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Torchwood

Torchwood

Save the Planet (One Alien at a Time)

20067.34 Seasons41 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

Created by Jane Tranter
NetworksBBC ThreeBBC OneBBC Two

Top Cast

John Barrowman

John Barrowman

Jack Harkness

Eve Myles

Eve Myles

Gwen Cooper

Alexa Havins

Alexa Havins

Esther Drummond

Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer

Rex Matheson

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Oswald Danes

Kai Owen

Kai Owen

Rhys Williams

Themes & Keywords

time travelsupernaturalalienparanormal investigationspin offcomplexabsurddramaticamusedexhilarated

About Torchwood

Torchwood is a sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 2006 exploring themes of time travel, supernatural, alien, paranormal investigation, spin off, complex. Created by Jane Tranter, it stars John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Alexa Havins. The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

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