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 (audio drama series) marketed as the fifth series of the TV programme – was released between August 2017–February 2018, followed by the boxsets "Believe" and "Torchwood One: Machines" in April and July of 2018. A second three-part series titled "God Among Us" (marketed as the sixth series of "Torchwood") is confirmed for release between October 2018–June 2019. A four-story boxset centred around the character of Captain John Hart is also set for a January 2020 release. "Torchwood" follows the exploits of the agents who work for the fictional institute of the same name: a clandestine British organisation that defends Earth against supernatural and