Torchwood

Torchwood è il titolo di una serie televisiva di fantascienza britannica prodotta dalla BBC, creata da Russell T. Davies ed interpretata da John Barrowman ed Eve Myles. Narra le attività della sezione di Cardiff dell'Istituto Torchwood, il cui compito è quello di investigare sugli avvenimenti riguardanti gli extra-terresti ed utilizzare per i propri scopi le tecnologie aliene che recupera dalle varie missioni; come si dice nella la sigla, l'organizzazione è «al di là del governo, al di fuori della polizia». La prima stagione, formata da tredici episodi, venne commissionata nel 2005 dalla BBC come spin-off di Doctor Who la serie più longeva della televisione britannica.
Creato da: Russell T Davies |
Genere: Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Action & Adventure | Dramma |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8ln
Numero di stagioni: 4
Numero di episodi: 41
Data prima messa in onda: 2006-10-22
Data ultima messa in onda: 2011-09-15

Approfondimenti

Peter Capaldi, a regular in season 3, had played Caecilius in Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii [...]	D
Two of the regular characters - Jack Harkness and Toshiko Sato - originally appeared on the par [...]	D
Gwen keeping Torchwood a secret from Rhys was influenced by True Lies (1994), with genders reve [...]	D
There was a recurring storyline throughout the series, which Gwen struggled with both her perso [...]	D
Prior to becoming involved in the revival of Doctor Who (2005), Russell T. Davies had conceived [...]	D
The Doctor has never made an appearance in "Torchwood".	D
In several episodes throughout series 1, posters bearing the slogan "Vote Saxon" are visible in [...]	D
Only seven actors have appeared in this and the original Doctor Who (1963) series. They are Joh [...]	D
Torchwood was the subject of a background arc during the 2006 series of Doctor Who, with most e [...]	D
Owen and Suzie are the only members of the Torchwood team never to have had direct contact with [...]	D
The series is not just about Captain Jack Harkness and the Torchwood team battling hostile extr [...]	D
A publicity photo of Gwen Cooper diving through the air shooting with two pistols was influence [...]	D
In the backstory behind Jack Harkness and the new Torchwood: Following the battle of Canary Wha [...]	D
Captain Jack's classic handgun is a Webley ServicevRevolver MK IV 38/200 (commonly. 38 calibre) [...]	D
"Torchwood" is the first Doctor Who spin-off to make it to series, and the first dramatic spin- [...]	D
In certain episodes, Torchwood members use a drug called "Retcon" to wipe the memories of peopl [...]	D
Jack's primary gun for the series is a Webley Mk VI .455 revolver. The Webley was the standard [...]	D
In a few scenes, The 10th Doctor's hand is seen in a case and in Torchwood: Day One (2006) the [...]	D
"Torchwood" is an anagram of "Doctor Who". When the first series of Doctor Who (2005) was being [...]	D
John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness) and Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) are the only actors to appea [...]	D
Gwen Cooper is a distant relative of Gwyneth, the servant girl whom The 9th Doctor and Rose Tyl [...]	D
Owen Harper was voted online as the most disliked character of the series.	D
John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Kai Owen (Rhys Williams) and T [...]	D
The words "Bad Wolf" are shown in episodes, indicating that Rose Tyler is trying to reach out t [...]	D

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