Genre	Science fiction Horror Drama
Created by	Russell T Davies
Starring	John Barrowman Eve Myles Burn Gorman Naoko Mori Indira Varma Gareth David-Lloyd Freema Agyeman Kai Owen Mekhi Phifer Alexa Havins Bill Pullman
Composer(s)	Ben Foster Murray Gold Blair Mowat
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	41 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Julie Gardner Jane Tranter Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery
Running time	50–60 minutes
Distributor	BBC Studios Big Finish Productions
Release
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	22 October 2006 (2006-10-22) – 9 September 2011 (2011-09-09)
Chronology
Related shows	Torchwood Declassified Doctor Who The Sarah Jane Adventures Class
Other websites
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Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme. It is about a secret organisation protecting the Earth from aliens. It has been shown on TV channels in Britain including BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC Three. It can be viewed on Netflix and is sometimes shown on American TV channels including Starz . The show is a spin off of the British television series Doctor Who. It follows the Cardiff, Wales section of a secret group called the Torchwood Institute. The Torchwood Institute examines things that aliens cause to happen on Earth. They also collect alien equipment to use.