Tardisode 12

Synopsis
A reporter tells his Editor about the story so big, he thinks it will be the story of the century - the story of Torchwood. His editor asks him to get the story for her, and so the reporter is shown passing secret envelopes, looking through files and photos, several of which feature the Doctor. The reporter is sure that Torchwood goes back as far as "Queen Victoria, right up to the explosion on Christmas Day and is connected with the Ghosts that have been appearing lately". He then returns to his Editor with his findings, only to be told that there have been "complications", and is dragged off by several mysterious men. Meanwhile another man talks to the Editor, and says that Torchwood thanks her for her co-operation, before leaving her with a replacement front page story about GCSE results. The reporter is last seen in a straitjacket, protesting as he is hauled away: "I'm not mad! Torchwood exists! I know the truth about the Ghosts!"...

Plot
''Ghosts in London, who you gonna call? No, Ghostbusters are amateurs compared to The Doctor! But these ghost are from another world.... Just not the afterlife. And Torchwood, extraterrestrial institue, is at the heart of the ghost summoning.... And an old Time Lord secret.''

Cast

 * Man in White Coat - Angus Brown
 * Man in White Coat - Gerard Cooke
 * Suited Agent - Dafydd Emyr
 * Editor - Nickie Rainsford
 * Atif - Shane Zaza

Production crew

 * Executive Producer - Russell T Davies
 * Executive Producer - Julie Gardner
 * Script Editor - Simon Winstone

Continuity

 * This is a prelude to DW: Army of Ghosts.
 * The Torchwood that features in this is Torchwood One.