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The Gathering (TV story)
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| The Gathering | ||
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| Main character(s): | Jack, Gwen, Rhys, Rex, Esther, Oswald | |
| Featuring: | Jilly, The Mother, Blue-Eyed Man, Shapiro, Charlotte, Noah, Sarah, and Geraint and Mary Cooper | |
| Main enemy: | The Three Families, Finch | |
| Main setting: | Wales, Scotland, CIA Headquarters, Shanghai and Buenos Aires, 2011 | |
| Key crew | ||
| Writer: | John Fay | |
| Director: | Guy Ferland | |
| Producer: | Kelly A Manners | |
| Release details | ||
| Episode number: | 40 | |
| Season/series: | 4 | |
| Premiere broadcast: | 2 September 2011 | |
| Premiere network: | Starz | |
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The Gathering[1] was the ninth episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day.
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Synopsis 
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As the Three Families plunge the world into recession, the Torchwood team - defeated, powerless and hunted - must strike a bargain with the devil himself.
Plot Edit
Two months have elapsed. Back at CIA headquarters, Rex is making progress trying to track down the three families. References to them are few and far between but he soon begins to think that there is a mole in the CIA. After her deportation back to the UK, Gwen has been working at keeping her father hidden from the government agents responsible for rounding up all Category 1's. Esther and Jack are hiding in Scotland while he recovers from his gunshot wound. They are all soon reunited and even Oswald Danes, also on the run, turns up. Collectively, they soon discover a connection in two places, Shanghai and Buenos Aires, and set out to find the source of the Blessing. Jilly Kitzinger is already in Shangai having been drawn into the secret families.
Cast Edit
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Gwen Cooper - Eve Myles
- Rex Matheson - Mekhi Phifer
- Esther Drummond - Alexa Havins
- Rhys Williams - Kai Owen
- Oswald Danes - Bill Pullman
- Sarah Drummond - Candace Brown
- Mary Cooper - Sharon Morgan
- Geraint Cooper - William Thomas
- Charlotte Willis - Marina Benedict
- Allen Shapiro - John de Lancie
- Noah Vickers - Paul James
- Jilly Kitzinger - Lauren Ambrose
- Blue-Eyed Man - Teddy Sears
- The Mother - Frances Fisher
- Ralph Finch - Ian Hughes
- Young Man - Adam Silver
- Chinese Man - Willis Chung
- Surveillance Guy - Danny Szam
- Chinese Worker - Jesse Wang
- Old Man - Gilbert Wynne
Crew Edit
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Created by Russell T Davies |
| Executive Producers Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter |
| Co-executive producer(s) Vlad Wolynetz |
General production staff
Camera and lighting department | Art department
| Make-up and prosthetics
Special and visual effects Sound |
| General production staff | Camera, lighting and sound departments
Casting | Make-up Costume Effects |
| Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources. |
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The Starz broadcast carried a final credit of "Originally Developed and Produced by BBC Cymru Wales". The BBC One broadcast says, instead, "BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC Cymru Wales and STARZ Originals". |
References Edit
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Story notes Edit
- Russell T Davies' voice is heard as a radio newscaster.
Ratings Edit
- UK Final: 4.63 Million
Filming locations Edit
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Production errors Edit
If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
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Continuity Edit
- This episode takes place two months after the previous episode. (TW: End of the Road)
- Gwen hides her looted drugs in Jubilee pizza boxes. (DW: Dalek, TW: Everything Changes)
- The first time we see the footage of the Chinese man in the hospital, the Mandarin-to-English subtitles read: "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry". This is one of the Tenth Doctor's frequent statements.
- Gwen mentions "two quid a kid", This harkens back to Ianto's brother in law in Children of Earth mentioning how "ten quid a kid" should be the slogan for their creche.
Timeline Edit
- This story takes place after TW: End of the Road.
- This story takes place before TW: The Blood Line.
Home video releases Edit
This episode was released worldwide in a box set containing all ten episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day. In the United Kingdom, it was released on Region 2 DVD and Region Free Blu-ray on 14 November 2011.[2] In Australia, it was released in Region 4 DVD and Region B Blu-Ray on 1 December 2011.[3] In New Zealand, the same sets were released on 7 December 2011.[4] In North America, it was released on Region 1 DVD and Region Free Blu-Ray on 3 April 2012.[5]
Footnotes Edit
- ↑ As with all episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day, the episode title was not given onscreen, but comes instead from the official Starz Miracle Day website
- ↑ Amazon.co.uk listing
- ↑ EZYDVD.com.au listing
- ↑ Mightyape.co.nz listing
- ↑ Amazon.com listing
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