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Revision as of 18:30, 18 February 2012

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Overview

The Third series of Torchwood aired on BBC One in June 2009. It consisted of a single, five-episode story arc entitled Torchwood: Children of Earth, broadcast over five consecutive nights. 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 fifth 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) and Nicholas Briggs, who has written and acted in many licensed-by-BBC and unlicensed Doctor Who franchise spinoffs since the 1980s, and who is the revived Doctor Who series' resident alien voiceover artist, makes his first on-screen appearance in a televised Who-franchise production. An appearance by the Tenth Doctor was speculated on but did not occur, although references to the character are made in dialogue (including a reference in Day Five that serves to cover the issue of why he isn't on Earth to combat the 456).

Production on this series began in August 2008. It was broadcast in July 2009 on BBC One. The Series aired from Monday. 6 July to Friday the 10th.

In 2010 the Television Critics Association nominated the series for Best TV movie, Miniseries and Special.[1]

This season 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 Children of Earth: 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
2 Children of Earth: Day Two John Fay Euros Lyn
3 Children of Earth: Day Three Russell T Davies &
James Moran
Euros Lyn First appearance of The 456
4 Children of Earth: Day Four John Fay Euros Lyn Death of Ianto Jones and Clem
5 Children of Earth: Day Five Russell T Davies Euros Lyn Final appearance of the 456. Death of Steven Carter and John Frobisher. Jack Harkness leaves Torchwood.

Cast

Main cast

From left to right: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper.
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A promotional image for the series.

Secondary cast

Guest cast

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.