Dead Man Walking (Torchwood)

20 – "Dead Man Walking"
Torchwood episode
Cast
Starring
Others
Production
Directed byAndy Goddard
Written byMatt Jones
Script editorGary Russell
Produced byRichard Stokes
Chris Chibnall (co-producer)
Executive producer(s)Russell T Davies
Julie Gardner
Music byBen Foster
Production code2.7
SeriesSeries 2
Running time50 mins
First broadcast20 February 2008 (2008-02-20)
Chronology
← Preceded by
"Reset"
Followed by →
"A Day in the Death"
List of episodes

"Dead Man Walking" is the seventh episode of the second series of British science fiction television series Torchwood. It was broadcast by BBC Three and BBC HD on 20 February 2008;[1] it made its terrestrial debut on BBC Two on 27 February.

In the episode, Death uses the recently undead Torchwood team member Owen Harper (Burn Gorman) as a bridgehead to come through to Earth. Death seeks to take thirteen lives to remain on Earth permanently.

  1. ^ "Radio Times; Torchwood listing for 20 February". Retrieved 7 February 2008.[dead link]