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.
The team are conflicted when Jack Harkness returns after his unexpected departure, but won't reveal where he's been. So, when an old acquaintance of Jack's arrives in the city and starts wreaking havoc in his quest to find something hidden on Earth, the team struggle to work out whose side Jack is really on.
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s02e02Sleeper2008-01-2321:00⌄
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Sleeper
s02e02 ·
2008-01-23 ·
21:00
When a burglary turns into a slaughter and only one woman is left unharmed, Torchwood begin to suspect alien involvement. However, when the investigation escalates into a city-wide assault, Jack realises the whole planet is in danger.
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s02e03To the Last Man2008-01-3021:00⌄
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To the Last Man
s02e03 ·
2008-01-30 ·
21:00
Toshiko falls for a handsome soldier, trapped out of his time, who unwittingly holds the key to saving the world. With an old hospital haunted by ghosts from 1918, a crisis foreseen by Torchwood 90 years ago is about to reach its climax. Time zones are colliding and with life and death decisions to be made, will Torchwood be able to stop an explosive end for Cardiff?
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s02e04Meat2008-02-0621:00⌄
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Meat
s02e04 ·
2008-02-06 ·
21:00
When team investigates a mysterious alien meat supply that traces back to Rhys' haulage company, Gwen is forced to reveal the true nature of her work at Torchwood to a stunned and suspicious Rhys.
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s02e05Adam2008-02-1321:00⌄
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Adam
s02e05 ·
2008-02-13 ·
21:00
When Adam, an alien with the power to change memories infiltrates the team, the entire dynamic of The Hub shifts. With Captain Jack caught up in memories of his lost family, Gwen struggling to remember Rhys, and Ianto convinced that he's a murderer... it costs the entire team dearly to rid themselves of Adam's influence.
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s02e06Reset2008-02-1321:00⌄
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Reset
s02e06 ·
2008-02-13 ·
21:00
Captain Jack calls in Martha Jones, now working for UNIT, to assist the team in investigating a string of mysterious deaths. However, when the trail leads to a medical testing centre, The Pharm, Martha puts her life on the line to go undercover in the increasingly sinister pharmaceutical facility.
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s02e07Dead Man Walking2008-02-2021:00⌄
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Dead Man Walking
s02e07 ·
2008-02-20 ·
21:00
Deep in shock, the Torchwood team face their darkest hour. Attempting to put things right, Captain Jack unleashes a primal force that uses Torchwood as a conduit to wreak havoc across Earth.
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s02e08A Day in the Death2008-02-2721:00⌄
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A Day in the Death
s02e08 ·
2008-02-27 ·
21:00
Benched from the team and feeling increasingly victim to his newfound circumstances, Dr. Owen Harper struggles to find his place in the world. Will the lonely girl on the rooftop help him, or will it be a mission to retrieve an alien device that is proving more lethal by the second?
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s02e09Something Borrowed2008-03-0521:50⌄
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Something Borrowed
s02e09 ·
2008-03-05 ·
21:50
An alien shapeshifter leaves Gwen carrying more than she bargained for the night before her wedding.
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s02e10From Out of the Rain2008-03-1221:50⌄
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From Out of the Rain
s02e10 ·
2008-03-12 ·
21:50
When an old cinema re-opens, past horrors emerge to stalk the streets of Cardiff. As bodies are found caught between life and death, Torchwood must act fast. Who are the Night Travellers and how can Torchwood capture these mysterious killers?
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s02e11Adrift2008-03-1922:00⌄
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Adrift
s02e11 ·
2008-03-19 ·
22:00
When a local teenager disappears Gwen is drawn into an investigation that reveals a darker side of Torchwood. Hundreds of people have disappeared without trace, but why is Jack obstructing attempts to find them? The answer seems to lie in the rift, and as Gwen follows the trail she makes a shocking discovery.
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s02e12Fragments2008-03-2122:30⌄
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Fragments
s02e12 ·
2008-03-21 ·
22:30
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 – Captain Jack's initiation into a shocked Victorian Torchwood in 1899; Toshiko's daring mission to trade alien technology for her mother's life; how Ianto woo'd Jack with coffee and a flair for alien-catching and; the medical revelation that changed how Owen saw the world.
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s02e13Exit Wounds2008-04-0420:00⌄
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Exit Wounds
s02e13 ·
2008-04-04 ·
20:00
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?
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