The BEST episodes of Torchwood
Every episode of Torchwood ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Torchwood!
Captain Jack Harkness is a man from the 51st century trapped in the past who leads the last remnants of the Torchwood Institute, a top secret British agency outside the government whose job it is to investigate alien goings on in the world, act in mankind's best interest, and, if needed, be the Earth's last line of defense.
#1 - The Blood Line
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/15/2011
The Torchwood team travels across the world on a final, desperate mission - but the Three Families are unstoppable, unless a terrible sacrifice is made...
#2 - Day Four
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2009
Torchwood finally learns the truth about the events of 1965. Britain is in danger of becoming a rogue state, and everything now pivots around John Frobisher, as the ambassador of the 456 destroys its old allegiances and reveals its true intent.
#3 - Day Five
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2009
Torchwood is defenceless and Gwen Cooper stands alone as the final sanction begins. As violence erupts and the world descends into anarchy, an ordinary council estate becomes a battleground where the future of the human race will be decided.
#4 - Day One
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/6/2009
An ordinary day becomes a world of terror as every single child in the world stops. A message is sent to the governments of Earth: 'We are coming'. As a trap closes around Captain Jack, sins of the past return, as long-forgotten events from 1965 threaten to reveal an awful truth.
#5 - The Categories of Life
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/11/2011
Torchwood goes undercover and discovers the terrible truth behind the Miracle. But the enemy is closing in and death is about to make a shocking return.
#6 - Day Two
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/7/2009
Torchwood are forced underground, as the government takes swift and brutal action. With members of the team being hunted down, only Lois holds the key to Torchwood's salvation - but she is helpless as her superiors make plans for the mysterious Floor 13.
#7 - Day Three
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/8/2009
The eyes of the world turn to Britain, as the 456 announce, 'We are here'. As a pillar of fire descends upon London, the members of Torchwood must battle to protect their own families, as the fight gets personal. But will Clem's memories destroy everything?
#8 - End of Days
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/2007
The rift has been opened, and time is splintering. Can Captain Jack save the world?
#9 - Exit Wounds
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/2008
Captain John returns to have his revenge. Taking Captain Jack prisoner, he sends him back in time for a long overdue reunion. Meanwhile, Cardiff is flooded with Weevils. Who is Captain John really working for?
#10 - The Gathering
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/8/2011
As the Three Families plunge the world into recession, the Torchwood team - defeated, powerless, and hunted - must strike a bargain with the devil himself.
#11 - End of the Road
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2011
Captain Jack faces a showdown with a man he thought long since dead. But while Rex takes extreme action, is it too late to prevent the collapse of society?
#12 - Immortal Sins
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/25/2011
Gwen must fight to protect her family, and takes a terrifying journey covering both miles and decades as the long history of the Miracle is revealed.
#13 - Rendition
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/21/2011
As the Torchwood team is reunited, Jack realises he is the most vulnerable man on Earth - and a flight to the USA turns into a desperate battle for survival.
#14 - The New World
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/14/2011
When death itself comes to a halt, the whole world faces its greatest danger yet. CIA agent Rex Matheson has only one clue: the word 'Torchwood'.
#15 - Escape to L.A.
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/4/2011
The fight against PhiCorp takes the Torchwood team to California, where a trap is waiting. Meanwhile, Oswald and Jilly find themselves with an enemy of their own.
#16 - Fragments
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2008
A booby trapped building explodes and knocks the team unconscious. As their lives flash before their eyes, we learn how each of them was recruited to Torchwood.
#17 - Captain Jack Harkness
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/1/2007
Trapped in 1941, Jack and Toshiko meet an American squadron leader by the name of Captain Jack Harkness.
#18 - To the Last Man
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2008
Time zones are colliding. Toshiko falls in love with a handsome soldier, trapped out of his time.
#19 - The Middle Men
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/18/2011
With Gwen, Rex and Esther trapped on both sides of the Atlantic, Jack faces a race against time as he goes straight to the heart of the conspiracy.
#20 - They Keep Killing Suzie
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2006
When the word Torchwood is daubed in blood at a murder scene, the investigation leads back to a familiar face.
#21 - Adam
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2008
An alien with the power to change memories infiltrates the team. With Captain Jack caught up in memories of his lost family, and Gwen struggling to remember Rhys, it takes Jack’s love of Ianto to reveal the truth. But there's always a price to pay.
#22 - Reset
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2008
Captain Jack calls in Martha Jones to investigate mysterious deaths. When the trail leads to a sinister medical testing centre she must go undercover.
#23 - Adrift
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2008
When a local teenager disappears Gwen is drawn into an investigation that reveals a darker side of Torchwood.
#24 - Dead of Night
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/2011
Torchwood goes on the run, and finds a new enemy. But as they launch a raid on PhiCorp headquarters, Jack must confront the mysterious Oswald Danes.
#25 - Meat
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2008
Rhys discovers the truth about Torchwood and becomes part of the team as they investigate a mysterious alien meat supply. Gwen feels guilty that Rhys has been put into so much danger.