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Torchwood is a British television science fiction and crime drama created by Russell T. Davies and starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles . It deals with the machinations and activities of the fictional Torchwood Institute . An initial 13-part series was commissioned by the BBC as a spin-off from the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who ; in December 2006, it was renewed for a second series
An in-house BBC Wales production for digital television station BBC Three , it was the first television spin-off from Doctor Who since the undeveloped K-9 and Company series, of which only a 1981 pilot was made. The spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures is currently airing on BBC Television , and a further spin-off series K-9 Adventures is in development.
However, Torchwood was the first to be commissioned for a full series. The Canadian network CBC is co-producer of the series, with exclusive rights to broadcast the North American premiere of the show. BBC Wales Head of Drama Julie Gardner serves as executive producer alongside Davies.
The title " Torchwood " is an anagram of " Doctor Who ". The name was used as the "codename" for the new series of Who while filming its first few episodes and on the ' rushes ' tapes to ensure they were not intercepted. Davies connected the name of Torchwood to an idea for a modern British telefantasy programme in the style of American dramas like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel that he had been developing before he began work on Doctor Who . The name was subsequently used in the series, leading to this spin-off.
The first two episodes of Torchwood premiered on October 22 , 2006 at 9 p.m. on BBC Three and BBC HD with all subsequent episodes shown at 10 p.m. every Sunday evening. Each episode was repeated on BBC Two every Wednesday at 9 p.m. The second series will premiere exclusively on BBC Two next autumn. Series One will be broadcast on the ABC in Australia , and on TV2 in New Zealand in 2007.