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==Overview== | == Overview == | ||
The '''Third series''' of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' aired on [[BBC One]] in June 2009. It consisted of a single, five-episode story arc entitled ''Torchwood: Children of Earth'', broadcast over five consecutive nights. The series had a new [[Producer]], [[Peter Bennett]] and was [[director|directed]] by [[Euros Lyn]], who had considerable experience on the revived ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | The '''Third series''' of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' aired on [[BBC One]] in June 2009. It consisted of a single, five-episode story arc entitled ''Torchwood: Children of Earth'', broadcast over five consecutive nights. The series had a new [[Producer]], [[Peter Bennett]] and was [[director|directed]] by [[Euros Lyn]], who had considerable experience on the revived ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
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This season starred [[John Barrowman]] as [[Jack Harkness]], [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] as [[Ianto Jones]] (in the first four episodes of the season) and [[Kai Owen]] as [[Rhys Williams]]. | This season starred [[John Barrowman]] as [[Jack Harkness]], [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] as [[Ianto Jones]] (in the first four episodes of the season) and [[Kai Owen]] as [[Rhys Williams]]. | ||
==Television stories== | == Television stories == | ||
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|width="50"| '''Episode Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes''' | |width="50"| '''Episode Number''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer(s)''' || '''Director''' || '''Notes''' | ||
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|2 ||''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'' ||[[John Fay]]||Euros Lyn|| | |2 ||''[[Children of Earth: Day Two]]'' ||[[John Fay]]||Euros Lyn|| | ||
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|3 ||''[[Children of Earth: Day Three]]'' ||Russell T Davies &<br>[[James Moran]]||Euros Lyn||First appearance of [[The 456]] | |3 ||''[[Children of Earth: Day Three]]'' ||Russell T Davies &<br />[[James Moran]]||Euros Lyn||First appearance of [[The 456]] | ||
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|4 ||''[[Children of Earth: Day Four]]'' ||John Fay||Euros Lyn|| Death of [[Ianto Jones]] and Clem | |4 ||''[[Children of Earth: Day Four]]'' ||John Fay||Euros Lyn|| Death of [[Ianto Jones]] and Clem | ||
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==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
===Main cast=== | === Main cast === | ||
[[ | [[File:Ep00_CoE_torchwood_team.jpg|thumb|250px|From left to right: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:Children_of_earth.jpg|thumb|250px|A promotional image for the series.]] | ||
*[[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]] | * [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] - [[John Barrowman]] | ||
*[[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]] | * [[Gwen Cooper]] - [[Eve Myles]] | ||
*[[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | * [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | ||
*[[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]] | * [[Rhys Williams]] - [[Kai Owen]] | ||
*[[Lois Habiba]] - [[Cush Jumbo]] | * [[Lois Habiba]] - [[Cush Jumbo]] | ||
*[[John Frobisher]] - [[Peter Capaldi]] | * [[John Frobisher]] - [[Peter Capaldi]] | ||
*[[Clem MacDonald]] - [[Paul Copley]] | * [[Clem MacDonald]] - [[Paul Copley]] | ||
*[[Johnson (Children of Earth)|Johnson]] - [[Liz May Brice]] | * [[Johnson (Children of Earth)|Johnson]] - [[Liz May Brice]] | ||
*[[Rhiannon Davies]] - [[Katy Wix]] | * [[Rhiannon Davies]] - [[Katy Wix]] | ||
*[[Alice Carter]] - [[Lucy Cohu]] | * [[Alice Carter]] - [[Lucy Cohu]] | ||
*[[Dekker|Mr. Dekker]] - [[Ian Gelder]] | * [[Dekker|Mr. Dekker]] - [[Ian Gelder]] | ||
*[[Brian Green|Prime Minister Green]] - [[Nicholas Farrell]] | * [[Brian Green|Prime Minister Green]] - [[Nicholas Farrell]] | ||
*[[Bridget Spears]] - [[Susan Brown]] | * [[Bridget Spears]] - [[Susan Brown]] | ||
===Secondary cast=== | === Secondary cast === | ||
*[[Steven Carter]] - [[Bear McCausland]] | * [[Steven Carter]] - [[Bear McCausland]] | ||
*[[Johnny Davies]] - [[Rhodri Lewis]] | * [[Johnny Davies]] - [[Rhodri Lewis]] | ||
*[[Andy Davidson]] - [[Tom Price]] | * [[Andy Davidson]] - [[Tom Price]] | ||
*[[The 456]] (voice)- [[Simon Poland]] | * [[The 456]] (voice)- [[Simon Poland]] | ||
===Guest cast=== | === Guest cast === | ||
*[[Rupesh Patanjali|Dr. Rupesh Patanjali]] - [[Rik Makarem]] | * [[Rupesh Patanjali|Dr. Rupesh Patanjali]] - [[Rik Makarem]] | ||
*[[Denise Riley]] - [[Deborah Findlay]] | * [[Denise Riley]] - [[Deborah Findlay]] | ||
*[[Rick Yates]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Rick Yates]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
==Aliens and enemies== | == Aliens and enemies == | ||
*[[The 456]] | * [[The 456]] | ||
*[[John Frobisher]] | * [[John Frobisher]] | ||
*[[Brian Green]] | * [[Brian Green]] | ||
*[[Johnson]] | * [[Johnson]] | ||
*[[Rupesh Patanjali]] | * [[Rupesh Patanjali]] | ||
*[[Hitchhiker]] | * [[Hitchhiker]] | ||
==Radio== | == Radio == | ||
*[[Asylum (audio story)|Asylum]] | * [[Asylum (audio story)|Asylum]] | ||
*[[Golden Age]] | * [[Golden Age]] | ||
*[[The Dead Line]] | * [[The Dead Line]] | ||
===Notes=== | === Notes === | ||
*The audio stories were broadcast in early [[July]] on Radio 4 prior to the broadcast of ''Children of Earth'', the CD was later released in September [[2009]] | * The audio stories were broadcast in early [[July]] on Radio 4 prior to the broadcast of ''Children of Earth'', the CD was later released in September [[2009]] | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/ Season 3 preview.] | * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/ Season 3 preview.] | ||
*[http://www.reviewsrantsrandomness.com/2009/07/torchwood-children-of-earth.html Praise for the mini-series on The Three Rs.] | * [http://www.reviewsrantsrandomness.com/2009/07/torchwood-children-of-earth.html Praise for the mini-series on The Three Rs.] | ||
==Footnotes== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Torchwood series 3}} | {{Torchwood series 3}} | ||
{{Torchwood Series 3 aliens}} | {{Torchwood Series 3 aliens}} | ||
[[Category:Torchwood series]] | [[Category:Torchwood series]] | ||
