The BEST episodes of Torchwood season 1

Every episode of Torchwood season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Torchwood season 1!

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: 9/15/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
End of Days
star
7.91
1512 votes

#1 - 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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Captain Jack Harkness
star
7.63
1659 votes

#2 - 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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They Keep Killing Suzie
star
7.56
1671 votes

#3 - 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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Out of Time
star
7.42
1522 votes

#4 - Out of Time

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2006

When a plane from 1953 lands in present-day Cardiff there are painful consequences for all concerned.

Directors: Alice Troughton
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Random Shoes
star
7.40
1585 votes

#5 - Random Shoes

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2006

When Eugene wakes to find himself both dead and invisible, he knows only Gwen Cooper can help him.

Directors: James Eskrine
Writer: Jaquetta May
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Greeks Bearing Gifts
star
7.35
1653 votes

#6 - Greeks Bearing Gifts

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2006

Toshiko is given an alien pendant which enables her to hear other people's thoughts.

Directors: Colin Teague
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Everything Changes
star
7.31
2779 votes

#7 - Everything Changes

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2006

A brutal murder leads WPC Gwen Cooper to Torchwood.

Directors: Brian Kelly
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Small Worlds
star
7.29
1708 votes

#8 - Small Worlds

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2006

What are the supernatural forces stalking the Cardiff suburbs and what do they want with the seemingly-normal Pierce family?

Directors: Alice Troughton
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Day One
star
7.21
2223 votes

#9 - Day One

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2006

Captain Jack Harkness and his team must stop a sex-addicted alien as it leaves a trail of gruesome deaths in its wake.

Directors: Brian Kelly
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Ghost Machine
star
7.14
2006 votes

#10 - Ghost Machine

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2006

An alien object shows visions of the past to the Torchwood team, bringing a long-buried crime to the surface.

Directors: Colin Teague
Writer: Helen Raynor
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Combat
star
7.11
1479 votes

#11 - Combat

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/24/2006

Owen is sent undercover to discover why aliens are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff.

Directors: Andy Goddard
Writer: Noel Clarke
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Countrycide
star
7.09
1601 votes

#12 - Countrycide

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2006

The team investigate a number of gruesome deaths in the Brecon Beacons, only to confront a terrifying enemy.

Directors: Andy Goddard
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Cyberwoman
star
7.05
1847 votes

#13 - Cyberwoman

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2006

Beneath the Torchwood Building, Ianto Jones hides a terrible secret.

Directors: James Strong
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