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* This is the first episode in which no scenes are set in the [[Torchwood Hub]]. This would not happen again until ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'', the episode after the Hub's destruction. | * This is the first episode in which no scenes are set in the [[Torchwood Hub]]. This would not happen again until ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'', the episode after the Hub's destruction. | ||
* The town in which the story is set, [[Brynblaidd]], is not actually named in the narrative. However, it was named in the BBC's original description of the episode, and therefore has appeared in virtually all subsequent TV listings, worldwide. {{As of|2012|3}}, the name continues to be used on the official BBC ''Torchwood'' website. | * The town in which the story is set, [[Brynblaidd]], is not actually named in the narrative. However, it was named in the BBC's original description of the episode, and therefore has appeared in virtually all subsequent TV listings, worldwide. {{As of|2012|3}}, the name continues to be used on the official BBC ''Torchwood'' website. | ||
*The episode is Eve Myles' favourite of the show, as she "is a huge horror fan" and likes anything "with blood and guts... and cannibals." She also said that it was nice to "get away from the hub" and "get to go away for a couple of days and have a bit of fun." | * The episode is Eve Myles' favourite of the show, as she "is a huge horror fan" and likes anything "with blood and guts... and cannibals." She also said that it was nice to "get away from the hub" and "get to go away for a couple of days and have a bit of fun." | ||
* This episode featured the premiere of Captain Jack's Theme, which plays during the moment he ploughs a tractor into the barn where his teammates are held captive and starts shooting at the cannibals. An extra in the Series 2 disc set shows [[Murray Gold]] found his inspiration to compose the theme out of this scene by bashing out notes on his piano keyboard to the tune of, "here he comes in a ruddy-great tractor". The onomatopoetic structure of Captain Jack's theme made it a popular hit among the musical scores in the first two ''Torchwood'' series. | * This episode featured the premiere of Captain Jack's Theme, which plays during the moment he ploughs a tractor into the barn where his teammates are held captive and starts shooting at the cannibals. An extra in the Series 2 disc set shows [[Murray Gold]] found his inspiration to compose the theme out of this scene by bashing out notes on his piano keyboard to the tune of, "here he comes in a ruddy-great tractor". The onomatopoetic structure of Captain Jack's theme made it a popular hit among the musical scores in the first two ''Torchwood'' series. | ||
** Additionally, a musical track appropriated titled "Tractor Attack" debuts in the ''[[Children of Earth]]'' series, with parts of Captain Jack's Theme mixed into the musical score. The titles refers back to the tractor scene and Foster's inspiration. | ** Additionally, a musical track appropriated titled "Tractor Attack" debuts in the ''[[Children of Earth]]'' series, with parts of Captain Jack's Theme mixed into the musical score. The titles refers back to the tractor scene and Foster's inspiration. | ||
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== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
[[File:TWS1Part2.jpg|thumb|Series one, part two DVD cover]] | [[File:TWS1Part2.jpg|thumb|Series one, part two DVD cover]] | ||
*This episode was first released on DVD, with three other episodes entitled ''Torchwood: Series 1, part 2'' on [[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]. It was later released in ''Torchwood: The Complete First Series'' on [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2007. | * This episode was first released on DVD, with three other episodes entitled ''Torchwood: Series 1, part 2'' on [[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]. It was later released in ''Torchwood: The Complete First Series'' on [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2007. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
