &
James Moran		 Euros Lyn First appearance of The 456.
4 Day Four John Fay Euros Lyn Deaths of Ianto Jones and Clem.
5 Day Five Russell T Davies Euros Lyn Final appearance of the 456. Death of Steven Carter and John Frobisher, as well as the Frobisher family. Jack Harkness leaves Torchwood. Torchwood Three disbands.

Cast

Recurring

A promotional image for the series.

Guest

Aliens and enemies

Radio

Notes

  • The audio stories were broadcast in early July on Radio 4 prior to the broadcast of Children of Earth, the CD was later released in September 2009.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Modern Family, Glee, Lost and Clone Wars Get TV Critics Love. IGN (June 5, 2010). Retrieved on 11th February 2012.
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