The Torchwood team
investigate the disappearance of 17 people in the last few months. No bodies
have been found and the police are clueless.
Could the Rift have spread
out that far?
When a body is discovered
in the woods under a tarpaulin, its skin ripped off, leaving only a skeleton
form, the team question if Weevils could travel that far out of the city. But
when another body turns up wrapped in plastic in the kitchen of an abandoned
pub, then further bodies in abandoned houses in a remote area of countryside,
the team wonder what they've stepped into.
And when Ianto and Toshiko
are captured, facing the prospect of being the next meal,Gwen is shot by a
terrified kid with a shotgun, and Owen and Gwen are captured in the woods
whilst rescuing Toshiko, it's down to Captain Jack to rescue his team with the
best entrance possible on a Tractor (cue music).
Written by Chris Chibnall
and Russell T Davies and broadcast on 19th November 2006. This is Episode 6 of
Season 1
Owen Teale
‘Evan Sherman’
'Wake up, man. Time to be bled, like veal. It takes a long
time, but it definitely makes the meat taste better.'
Evan Sherman, part of a
small community, possibly one of the leaders of the group, is a cannibal. As
for most farmers, where harvests come every year, and they rejoice in chapels
and churches across the land, Sherman's group of locals, enjoy their harvest
every ten years, and have a knees up at the big house, where the meat hangs up in
bags behind a plastic partition in the kitchen. It's a grim affair.
Before he became the
familiar face on the tellybox, Owen Teale was once a children's entertainer at
Barry Island Pleasure Beach, since then he's worked in both television and
theatre as well as playing David Gore in BBC 4's Radio play 'Chocky'. After his
role as Evan Sherman, in Torchwood, Owen has played an eclectic variety of
characters from Nicky Turnbull in Lewis, Tom Cornell in The Last Detective,
Davy's Dad in Hunky Dory, Brian Frogett in Silk and Captain Fluellen in The
Hollow Crown. He played Chief Inspector Osborne in Line of Duty in 2012, and
played Dai in Stella (how could we forget that), for 20 episodes from 2012 -
2013. Hilarious character.
Moving forward when we
start settling down to watch some serious telly action, Owen played Felix
Hackman in Ripper Street, Marcus McDonald in River, a television series, in
2015, and Professor Havensling in Houdini and Doyle, but perhaps many these
days will remember Owen for his role as Alliser Thorne in Game of Thrones from
2011 - 2016.
In the same year, Owen
played Briggs in National Theatre Live production of No Man's Land. In 2017 he
played Chad Berger in Pulse for 8 episodes and will appear as Peter Knox in the
tv series A Discovery of Witches due out in the New Year.
Maxine Evans
‘Helen Sherman’
'No one's safe. Every ten years it takes us again.'
It's always the quiet ones
you have to watch. Coming across as if she was as terrified as the victims that
were caught by the villagers. Brandishing her shotgun, she pretends to care
about the 'stock' in the cellar, worried that they may be injured, yet all the
while, it's to calm the victim before the Harvest.
Underneath the scary image
of Helen Sherman, Maxine Evans is a truly wonderful woman whose witty comments
over social media, namely Twitter have kept us all amused during the Bring Back
Torchwood and Ianto Jones Day, plus, loved her Pumpkins (not a euphemism).
Since Torchwood, Maxine
played Mrs Buckle in Agatha Christie's Poirot in the episode Elephants Can
Remember, was in Eastenders for two episodes as Beryl Barr and as a
Sonographer, played Mrs Busby for three episodes of Call the Midwife in 2016,
played 3 different characters in three episodes of afternoon drama Doctors, but
is probably better known as Rhian in Stella which she played for 36 episodes,
and she was 'Cockin' loud but hilarious'.
Back in 2015/2016 Maxine
and her husband raised enough money through crowdfunding to film and broadcast
the first series of Storyline, which featured well known actors from various
soap operas in the UK, putting together a new 'storyline'. It was mad and
bonkers, but raised much mirth across the internet, from its Youtube base.
When Maxine isn't acting,
you can find her busy with her photography business providing Headshot
photographs for people in the Industry.
Calum Callaghan
‘Keiran’
'I thought you were them. I thought they'd come back for
me. You can't fight them, they're too strong. The only thing we can do is
barricade the door.'
