About The Show
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About the show
Torchwood follows the adventures of a team of investigators using alien technology to solve crime: some terrestrial, some not. Separate from the government, outside the police, and beyond the United Nations, Torchwood sets its own rules.
Led by the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman,
Doctor Who), the Torchwood team delves into the unknown and fights
the impossible. Alongside the charismatic Captain Jack is Gwen (Eve
Myles, Doctor Who).
Initially an outsider, her first meeting with the team sparks a
burning curiosity to get to the truth, throwing her into an
unfamiliar, but exciting world. Clear and instinctive, she
understands people and is, at times, the group's conscience. But
can she completely separate herself from her normal life?
The rest of the bold and passionate team is made up of charming
medic Owen Harper (Burn Gorman, Bleak House), young and hedonistic,
but utterly brilliant; reserved Toshiko Sato (Naoko Mori,
Absolutely Fabulous) who specialises in computers, surveillance and
all things technical; the super-intelligent and intense Suzie
Costello (Indira Varma, Rome) who has devoted her life to the
strange alien artefacts under her control; and Ianto Jones (Gareth
David Lloyd, The Bill) who is far more important than his
receptionist's role suggests.
From an underground base built on a rift in time and space, the Torchwood team respond to any alien threat - a meterorite crash landing; sightings of extra-terrestial technology; an unusual autopsy report; or the spread of a deadly alien virus.
*TVNZ Teletext Captions Page 801*
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