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"[Torchwood is] one of TV’s most entertaining sci-fi romps” - USA Today

TORCHWOOD: CHILDREN OF EARTH

Street Date: 7/28/09

Order Date: 6/23/09

DVD SRP: $29.98 ($37.48 in Canada)

Blu-ray SRP: $34.99 ($43.98 in Canada)

New York, June 12, 2009 - This July, BBC proudly brings to DVD and Blu-ray the much-anticipated new installment of Torchwood - BBC AMERICA’s highest rated television series - with the release of Torchwood: Children of Earth. Premiering July 20 - 24 on BBC AMERICA - this epic five part television event rejoins Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman, Doctor Who) and his alien fighting team - Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles, Little Dorrit, Merlin) and Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd, Doctor Who) - who are still coping with the death of two of their closest friends. Now they are faced with their fiercest threat to date - one that sends the future of Torchwood and the human race spiraling into danger. Special guests include Peter Capaldi (In The Loop, Skins, The Thick of It), who plays the role of Mr. Frobisher - a civil servant who is hiding a terrible secret; Paul Coply (Coronation Street, The Bill) as Clem - the survivor still haunted by his past; and Liz May Brice (Bad Girls, Hustle, The Bill) as Johnson - the cynical covert government agent determined to expose Torchwood. Boasting the entire 5-part series, the 2-disc set also contains the Torchwood Declassified - a look behind the scenes featuring cast and crew.

Torchwood: Children of Earth explodes onto DVD and Blu-ray July 28, 2009 - just four days after its dramatic finale on BBC AMERICA - for the suggested retail price of $29.98 and $34.99 respectively ($37.48 and $43.98 in Canada). In addition, on the same date, BBC releases Torchwood: The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray for the first time, at the suggested retail price of $79.98 for the 4-disc set ($99.90 in Canada). The prebook date for all is June 23, 2009.

ABOUT TORCHWOOD

Created by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk), lead writer for the current Doctor Who series, Torchwood follows the mysterious adventures of Captain Jack Harkness and his team of investigators as they use alien technology to delve into the unknown and fight the impossible. While airing on BBC AMERICA the second season of Torchwood garnered incredible media acclaim including Los Angeles Times calling it “grown-up, dark, energetic” and Chicago Tribune raving, “Torchwood does sci-fi with attitude.”

CAST

Captain Jack Harkness John Barrowman (Doctor Who, De-Lovely)

Gwen Cooper Eve Myles (Little Dorrit, Merlin)

Ianto Jones Gareth David-Lloyd (Doctor Who)

GUEST STARS

Mr. Frobisher Peter Capaldi (In The Loop, Skins, The Thick of It)

Clem Paul Coply (Coronation Street, The Bill)

Johnson Liz May Brice (Bad Girls, Hustle, The Bill)

TORCHWOOD: CHILDREN OF EARTH SYNOPSIS

1965: Twelve children are gathered together on a deserted moorland before being surrounded by a harsh, bright light… and then they are gone.

Today: All over planet Earth, children stop moving. Stop playing. Stop laughing. Stop everything. Then, as one, they begin to speak with the same voice, announcing to the governments of the world the imminent arrival of a new alien threat. “We Are Coming, We Are Coming…” As the British Government closes ranks, it issues a death warrant against Captain Jack and Torchwood. Now forced to flee for their lives, it becomes clear to the Torchwood team that this isn’t the aliens’ first visit to Earth, and a terrible price is going to be paid for sins of the past…

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