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3x01 Children of Earth: Day One
First Aired: Jul. 06, 2009 on BBC One
Summary: The Torchwood team are placed in mortal danger when they investigate a mysterious signal that is reaching out hypnotically to lure in vast groups of helpless children. Dr Rupesh PatanjaliIt becomes involved with the Torchwood team after an encounter with Jack and Ianto. It soon becomes… |
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Episode Quotes
Rupesh Patanjali: [after Jack and Ianto go into the headquarters] What's in there?
Gwen Cooper: Big science-fiction superbase. Honestly, see you.
Gwen Cooper: Big science-fiction superbase. Honestly, see you.
Rhiannon Davies: We got things to talk about
Ianto Jones: What things?
Rhiannon Davies: You've been *seen*. [she tells Ianto about a friend of hers going out for an anniversary meal at a nice French restaurant in Cardiff] And there was you.
Ianto Jones: Sooo?
Rhiannon Davies: There was you having dinner... with a man
Ianto Jones: [Scoffs] So?
Rhiannon Davies: [Curious and Excited] Suzie says he was gorgeous! Like a film star! have you gone bender?
Ianto Jones: Mica's hearing this?
Rhiannon Davies: She's not bothered her friend Dan has two mothers. [Ianto looks away] Go on. [pause] You never tell me anything these days. Dad died that was it you were off you couldn't wait. Like, I did something wrong, I didn't, did I?
Ianto Jones: It's not that. It's... my job It's... difficult it's... [hesitates] he is very handsome.
Rhiannon Davies: [Delighted] No!
Ianto Jones: [Embarrassed] Now stop it
Rhiannon Davies: You're kidding me! Really though? Since when?
Ianto Jones: It's weird. It's just different. It's not... men... it's just him. [pause] It's only him. And, I don't even know what it is really. So... so I'm not broadcasting it
Rhiannon Davies: Oh, I won't say, if you want it kept quiet I won't say a word, I promise.
Johnny Davies: [Rhiannon's Husband Johnny barrels in] Ah aye gay boy heard you're takin' it up yer ass! [to Mica playing a game console] Mica will you get off that thing? [Ianto and Rhiannon share a look] How you been then you smug bastard?
Ianto Jones: What things?
Rhiannon Davies: You've been *seen*. [she tells Ianto about a friend of hers going out for an anniversary meal at a nice French restaurant in Cardiff] And there was you.
Ianto Jones: Sooo?
Rhiannon Davies: There was you having dinner... with a man
Ianto Jones: [Scoffs] So?
Rhiannon Davies: [Curious and Excited] Suzie says he was gorgeous! Like a film star! have you gone bender?
Ianto Jones: Mica's hearing this?
Rhiannon Davies: She's not bothered her friend Dan has two mothers. [Ianto looks away] Go on. [pause] You never tell me anything these days. Dad died that was it you were off you couldn't wait. Like, I did something wrong, I didn't, did I?
Ianto Jones: It's not that. It's... my job It's... difficult it's... [hesitates] he is very handsome.
Rhiannon Davies: [Delighted] No!
Ianto Jones: [Embarrassed] Now stop it
Rhiannon Davies: You're kidding me! Really though? Since when?
Ianto Jones: It's weird. It's just different. It's not... men... it's just him. [pause] It's only him. And, I don't even know what it is really. So... so I'm not broadcasting it
Rhiannon Davies: Oh, I won't say, if you want it kept quiet I won't say a word, I promise.
Johnny Davies: [Rhiannon's Husband Johnny barrels in] Ah aye gay boy heard you're takin' it up yer ass! [to Mica playing a game console] Mica will you get off that thing? [Ianto and Rhiannon share a look] How you been then you smug bastard?
Rupesh Patanjali: [running after Jack and Ianto] I should report you!
Captain Jack: Then why don't you?
Rupesh Patanjali: You're Torchwood?
Captain Jack: Never heard of us.
Captain Jack: Then why don't you?
Rupesh Patanjali: You're Torchwood?
Captain Jack: Never heard of us.
Mistakes/Goofs
- Goof (continuity error): As Frobisher, Lois and Bridget, seen from behind, start up the stairs together, two other people coming down pass them. In the reverse shot, when they are less than halfway up, the other people have vanished.
- Goof (continuity error): We see Gwen driving onto the Severn Bridge; the POV shot shows her on the bridge, but the side shots show trees and hedges next to the car, showing her not to be on the bridge.
- Goof (factual errors): The Government Information Network page on Torchwood refers to "HRH Queen Victoria". The Queen is referred to as Her Majesty (HM), not Her Royal Highness (HRH).
- Goof (revealing mistake): During the second takeover of the children, a blond boy in a red school uniform (farthest to the right) briefly glances at the camera when all the other children's eyes are fixed off in the distance. When he notices that he's on camera his eyes quickly dart back to fixed and blank.
- Goof (factual errors): Colonel Oduya states that the children stopped at "8.40 GMT". From the paper that Ianto picks up the date is given as "Wednesday September 2009". If this is correct, then the UK is still on B(ritish) S(ummer) T(ime), and "8.40 GMT" doesn't fit with the school run.
Trivia
- Fliming took place on the set of BBC's Casualty (UK) in Bristol, which doubled for the fictional St. Helen's Hospital in Cardiff.
- Gwen disparagingly calls Jack and Ianto "the Chuckle brothers". This is a BBC children's slapstick comedy for which writer Russell T. Davies wrote 3 episodes early in his career.
- SPOILER: In spite of the fact that Mark Lynch was killed in Series 1 Episode 11 (Combat) the estate agency in which he was a partner still bears his name - Frost Lynch. This is also a nod to the TV series Twin Peaks whose writers were Mark Frost and David Lynch
- Rupesh Patanjali says that he is originally from Chesterfield, England. Rik Makarem actually is from Chesterfield.
- Having been set up to do so by the conclusion of her storyline in "Doctor Who" (2005) {Journey's End (#4.13)}, Freema Agyeman was due to reprise her role as Martha Jones. However she was unable to due to "scheduling issues". Russell T. Davies explained that Agyeman was cast in Law & Order: UK before Children of Earth had been officially commissioned. Because Law & Order offered her 13 episodes a year, she went with that over Torchwood which had been reduced to 5. In response, Davies created the character of Lois Habiba, played by Cush Jumbo, to be a "kind of a Martha figure", one with added innocence who is out of her depth.
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