Torchwood is a British science fiction drama television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles. It deals with the machinations and activities of the Cardiff branch of the fictional Torchwood Institute,
Who deal mainly with incidents involving extraterrestrials. An initial 13-part series was commissioned by the BBC as a spin-off from the 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who with which it is closely interlinked. The programme is produced in-house by BBC Wales. The Head of Drama at that time of the first season, Julie Gardner, serves as executive producer alongside Davies. (Julie Gardner is currently both Controller of Drama Commissioning at BBC Television and Head of Drama for BBC Wales.)
Plot: Captain Jack Harkness, the former Time Agent and con man from the 51st century last seen traveling with the Doctor, ventures to early 21st century Cardiff. There, he becomes a member of Torchwood Institute, a renegade criminal investigation group founded by Queen Victoria to battle hostile extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.
Original soundtrack
On 22 September 2008, Silva Screen Records released a compilation of music featured in the show’s first and second series. The disc features 32 tracks composed by Ben Foster and Murray Gold.
Cast
* John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness
* Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper
* Burn Gorman – Dr. Owen Harper
* Naoko Mori – Toshiko Sato
* Gareth David-Lloyd – Ianto Jones
Crew
Richard Stokes produces Torchwood. Originally, Doctor Who director James Hawes was lined up as producer. After directing the BBC Four drama The Chatterley Affair, Hawes backed out of the project. Davies told Doctor Who Magazine that Hawes “has been having such a good time… that he’s decided directing is his greatest passion, and as a result, he’s stepped down.” Helen Raynor and Brian Minchin are the programme’s script editors. The series also shares Doctor Who’s production designer, Edward Thomas. The show’s theme tune is written by Doctor Who’s composer Murray Gold, and music for the series is composed by Ben Foster and Murray Gold.
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