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'''''Small Worlds''''' was the fifth episode in the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Peter J. Hammond]], and directed by [[Alice Troughton]].
'''''Small Worlds''''' was the fifth episode in the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Peter J. Hammond]], and directed by [[Alice Troughton]].


It was the first story to explore [[Jack Harkness|Jack]]'s past in any detail. In particular, it revealed that Jack had been in a relationship with a [[British]] woman in the mid-[[20th century]].
It was the first story to explore [[Jack Harkness|Jack]]'s past in any detail, such as revealing that Jack had been in a relationship with a [[British]] woman in the mid-[[20th century]].
 
It also established a storytelling convention used in every subsequent series of ''Torchwood''. From here forward, Jack's past would occasionally be teased through the use of extended flashbacks that demonstrated how his history tied in to a present-day problem that Torchwood was fighting.


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