Series 3 (Torchwood): Difference between revisions

The '''Third series''' of ''[[Torchwood]]'' aired on [[BBC One]] in June 2009. It consisted of a single, five-episode story arc entitled ''Torchwood: Children of Earth'', which was broadcast over five consecutive nights. The series had new [[Producer]] [[Peter Bennett]] and was [[director|directed]] by [[Euros Lyn]], who had considerable experience on the revived ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The first and fifth episodes were written by [[Russell T Davies]], who also wrote the story arc. The third episode was co written by [[Russell T Davies]] and [[James Moran]] whilst the second and fourth were by newcomer [[John Fay]], though according to Moran's blog, all three writers had input into the overall storyline. [[Freema Agyeman]] and [[Noel Clarke]] were originally scheduled to appear as [[Martha Jones]] and [[Mickey Smith]], Agyeman appearing throughout the story arc and Clarke in the final two episodes. When Agyeman was signed to co-star in ''Law & Order: UK'' her appearance was whittled down to a one-scene cameo, which was ultimately cut when she became completely unavailable. Clarke was forced to pull out at a later stage due to film commitments. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale|Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter]]'') and [[Nicholas Briggs]], who has written and acted in many licensed-by-BBC and unlicensed ''Doctor Who'' franchise spinoffs since the 1980s, and who is the revived ''Doctor Who'' series' resident alien voiceover artist, makes his first on-screen appearance in a televised Who-franchise production. Also, an appearance by [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] was speculated, but did not occur, although once again references to the character are made in dialogue (including a reference in ''Day Five'' that serves to cover the issue of why he isn't on Earth to combat the 456).

Production on this series began in August [[2008]] and was broadcast in July [[2009]] on [[BBC One]]. The Series aired from Monday the 6th of July to Friday the 10th.