Escape to LA (TV story)

 was the fourth episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day.

Synopsis
Torchwood follow PhiCorp to California to continue the fight, but walk straight into a trap. Elsewhere, Oswald Danes and Jilly Kitzinger face off against their own adversaries.

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
 * Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
 * Rex Matheson - Mekhi Phifer
 * Esther Drummond - Alexa Havins
 * Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
 * Oswald Danes - Bill Pullman
 * Dr. Vera Juarez - Arlene Tur
 * Mr Peterssen - Brian Guest
 * Ellis Hartley Monroe - Mare Winningham
 * Bisme Katusi - Juanita Jennings
 * Sarah Drummond - Candace Brown
 * Nicolas Frumkin - Kelvin Yu
 * Male Nurse - Desean Terry
 * Thin Old Man - Roger Vernon Burton
 * Voice of The Cousin - Chris Butler
 * Woman - Katsy Chappell
 * Young Mother - April Clark
 * Lobby Guard - Anthony Dilio
 * Burly Guard - David Fofi
 * The Gentleman - C Thomas Howell
 * Spanish Newscaster - Teresa Garza
 * Jilly Kitzinger - Lauren Ambrose
 * Maurice - Roy Lee Jones
 * Veronica - JoKnell Kennedy
 * Japanese Newscaster - Masami Kosaka
 * Simran - Ronobir Lahiri
 * Sick Man - Michael D Nye
 * Scared Old Woman - Barbara Mallory
 * Landlord Brian - Keith Russell
 * Chauffeur - Christian Svensson
 * Candice - Randa Walker
 * Male Newscaster - David Grant Wright

Story notes

 * A supporting character in this episode has the last name Katusi. This was going to be Esther's last name before Alexa Havins was cast.

Ratings

 * UK: 5.19 million

Filming locations

 * It appears that the beach locations were shot in Venice Beach, CA. (e.g., when Gwen is on the phone with Rhys.)

Production errors

 * At the beginning of the mission to infiltrate Phicorp, Rex asks Esther if all the systems are online. Esther says yes, and the signal looks good; the computer screen, however, states the I-5 is offline.

Continuity

 * Jack introduces himself as John Smith, the alias often employed by the Doctor. (DW: The Wheel in Space, Spearhead from Space et. al.)
 * When Gwen attempts an American accent, Jack tells her she should never try it again, similar to what the Tenth Doctor tells his companions. (DW: Tooth and Claw, The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp)
 * When Ellis Hartley Monroe takes centre stage at the hospital instead of Danes, Jilly describes it as a "timing malfunction". This was also the term used when the Master took control of the Doctor's TARDIS before landing in San Francisco on 30 December 1999. (DW: Doctor Who (1996))

Timeline

 * This story takes place after TW: Dead of Night.
 * This story takes place before TW: The Categories of Life.

Home video releases
This episode was released worldwide in a box set containing all ten episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day. In the United Kingdom, it was released on Region 2 DVD and Region Free Blu-ray on 14 November 2011. In Australia, it was released in Region 4 DVD and Region B Blu-Ray on 1 December 2011. In New Zealand, the same sets were released on 7 December 2011. In North America, it was released on Region 1 DVD and Region Free Blu-Ray on 3 April 2012.