Torchwood (2006)


Torchwood
TaglineThe 21st century is when it all changes
GenreDrama, Sci-Fi
CountryUK
Filming LocationsBBC Wales, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK
LanguageEnglish
ColorColor
Film TypeSeries
MoodFantastic Reality
ThemesMythical Creatures, Time Travel, Ghosts, Heroic Mission

Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies' 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. As a show, Torchwood has transitioned its broadcast channel every year since its inception, moving from BBC Three to BBC Two to BBC One, and acquiring US financing in its fourth series. In contrast to Doctor Who, whose audience are families including children, Torchwood is aimed at an older audience.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Captain Jack Harkness

Gwen Cooper

Rhys Williams

Ianto Jones

Owen Harper

Toshiko Sato

Sgt. Andy Davidson

Weevil

Rex Matheson

Esther Drummond

Oswald Danes

Arlene Tur
Dr. Vera Juarez

Jilly Kitzinger

John Frobisher

Brian Green

Susan Brown
Bridget Spears

Lucy Cohu
Alice Carter

Ian Gelder
Mr. Dekker

Cush Jumbo
Lois Habiba

Johnson

Katy Wix
Rhiannon Davies

Rhodri Lewis
Johnny Davies

Hilary Maclean
Anna Frobisher

Luke Perry
David Davies

Aimee Davies
Mica Davies

Bear McCausland
Steven Carter

Holly Frobisher

Lilly Frobisher

Marina Benedict
Charlotte Willis

Paul Copley
Clement McDonald

Simon Poland
456 Voice

Gregory Ferguson
Young Clem

Louise Minchin
Newsreader

Charles Abomeli
Colonel Oduya

Blue Eyed Man

Martha Jones

Colin McFarlane
General Pierce

Ben Loyd-Holmes
Operative

Captain John Hart

Geraint Cooper

Sarah Drummond

Suzie Costello

Bilis Manger

Lisa Hallett

Diane Holmes

Skye Bennett
Little Girl

Ger Carey
Greg

Noah Vickers

Sharon Morgan
Mary Cooper

Amy Manson
Alice Guppy

Golda Rosheuvel
Doctor 

Noriko Aida
Toshiko's Mother

Deborah Findlay
Denise Riley

Rachel Ferjani
Parliamentary Secretary

Christopher James
Press Officer

Randa Walker
Candace Perlmutter 

Anthony Debaeck
French Newsreader

Lachele Carl
Trinity Wells

Lachlan Nieboer
Gray

Brian Friedkin

Dr. Rupesh Patanjali

Robert Stone
Bouncer 

Alexander Hathaway
Fight Club Punter 

Marlon Williams
Government Politician

G. Lane Hillman
National Guardsman

Director

Andy Goddard

Ashley Way

Colin Teague

Brian Kelly

James Strong

Alice Troughton

Jonathan Fox Bassett

Euros Lyn

Chris Chibnall

Catherine Tregenna

Peter Hammond

Helen Raynor

James Moran

John Fay

Producer

Chris Chibnall
co-producer

executive producer

executive producer

Richard Stokes
producer

Catrin Lewis Defis
associate producer

Sophie Fante
assistant producer / producer

Peter Bennett
producer

Terry Reeve
associate producer

Marcus Prince
associate producer

Original Music

Ben Foster

Cinematographer

Mark Waters

Simon Butcher

Ray Orton

Editor

Richard Cox

William Webb

Mike Hopkins

Mike Jones

Fergus MacKinnon

William Oswald

Casting Director

Andy Pryor

Production Designer

Edward Thomas

Julian Luxton

Kay Brown

Art Director

Keith Dunne

Stephen Nicholas

Set Decorator

Adrian Anscombe

Kay Brown

Claire Leytes

David Morison

Costume Designer

Ray Holman

Makeup Department

Marrie Dorris
makeup designer

Claire Pritchard
makeup supervisor

Kate Roberts
makeup supervisor / makeup artist

Sarah Astley
makeup artist

Production Manager

Chris Blatchford
post-production supervisor

Helen Vallis
post-production supervisor

Steffan Morris
production manager

Geraint Havard Jones
unit manager

Catrin Lewis Defis
production manager

Marcus Prince
production manager

Rhydian Evans
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Lynsey Muir
second assistant director / third assistant director

