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|story name = Children of Earth: | |story name = Children of Earth: Day Two | ||
|series = [[Torchwood]] - [[List of Torchwood television stories|TV Stories]] | |series = [[Torchwood]] - [[List of Torchwood television stories|TV Stories]] | ||
|series number = [[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Series 3]] | |series number = [[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Series 3]] | ||
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==Production Crew== | ==Production Crew== | ||
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*[[Executive Producer]]s - [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]] | *[[Executive Producer]]s - [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]] | ||
*Associate Producer – [[Catrin Lewis Defis]] | *Associate Producer – [[Catrin Lewis Defis]] | ||
*Producer – [[Peter Bennett]] | *Producer – [[Peter Bennett]] | ||
*Assistant Producer – [[Brian Minchin]] | *Assistant Producer – [[Brian Minchin]] | ||
*Unit Manager – [[Rhys Griffiths]] | *Unit Manager – [[Rhys Griffiths]] | ||
*Casting Director - [[Andy Pryor]] | *Casting Director - [[Andy Pryor]] | ||
*Costume Designer - [[Ray Holman]] | *Costume Designer - [[Ray Holman]] | ||
*Make-Up Designer - [[Marrie Dorris]] | *Make-Up Designer - [[Marrie Dorris]] | ||
*Production Designer - [[Edward Thomas]] | *Production Designer - [[Edward Thomas]] | ||
*Set Decoration – [[Julian Luxton]] | *Set Decoration – [[Julian Luxton]] | ||
*Music – [[Ben Foster]] | *Music – [[Ben Foster]] | ||
Visual Effects - [[The Mill]] | |||
*Creature Effects and Prosthetics Designer – [[Neill Gorton]] | *Creature Effects and Prosthetics Designer – [[Neill Gorton]] | ||
*Creature Effects and Prosthetics Coordinator – [[Kate Walshe]] | *Creature Effects and Prosthetics Coordinator – [[Kate Walshe]] | ||
*Creature Effects and Proethetics Supervisor – [[Rob Mayor]] | *Creature Effects and Proethetics Supervisor – [[Rob Mayor]] | ||
*Editor - [[Philip Kloss]] | *Editor - [[Philip Kloss]] | ||
*Director of Photography – [[Rory Taylor]] | *Director of Photography – [[Rory Taylor]] | ||
*First Assistant Director - [[Rhydian Evans]] | *First Assistant Director - [[Rhydian Evans]] | ||
*Second Assistant Director - [[James DeHaviland]] | *Second Assistant Director - [[James DeHaviland]] | ||
*Third Assistant Director – [[David Chalstrey]] | *Third Assistant Director – [[David Chalstrey]] | ||
*Camera Operators - [[Alwyn Hughes]], [[James Leigh]] | *Camera Operators - [[Alwyn Hughes]], [[James Leigh]] | ||
*Camera Assistants – [[Tom Hartley]], [[Jon Vidgen]] | *Camera Assistants – [[Tom Hartley]], [[Jon Vidgen]] | ||
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*Focus Puller – [[Steve Rees]] | *Focus Puller – [[Steve Rees]] | ||
*Gaffer - [[Mark Hutchings]] | *Gaffer - [[Mark Hutchings]] | ||
*Best Boy – [[Steve Slocombe]] | *Best Boy – [[Steve Slocombe]] | ||
*Boom Operator – [[Jeff Welch]] | *Boom Operator – [[Jeff Welch]] | ||
*Stunt Coordinator - [[Tom Lucy]] | *Stunt Coordinator - [[Tom Lucy]] | ||
*Construction Manager - [[Matthew Hywel-Davies]] | *Construction Manager - [[Matthew Hywel-Davies]] | ||
*Supervising Art Director – [[Stephen Nicholas]] | *Supervising Art Director – [[Stephen Nicholas]] | ||
*Stand-by Art Director – [[Arwel Jones]] | *Stand-by Art Director – [[Arwel Jones]] | ||
*Costume Supervisor - [[Lindsay Bonaccorsi]] | *Costume Supervisor - [[Lindsay Bonaccorsi]] | ||
*Costume Assistants – [[Gemma Evans]], [[Sara Morgan]] | *Costume Assistants – [[Gemma Evans]], [[Sara Morgan]] | ||
*Make-Up Supervisor - [[Abi Brotherton]] | *Make-Up Supervisor - [[Abi Brotherton]] | ||
*Make-Up Artists - [[Nel Blatt]], [[Hannah Proverbs]] | *Make-Up Artists - [[Nel Blatt]], [[Hannah Proverbs]] | ||
*Continuity – [[Non Eleri Hughes]] | *Continuity – [[Non Eleri Hughes]] | ||
*Production Accountant – [[Ceri Tothill]] | *Production Accountant – [[Ceri Tothill]] | ||
*Assistant Production Accountant – [[Carole Wakefield]] | *Assistant Production Accountant – [[Carole Wakefield]] | ||
*Casting Associate - [[Andy Brierley]] | *Casting Associate - [[Andy Brierley]] | ||
*Assistant Editor – [[Carmen Roberts]] | *Assistant Editor – [[Carmen Roberts]] | ||
*On-Line Editors – [[Geraint Pari Huws]], [[Matt Mullins]] | *On-Line Editors – [[Geraint Pari Huws]], [[Matt Mullins]] | ||
*Colourist – [[Jon Everett]] | *Colourist – [[Jon Everett]] | ||
