Russell T. Davies

A spin off of Doctor Who, Torchwood follows Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and his team of specialty agents Gwen (Eve Myles), Toshiko (Naoko Mori), Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd), and Dr. Owen Harper (Burn Gorman) as they search for and destroy all of the things that the government either doesn’t understand or even realize exists. Torchwood Institute had it’s origins outlined in the Doctor Who episode “Tooth and Claw”. Essentially they are viewed as a “special ops” group that acts outside of the government and law.

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