Torchwood Press Release
BBC have issued a press release about their forthcoming Autumn season. The first programme mentioned is Torchwood.
This autumn on BBC THREE sees a season of bold, contemporary programmes with Torchwood, the new drama from writer Russell T Davies, as its centrepiece.
Starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles, Torchwood is a sci-fi crime thriller which tells the story of a crack squad of secret agents, setting their own rules and operating above the law to protect the public from both human and alien threats.
Julian Bellamy, Controller, BBC THREE says: "Torchwood is just the kind of cutting edge, ambitious drama of real scale that we're seeking on BBC THREE and I'm delighted to be unveiling it at my first BBC THREE launch as Controller."
Interesting that it doesn't mention the connection to Doctor Who at all.
Comments
I've got mixed feelings about Torchwood. Part of me worries that the quality of Doctor Who will suffer because the talent of the production team has been split across the two shows. But another bit of me just wants to see John Barrowman cracking an innuendo every 30 seconds again. I also find it hard to take the concept of the "Torchwood Institute" seriously when all I can see is a glaring Doctor Who anagram. We'll see I guess. Well, you will anyway. I'll just be hoping I can BitTorrent it.