Ghost Machine (TV story)

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For the titular device, see Quantum transducer.

Ghost Machine was the third episode of series one of Torchwood. Although the plot revolved around the titular device, there were several branching story lines.

Synopsis

When Gwen retrieves an alien object from a fleeing man in a hoodie, she's haunted by a vision of a lonely young boy. As the team tracks down the object's owner, the elusive Bernie Harris, Owen experiences an even more terrifying vision and a long-buried crime resurfaces.

Plot

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Cast

Crew

General production staff

Script department

Camera and lighting department

Art department

Costume department

Make-up and prosthetics

Movement

Casting

General post-production staff

Special and visual effects

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.


References

  • Gwen's words after Morgan's death do not exactly mirror those in her earlier vision, perhaps indicating that Jack was correct about it being a possible future. Similarly, it appears that Bernie's vision of his own death was also averted.
  • As Owen flips through his various fake ID cards, one can be seen for UNIT.
  • Tom Flanagan was evacuated during World War II.

Story notes

Ratings

  • 1.8 million viewers

Myths

to be added

Filming locations

  • The Friary, Cardiff (Gwen and Owen chase the signal.)
  • Queen Street, Cardiff (Gwen and Owen chase the signal.)
  • High Street, Cardiff (Bernie is pursued into the arcade.)
  • High Street Arcade, Cardiff (The chase through the arcade)
  • Hayes Island, Cardiff (Gwen and Owen chase the signal.)
  • Cardiff Central Station, Cardiff (Gwen first shifts time.)
  • Adamsdown Place, Cardiff (Bernie's Mum's House.)
  • Barry Shooting Rang, Cardiff (Gwen's shooting lesson.)
  • St. David's Hotel, Cardiff (Owen's Flat.)
  • Adamsdown Squre, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
  • Kames Place, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
  • Inchmarnock Street, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
  • Lady Margret's Place, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
  • Gwendoline Place, Cardiff (Owen Chases Bernie.)
  • Taff Meed Embankment, Cardiff(Owen witnesses an old murder.)
  • Royal Close, Cardiff (Bernie's estate.)
  • Cardiff Bay Barrage, Cardiff (Jack and Gwen on the waterfront.)
  • Upper Boat Studios, Cardiff

Production errors

  • Tosh tells Owen that Ed Morgan is claustrophobic, but when she checks his records on the computer, she says he is agoraphobic. Since one is a fear of enclosed spaces and the other a fear of open spaces, it seems Ed would not be comfortable anywhere!

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.

Timeline

Home video releases

This episode was first released on DVD, with four other episodes, entitled Torchwood: Series 1, part 1 on 26 December 2006. It was later released in Torchwood: The Complete First Series on 19th November 2007.

External links

Footnotes

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