Series 3 (Torchwood)

Overview
Series 3 of Torchwood, subtitled Children of Earth consists of one continuous story, delivered over five episodes broadcast over five consecutive nights. The series has a new producer: Peter Bennett. Veteran Doctor Who director Euros Lyn directed the entire series. The first, fourth, and fifth episodes were written by Russell T Davies, who also wrote the story arc. The third episode was written by James Moran whilst the second is by newcomer John Fay.

Production on this series began in August 2008 and was broadcast in July 2009 on BBC 1. The Series aired from Monday the 6th of July to Friday the 10th.

Episodes

 * 1) Day One
 * 2) Day Two
 * 3) Day Three
 * 4) Day Four
 * 5) Day Five

Story Notes

 * Toshiko Sato and Owen Harper appear only in a photo on Gwen's computer.
 * Children of Earth was orginally planned to air in the second week in June, but was changed to July
 * The only returning main cast members for Series 3 are John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Tom Price, and Kai Owen.
 * The story is set in September 2009, and the final scenes take place six months later making it March 2010.
 * Ianto Jones died meaning apart from Gwen Cooper all characters from the Torchwood team have died, except Jack who can't die.
 * Weevils, the recurring alien species do not appear.

Returning Cast

 * Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
 * Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
 * Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
 * Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
 * Andy Davidson - Tom Price

New Cast

 * Lois Habiba - Cush Jumbo
 * Dr. Rupesh Patanjali - Rik Makarem
 * Alice Carter - Lucy Cohu
 * Bridget Spears - Susan Brown
 * Johnson - Liz May Brice
 * John Frobisher - Peter Capaldi
 * Clem MacDonald - Paul Copley
 * Mr. Dekker - Ian Gelder
 * Brian Green PM - Nicholas Farrell
 * Rhiannon Davies - Katy Wix
 * Denise Riley - Deborah Findlay
 * Rick Yates - Nicholas Briggs

International Broadcast
Early in 2009, several sources including Doctor Who Magazine reported that BBC One and BBC America were planning to coincide their broadcasts, allowing Children of Earth to be broadcast in the UK and US on the same days. This ultimately did not occur, with the UK showing the miniseries the week of 6th July, followed by BBC America the week of 20th July 2009.

A Canadian broadcast on Space of Children of Earth is expected in July 2009, as well, but the exact airdates have yet to be announced as of mid-June.

DVD/Blu Ray Release
Children of Earth was released on both DVD and Blu-Ray on the 13th of July in the UK, and in North America on 28th July.