Tomorrow night, Torchwood returns to BBC One with the first episode of Miracle Day, the new ten-part series co-produced with American cable network Starz. The series started in 2006 as a BBC Three spin-off of Doctor Who, starring John Barrowman as “omnisexual” Captain Jack Harkness, leading a team countering alien invasions in South Wales. It was supposed to be “adult sci-fi”, but at first wasn’t grown-up in the same way as, say, Being Human, instead crowbarring in gratuitous crudity at the expense of some interesting stories. The second series saw a massive improvement, culminating in a fantastic run of final episodes which brought depth to its characters and an emotional pay-off. This continued with 2009’s Children of Earth, which ditched the monster-of-the-week format for a single story played out over five nights on BBC One. Continue reading
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