Torchwood: Series 1
Season one of Torchwood presents a covert organization that operates independently of government agencies, police forces and even the United Nations. The series establishes Torchwood as an entity that creates its own rules while investigating phenomena that lie beyond ordinary understanding. At the helm of the team is Captain Jack Harkness, described as enigmatic and ever watchful, whose leadership guides the group a
Season overview
Season one of Torchwood presents a covert organization that operates independently of government agencies, police forces and even the United Nations. The series establishes Torchwood as an entity that creates its own rules while investigating phenomena that lie beyond ordinary understanding. At the helm of the team is Captain Jack Harkness, described as enigmatic and ever watchful, whose leadership guides the group as they confront the unknown and battle seemingly impossible threats. The narrative emphasizes that every member of Torchwood is young, a characteristic that is explained in two contrasting ways: some attribute it to the organization’s pioneering scientific work, while others suggest a more fatalistic view that the youth of its staff is a result of early mortality. Throughout the season, the team’s investigations and confrontations underscore the series’ blend of science‑fiction, action‑adventure and drama, highlighting a world where extraordinary events demand extraordinary responses, all carried out by a youthful, secretive force operating beyond conventional authority. The description notes that members die young, reinforcing the theme of risk. Overall, season one establishes Torchwood as a secretive, youthful force confronting extraordinary challenges beyond ordinary authority.
Episodes
Everything Changes
Oct 22, 2006 · 52 min
WPC Gwen Cooper is at the scene of a brutal murder, when the "special ops," known only as Torchwood, arrive. After witnessing the group bring the dead man back to life, Gwen goes i
Day One
Oct 22, 2006 · 48 min
It's Gwen's first day on the job, and it's not going very well. After accidentally releasing a mysterious gas from a comet that landed, a new type of alien is let loose on the stre
Ghost Machine
Oct 29, 2006 · 49 min
Whilst chasing a man, Gwen retrieves an unusual machine that allows the user to see back into the past. It is considered dangerous, and no members of Torchwood are permitted to use
Cyberwoman
Nov 5, 2006 · 50 min
A Ianto themed episode Ianto Jones hides a very big secret at Torchwood - his half-converted girlfriend from the Canary Wharf Battle - down in the basement. He is quick to hire a
Small Worlds
Nov 12, 2006 · 47 min
Jack catches up with a very old friend of his, who is investigating fairy sightings in the local wood. After having visited her, Torchwood are informed of a man's mysterious death
Countrycide
Nov 19, 2006 · 47 min
Whilst investigating a group of unexplainable deaths in a village, the Torchwood team are separated. Discovering further, Jack, Gwen and Owen find a scared man, hiding from the thi
Greeks Bearing Gifts
Nov 26, 2006 · 50 min
A Toshiko themed episode Tosh meets an unusual woman, Mary, at a bar, who gives her a strange pendant. She is upset, yet amazed by what she now has - the ability to read people's
They Keep Killing Suzie
Dec 3, 2006 · 53 min
A Suzie themed episode Using the Resurrection Gauntlet that former Torchwood member Suzie Costello originally had, the team are able to bring a number of murder victims back to li
Random Shoes
Dec 10, 2006 · 50 min
Eugene Jones wakes up, finding himself lying on the middle of a road. He then discovers that he has been the victim of a hit-and-run incident, and is, now, not only dead, but invis
Out of Time
Dec 17, 2006 · 50 min
Three passengers from 1953 arrive in modern day Cardiff, when their plane flies through the Rift. With no means of travelling back, each person must adapt to their new life, starti
Combat
Dec 24, 2006 · 48 min
An Owen themed episode Weevils are appearing all over the streets of Cardiff, and then disappearing again - but not by alien forces. People are abducting them, and using the Weevi
Captain Jack Harkness
Jan 1, 2007 · 49 min
A Jack themed episode Whilst investigating an old, derelict dance hall, Jack and Tosh are transported back to the 1940s, during the Blitz. Owen, Ianto, and Gwen realise, in modern
End of Days
Jan 1, 2007 · 47 min
With the Rift having been opened, people and objects throughout time are falling through it, and being spread across the world. "The thing in the darkness" has finally come, and Ja