Series 3 (Torchwood)

The Third series of Torchwood aired on BBC 1 in June 2009. It consisted of a single, five-episode story arc entitled Torchwood: Children of Earth, which was broadcast over five consecutive nights. The series had new Producer Peter Bennett and was directed by Euros Lyn, who had considerable experience on the revived Doctor Who. 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, though according to Moran's blog, all three writers had input into the overall storyline.Freema Agyeman and Noel Clarke were originally scheduled to appear as Martha Jones and Mickey Smith, Agyeman appearing throughout the story arc and Clarke in the final two episodes. When Agyeman was signed to co-star in Law & Order: UK her appearance was whittled down to a one-scene cameo, which was ultimately cut when she became completely unavailable. Clarke was forced to pull out at a later stage due to film commitments. (REF: Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter) and Nicholas Briggs, who has written and acted in many licensed-by-BBC and unlicensed Doctor Who franchise spinoffs since the 1980s, and who is the revived Doctor Who series' resident alien voiceover artist, makes his first on-screen appearance in a televised Who-franchise production. Also, an appearance by the Doctor was speculated, but did not occur, although once again references to the character are made in dialogue (including a reference in Day Five that serves to cover the issue of why he isn't on Earth to combat the 456).

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.

Television Stories

 * Children of Earth: Day One
 * Children of Earth: Day Two
 * Children of Earth: Day Three
 * Children of Earth: Day Four
 * Children of Earth: Day Five

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
 * Steven Carter - Bear McCausland
 * Bridget Spears - Susan Brown
 * Johnson - Liz May Brice
 * John Frobisher - Peter Capaldi
 * Clem MacDonald - Paul Copley
 * Mr. Dekker - Ian Gelder
 * Prime Minister Green - Nicholas Farrell
 * Rhiannon Davies - Katy Wix
 * Denise Riley - Deborah Findlay
 * Rick Yates - Nicholas Briggs
 * The 456 (voice)- Simon Poland

Aliens and Enemies

 * The 456
 * Johnson
 * John Frobisher
 * Hitchhiker
 * Brian Green

Radio

 * Asylum
 * Golden Age
 * The Dead Line

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 and the Canadian network Space the week of 20th July 2009.

The Australian network UKTV aired the episodes the day after their UK broadcast.

Additional broadcasts of the mini-series are scheduled, including by Space during a daylong Doctor Who/Torchwood marathon on 2nd January 2010 leading up to the David Tennant finale story, DW: The End of Time, and beginning on 8th January 2010 on the Australian network ABC2.