The Rift fractures violently, setting the stage for an epic battle with Torchwood in the middle as they see echoes and visions of the past.
Episodes for season 1
Jack and Toshiko are transported back to the Blitz, while Owen tries to open the Rift, as Jack faces an unexpected secret from his past as they meet a handsome young American squadron leader named Captain Jack Harkness.
Weevils are being abducted by humans. As Owen goes undercover to find out who is committing these crimes, he meets Mark Lynch. Facing demons of his own, Owen gets sucked into the fightclub-like subculture of which Lynch is a part. Owen is shown to have no fear of death, though he is rescued by Jack.
A plane from the 1953 lands in modern Cardiff, courtesy of the Rift; the passengers are reoriented by the Torchwood team, who become drawn closely to their lives, only to leave again just as quickly as they arrived.
A hit-and-run victim (Eugene), obsessed with aliens while alive, realises only one person can solve the mystery of his death: Gwen Cooper.
Torchwood investigates a serial killer writing their name in blood over the bodies of their victims, but there is even more to this than meets the eye. Suzie is resurrected as she had been planning, and Gwen almost dies before the resurrection gauntlet which had been keeping Suzie alive and was killing Gwen is destroyed.
Faced with sudden telepathic abilities, Toshiko finds a mixed blessing when the dark secrets of others are revealed to her. A murderous telepathic alien seeking return home is defeated.
The separated Torchwood team is at the mercy of hunters, playing a game of cat and mouse in an old village in the Brecon Beacons.
A withdrawn but intelligent child has her suppressed anger taken advantage of; Jack must encounter his past to defeat those responsible: fairies at the bottom of her garden.
Ianto has a dark secret, tied to the basement of the Hub, a secret he will protect at any cost.