Torchwood handelt von einem kleinen Team aus Spezialisten des fiktiven Torchwood-Instituts. Aufgabe dieser außerhalb des britischen Staatsapparates verdeckt agierenden Organisation ist es, die Erde vor außerirdischen Bedrohungen zu schützen.
Day One (Folge 1) 8.5
Autor: Russell T Davies
Sendedatum: 2009-07-06
Laufzeit: 58 min
Übersicht: At 8.45am, every child in the world suddenly stops, chanting the words "we are coming" again and again. Whilst investigating, the remaining Torchwood team face greater personal and professional challenges than ever before, having to work with their numbers depleted.
Day Two (Folge 2) 7.8
Autor: John Fay
Sendedatum: 2009-07-07
Laufzeit: 58 min
Übersicht: Torchwood are forced underground, as the government takes swift and brutal action. With members of the team being hunted down, only Lois holds the key to Torchwood's salvation - but she is helpless as her superiors make plans for the mysterious Floor 13.
Day Three (Folge 3) 8.5
Autor: Russell T Davies
Sendedatum: 2009-07-08
Laufzeit: 58 min
Übersicht: The eyes of the world turn to Britain, as the 456 announce, 'We are here'. As a pillar of fire descends upon London, the members of Torchwood must battle to protect their own families, as the fight gets personal. But will Clem's memories destroy everything?
Day Four (Folge 4) 8.7
Autor: John Fay
Sendedatum: 2009-07-09
Laufzeit: 59 min
Übersicht: Torchwood finally learns the truth about the events of 1965. But Britain is in danger of becoming a rogue state, and everything now pivots around John Frobisher, as the Ambassador of the 456 destroys its old allegiances and reveals its true intent.
Day Five (Folge 5) 9.0
Autor: Russell T Davies
Sendedatum: 2009-07-10
Laufzeit: 58 min
Übersicht: Torchwood is defenceless, and Gwen Cooper stands alone, as the final sanction begins. As violence erupts and the world descends into anarchy, an ordinary council estate becomes a battleground where the future of the human race will be decided.