Keiran was holed up in one
of the houses that Jack and Gwen were searching through, hoping to find someone
alive. Although they didn't bank on someone firing back injuring Gwen. The
terrified teen was protecting himself against whatever was killing the locals,
determined he wasn't going to be the next meal.
I was surprised when I saw
Calum play Liam's big brother Jack in Tracy Beaker Returns back in 2012, as I
hardly recognised him from the teenager Keiran. Surprising how some people can
change so physically, you can barely identify them, until you see the credits
and think, woah!
Calum's most notable role
was as George Towler in Mr Selfridge which he appeared in for 33 episodes.
Between 2nd December 2015
- 21st April 2016, Calum played Cloten in Cymbeline at the Sam Wanamaker
Playhouse.
Rhys ap Trefor
‘Huw’
'The Big House? Sort of unofficial village hall. Village
meeting tonight, that's why I'm here. Constabulary report.'
Huw, the police constable,
nephew to Evan Sherman, was just the unwelcome face that Owen and Gwen needed
to see when they were making their way painfully along the track in the dark
and rain, just before they discovered Tosh being choked by Evan.
Since Torchwood, Rhys'
most busiest roles have been as Simon Watkins for 10 episodes of Gwaith/Cartref
in 2011, and as Aled in Byw Celwydd, a
Welsh political drama where he plays a Conservative, which he's appeared as for
three seasons. Prior to that, Rhys has played small character roles, such as
Iolo in Series 2 and 3 of Istan'bwl, Prys Ar Frys, in series 1 & 2 of
Llan-ar-goll-en, and Gareth Rhys-Jones in Hinterland/Y Gwyll in 2014. He played
Doctor TT in Ysbyty Hospital in 2016, which brings us up to his return to Byw
Celwydd series 2 and 3.
When he's not acting, you
can find him posting up on Twitter. Why not give him a follow - he's a really
down to earth bloke.
Emily Bowker
‘Ellie’
‘Dad? I dunno, hour and half, tops. I'll be there soon as I
can. I can't hear you. The signal's going.'
Ellie was an unfortunate
victim of the cannibals collecting for their harvest. Distracted by a 'body' on
the road, Ellie exits her car to inspect the football wrapped up in clothing,
armed only with a baseball bat for safety. But as her back is turned, someone
steals her car keys from the ignition, and punctures a tyre, rendering her car
useless. As she heads back to the car and locks the door, something is on her
roof. In the next instant, her door locks are open and a dark stranger enters
her car. All Ellie can do is scream...
Since 2006, Emily Bowker
has played a series of different roles, from Alex in Shameless in 2008, Elaine
Rees in Holby City a year later. A nurse in Upstairs Downstairs in 2010, two
different characters in the daytime medical drama Doctors, and played Margaret
Thatcher in the tv movie, When Calls the Heart in 2013. Emily played Claire
Povey in Casualty in 2016, Jemima Benjamin in 2 episodes of Eastenders in the
same year, Dot Spenlow in Call the Midwife, another nurse programme, and
Matilda in Battenburg Avenue, which is currently in pre production. It's a
comedy about Wales leaving the UK and how four residents cope with the
departure.
Robert Barton
‘Martin’
'You've got to get help. I know where you can get some.'
Martin lurked in the
cellar, trying to gain access to the pub and those hiding in the tap room. When
Jack fired his weapon blindly into the darkness it connected and the injured
man begged for his life, when Jack finally went in search of him. (One of my
favourite scenes in the whole episode).
Since Torchwood there is
nothing listed for Robert Barton. Before 2006 however, Robert has appeared in
television and films since 1975.
Justin Walters
‘A Villager’
Non-speaking role
Uncredited as a villager
seated in the Sherman's kitchen, Justin had no speaking part in the series.
Since Torchwood, Justin
has appeared in various guises in Doctor Who, during the 10th era, since then,
he's appeared in Clockwork Orange, the musical, in Swan Lake with Birmingham
Royal Ballet Company. Goldfish with Fluellen Theatre Company, and will be back
with Birmingham Royal Ballet Company in March this year, with their production
of Sleeping Beauty.
