TORCHWOOD is
a spin-off series of the successful sci-fi show Doctor Who.
The series was announced in October 2005 by BBC Wales and is
currently due to air in October 2006.
This is the
second televised spin-off from Doctor Who. The first was K9
& Company in 1981 which only got as far as a pilot episode
being broadcast.
Torchwood stars John
Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness who appeared in the
2005 series of Doctor Who alongside Chrisopher Eccleston and
Billie Piper. The series deals with how Captain Jack
returns to Earth and works with a reformed Torchwood.
Other cast
members include Eve Myles (Doctor Who, Belongings)
playing Gwen Cooper, Burn Gorman (Bleak House) and Naoko
Mori (Doctor Who, Absolutely Fabulous).
The BBC Press
release states - " Torchwood
follows the adventures of a team of investigators as they use
alien technology to solve crimes, both alien and human.
This new British sci-fi crime
thriller, from Russell T Davies, follows the
team as they delve into the unknown. They are fighting the
impossible while keeping their everyday lives going back at
home."
Writers on the
series include Russell T Davies, Chris Chibnall
(Born and Bred, Life On Mars), PJ Hammond (Sapphire
& Steel), Toby Whithouse (Doctor Who), Helen
Raynor (Doctor Who script editor) along with other writers
planned for Season 2 including Noel Clarke who played
Mickey Smith in Doctor Who and wrote and starred in film
Kidulthood.
