Torchwood: Miracle Day Torchwood: Miracle Day Torchwood: Miracle Day is the fourth, and final televised series of the British science fiction television programme "Torchwood", a spin-off from the long-running show "Doctor Who". In contrast to the first three series, which were produced by the BBC, the fourth series was a British–American co-production involving the BBC's drama production house BBC Cymru Wales for BBC Worldwide and the U.S. premium network Starz. It was broadcast in ten episodes beginning on 8 July 2011 (U.S.) and 14 July 2011 (UK). The central plot of "Miracle Day" is that suddenly no one on Earth can die, which
Torchwood which took the form of a five-part story arc with the blanket title of "", received a number of positive reviews. Critics described it separately as a "powerful human drama"; "Best. Torchwood. Ever."; and "... against all expectations, a work of Proper Drama". Conversely, "The Daily Mirror" gave the mini-series a negative review, describing it as "the modern-day "Blake's 7": ludicrous plot, hammy acting, an adolescent penchant for 'Issues'". Metacritic, an American review aggregator website, gives "Torchwood" series one a rating of 74 out of 100, indicating "generally favourable reviews". The show's second series rates above the first, scoring an