Torchwood Series 1 Episode Guide

End of Days

2008-09-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: End of Days

Duration: 46 minutes and 33 seconds

Written by: Chris Chibnall

Directed by: Andy Goddard

Transmission Date: 1st January 2007

Ratings: 1.23 million

Synopsis: The rift has been opened, and time is splintering all over the world. As events spiral out of control, the Torchwood team members are faced with fragments of their pasts - and terrifying visions of their futures. Can Captain Jack save the world?

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Bilis Manger - Murray Melvin
PC Andy Davidson - Tom Price
Lisa Hallet - Caroline Chikezie
Diane Holmes - Louise Delamere
Doctor - Matthew Gravelle
Toshiko's Mother - Noriko Aida
Roman Soldier - Jamie Belton
Newsreader - Carrie Gracie
Weevil - Paul Kasey
Religious Woman - Rhian Wyn Jones

Captain Jack Harkness

2008-09-20T10:32:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Captain Jack Harkness

Duration: 48 minutes and 13 seconds

Written by: Catherine Tregenna

Directed by: Ashley Way

Transmission Date: 1st January 2007

Ratings: 1.23 million

Synopsis: While investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Toshiko find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall - in 1941. As Gwen, Owen and Ianto work to rescue their colleagues, Jack and Toshiko meet a handsome young American squadron leader by the name of... Captain Jack Harkness.

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
The real Jack Harkness - Matt Rippy
Bilis Manger - Murray Melvin
Nancy Floyd - Elen Rhys
Audrey - Nadine Beaton
George - Gavin Brocker
Tim - Peter Sandys-Clarke
Smiler - Ciaran Joyce
Singer - Melissa Moore

Combat

2008-09-20T10:26:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Combat

Duration: 47 minutes and 49 seconds

Written by: Noel Clarke

Directed by: Andy Goddard

Transmission Date: 24th December 2006

Ratings: 0.83 million

Synopsis: Savage aliens are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff and Torchwood wants to know why. Owen is sent undercover to find out who is behind it and soon befriends the charismatic Mark Lynch. Beneath the veneer of normal city life, Owen discovers a shocking subculture. Can he avoid being sucked in?

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Mark Lynch - Alex Hassell
Weevil - Paul Kasey
Barmaid - Alexadra Dunn
Boyfriend - Matthew Raymond
Hospital Patient - David Gyasai

Out of Time

2008-09-20T10:21:00.001-07:00

Episode Title: Out of Time

Duration: 49 minutes and 41 seconds

Written by: Catherine Tregenna

Directed by: Alice Troughton

Transmission Date: 17th December 2006

Ratings: 1.03 million

Synopsis: When a plane from 1953 makes an unexpected landing in present-day Cardiff, its three passengers are shocked to learn that they can never go back to their own time. Torchwood helps them to settle in contemporary society, but this simple task has painful emotional consequences.

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
Diane Holmes - Louise Delamere
John Ellis - Mark Lewis Jones
Emma-Louise Cowell - Olivia Hallinan
Alan Ellis - Sam Beezely
Nurse (Out of Time - Marion Fenner
Alesha - Janine Carrington
Jade - Rhea Bailey
Flying Insructor - Andrew McBean
Barman - Ciaron Dowd

Random Shoes

2008-09-20T10:16:00.001-07:00

Episode Title: Random Shoes

Duration: 48 minutes and 50 seconds

Written by: Jacquetta May

Directed by: James Erskine

Transmission Date: 10th December 2006

Ratings: 1.08 million

Synopsis: When Eugene wakes to find himself (a) dead and (b) invisible to the rest of the world, he knows something has gone rather wrong. Eugene knows there is one person he can rely on to discover the truth behind his death: Gwen Cooper.

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness — John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper — Eve Myles
Owen Harper — Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato — Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones — Gareth David-Lloyd
Eugene Jones — Paul Chequer
Young Eugene — Luke Bromley
Bronwen Jones — Nicola Duffett
Mr Garret — Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Josh — Steven Meo
Gary — Celyn Jones
Linda — Robyn Isaac
Shaun Jones — Gareth Potter
Terry Jones — Joshua Hughes
Waitress — Amy Starling
Café owner — Leroy Liburd
Pete — Ryan Chappell

They Keep Killing Suzie

2008-09-20T10:09:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: They Keep Killing Suzie

Duration: 52 minutes and 43 seconds

Written by: Paul Tomalin and Daniel McCulloch

Directed by: James Strong

Transmission Date: 3rd December 2006

Ratings: 1.12 million

Synopsis: Torchwood is linked to a series of brutal murders around the city. As Jack and the team investigate further, it becomes clear somebody wants their attention. What is Pilgrim? And how is it connected to a figure from Torchwood's past? The resurrection days are far from over.

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Suzie Costello - Indira Varma
Kathy Swanson - Yasmin Bannerman
Alex Arwin - Daniel Llewellyn-Williams
Mark Brisco - Gary Pillai
Max - Shend
Suzie's Dad - Badi Uzzerman

Greeks Bearing Gifts

2008-09-20T08:37:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Greeks Bearing Gifts

Duration: 49 minutes and 13 seconds

Written by: Toby Whithouse

Directed by: Colin Teague

Transmission Date: 26th November 2006

Ratings: 1.31 million

Synopsis: Toshiko is given an alien pendant which enables her to hear other people's thoughts. As the rest of the Torchwood team puzzle over a centuries-old skeleton, the pendant forces Toshiko to question her commitment to Torchwood: is her new-found ability a blessing or a curse?

