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
Long Time Dead (Torchwood) misused the Resurrection Gauntlet in the first season. Long Time Dead (Torchwood) Long Time Dead is a "Torchwood" tie-in novel by author Sarah Pinborough. It is the second of three prequels to "", the final "Torchwood" TV series. It is published by BBC Books. Pinborough says that she wrote for "Torchwood" because she was invited to do so. She also explains that as a TV tie-in, the novel is very dialogue-based which helped her in constructing it. DCI Tom Cutler and the now Sergeant Andy Davidson return to investigate a series of deaths around the apparently defunct Torchwood Institute. It