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Torchwood 2.13 Overnight Ratings
Torchwood
April 5, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial figures show that the BBC2 showing of the final episode of Torchwood Series Two, Exit Wounds was watched by 2.7 million viewers, a 12% share of the total TV audience.

The programme was once more the most watched of the day on BBC2, outrating Gardeners' World. It was the 20th most watched on British television for the day. The timeslot was won by ITV's Benidorm.

Torchwood: Declassified which followed the episode got 1.9 million viewers.

Final figures will be released by BARB in two weeks time. Full audience date for Torchwood, including Audience reaction figures is available in the Doctor Who Forum.
Torchwood 2.12 Overnight Ratings
Torchwood
March 29, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial figures show that the BBC2 showing of Torchwood Episode 12, Fragments was watched by 2.4 million viewers, a 10.2% share of the total TV audience.

The figures were up on last week and the programme was the most watched of the day on BBC2, outrating As Time Goes By. It was the 26th most watched on British television for the day. The timeslot was won by ITV's Benidorm.

Fragments had its premier on the digital channel BBC3 last Friday, where it was watched by 0.54 million viewers.

Torchwood: Declassified which followed the episode got 1.5 million viewers.
Torchwood 2.11 Overnight Ratings
Torchwood
March 22, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial figures show that the BBC2 showing of Torchwood Episode 11, Adrift was watched by 2.1 million viewers, a 8.9% share of the total TV audience.

The programme was the 3rd most watched of the day on BBC2, with slightly fewer viewers than Gardeners World and Eggheads. It was the 29th most watched on British television for the day. The timeslot was won by BBC1's The Passion which got 3.7 million viewers. Torchwood outrated the second half of Moving Wallpaper and Echo beach on ITV1.

Adrift had its premier on the digital channel BBC3 on Wednesday, where it was watched by 0.84 million viewers

Torchwood: Declassified which followed the episode got 1.3 million viewers.
Torchwood 2.10 Overnight Ratings
Torchwood
March 20, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial figures show that the BBC2 showing of Torchwood Episode 10, From Out of the Rain was watched by 2.6 million viewers, a 11% share of the total TV audience.

The figures are slightly up on last week and made the programme the most watched of the day on BBC2, beating Johnny's New Kingdom. It was the 17th most watched on British television for the day. The timeslot was won by Channel4's Grand Designs Revisited which got 3.9 million. The Rock on BBC1 got 3.0 million viewers while Rock Rivals on ITV1 got 2.8 million. From Out of the Rain had its premier on the digital channel BBC3 last week, where it was watched by 0.81 million viewers

Torchwood: Declassified which followed the episode got 1.3 million viewers.

Episode 11, Adrift was watched by 0.84 million viewers on BBC3, a 4.9% share of the audience, making it the highest rated programme on BBC3 for the day. It will be shown on BBC2 on Friday.
Torchwood 2.7 Final Ratings
Torchwood
March 13, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Final figures released by BARB give Episode Seven of Torchwood, Dead Man Walking, a final rating of 3.31 million viewers, making it the 6th most watched programme of the week on BBC2. The episode was first shown on BBC3 the previous week where it got 1 million viewers.

Episode Eight, A Day in the Death received 1.18 million for its premier on BBC3, and was the second most watched programme on the channel for the week.

Full Torchwood Season Two data is now available in the Doctor Who Forum.
Top Programmes BBC2 (we 2 March 2008)

1 MASTERCHEF (THU 2000) 5.47m
2 MASTERCHEF (MON 2032) 4.41m
3 MASTERCHEF (WED 2002) 4.40m
4 MASTERCHEF (TUE 2030) 3.56m
5 UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (MON 2001) 3.55m
6 TORCHWOOD (WED 2102) 3.31m
7 HORIZON (TUE 2100) 3.16m
8 AN ISLAND PARISH (TUE 1959) 2.90m
9 TROPIC OF CAPRICORN (SUN 2001) 2.70m
10 QI (FRI 2202) 2.28m

Top Programmes BBC3 (we 2 March 2008)

