Torchwood: Miracle Day

Torchwood is a show I've never been sure of. Being a Doctor Who spin-off, I gave it a chance (because as regular viewers know, I'm British and a HUGE Doctor Who fan). The first season was just a poor Angel rip-off (down to ripped off storylines and characters) but with unsubtle, softcore porn that made a number of friends embarrassed as we watched it with family members. Season 2 got slightly better, but season 3? Amazing, and the right amount of Sci-fi, serious drama and dark twists and turns that kept me hooked, and had me emotionally drained by the end of the events.

So to answer your question, yes I'm very excited for the new season.

Fancy a preview? Not sure why you should be excited? Read the official press release after the break!

One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep ageing – they get hurt and sick, but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight.


With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four month’s time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as CIA agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking: “What is Torchwood?”, he’s drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human … for ever.


In the launch episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, Agent Rex Matheson is impaled in a car crash and miraculously survives, while his analyst, Esther Drummond, sets out to discover what Torchwood is. Far away, in Wales, Gwen Cooper lives in hiding with her husband Rhys and daughter Anwen – she’s the last surviving Torchwood member and is determined to stay hidden. In Kentucky, convicted murderer Oswald Danes survives his own execution. And when Esther meets the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness, assassins are activated to kill them all…