TEXT: Opening shots and series recap JACK : (VO) Torchwood. Outside the government, beyond the police. Tracking down alien life on earth and arming the human race against the future. The 21st century is when everything changes and you gotta be ready. EXT. SKY - DAY A small biplane flies across an overcast sky, banking to make its descent. [SCENE_BREAK] EXT - AIRPORT Jack, Gwen and Owen stand beside the narrow runway awaiting the arrival of the plane, watching as it lands and taxis to a stop close to them. Jack leads the others towards the plane and the pilot leans through the small side window and waves smiling heartily. She is 40s-beautiful and wears a leather flying jacket. Confident and self possessed. DIANE : Hello there! Diane jumps out of the plane and walks towards Jack. DIANE : Apologies for the unplanned touchdown, just hit some rotten turbulence. JACK : Captain Jack Harkness. Jack holds out his hand and Diane shakes it confidently. DIANE : Diane Holmes, pilot. Behind Diane a middle aged man lifts a young woman from the aircraft. DIANE : This some sort of secret base? You must show me around one day, Captain. John and Emma move to stand behind Diane. JOHN : Everything alright? EMMA : How long before we head off again? My uncle's expecting me. JACK : When did you leave? DIANE : About half an hour ago. JACK : Which date? Diane appears a little amused by the question but answers regardless. DIANE : Today, December the eighteenth. JACK : Which year? Diane looks round at John, wondering about Jack's sanity. JACK : Which year? Which year? I need to know. DIANE : 1953. OPENING CREDITS INT. THE HUB - COG DOOR - DAY The cog door opens and Owen enters the hub followed quickly by Gwen. John walks slowly through the doorway, Emma and
SUMMARY:
Three passengers from 1953 arrive in modern day Cardiff when their plane unintentionally flies through the Rift. With no means of traveling back, each person must adapt to their new life in the present. However, there are painful consequences for all concerned when the displaced passengers start personal relationships with members of the Torchwood team.