*Post Production Supervisors - [[Chris Blatchford]], [[Helen Vallis]] | *Post Production Supervisors - [[Chris Blatchford]], [[Helen Vallis]] | ||
*Dubbing Mixer - [[Tim Ricketts]] | *Dubbing Mixer - [[Tim Ricketts]] | ||
*[[Sound FX Editor]] - [[Howard Eaves]] | *[[Sound FX Editor]] - [[Howard Eaves]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
*Ianto's leg was accidentally broken by his father when he was younger. | *Ianto's leg was accidentally broken by his father when he was younger. | ||
*The | *The government assumes [[Torchwood Two]] has disbanded but is unsure. | ||
*[[Victoria (Queen)|Queen Victoria]] is known to have created other institutions, although the present | *[[Victoria (Queen)|Queen Victoria]] is known to have created other institutions, although the present government is not aware of them. | ||
*Johnson uses the | *Johnson uses the name "Lazarus" to describe Jack's immortality. This is a Biblical reference to [[wikipedia:Lazarus|Lazarus]], whom Jesus raised from the dead. | ||
*This is the second time that Jack has been shown completely naked | *This is the second time that Jack has been shown completely naked. The first time was in ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'', though on that occasion the BBC had filed a request that the "offensive" parts are either blurred or concealed by props. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
*5.8 million overnight (BBC 1) | |||
=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
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=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
*Darwin Drive (play area) | *Darwin Drive (play area) - Where [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] met his sister. | ||
* | *Avesta Polarit Steelworks - Torchwood, London Warehouse. | ||
===Production errors=== | ===Production errors=== | ||
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*A concrete block would not break falling from that height, but would only chip and when the concrete cell smashes apart in the quarry, there's no sign of the gurney Jack was lying on | *A concrete block would not break falling from that height, but would only chip and when the concrete cell smashes apart in the quarry, there's no sign of the gurney Jack was lying on | ||
*When Gwen is shooting at the men after finding Jack's concrete-filled cell, she fires with her right hand; in one shot she is firing with her left and in the next shot she is shooting with her right. | *When Gwen is shooting at the men after finding Jack's concrete-filled cell, she fires with her right hand; in one shot she is firing with her left and in the next shot she is shooting with her right. | ||
* | *Gwen does not seem to run out of bullets? | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Whilst Lois is on the computer researching Torchwood, [[Torchwood House|The MacLeish Estate]] and [[Battle of Canary Wharf|Canary Wharf]] are mentioned in the article. | * Whilst Lois is on the computer researching Torchwood, [[Torchwood House|The MacLeish Estate]] and [[Battle of Canary Wharf|Canary Wharf]] are mentioned in the article. | ||
* Gwen and Rhys pretend to be undertakers in order to retrieve Jack. Gwen is a double of [[Gwyneth]], who was the servant to an undertaker. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'', ''[[Journey's End]]'') | * Gwen and Rhys pretend to be undertakers in order to retrieve Jack. Gwen is a double of [[Gwyneth]], who was the servant to an undertaker. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'', ''[[Journey's End]]'') | ||
* A new detail of Jack's immortality is revealed | * A new detail of Jack's immortality is revealed; he can regrow major parts of his anatomy even after experiencing physical destruction, although this is not a quick process. He is able to do so without losing memories, though it is stated that "part of a head" survived the blast, and it is not indicated if that part happened to include his brain. | ||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
*This | *This episode was released on DVD along with the rest of Children of Earth on the 13th of July, 2009. | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 3 November 2010
Children of Earth: Day Two was the second episode of the third series of Torchwood.
Synopsis
Torchwood 3 has been blown up by a bomb planted in Jack Harkness. Gwen, Rhys, and Ianto are on the run. Can they elude the Government and save the planet from the 456?
