Illuminating Torchwood

<p> Created in 2006 as a spinoff of <I>Doctor Who</I> the internationally popular BBC television series <I>Torchwood</I> is a unique blend of science fiction and fantasy with much more of an adult flavor than its progenitor. The series' omnisexual protagonist maverick 51st-century time agent Captain Jack Harkness leads a team of operatives from the present-day Torchwood Institute a secret organization dedicated to battling supernatural and extraterrestrial criminals. With its archetypal characters adult language subversive humor and openly homosexual and bisexual storylines <I>Torchwood</I> provides a wealth of material for scholarly analysis and debate.</p><p> Using <I>Torchwood</I> as its focal point this timely collection of essays by a range of experts and enthusiasts provides an interpretive framework for understanding the continually developing forms and genres of contemporary television drama.</p>