1 EASTENDERS (Tue 2200) 1.22m
2 TORCHWOOD (Wed 2152) 1.18m

3 KIZZY: MUM AT 14 (Mon 2101) 0.78m
4 EASTENDERS (Thu 2159) 0.74m
5 60 SECONDS (Mon 2200) 0.73m
6 EASTENDERS (Mon 2202) 0.65m
7 TWO PINTS OF LAGER AND A PACKET OF CRISP (Sun 2101) 0.64m
8 EASTENDERS (Fri 2201) 0.54m
9 DAWN GOES LESBIAN (Mon 2232) 0.52
10 DAWN GETS A BABY (Thu 2101) 0.47

Source BARB
Torchwood 2.9 Overnight Ratings
Torchwood
March 13, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial figures show that the BBC2 showing of Torchwood Episode 9, Something Borrowed was watched by 2.4 million viewers, a 10.2% share of the total TV audience.

Although slightly down on last week, the programme was still the most watched of the day on BBC2, beating Johnny's New Kingdom, and was the 24th most watched on British television for the day. The episode had its premier on the digital channel BBC3 last week, where it was watched by 0.81 million viewers.

Episode 10, From Out of the Rain was watched by 0.81 million viewers on BBC3, a 4.3% share of the audience, making it the highest rated programme on BBC3 for the day.
Torchwood 2.8 AI Figure
Torchwood
March 7, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Episode Eight of Torchwood, A Day in the Death, scored an Appreciation Index figure of 85. It was highest figure for the day on BBC2.

The edited repeat was watched by 0.9 million viewers, a 4.0% share of the total audience. Torchwood Declassified also got 0.9 million viewers.
Torchwood 2.8 Overnight Ratings
Torchwood
March 6, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial figures show that the BBC2 showing of Torchwood Episode 8, A Day in the Death was watched by 2.7 million viewers, a 11.7% share of the total TV audience.

The programme was the most watched of the day on BBC2, beating Eggheads, and the 19th most watched on British television for the day. The episode had its premier on the digital channel BBC3 last week, where it was watched by 1.05 million viewers.

Episode Nine, Something Borrowed was watched by 0.81 million viewers on BBC3, making it the highest rated programme on BBC3 for the day, and giving it a 4.9% share of the total audience.
Torchwood 2.7 AI figure
Torchwood
February 29, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Episode seven of Torchwood, Dead Man Walking , scored an Appreciation Index figure of 86, once more putting it in the excellent category. It was highest figure for the day on the four main channels.

The edited repeat was watched by 0.9 million viewers, according to overnight figures, a 4.3% share of the total audience. Torchwood Declassified got 1.4 million viewers. These figures are slightly higher than the actual overnights as they include Scotland and Northern Ireland where Torchwood was not shown.
Torchwood 2.7 Overnight Ratings
Torchwood
February 28, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial figures show that the BBC2 showing of Torchwood Episode 7, Dead Man Walking was watched by 3.0 million viewers, a 12.5% share of the total TV audience.

The programme was the second most watched of the day on BBC2, being beaten by Masterchef and the 18th most watched on British television for the day. The episode had its premier on the digital channel BBC3 last week, where it was watched by 0.9 million viewers.

Episode Eight, A Day in the Death was watched by 1.05 million viewers on BBC3, making it the highest rated programme on all multichannel TV for the day, and giving it a 5.7% share of the total audience.
Torchwood 2.5 Final Ratings
Torchwood
February 27, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
BARB has released final ratings for the week ending 17th February, giving Episode Five of Torchwood, Adam, an official rating of 3.79 million viewers.

This, once more, makes Torchwood the highest rated programme on BBC2 for the week beating University Challenge into second place.

The BBC3 premier of Episode Six, Reset got a final rating of 0.85 million viewers. It was the 5th highest rated programme on BBC3 for the week.
BBC2 Top Ten (w/e 17 February 2008)

1 - TORCHWOOD (WED 2100) 3.79 million
2 - UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (MON 2001) 3.51 million
3 - MASTERCHEF (MON 2032) 3.36 million
4 - MASTERCHEF (THU 2002) 3.26 million
5 - MASTERCHEF (WED 2029) 3.00 million
6 - MASTERCHEF (TUE 2031) 2.89 million
7 - THE CHOIR (FRI 2102) 2.74 million
8 - AN ISLAND PARISH (TUE 2000) 2.69 million
9 - QI (FRI 2202) 2.59 million
10- THE NATURAL WORLD (FRI 2001) 2.55 million