Plot
Shortly after the Hub has blown up, Gwen is seized by members of an assassination squad as she emerges from the rubble, and dragged into the back of an ambulance. The men pin her down flat on a stretcher while one of them prepares a needle, but accidently release her when she bites one of the men. Leaping to her feet Gwen holds the men at gunpoint and learns that the people trying to kill the Torchwood staff are from “the Government.” She escapes home to Rhys and the two go on the run.
The next morning, Johnson finds the remains of Jack Harkness in the ruins of the Hub, not much more than an arm and a head. Jack's body parts are taken to a warehouse in London, where his body begins to reconstruct itself. Meanwhile, Ianto sends a card to his sister, asking her to meet him at the park where he broke his leg as a child, and to bring a laptop computer. The children of the world again stop and chant: “We are coming – tomorrow.”
Gwen and Rhys hide in a lorry full of potatoes that is going to London; during the trip, Gwen tells Rhys that she is pregnant. When they arrive in London, Gwen tries to contact John Frobisher. Her call is taken by Lois Habiba. At MI5, Frobisher, Bridget, and Lois witness the creation of an unknown device being built by Mr. Dekker to specifications provided by the 456. Lois meets with Gwen and Rhys and tells them that it was Frobisher who issued the kill order on Jack, as well as several others, none of whose names Gwen recognizes. Lois also gives Gwen information about the compound where Jack is being kept, and suggests a way for Gwen and Rhys to gain entry.
Jack, now fully re-formed, is sealed in concrete by Johnson to prevent his escape, since he cannot be killed. Gwen and Rhys, as Lois had suggested, pose as funeral directors come to fetch Rupesh Patanjali's body, which is also being kept at the compound. However, they are caught during their attempt to free Jack. Ianto, who has also arrived in London and has also discovered where Jack was taken, steals a forklift, lifts Jack's cell, and pulls it out of the compound.
Gwen and Rhys escape with Ianto in the forklift. Ianto drops the concrete block into a quarry where it breaks apart, releasing Jack. Back at the MI5 headquarters, the mysterious device is completed: a sealed glass-walled chamber that is filled with a gas atmosphere poisonous to humans.
Cast
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
- Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
- Lois Habiba - Cush Jumbo
- Alice Carter - Lucy Cohu
- Steven Carter - Bear McCausland
- Bridget Spears - Susan Brown
- John Frobisher - Peter Capaldi
- Mr Dekker - Ian Gelder
- Johnson - Liz May Brice
- Clem MacDonald - Paul Copley
- Brian Green PM - Nicholas Farrell
- Andy Davidson - Tom Price
- Anna Frobisher - Hilary Maclean
- Danno - Gary Devonish
Production Crew
Visual Effects - The Mill
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References
- Ianto's leg was accidentally broken by his father when he was younger.
- The government assumes Torchwood Two has disbanded but is unsure.
- Queen Victoria is known to have created other institutions, although the present government is not aware of them.
- Johnson uses the name "Lazarus" to describe Jack's immortality. This is a Biblical reference to Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
- This is the second time that Jack has been shown completely naked. The first time was in Bad Wolf, though on that occasion the BBC had filed a request that the "offensive" parts are either blurred or concealed by props.
Story notes
to be added
Ratings
- 5.8 million overnight (BBC 1)
Myths
to be added
Filming locations
- Darwin Drive (play area) - Where Ianto met his sister.
- Avesta Polarit Steelworks - Torchwood, London Warehouse.
Production errors
- When the concrete-filled cell is pulled out of the wall by the forklift, it appears to be much smaller than what was seen earlier when it was filled with concrete. In fact at some points it doesn't appear wide enough for Jack Harkness to be lying horizontal.
- A concrete block would not break falling from that height, but would only chip and when the concrete cell smashes apart in the quarry, there's no sign of the gurney Jack was lying on
- When Gwen is shooting at the men after finding Jack's concrete-filled cell, she fires with her right hand; in one shot she is firing with her left and in the next shot she is shooting with her right.
- Gwen does not seem to run out of bullets?
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.
- Whilst Lois is on the computer researching Torchwood, The MacLeish Estate and Canary Wharf are mentioned in the article.
- Gwen and Rhys pretend to be undertakers in order to retrieve Jack. Gwen is a double of Gwyneth, who was the servant to an undertaker. (DW: The Unquiet Dead, Journey's End)
- A new detail of Jack's immortality is revealed; he can regrow major parts of his anatomy even after experiencing physical destruction, although this is not a quick process. He is able to do so without losing memories, though it is stated that "part of a head" survived the blast, and it is not indicated if that part happened to include his brain.
Home video releases
- This episode was released on DVD along with the rest of Children of Earth on the 13th of July, 2009.
Footnotes
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