How dare you Skeet I rather like Gwen lol. She's a good actress and she's been in quite a few TV shows lately (Or has in Wales at least). And I don't actually find her accent that strong. I've heard much stronger Welsh accents than hers. People from the valleys and west Wales have the strongest accents.
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Torchwood (Which is an anagram of "Doctor Who" in case you didn't know) is a spin-off of the modern Dr. Who shows. It was set in Cardiff and was about a British organisation, which was originally set up and funded by Queen Victoria during a Dr. Who episode where she meets the Doctor, to investigate alien, paranormal, or simply unexplained activity in the UK. Until recently, Torchwood had branches in all of the capital cities of the UK, although Torchwood Cardiff was the only branch left effectively running after the other branches were destroyed or simply vanished under mysterious circumstances, as shown in some later Dr. Who episodes.
Unlike Dr. Who, the show is adult in nature, and contains frequent strong language, sex scenes, violence, and gore. The first season followed Gwen, a police officer working in Cardiff, who learns of the existence of Torchwood whilst doing her job, and she eventually joins the Torchwood team.
The second main character is Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman). He's bisexual, although the show graphically flaunted his gay side. Jack appeared in several episodes of Dr Who as well, serving as an intro to his character. Jack is a time agent from the future, (Kind of like Star Trek's Starfleet Temporal Investigations officers) but has decided to stay in the 2000's to lead Torchwood Cardiff. He's physically unable to die; his body always reanimates a few minutes after he suffers any accident, although he still feels the pain of every death and injury.
The other main characters in the series are Ianto Jones (Pronounced Yanto), Toshiko Sato (Usually shortened to "Tosh"), Owen Harper, and Rhys Williams.
Ianto's character is first seen in a Dr Who episode, where he works for Torchwood London, which is later destroyed. Ianto survives the destruction, and begs Jack for a job which he gets, but he initially serves as nothing more than a glorified secretary for Torchwood Cardiff. His part grows through the series and he eventually becomes Jack's lover. Toshiko serves as the resident techie of the team. She can crack any computer system and can figure out the purpose behind alien devices, although she suffers from low self-confidence. Owen is an arrogant, self-loving doctor and pathologist. His job is to perform autopsies, diagnose illnesses, come up with treatments, and fix up sick or injured team members. Rhys is Gwen's fiancee; Gwen initially hides her work with Torchwood from him, but he slowly becomes increasingly suspicious of what she's doing, putting a strain on their relationship. His character also grows with the series and he eventually plays a role within Torchwood too.
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