Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)

Greeks Bearing Gifts
Main enemy:	"Mary"
Key crew
Writer:	Toby Whithouse
Director:	Colin Teague
Producer:	Richard Stokes
Release details
Release number:	7
Premiere broadcast:	26th November 2006

Synopsis

Faced with sudden telepathic abilities, Toshiko finds a mixed blessing when the dark secrets of others are revealed to her. A murderous telepathic alien seeking return home is defeated.

Plot

Toshiko is given an alien pendant which enables her to hear other people's thoughts. As the rest of the Torchwood team puzzle over a centuries-old skeleton, the pendant forces Toshiko to question her commitment to Torchwood: is her new-found ability a blessing or a curse?

Cast

• Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
• Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
• Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
• Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
• Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
• Mary - Daniela Denby-Ashe
• Soldier (Greeks Bearing Gifts) - Tom Robertson
• Neil - Ravin J Ganatra
• Carol - Eiry Thomas
• Danny - Shareen Jarfogholi
• Weevil - Paul Kasey

Crew

• Writer - Toby Whithouse
• Director - Colin Teague
• 1st Assistant Director - Nick Rae
• 2nd Assistant Director - Lynsey Muir
• 3rd Assistant Director - Rhian Salisury
• Executive Producers - Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner
• Producer - Richard Stokes
• Co-Producer - Chris Chibnall

References

• Toshiko is preparing a list for UNIT.
• When Jack is studying the alien device, he mentions that it has nanogenes technology

Story Notes

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Ratings

• BBC3 - 1.3 million viewers
• BBC2 - 1.9 million viewers

Myths

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Filming Locations

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

• An alien of the same race as Mary appears in SJA: Invasion of the Bane.

DVD Releases

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See also

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External Links

• Doctor Who: Torchwood Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - Greeks Bearing Gifts
• A Brief History of Time (Travel): Greeks Bearing Gifts