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Mary - Daniela Denby-Ashe
Soldier - Tom Robertson
Neil - Ravin J Ganatra
Carol - Eiry Thomas
Danny - Shareen Jarfogholi
Weevil - Paul Kasey

Countrycide

2008-09-20T08:14:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Countrycide

Duration: 46 minutes and 26 seconds

Written by: Chris Chibnall

Directed by: Andy Goddard

Transmission Date: 19th November 2006

Ratings: 1.22 million

Synopsis: Concerned that the space-time rift is spreading, Torchwood investigates a series of gruesome deaths in the village of Brynblaidd in the picturesque Brecon Beacons. What sort of creature could cause such shocking injuries? Stranded without communications or equipment, and isolated from one another, the team confronts a terrifying enemy.

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Evan Sherman - Owen Teale
Helen Sherman - Maxine Evans
Kieran - Callum Gallaghan
Huw - Rhys Op Trefor
Ellie - Emily Bowker
Martin - Robert Barton

Small Worlds

2008-09-20T07:53:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Small Worlds

Duration: 46 minutes and 44 seconds

Written by: Peter J. Hammond

Directed by: Alice Troughton

Transmission Date: 12th November 2006

Ratings: 1.26 million

Synopsis: Supernatural forces stalk the suburbs of Cardiff: but are they friendly or malevolent? And what do they want with the seemingly normal Pierce family? As nightmares of his past haunt Jack, can Jack's old friend Estelle Cole help him prevent the tragedy brewing in a suburban household?

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Estelle Cole - Eve Pearce
Jasmine Pierce - Lara Phillipart
Lynn Pierce - Adrienne O'Sullivan
Roy - William Travis
Mark Goodson - Rodger Barclay
Kate - Heledd Baskerville
WPC - Ffion Wilkins
Custody Sergeant - Nathan Sussex
Man In Street - Paul Jones
Bullies - Sophie Davies and Victoria Gourley

Cyberwoman

2008-09-20T07:43:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Cyberwoman

Duration: 49 minutes and 7 seconds

Written by: Chris Chibnall

Directed by: James Strong

Transmission Date: 5th November 2006

Ratings: 1.39 million

Synopsis: In the basement of the Torchwood building, Ianto Jones hides a terrible secret. As a Japanese doctor attempts to rescue the soul of a half-Cybernised woman, a quiet day in Torchwood quickly becomes a living nightmare. Has Ianto unleashed a force that will destroy his colleagues?

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
Lisa Hallett - Caroline Chikezie
Dr Tanizaki - Togo Igawa
Annie - Bethan Walker

Ghost Machine

2008-09-20T03:56:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Ghost Machine

Duration: 48 minutes and 31 seconds

Written by: Helen Raynor

Directed by: Colin Teague

Transmission Date: 29th October 2006

Ratings: 1.77 million

Synopsis: When Gwen retrieves an alien object from a fleeing hoodie, she’s haunted by a vision of a lonely young boy. As the team track down the object’s owner, the elusive Bernie Harris, Owen experiences an even more terrifying vision and a long buried crime resurfaces.

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams — Kai Owen
Ed Morgan — Gareth Thomas
Bernie Harris — Ben McKay
Eleri — Llinos Daniel
Tom Flanagan — John Normington
Lizzie Lewis — Emily Evans
Young Ed Morgan — Christopher Elson
Young Tom Flanagan — Christopher Greene
Bernie's Mum — Julie Gibbs
Snooker Player — Ian Kay
Kid in arcade — Ryan Conway
Woman in shop — Kathryn Howard

Day One

2008-09-20T03:37:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Day One

Duration: 47 minutes and 22 seconds

Written by: Chris Chibnall

Directed by: Brian Kelly

Transmission Date: 22nd October 2006

Ratings: 2.5 million

Synopsis: An alien addicted to sex is let loose on Cardiff’s nightlife, leaving a trail of gruesome deaths in its wake. Captain Jack and Torchwood must track down the creature’s new host and in doing so, confront a violent new form of love in the 21st Century.

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness — John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper — Eve Myles
Owen Harper — Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato — Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones — Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams — Kai Owen
Private Moriarty — Adrian Christopher
Sgt. Johnson — Ross O'Hennessy
Carys Fletcher — Sara Lloyd Gregory
Banksy — Ceri Mears
Matt — Justin McDonald
PC Andy Davidson — Tom Price
Ivan Fletcher — Brendan Charleson
Gavin — Rob Storr
Eddie Gwynne — Alex Parry
Bethan — Felicity Rhys
Receptionist — Naomi Martell
Mr Weston — Donald Longden

Everything Changes

2008-09-20T03:05:00.000-07:00

Episode Title: Everything Changes

Duration: 50 minutes and 39 seconds

Written by: Russell T Davies

Directed by: Brian Kelly

Transmission Date: 22nd October 2006

Ratings: 2.52 million

Synopsis: When WPC Gwen Cooper witnesses the resurrection of a murder victim, it begins her journey into a dangerous underworld of savage monsters and alien hunters. Her chance encounter with the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness and the Torchwood team will change her life forever.

Cast List: Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
Suzie Costello - Indira Varma
Young cop - Guy Lewis
PC Andy Davidson - Tom Price
SOCO - Jason May
John Tucker - Rhys Swinburn
Yvonne - Olwen Medi
DI Jacobs - Gwyn Vaughan-Jones
Officer - Dion Davis
Hospital porter - Jams Thomas
Weevil - Paul Kasey
Security Guard - Mark Heal
Pizza lad - Gary Shepheard
Man - Gwilym Havard Davies
Woman - Cathryn Davies