Sizzling British sci-fi drama Torchwood, a Doctor Who spin-off about American air force renegade Captain Jack Harkness, has been licensed to Network Ten by BBC Worldwide.
The adventure-packed series follows a team of global investigators led by the John Barrowman-played Harkness, who first appeared on Doctor Who in 2005.
The department named Torchwood is dominated by bright young characters who make the most of alien technology which they scavenged from an alien wreckage to fight crime.
The first episode of Torchwood was the most watched non-sport program ever to air on a British digital channel when it was shown on BBC Three.
The program is directed straight at Ten's target 16- to 39-year-old audience, it's sexy, clever and fast-paced.
The Australian network has already shown great faith in the show by committing to a second series, which is yet to be completed.
Ten head of programming Beverly McGarvey said: "Torchwood brings a sexy new twist to the traditional cop show genre that we at Ten are thrilled to have as part of our 2007 slate".
Torchwood, written by Doctor Who, Casanova, and Queer as Folk's Russell T Davies has now been sold to nine countries.
It was named after an anagram which was used to protect the secrecy of early Doctor Who roughcuts.
