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For some unknown reason, the bbc decided to contradict itself with the new series of Torchwood. On the one hand the show has been promoted to BBC One, on the other it has been cut from 13 to 5 episodes, to be shown every day next week. I have never been particularly passionate about the show (can anyone really be?) but it should make a nice fill-in before the next Dr Who special airs in November time (the easter one was awesome). Oh and Owen and Tosh are dead (they were really annoying!) so that gives me pretty high hopes for next week! Below are a few tidbits from DigitalSpy and a trailer.

1. Children Of Earth has a slightly terrifying premise: all of the children in the world stop dead at exactly the same moment and begin uttering the message "We are coming." All of them. And all in English, too.

2. The "we" is revealed to be an alien race dubbed The 456, not heard from in over 40 years.

3. In addition to the children, there is one other person reciting the message - a psychiatric patient named Timothy White. What connection does this have to an incident in Scotland in 1965?

4. Captain Jack and Ianto are referred to as "a couple" on more than one occasion.

5. As the episode begins, Rhys is looking at new houses for him and Gwen. But by the end of the episode, she has a very large secret she needs to share with him.

6. Both Owen and Tosh make appearances.

7. We meet Ianto's sister, nephew and niece. How will he respond to confirmed sightings of him on a dinner date with a man?

8. We also meet Captain Jack's.... daughter. Yes, daughter.

9. By the end of the episode, both Jack and Gwen have something inside them. Both items will change their worlds forever.

10. The ending to the first episode is probably one of the most compelling cliffhangers the Whoniverse has ever seen.

i hope tosh/owens appearnces are short. and no. 10 is very exciting!
trailer

Torchwood: Children of Earth airs Monday-Friday 9pm on BBC One