BBC3 Top Ten (w/e 17 February 2008)

1 - EASTENDERS (Thu 2201) 958,000
2 - EASTENDERS (Tue 2200) 929,000
3 - FILM: BRUCE ALMIGHTY (2003) (Mon 2030) 880,000
4 - FILM: BRUCE ALMIGHTY (2003) (Sat 2141) 880,000
5 - TORCHWOOD (Wed 2152) 849,000
6 - TWO PINTS OF LAGER AND A PACKET OF CRISP (Sun 2100 807,000
7 - EASTENDERS (Mon 2204) 759,000
8 - DAWN GETS NAKED (Thu 2102) 658,000
9 - EASTENDERS (Fri 2200) 549,000
10- 60 SECONDS (Mon 2202) 526,000


Source: BARB
Torchwood Episode Titles
Torchwood
February 26, 2008  •  Posted By Jarrod Cooper
Torchwood Magazine has announced the titles of the final episodes of the current season.

Episode 8 - A Day in the Death by Joe Lidster
Episode 9 - Something Borrowed by Phil Ford
Episode 10 - From Out of the Rain by PJ Hammond
Episode 11 - Adrift by Chris Chibnail
Episode 12 - Fragments by Chris Chibnail
Episode 13 - Exit Wounds by Chris Chibnail

Viewers in Scotland can now see the pre-watershed version of Torchwood on Tuesday evenings at 7pm.
Torchwood Ratings and AI Update
Torchwood
February 22, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Wednesday's BBC2 showing of Episode Six of Torchwood, Reset, was watched by an audience of 2.8 million viewers, which was an 11.1% share of the total television audience. This episode had received its premiere on BBC3 the previous week, when it received an overnight of 807,000 viewers.

Episode Six of Torchwood Declassified (which, for the first time this year had its premiere on Wednesday, immediately after Reset) received an overnight figure of 1.6 million viewers.

Episode Seven, Dead Man Walking, received its first showing on BBC3 this week, where it got an overnight audience of 0.9 million.

Meanwhile, final figures released by BARB gave Episode Four, Meat an official rating of 3.2 million viewers, making it the second most watched programme on BBC2 for the week.

Finally, the AI figure for last week’s Adam was 85, while both the BBC3 premiere and the BBC2 showing of Reset scored 87, the highest score of the series to date.
Torchwood 2.5, 2.6 overnight ratings and 2.3 update
Torchwood
February 14, 2008  •  Posted By Stephen Blake
Unofficial overnight figures give Episode Five of Torchwood, Adam, an audience of 3.3 million viewers, which was a 13.8% share of the total television audience. Both the audience and share are up on the figures for last week.

Episode Six, Reset, which saw the introduction of Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) to the series, was shown on the digital channel, BBC3, immediately following Adam, where it was watched by 807,000 viewers, a 4.5% share of the audience.

Meanwhile, final figures from BARB give Episode Three, To the Last Man a final rating of 3.51 million viewers, putting it once more as the top programme shown on BBC2 for the week.

(Thanks to Marcus.)
Torchwood 2.4 AI and ratings update
Torchwood
February 8, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Episode four of Torchwood, Meat, scored an Appreciation Index figure of 85, once again putting it in the excellent category. It was the BBC's second highest figure for the day.

The edited repeat was watched by 1.0 million viewers, according to overnight figures, a 4.9% share of the total audience. Torchwood Declassified got 1.2 million viewers a 5.5% share These figures are slightly higher than the actual overnights as they include Scotland and Northern Ireland where Torchwood was not shown.
Torchwood 2.4 Overnight ratings
Torchwood
February 7, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial overnight figures give Episode Four, Meat, an audience of 2.9 million viewers, which was a 11.2% share of the total television audience.

The programme was again the highest rated on BBC2 for the day, ahead of The Weakest Link which got 2.6 million viewers.

The programme is repeated in an edited version on BBC2 in England and Wales on Thursday evening. It is available to UK viewers for the next seven days via the BBC iPlayer.

Fans are treated to a Torchwood double bill next Wednesday with Episode Five, Adam being shown on BBC2 at 9pm, and Episode 6, Reset making its debut on BBC3 at 9.50pm.
Torchwood 2.2 Final Ratings
Torchwood
February 6, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
BARB has released final ratings for the week ending 27th January, giving Episode Two of Torchwood, Sleeper an official rating of 3.78 million viewers.

