Combat

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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 Cast 4 Crew 5 References 6 Story Notes 6.1 Ratings 6.2 Myths 6.3 Filming Locations 6.4 Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors 7 Continuity 8 DVD Releases 9 See also 10 External Links

[edit] Synopsis

Savage aliens are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff and Torchwood want to know why. Owen is sent undercover to find out who's behind it and soon befriends the charismatic Mark Lynch. Beneath the veneer of city life, Owen discovers a shocking subculture: can he avoid being sucked in?

[edit] Plot

While chasing a weevil, Jack and Gwen have it snatched out from in front of them by masked men in a white van. The next morning, while Tosh is unable to trace the plates, she does use the CCTV to track the van to a warehouse near the docks. There Jack and Tosh find the body of a young man apparently attacked by a weevil. Further research shows a recent spike in hospital visits for apparent weevil attacks.

Owen, meanwhile, is still upset over the loss of Diane and agrees to go undercover to meet with a real estate agent, Mark Lynch who may have something to do with the incident. After being invited over to Mark's home for drinks, Owen finds a chained weevil in a locked room in the house. Mark, aware that Owen isn't who he claims, is still intrigued by his anger and offers to take Owen with him for the evening's entertainment.

The entertainment is a fight club which Mark moves to a different empty building each night. Mark brings Owen into the fight club where Owen sees men fighting each other to warm up. Each contender pays $1000 to enter the cage with the weevil. The man who stays in the longest wins the pot. Mark informs Owen that he is up next.

While Gwen sits in the hub, the deceased's cell phone begins to chime in the morgue. Texts messages with the location of that evening's event show on the screen and Gwen passes that information onto Jack, Tosh, and Ianto.

Owen seems more than willing to enter the cage and leaves his guard down as the weevil attacks. Just then Jack and Tosh bust in and have Owen pulled from the cage and send the participants scattering. While tending to Owen, Mark enters the cage to end his life.

[edit] Cast

• Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
• Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
• Owen Harper - Burn Gorman
• Toshiko Sato - Naoko Mori
• Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
• Mark Lynch - Alex Hassell
• Weevil - Paul Kasey
• Barmaid - Alexadra Dunn
• Boyfriend - Matthew Raymond
• Hospital Patient - David Gyasai

[edit] Crew

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[edit] References

• Owen poses as the owner of a companying exporting jellied eels.
• Owen appears to gain some affinity for the weevils.
• Trivia: March Lynch works at the real estate agency lynchfrost. Lynch/Frost productions (with David Lynch and Mark Frost) made Twin Peaks.
• Frost Lynch is the realty agency promoting the house Rhys is visiting during Children of Earth: Day One.

[edit] Story Notes

• This episode was written by Noel Clarke who had previously played Mickey Smith.

[edit] Ratings

• BBC3 - 0.8 million viewers
• BBC2 - 2.0 million viewers

[edit] Myths

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[edit] Filming Locations

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[edit] Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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[edit] Continuity

Owen also shows a connection with Weevils inA Day in the Death, Dead Man Walking & Exit Wounds.

[edit] DVD Releases

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[edit] See also

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[edit] External Links

• Doctor Who Reference Guide - Detailed Synopsis - Combat
• Doctor Who: A Brief History of Time (Travel) - A Brief History of Time (Travel): Combat
• The Locations Guide to Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures: Story Locations - Combat

Torchwood Series 1
Everything Changes  • Day One  • Ghost Machine  • Cyberwoman  • Small Worlds  • Countrycide  • Greeks Bearing Gifts  • They Keep Killing Suzie  • Random Shoes  • Out of Time  • Combat  • Captain Jack Harkness  • End of Days