The Blood Line (TV story)

The Blood Line (TV story)^[1] was the concluding episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day.

Synopsis

The Torchwood team travels across the world on a final, desperate mission, but the Three Families are unstoppable unless a terrible sacrifice is made.

Plot

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Cast

Crew

Created by Russell T Davies

Executive Producers Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter

Co-executive producer Vlad Wolynetz


Written by Russell T Davies & Jane Espenson	Produced by Kelly A Manners	Directed by Billy Gierhart	Production Designer Gregory Melton	Visual Effects Lion Visual Effects, Inc.

Key Make-up Artist Todd McIntosh	Casting by John Frank Levey, CSA and Melanie Burgess	Score Murray Gold assistant composer Stu Kennedy	Costume Designer Shawna Trpcic	Key Hair Stylist Susan Boyd
Science Advisor - John Sotos, M.D.

General production staff

Camera and lighting department

Art department

Make-up and prosthetics

Special Make-up Effects - Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger

General post-production staff

High Definition Post-Production - Modern Videofilm, Inc.

Special and visual effects

Visual FX Supervisor - Michael D. Leone

Sound


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.
The Starz broadcast carried a final credit of "Originally Developed and Produced by BBC Cymru Wales". The BBC One broadcast says, instead, "BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC Cymru Wales and STARZ Originals".

References

The Doctor, the Silurians, the Racnoss, and UNIT are mentioned.
Jack says "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry", a common saying of the Tenth Doctor.
When Rex comes back to life, the Torchwood team say "What? What? What?", another line commonly associated with the Tenth Doctor.

Story notes

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Ratings

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Myths

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Filming locations

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Production errors

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.

On several occasions the reflection of the green screen can be seen on the knife Jack is holding.

Continuity

Both of the 10th Doctor's catchphrases are echoed in this episode. After Rex is shot by Charlotte, Jack says, "I'm sorry Gwen, I'm so sorry". Later after Rex's resurrection, the three characters, Jack, Gwen and Rex say, "What, What? What!" in a similar manner to the 10th Doctor.
Rex Gains Jack Harkness ability to resurrect through a blood transfusion.

Home video releases

DVD releases

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Blu-ray releases

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Footnotes

↑ As with all episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day, the episode title was not given onscreen, but comes instead from the official Starz Miracle Day website

External links

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[1] As with all episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day, the episode title was not given onscreen, but comes instead from the official Starz Miracle Day website

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