Torchwood/Children of Earth: Day Two

Children of Earth: Day Two
Season 3, Episode 2
Airdate	July 7, 2009
Written by	John Fay
Directed by	Euros Lyn
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Children of Earth: Day Two is the second episode of the third season of Torchwood and the twenty-eighth overall.

Cast: John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones), Kai Owen (Rhys Williams), Peter Capaldi (John Frobisher), Paul Copley (Clement McDonald), Nicholas Farell (Brian Green), Susan Brown (Bridget Spears), Lucy Cohu (Alice Carter), Ian Gelder (Mr Dekker), Tom Price (PC. Andy), Cush Jumbo (Lois Habiba), Liz May Brice (Johnson), Katy Wix (Rhiannon Davies), Rhodri Lewis (Johnny Davies), Hillary Maclean (Anna Frobisher), Luke Perry (David Davies), Aimee Davies Mica Davies), Bear McCauslan (Steven Carter), Julia Joyce (Holly Frobisher), Madeliene Rakic-Platt (Lilly Frobisher), Gregory Ferguson (Young Clem), Simon Poland (456 Voice), Ashley Hunt Recovery Worker), Osi Okerafor (Kodak), Emmanuel Ighadaro (Paramedic), Robert Shelly (Sentry), Quill Roberts (Guard), Fay McDonald (Mother), Louise Minchin (Newsreader), Libby Liburd (Barmaid)

Plot Overview

"WE ARE COMING TOMORROW"

Torchwood, Cardiff destroyed by a bomb within Captain Jack's stomach. Gwen and Ianto survivors seperated,on the government kill list, and on the run. Searching the debris Johnson and her team find an arm, shoulder, and the remains of a head. The parts are placed in a body bag and taken to a remote facility for observation.

Meanwhile in London, translated instructions from the 456 to construct a receiving tank on the 13th floor of Thames House, the headquarters of the internal security services.

Gwen on the run goes home and taking Rhys with her as he is now in danger have to make their way to London for answers.

Ianto Jones with help from his family also makes his way towards London looking for Captain Jack.

Lois Habiba by the frenetic circumstances at the Home Office becomes aware of the situation as it unfolds and makes contact with Gwen and Rhys.

Captain Jack begins to regenerate and Johnson takes ultimate measures to contain him.

Notes

Only Britain seems to have contact with the 456 despite children all over the world being affected and speaking the alien message in English.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

The receiving tank atmosphere contains, 25% Nitrous Chloride, 22% Hydrogen Chloride, 20% Nitrogen, 12% Flouride, 9% Hydrogen Cyanide, 6% Acetone, and 6% Phosgene.

Characters

• Johnson; Anti-Terrorist security agent assigned the task of killing Captain Jack.
• Dekker; Scientist monitoring, since 1965, for signs of the 456 returning.

Trivia

Allusions and References

Thames House, London is the real headquarters of MI5, the internal security service of Great Britain.

Quotes

• Green to Frobisher "All I've done is put you on the front line. That's what the front lines for, John. First to fall".

• Johnson "If I can't kill you, I can contain you".

• Dekker "The whole room's laid out to 456 instructions. Something of an ambassadorial suite I'd say, or a throne room, who knows? Maybe a slaughterhouse........whoever they are,they're coming for Britain.....why is that Mr Frobisher?".