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Torchwood series three filming underway

Filming is now underway on the third series of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood as the show prepares to make the jump to BBC One.

Despite the second 13-part series receiving strong viewing figures and good reviews the corporation has decided to cut the the new series to just five episodes which will air across a single week.

New Torchwood Merchandise Planned

Fans of BBC Two’s Torchwood can look forward to a new range of merchandise after BBC Worldwide announed the appointment of Underground Toys asUK and North America licensee.
The deal sees Underground Toys take on the International distribution of existing Torchwood product and the manufacturing of new lines including mugs, key chains, voice key chains, plastic [...]

Team Torchwood Relive Their Pasts

The events which brought together the current Torchwood team are finally revealed this Friday (28 March) as the second series reaches its penultimate episode.
After a� booby-trapped building explodes and knocks the team unconscious� each team member’s life flashes before their eyes and viewers learn how each of them was recruited to Torchwood.
Captain Jack (John Barrowman) [...]

Exclusive Torchwood Audio Stories

BBC Audiobooks are to release two new audio-exclusive adventures in February based on the popular BBC TV Torchwood series.
The stories have been commissioned from two distinguished science-fiction authors Dan Abnett and Steven Savile and will be released both on CD and for download.
The two titles follow on from the highly successful Sarah Jane Adventures titles [...]

Torchwood to Return in January

Torchwood, the BBC’s hit spin-off from Doctor Who, will return in January with a new series of adventures and a specially edited pre-watershed repeat.
As previously conformed Captain Jack Harness (John Barrowman), Gwen (Eve Myles), Owen (Burn Gorman), Toshiko (Naoko Mori) and Ianto (Gareth Lloyd-Davies) all return as the investigators delving into the alien underworld of [...]

BBC Announce More Torchwood Casting

The producers of Torchwood yesterday announced that acclaimed actor Richard Briers is to appear in the second series as a reclusive millionaire who is the keeper of alien secrets.
The corporation also released this picture (right) of Freema Agyeman’s Martha Jones on the set of The Hub - Torchwood’s underground base.
Series creator Russell T Davies promised [...]

BBC Reveal Torchwood Series 2 Details

The BBC has this morning revealed details of the second series of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood which, like the parent show, will feature a range of special guest stars.
Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), Gwen (Eve Myles), Owen (Burn Gorman), Tosh (Naoko Mori) and Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) all return as the close-knit team of investigators solving [...]

Martha Returns and Joins Torchwood

The BBC have confirmed that Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) is to return in the fourth series of Doctor Who and will also join the cast of spin-off Torchwood.
The official series site quotes Doctor Who’s Executive Producer and head writer, Russell T Davies as saying:
“Series three has gained outstanding reviews and Freema has been a huge [...]