Torchwood

10 Worst Episodes of Torchwood

The exploits a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 04, 2023.

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#10 - Adam (Season 2 - Episode 5)

A memory thief gets in to the minds of the Torchwood team, and uncovers long forgotten secrets.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 268 votes.

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#9 - Countrycide (Season 1 - Episode 6)

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Whilst investigating a group of unexplainable deaths in a village, the Torchwood team are separated. Discovering further, Jack, Gwen and Owen find a scared man, hiding from the thing responsible for the murders. But Tosh and Ianto go that one step extra, and locate the killer, who wants them as their next victims.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 379 votes.

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#8 - Sleeper (Season 2 - Episode 2)

When a burglary turns into a slaughter, Torchwood suspect alien involvement. Who is Beth, and can she be as innocent as she seems? But when the investigation escalates into a city-wide assault, Jack realises that the whole planet is in danger.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 283 votes.

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#7 - Everything Changes (Season 1 - Episode 1)

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WPC Gwen Cooper is at the scene of a brutal murder, when the "special ops," known only as Torchwood, arrive. After witnessing the group bring the dead man back to life, Gwen goes in pursuit of this mysterious organisation, only to see weirder things than she could ever imagine existed. Soon after, she begins to regret giving in to her curiosity, when she meets Captain Jack Harkness.

The episode was rated 7.67 from 696 votes.

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#6 - Day One (Season 1 - Episode 2)

It's Gwen's first day on the job, and it's not going very well. After accidentally releasing a mysterious gas from a comet that landed, a new type of alien is let loose on the streets - an alien that's addicted to sex. Torchwood must find the inhabited body, and prevent anymore deaths from the violent form of sex.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 534 votes.

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#5 - Small Worlds (Season 1 - Episode 5)

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Jack catches up with a very old friend of his, who is investigating fairy sightings in the local wood. After having visited her, Torchwood are informed of a man's mysterious death in a prison cell. Then, Tosh uncovers a series of localised, extreme weather patterns. Nobody at the organisation is sure of these events, or how they may be connected. Except Jack, who has witnessed the creatures causing this, almost a century ago.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 406 votes.

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#4 - Ghost Machine (Season 1 - Episode 3)

Whilst chasing a man, Gwen retrieves an unusual machine that allows the user to see back into the past. It is considered dangerous, and no members of Torchwood are permitted to use it. But Owen has other plans, and witnesses a violent murder that took place over forty years ago. Using the information he gathered, Owen starts to track down the still-living murderer.

The episode was rated 7.63 from 457 votes.

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#3 - Combat (Season 1 - Episode 11)

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An Owen themed episode Weevils are appearing all over the streets of Cardiff, and then disappearing again - but not by alien forces. People are abducting them, and using the Weevils for their own purposes, so Owen investigates.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 281 votes.

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#2 - Greeks Bearing Gifts (Season 1 - Episode 7)

A Toshiko themed episode Tosh meets an unusual woman, Mary, at a bar, who gives her a strange pendant. She is upset, yet amazed by what she now has - the ability to read people's minds. However, Tosh finds this terrible curse, that contains her friends darkest secrets, must be broken. So she asks for help from Mary, the only person who knows, but first, Tosh has to get her into Torchwood.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 342 votes.

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#1 - Cyberwoman (Season 1 - Episode 4)

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A Ianto themed episode Ianto Jones hides a very big secret at Torchwood - his half-converted girlfriend from the Canary Wharf Battle - down in the basement. He is quick to hire a Japanese doctor who believes he can "cure" her. But things soon go wrong, and the Cyberwoman's destructive powers are released to the whole of Torchwood. Upgrading is compulsary.

The episode was rated 7.25 from 413 votes.

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