The programme was once more the highest rated on BBC2 for the week. Episode One still stands as the second highest rated programme on the channel for the year, with episode two currently at 5th place.
BBC2 Top Programmes (we 27 Jan 2008)

1 TORCHWOOD (WED 2103) - 3.78
2 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 GARDENS (SUN 2101) - 3.37
3 UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (MON 2000) - 3.33
4 MASTERCHEF (MON 2030) - 3.25
5 MASTERCHEF (THU 2001) - 3.23
6 THE WEAKEST LINK (TUE 1714) - 2.75
7 MASTERCHEF (WED 2033) - 2.72
8 NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS (THU 2102) - 2.71
9 THE WEAKEST LINK (THU 1714) - 2.65
10 THE WEAKEST LINK (WED 1714) - 2.62
11 MASTERCHEF (TUE 2031) - 2.61
12 THE WEAKEST LINK (FRI 1715) - 2.57
13 THE WEAKEST LINK (MON 1714) - 2.54
14 AN ISLAND PARISH (TUE 2001) - 2.52
15 THE BEST OF TOP GEAR (SUN 2000) - 2.41
16 HAVE I GOT OLD NEWS FOR YOU (SAT 2103) - 2.37
17 THE NATURAL WORLD (FRI 2001) - 2.33
18 TIMEWATCH: THE PHAROAH'S LOST CITY (SAT 2012) - 2.26
19 EGGHEADS (FRI 1800) - 2.26
20 EGGHEADS (MON 1759) - 2.18

source BARB
Torchwood - Appreciation Index
Torchwood
February 1, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Episode three of Torchwood, To the Last Man, scored an Appreciation Index figure of 85, once more putting it in the excellent category. It was the BBC's second highest figure for the day.

The edited repeat was watched by 1.1 million viewers, according to overnight figures, a 4.8% share of the total audience. Torchwood Declassified also got 1.1 million viewers. These figures are slightly higher than the actual overnights as they include Scotland and Northern Ireland where Torchwood was not shown.
Torchwood 2.3 Ratings
Torchwood
January 31, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial overnight figures give Episode Three, To The Last Man, an audience of 3.2 million viewers, which was a 13% share of the total television audience.

The programme was the highest rated on BBC2 for the day, comfortably ahead of Masterchef which got 2.6 million viewers.

The programme is repeated in an edited version on BBC2 Thursday evening and is available to UK viewers for the next seven days via the BBC iPlayer.

(NB: Torchwood is not repeated on BBC Two Scotland or on BBC Two Northern Ireland, nor is Torchwood Declassified, which follows the repeats elsewhere, shown on either of those channels. With thanks to Jeanette Napier for pointing this out.)
Torchwood - Final Ratings
Torchwood
January 30, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Figures released by BARB show that the first episode of Series Two, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, achieved an official rating of 4.22 million viewers.

Final ratings are more accurate than the initial overnights and include those who record the programme and watch it within a week.

The programme was the most watched on BBC2 for the week, beating the second placed Wonderland by a million viewers. So far the episode is the second most watched programme on the channel for the year.
BBC 2 Top Twenty (w/e 20th Jan 2008)

1 TORCHWOOD (WED 2102) 4.22
2 WONDERLAND: THE SECRET LIFE OF NORMAN WISDOM (WED 3.22
3 MASTERCHEF (THU 2001) 3.15
4 MASTERCHEF (MON 2027) 3.05
5 MASTERCHEF (WED 2032) 2.83
6 UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (MON 1957) 2.73
7 THE WEAKEST LINK (WED 1715) 2.63
8 SNOOKER (SUN 2001) 2.62
9 AN ISLAND PARISH (TUE 2001) 2.58
10 MASTERCHEF (TUE 2031) 2.58
11 THE WEAKEST LINK (THU 1716) 2.58
12 THE WEAKEST LINK (FRI 1715) 2.55
13 THE WEAKEST LINK (MON 1713) 2.55
14 THE WEAKEST LINK (TUE 1715) 2.48
15 NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS (THU 2101) 2.40
16 QI (FRI 2202) 2.40
17 BILL ODDIE'S WILD SIDE (WED 2001) 2.25
18 HORIZON (TUE 2101) 2.20
19 EGGHEADS (MON 1758) 2.13
20 FILM: SIGNS (2002) (MON 2057) 2.12
21 WILD WENSLEYDALE (SUN 1740) 2.10
22 EGGHEADS (FRI 1800) 2.01
23 THE NATURAL WORLD (FRI 2001) 2.01
24 EGGHEADS (WED 1800) 2.00
25 HAVE I GOT OLD NEWS FOR YOU (SAT 2101) 1.97
26 SNOOKER (SUN 1359) 1.93
27 EGGHEADS (THU 1801) 1.91
28 EGGHEADS (TUE 1800) 1.90
29 EXTREME PILGRIM (FRI 2102) 1.68
30 THE NATURAL WORLD (SUN 1810) 1.67

