8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Torchwood (2006)
Torchwood (2006)
Overview
The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The show consistently promotes themes of diversity, acceptance of the 'other' (aliens and diverse human identities), and critiques traditional authority, particularly through its groundbreaking LGBTQ+ representation and storylines challenging prejudice.
Torchwood features visible diversity, especially in its groundbreaking portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes and relationships, which are central to its narrative. The show challenges traditional heteronormative perspectives through its characters and storylines.
Secondary
Torchwood prominently features LGBTQ+ characters, most notably its pansexual lead, Captain Jack Harkness, and his relationship with Ianto Jones. The series consistently portrays these characters and their relationships with dignity, complexity, and agency, normalizing diverse sexualities within its narrative. The overall impact is affirming, celebrating queer lives and love as integral to the human experience.
The show features Gwen Cooper, a non-superpowered human, who engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. An example includes her defeating a male cannibal in direct combat.
Torchwood (2006) does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes central to its narrative. While the series is recognized for its broader LGBTQ+ representation, particularly concerning sexual orientation, there are no specific depictions of transsexual identities that allow for an evaluation of their portrayal under the given rubric.
Torchwood is a spin-off of Doctor Who, with its main returning character, Captain Jack Harkness, maintaining his established male gender. The other primary characters are original to the series and thus do not constitute gender swaps.
Torchwood is a spin-off of Doctor Who. Its main characters are either original creations for the series or are portrayed by the same actors who established their roles and race in the preceding Doctor Who series. No character originally established as one race in prior canon is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.8
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