[SOME SPOILAGE IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN EP 1 YET]Where the last two Doctor Who specials were better than feared, Torchwood: Children Of Earth is greater than fans dared hope for (when Jack skipped off with Martha and Mickey in 'Journey's End', looking like a rubbish new Torchwood team; plus, if you'd listened to any of the somewhat lame plays on Radio 4 last week).
Those of us who've knocked Russell T Davies's writing in the past stand more corrected than someone with orthopaedic shoes and a spirit level. The director, Euros Lyn, shot Doctor Who library episodes and The Girl In The Fireplace, and there were some lovely touches, like the close-ups of Gwen's and the nutter's hands.
The first episode of five nightly parts had everything, starting with some great creepy-possessed-kids scenes, reminiscent of "are you my mummy?". We were bombarded with conspiracies, kill orders and shady organisations; the doctor was a brilliant red herring (just when you thought he'd make a crappy replacement for Owen...); we got another great something-major-in-Jack's-past shock; and finally the "double pregnancy" bombshell, ahem.
And so, we shall find out the answer to that old question: sure, Jack revives when he's shot or stabbed, but what would happen if he were blown into mincemeat? Will it at least stop him running like a camp Terminator?
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