source BARB
Torchwood Magazine promotions
Torchwood
January 25, 2008  •  Posted By Josiah Rowe
Titan Magazines has released the first issue of Torchwood Magazine this week. Full details are reported elsewhere on this page (scroll down to January 16 for the press release); the publishers also have created a Facebook group and a YouTube video to promote the magazine.
Torchwood- Appreciation Index
Torchwood
January 25, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Wednesday's showing of Torchwood Episode Two, Sleeper received an Appreciation Index score of 85. This puts the programme in the excellent category and was one of the highest scores on Television on Wednesday. The edited version of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang scored 82.

Meanwhile the Wednesday BBC3 repeat of Sleeper got an audience of 240,000 while the BBC2 edited repeat was watched by 0.9 million viewers on Thursday evening, a 4.2% share of the audience. Torchwood Declassified on Thursday got an audience of 1.0 million.
Torchwood in the press
Torchwood
January 24, 2008  •  Posted By Josiah Rowe
The heavy press coverage of Torchwood continues, particularly in the United States as BBC America leads up to the January 26 debut of Torchwood's second season.

iF Magazine and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette both have interviews with Eve Myles. Sci Fi Wire has a brief interview with Burn Gorman and one with John Barrowman (mentioned in more detail below). And the Kansas City Star also has some Barrowman quotes.

Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, San Jose Mercury News and AfterElton.com have reviews/previews of "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", while Newsday raves about the series as a whole. Back in the UK, Digital Spy has a review of the second episode, "Sleeper".

There are also more reviews of the Torchwood Season 1 DVD set, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and News Blaze.

Finally, AfterElton.com has a review of John Barrowman's autobiography, Anything Goes.

(Thanks to Sean Elliott and "Lianne" of the Doctor Who Forum.)
Sleeper Ratings
Torchwood
January 24, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Episode two of Torchwood, Sleeper, achieved an overnight rating of 3.4 million viewers, a 14% share of the television audience. The programme was the highest rated for the day on BBC Two and the 18th most watched programme across the channels.

The edited repeat of episode one, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, attained an audience of 1.1 million, while Torchwood Declassified gained 1.0 million viewers.

With figures available for the whole of last week, episode one finished as the highest rated programme on BBC Two for the week, beating the second placed Masterchef by 800,000 viewers.
Torchwood- Appreciation Index
Torchwood
January 18, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
The first episode of Torchwood, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang scored an Appreciation Index figure of 84. The programme was one of the most appreciated of the day.

The Appreciation Index, or AI, is a measure of how much the audience liked the programme. It is a score out of 100, based on responses from a carefully selected panel. The average score for drama on BBC1 and ITV1 is 77. A score in excess of 85 is regarded as excellent while a score below 60 is poor.

An edited version of episode One, suitable for pre watershed viewing, will be shown on BBC2 on Wednesday 23rd January at 7pm. Meanwhile the unedited version is available to UK viewers for the next few days, via the BBC iplayer.
Torchwood All Access on BBC Radio Wales
Torchwood
January 18, 2008  •  Posted By Benjamin F Elliott
BBC Radio Wales will air the first installment of Torchwood All Access on Saturday 19 January at 1:33PM GMT. This will be an infrequent behind the scenes show similar to "Doctor Who Back In Time". Julian Carey will host. The episode will be available on the Radio Wales website for one week after broadcast.
Torchwood - Overnight Ratings
Torchwood
January 17, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
Unofficial overnight figures gave Episode One of Torchwood, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, an audience of 3.7 million viewers, a 14.8% share of the total audience.

