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"The Gathering"
Series Torchwood
Season 4, Episode 9
Torchwood 4x09 003
Air date September 2nd, 2011
Writers John Fay
Director Guy Ferland
Producers Kelly A. Manners; Russell T. Davies; Julie Gardner; Jane Tranter; Vlad Wolynetz; Skip Schoolnik
Starring John Barrowman; Eve Myles; Mekhi Phifer; Alexa Havins; Kai Owen; Bill Pullman
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"Miracle Day: The Gathering" is the ninth episode of season four of the science fiction television series Torchwood, and the fortieth episode of the series overall. It is the ninth chapter in the "Miracle Day" storyline. The episode was directed by Guy Ferland with a script written by John Fay. It first aired on Starz TV on September 2nd, 2011.

Cast[]

Principal Cast[]

Actor Role
John Barrowman Captain Jack Harkness
Eve Myles Gwen Cooper
Mekhi Phifer Rex Matheson
Alexa Havins Esther Drummond
Kai Owen Rhys Williams
Bill Pullman Oswald Danes

Guest Stars[]

Actor Role
Lauren Ambrose Jilly Kitzinger
Sharon Morgan Mary Cooper
William Thomas Geraint Cooper
Marina Benedict Charlotte Wills
John de Lancie Allen Shapiro
Paul James Noah Vickers
Teddy Sears Blue eyed man
Frances Fisher The mother

Co-Stars[]

Actor Role
Ian Hughes Finch
Adam Silver The young man
Willis Chung Chinese man
Danny Szam Surveillance guy
Jesse Wang Chinese worker
Gilbert Wynne Old man

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Actress Lauren Ambrose is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.
  • This is the third and final episode of Torchwood directed by Guy Ferland. He directed three episodes of the series in total, all three of which were part of the "Miracle Day" storyline.
  • This is the first appearance of The Mother.

Allusions[]

  • Esther Drummond makes reference to the Darwin Awards in this episode. The Darwin Awards are an honorific developed by Wendy Northcutt for the purposes of humor. It is awarded to those people who have supposedly contributed to human evolution by selecting themselves out of the gene pool via death or sterilization by their own actions. The award is named for Charles Darwin who advanced the theory of evolution with his book On the Origin of Species, published in 1859.

Bloopers[]

  • As the Miracle took place in 2011, it is impossible that Forester could have witnessed Jack Harkness being murdered multiple times. Having died at the age of seventy-six in 2011 this means that he was born in 1935, seven years after Jack's aforementioned murders in 1928.

Quotes[]

  • Rhys Williams: Oh, and Iris Price called by. She was looking for painkillers.
  • Gwen Cooper: She gets a bloody headache and expects to go to the top of the list. Tell her she can have them if she pays double.
  • Rhys Williams: That's the same policy as PhiCorp.
  • Gwen Cooper: Thanks for that. Thanks a lot.

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  • Gwen Cooper: It's your blood. No wonder its killing you. I think... I think its showing us the way. It's the Blessing. It's somewhere over there. And I think, whatever it is, it's calling you, Jack.

See also[]

Doctor Who

Torchwood

The Sarah Jane Adventures

External Links[]

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