Nic Britz
first assistant director

David Chalstrey
third assistant director

James Dehaviland
second assistant director

Richard Harris
first assistant director

Rhian Salisbury
third assistant director

Peter Bennett
first assistant director

Guy de Glanville
second assistant director

Steffan Morris
second assistant director

Nick Rae
first assistant director

Nick Brown
first assistant director

Marco Ciglia
first assistant director

Rhydian Evans
first assistant director

Pru Mettyer
second assistant director

Suzanna Shaw
first assistant director

Art Department

Will Pope
stand-by carpenter

Mark Cordory
property maker / props 

Stephen Nicholas
chief supervising art director

Matthew North
art department coordinator

Clare Keyte
production buyer

Matthew Hywel-Davies
construction manager

Brian Henry
stand-by prop / stand-by props

Charlie Malik
props storeman / storeman

Jonathan Marquand Allison
art department production manager

Nick Thomas
property master

Libby Uppington
assistant stand-by props

Beverley Gerard
stand-by art director

Adrian Anscombe
art department op. manager / art department manager

Ben Austin
design assistant

Ian Bunting
concept artist

Scott Fisher
construction chargehand

Peter McKinstry
concept artist

Matthew Savage
assistant art director / associate designer

Dafydd Shurmer
stand-by art director

Cathy Featherstone
stand-by art director

Penny Howarth
props maker

Julian Luxton
designer

Ben Morris
production buyer

Al Roberts
design assistant

Stuart Wooddisse
property master

Keith Freeman
stand-by rigger

Penny Harvey
designer

Nicholas Robatto
props maker

Lisa McDiarmid
stand-by art director

Sound Department

Julie Ankerson
foley artist

Howard Eaves
sound effects editor

Doug Sinclair
supervising sound editor

Kelly-Marie Angell
foley editor / assistant sound editor

Paul McFadden
sound editor / dialogue editor

John Fewell
foley artist

Jeff Matthews
sound recordist

Peter Jeffreys
dubbing mixer

Tim Ricketts
dubbing mixer

Dave Baumber
sound recordist

Will Everett
foley editor

Julian Howarth
sound recordist

Jeff Welch
boom operator

Simon Koelmeyer
unit sound recordist / sound recordist: second unit

Matthew Cox
assistant sound editor / dialogue editor

Peter Gleaves
adr mixer

Special Effects

Peter Hawkins
prosthetics and animatronic effects floor supervisor

Neill Gorton
prosthetics

Visual Effects

Sara Bennett
compositing supervisor / 2D artist

Nicolas Hernandez
CG supervisor / 3D supervisor 

Russell Horth
digital compositor

Jean-Claude Deguara
CG supervisor / 3D artist 

Jenna Powell
visual effects coordinator

Barney Curnow
visual effects supervisor / on-set visual effects supervisor

Marie A. Jones
visual effects producer

Arianna Lago
digital compositor

Neil Roche
animator / 3D artist

Astrid Busser-Casas
digital compositor / 2D artist

Andrew Guest
digital effects artist / 3D artist

Kim Phelan
visual effects coordinator

Will Pryor
digital effects artist

Natalie Stopford
visual effects coordinator

Will Cohen
visual effects producer

Dave Houghton
visual effects supervisor

Adam Burnett
CG artist

Joseph Courtis
2D artist

Bronwyn Edwards
2D artist / senior compositor

Stunts

Tom Lucy
stunt coordinator

Curtis Rivers
stunt double: John Barrowman / stunt performer

Dean Forster
stunts / stunt performer

Gary Connery
stunt coordinator

Jo McLaren
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Steve Hopkins
electrician / lighting technician

Dave Fowler
gaffer

Gafin Riley
practical electrician

Micky Reeves
gaffer

Steve Slocombe
best boy

Elliott Gilhooly
camera trainee

Martin Stephens
camera operator

Christopher J. Reynolds
focus puller: "a" camera / first assistant camera: "b" camera 

Llyr Evans
best boy

Gareth Hughes
camera operator

James Moss
camera operator

Dai Hopkins
grip

Ben Griffiths
electrician

Mark Hutchings
gaffer

James Leigh
camera operator

Steve Rees
first assistant camera

Gareth Williams
electrician

Duncan Fowlie
focus puller

Mani Paliwala-Blaxter
assistant camera / camera assistant

Anna James
first assistant camera / focus puller

John Truckle
gaffer

Warwick Drucker
additional grip

Keith Freeman
stand-by rigger

Suzanne Sanders
best boy

Chris Davies
best boy

Albert James
practical electrician

Marc Covington
focus puller

Tony Ephgrave
electrician

Paul Hanning
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Allan Hughes
grip

Rob McGregor
focus puller

Tom Olley
electrician

John Robinson
grip

Casting Department

Andy Brierley
casting associate

Andy Pryor
casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Charlotte Mitchell
costume supervisor

Bobbie Peach
costume supervisor / costume assistant

Sam Benbow
costume assistant

Debra Haggett
costume supervisor

Sara Morgan
costume assistant

Editorial Department

Matt Mullins
assistant editor

Mick Vincent
colorist

Mark Bright
on-line editor

Marie Brown
post-production coordinator

Matthew Clarke
on-line editor

Jon Everett
colorist

Music Department

composer: theme music

Gerry O'Riordan
music recording engineer

Other Crew

Brian Minchin
script editor

Carmelina Palumbo
production coordinator

Ceri Tothill
production accountant

Vicky Cole
script supervisor / continuity

Paul Davies
location manager

Neil Hodge
head chef

Margarita Felices
production secretary

Julie Scott
production executive

Hannah Simpson
production coordinator

Llinos Wyn Jones
continuity

Kate Powell
assistant production coordinator

Helen Pugsley
script secretary

Endaf Emyr Williams
senior production accountant / production accountant

Kath Blackman
contracts assistant / assistant accountant

Bethan Britton
contracts assistant / assistant accountant

Glen Coxon
production runner

Claire Thomas
script secretary

script editor

Llywarch Davies
production runner

Production Company

BBC Wales
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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Distributor

BBC Worldwide

BBC Television Centre
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BBC America

BBC Warner

Just Entertainment

Polyband

Pony Canyon

RTL2

Special Effects

Millennium FX
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Miscellaneous

Lee Lighting
lighting

Set Meals
catering

The Mill
digital film mastering

Vehicles in Vision
action vehicles supplier






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