The programme was the highest rated on BBC2 for the day and the 18th most watched on all television.

These are the highest ratings that Torchwood has achieved on BBC2, although the previous series was shown on BBC3 first.

The programme was repeated on BBC3 at 2330 where it got 247,000 viewers.
Torchwood Magazine Debuts
Torchwood
January 16, 2008  •  Posted By Shaun Lyon
As previously reported, Titan Magazines has launched the official Torchwood Magazine, the first issue of which is due out on January 24. Below is the official press release; the final cover is also available (click on the thumbnail for a larger version.)
Launch of Torchwood: The Official Magazine

Following the success of Torchwood, the BBC’s award-winning sci-fi drama, Titan Magazines presents Torchwood: The Official Magazine – the essential guide to the adrenalin-fuelled exploits of Captain Jack Harkness and his team.

Torchwood: The Official Magazine includes the latest news from the Torchwood set in Cardiff, exclusive cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes features on the show’s special effects, regular columns from Torchwood’s lead writer Chris Chibnall, and producer Richard Stokes, plus, 10 pages of original Torchwood comic strip fiction!

The launch issue includes interviews with Torchwood lead John Barrowman, and guest star James Marsters (Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), plus, exclusive photography and concept artwork of the Hub.

Explore Torchwood from a different angle, only with Torchwood: The Official Magazine!

Torchwood: The Official Magazine is published every four weeks. Issue #1 on sale at good retailers from January 24
Torchwood Series 2 HDNet Air Date
Torchwood
January 13, 2008  •  Posted By John Bowman
Series Two of Torchwood is poised to start showing on the United States' high-definition cable channel HDNet from Monday, February 11.

According to the channel's website, it will air at 7pm Eastern Time, although the site also carries the disclaimer that schedules are subject to change.

HDNet is available on several cable systems as well as satellite and began showing the first series last September.

(Thanks to Tony Mason and Nick Fitzpatrick.)
Torchwood Returns - 16th January
Torchwood
January 2, 2008  •  Posted By Marcus
The BBC has begun running trailers confirming that Torchwood will return for its second series on BBC2 on Wednesday 16th January 2008.

The series will first be shown in a post watershed slot and then repeated later in the week in a specially edited version suitable for pre-watershed transmission.

In the United States, Torchwood Season Two will begin airing on BBC America on Saturday 26th January.

Meanwhile on CBC in Canada, Season One returns on Friday 4th January with episode 11. The double episode season finale will be shown in Canada on Sunday 6th January.

Thanks to Robin Shannon and GracieLizzy of the Doctor Who Forum
Press Release: Season Two

The second series of Torchwood, the award-winning drama created by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies, premières on BBC Two. This time it's bigger and bolder, with more fun, adventure and excitement for the alien-fighting team.

John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen, Burn Gorman as Owen, Naoko Mori as Toshiko and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto return as the investigators delving into the alien underworld of modern-day Cardiff.

In the first episode of the series, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, by co-producer and lead writer Chris Chibnall, Captain Jack is reunited with the Torchwood team as they face a rogue Time Agent. The mysterious Captain John Hart, played by James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), is determined to wreak havoc, and needs to find something hidden on Earth. But with Gwen's life in danger, and cluster bombs scattered across the city, whose side is Jack on?

During the 13-part series, Torchwood's investigations into alien activity give the team glimpses of the 51st century and the First World War. In future episodes they encounter alien sleeper cells; save a stranded creature from human exploitation; meet a tragic soldier from the First World War; and encounter a memory thief who exposes long-forgotten secrets among the entire team.

Later in the run, Alan Dale (Ugly Betty, The O.C.) makes a star appearance. Another familiar face among the special guest stars is Doctor Who's companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman), who appears half way through the series. Richard Briers, Nerys Hughes and Ruth Jones (Gavin And Stacey) also appear in various roles.

There is a specially edited pre-watershed repeat of Torchwood on BBC Two later in the week.

Following on from that, Torchwood Declassified goes exclusively backstage to reveal the secrets behind some of the first episode's sensational stunt sequences and talks to John Barrowman, James Marsters and Russell T Davies.