Torchwood BBC Three Controller Stuart Murphy invited Davies to develop an after-watershed science fiction series for the channel. During the production of the 2005 series of "Doctor Who", the word "Torchwood" (an anagram of "Doctor Who") had been used as a title ruse for the series while filming its first few episodes to ensure they were not intercepted. Davies connected the word "Torchwood" to his earlier "Excalibur" idea and decided to make the series a "Doctor Who" spin-off. Subsequently, the word "Torchwood" was seeded in "Doctor Who" episodes and other media that aired in 2005 and 2006. Because "Torchwood" is shown
Torchwood CBC was a co-producer of series 1, and premiered in October 2007. The show airs for French-speaking Canadian audiences on Ztélé. Series 2 began airing on Space on 8 August 2008 and series 3 was aired on Space over five consecutive nights in 20–24 July 2009. "Miracle Day" premiered on 9 July 2011 on Space. on 2 January 2012 Space aired a Torchwood marathon of Children of Earth and Miracle Day. "Miracle Day" was repeated on Starz in Black in a marathon format on Labour Day Weekend 2012. Torchwood Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell