Torchwood returning for official series 6 at Big Finish – with twists in store

Torchwood is returning for an official sixth 'series' courtesy of Big Finish – and there are some serious surprises on the way.

John Barrowman will reprise his role as Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood – God Among Us, a new set of audio plays which pick up where the previous Aliens Among Us left off.

Released in August 2017, Aliens Among Us was presented as an official fifth series of Torchwood, with approval from creator Russell T Davies and following the events of the last TV outing, Miracle Day.

God Among Us will pit the Torchwood team against an alien god and kicks off a few days after the Aliens Among Us finale, but not everyone has made it out alive...

Joining Barrowman as Captain Jack will be Tracy-Ann Oberman as the resurrected Yvonne Hartman, Paul Clayton as Mr Colchester, Alexandria Riley as Ng, Samantha Béart as Oor, Jonny Green as Tyler Steele, Rachel Atkins as Ro-Jedda and Tom Price as Sergeant Andy Davison.

Notice any significant omissions from that list? *starts trembling with fear and anticipation*

"They are really great stories in series 6, they really move the narrative forward," said Barrowman. "I find all over the world, from Puerto Rico to Paris, from London to Pensacola Florida to South America, there are huge Torchwood fans and the audience is always growing."

The new set will comprise four stories: 'Future Pain' by James Goss, 'The Man Who Destroyed Torchwood' by Guy Adams, 'See No Evil' by John Dorney and 'Night Watch' by Tim Foley.

"We had such a great reaction to series 5, it's been a delight getting the cast back together to do more," producer James Goss said. "Now things are established the stories are more standalone, seeing Torchwood face some tough challenges – a plague of sleep, a city that goes blind, organising a funeral, and then there's an alien god to deal with!"

Torchwood: Series 6, Part 1 launches this next set of adventures in October 2018. Part 2 will follow in February 2019, and part 3 will complete the season in June 2019.

All three parts can be pre-ordered today from bigfinish.com – either individually for £25 on download or £28 on CD, or you can save money in a specially-priced Torchwood series 6 bundle with all three parts at £60 on download or £75 on CD.

Source: Digital Spy

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Happy Birthday Peter Capaldi!

Happy Birthday to The Doctor himself, Peter Capaldi, he is 56 today!

He is best known for taking over the role of The Doctor from Matt Smith at Christmas and will star in his first full series later this year.

He previously starred in Doctor Who as Caecilius in Series 4's episode, 'The Fires Of Pompeii." Capaldi also starred in Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood, he portrayed John Frobisher in Series 3 (Children Of Earth.)

Aside from Doctor Who, he is well known for playing Malcolm Tucker in BBC Series 'The Thick Of It."

He also appeared in the BBC adaptation of The Nativity in 2010 and most recently appeared in The Musketeers.

Capaldi is also the Narrator for the Anchor cheese adverts since 2013.

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Happy Birthday Freema Agyeman!

Many Happy Returns to Freema Agyeman. She is 35 today!

She is best known to us from playing Martha Jones in Doctor Who Series 3 and 4. She previously played Adeola in Series 2's Army of Ghosts.

Prior to Doctor who Freema appeared in the revived version of Crossroads in 2003 playing the character Lola Wise. 

After Doctor Who  Series 3 and before her return in Series 4. Freema reprised her role as Martha Jones in 3 epsidoes of Torchwood Series 2.

                                                 

She has also appeared in BBC Drama, Survivours, Mini Series Little Dorrit alongside Torchwood's Eve Myles and from 2009 - 2012 ITV Drama Law & Order: UK.

She is currently appearing in US Series The Carrie Diaries, which is a spin-off from 'Sex & The City.

Other Acting credits include: CBeebies show Old Jacks Boat in 2013, The Bill in 2004 & 2006 and Silent Witness in 2005.

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Torchwood Miracle Day Give-away

Tonight the first episode of Torchwood Miracle Day airs in the USA on Starz and to celebrate the Chicago Tribune are having a special give-away. The three prizes up for grabs are:

1) A promotional poster for "Torchwood: Miracle Day" like the "End of Death" poster above.
2) A BBC DVD boxed set of "Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series"
3) And finally, the most awesome of the prizes in my opinion, a Soulless Mask signed by actors from the series.

To enter this fantastic competition all you have to do is leave a comment at the bottom of this post telling them what would be on your to-do list if Miracle Day actually happened and no one ever died.
You have to live in the USA unfortunately and it's only one entry per person.
Good Luck!

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'Star Trek' actor teases 'Torchwood' role

John de Lancie has revealed details about his character in Torchwood: Miracle Day.

The Star Trek actor will play a recurring role in the sci-fi drama, it was announced in April.

"I'm a recurring character in the final three episodes of the series," he told SFX. "My character is CIA, very gruff, [and] unimpressed by the 'Torchwood clowns' as he'd call them."

De Lancie, best known for his role as Q in the Star Trek franchise, added that the new season of Torchwood still has a "British" feel.

"My sense is the show is still quite British," he said. "It has, mostly, an American crew, but the sensibility of it, led by Russell [T Davies], is very British."

He also claimed that Miracle Day is "completely different... to Star Trek" and that his role involved "no technobabble".

"It's someone's future, potentially real," he explained. "I enjoyed that."

Torchwood: Miracle Day will air in July on BBC One in the UK and on Starz in the US.

Source: Digital Spy

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New Torchwood: Miracle Day Pictures

Here are some new photos for the now Torchwood series, Torchwood: Miracle Day.

Below are not all the promos only a selection

For More pictures visit Digital Spy

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First Full Torchwood: Miracle Day Trailer!

The first full trailer for Torchwood: Miracle Day has been released. Thw only thing is it's only for the Starz transmission not the BBC.

Enjoy all the same!

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