To the Last Man (TV story)

To the Last Man was the third story in the second series of Torchwood. It was notable for featuring Toshiko Sato as the main character, as she was in the first series story Greeks Bearing Gifts.

Synopsis
Once a year, for a single day, Tommy Brockless is defrosted in the Torchwood hub to make sure he's still working. He is kept alive until the day he is needed, and when ghosts appear at a hospital it's clear that time has come.

Plot
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Cast

 * Captain Jack Harkness — John Barrowman
 * Gwen Cooper — Eve Myles
 * Owen Harper — Burn Gorman
 * Toshiko Sato — Naoko Mori
 * Ianto Jones — Gareth David-Lloyd
 * Tommy Brockless — Anthony Lewis
 * Gerald Carter — Roderic Culver
 * Harriet Derbyshire — Siobhan Hewlett
 * Nurse — Lizzie Rogan
 * Foreman — Ricky Fearon

Story notes
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Ratings

 * Unofficial overnight rating: 3.2 million viewers

Myths
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Filming locations

 * Toshiko and Tommy visit the Norwegian Church in Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay.
 * Penarth Pier was where Toshiko Sato and Tommy first kissed.
 * The Eli Jenkins pub on Bute Crescent, Cardiff Bay.

Production errors

 * Tommy states that he is from Blackley in Lancashire but mispronounces the name of the town as "Black-ley". The correct local pronunciation is more like "Blake-ley".
 * Kai Owen is credited despite Rhys Williams not appearing in this episode.
 * When Tommy picks up Tosh, she throws her bag to the floor, only for it to be on her shoulder in the next shot.
 * When Tosh and Tommy are talking at the bay, in one shot her hair is being blown by the wind, but the next shot it isn't.

Continuity

 * Tommy remarks how silly it would be to save the world in pyjamas, a side reference to DW: The Christmas Invasion, or possibly The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
 * A Torchwood team from another era is seen for the first time.

Timeline

 * This story takes place after TW: To the Last Man
 * This story takes place before TWN: Something in the Water

DVD releases

 * This story along with the rest of Torchwood Series 2 was released in a complete series box set in 2008.
 * The American DVD release of the episode was titled "Last Man Standing".