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.

Last Updated: 12/24/2023Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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The Blood Line
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8.32
1420 votes

#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...

Directors: Billy Gierhart
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Day Four
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8.14
1309 votes

#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.

Directors: Euros Lyn
Writer: John Fay
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Day Five
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8.12
1466 votes

#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.

Directors: Euros Lyn
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Day One
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8.05
1680 votes

#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.

Directors: Euros Lyn
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The Categories of Life
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8.04
2172 votes

#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.

Directors: Guy Ferland
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Day Two
star
7.99
1378 votes

#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.

Directors: Euros Lyn
Writer: John Fay
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End of Days
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7.92
1497 votes

#7 - 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?

Directors: Ashley Way
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Exit Wounds
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7.91
1189 votes

#8 - 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?

Directors: Ashley Way
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Day Three
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7.90
1411 votes

#9 - 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?

Directors: Euros Lyn
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The Gathering
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7.85
1985 votes

#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.

Directors: Guy Ferland
Writer: John Fay
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End of the Road
star
7.74
2120 votes

#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?

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Immortal Sins
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7.73
2006 votes

#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.

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Rendition
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7.66
2305 votes

#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.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
Writer: Doris Egan
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The New World
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7.66
2540 votes

#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'.

Directors: Bharat Nalluri
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Fragments
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7.64
1163 votes

#15 - 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.

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Escape to L.A.
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7.64
2298 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Billy Gierhart
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Captain Jack Harkness
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7.63
1643 votes

#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.

Directors: Ashley Way
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To the Last Man
star
7.57
1326 votes

#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.

Directors: Andy Goddard
Writer: Helen Raynor
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They Keep Killing Suzie
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7.56
1657 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: James Strong
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Adam
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7.55
1303 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Andy Goddard
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The Middle Men
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7.55
2138 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: Guy Ferland
Writer: John Shiban
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Reset
star
7.53
1364 votes

#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.

Directors: Ashley Way
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Adrift
star
7.50
1184 votes

#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.

Directors: Mark Everest
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Something Borrowed
star
7.47
1206 votes

#24 - Something Borrowed

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/12/2008

An alien shapeshifter leaves Gwen carrying more than she bargained for the night before her wedding.

Directors: Ashley Way
Writer: Phil Ford
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Meat
star
7.47
1222 votes

#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.

Directors: Colin Teague
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