Lisa Hallett
Lisa Hallett worked at Torchwood Tower in London during the time of the Battle of Canary Wharf. Along with many others of the Torchwood personnel she was partially upgraded into a Cyberman. Not a victim of the full cyber-conversion process, she had Cyber-technology added on to her Human body. After the battle, her boyfriend, Ianto Jones, also in the employ of the Torchwood Institute, transported her to Torchwood 3 in Cardiff.
Dr. Tanizaki was brought in by Ianto to attempt to help remove the Cyber-implants, he was killed by Hallett either because of her Cyber-programming or through some twisted desire to thank him. She transplanted her brain into a Jubilee Pizza delivery girl in an attempt to be together with Ianto. She was killed by the Torchwood 3 personnel after she attempted to take over Torchwood 3. (TW: Cyberwoman)
Lisa reappeared as a 'spirit' which urged Ianto to open the Cardiff Rift. (TW: End of Days)
Lisa is also mentioned in a flashback to the past in a different episode from Series Two. Here, Jack Harkness mentions that Lisa is Ianto's girlfriend, which he found out after doing a data check on him. (TW: Fragments)
Behind the Scenes
In Torchwood Magazine, it is suggested in an interview with Gareth David-Lloyd that Lisa is the reason why Ianto Jones wears suits rather than casual clothes as he once did the first time he met Jack. David-Lloyd states that Ianto wears his suits as a way of masking his true personalities, and his intentions to find a cure for Lisa. However, once the death of Lisa comes about, David-Lloyd explains that Ianto becomes much more comfortable in both his suits, and in his team.
- Character Group have plans to release a Lisa Hallett doll as part of their line of Torchwood action figures.
