Dead of Night (Torchwood)

34 – "Dead of Night"
34 – "Dead of Night"
Torchwood episode
Cast
	Starring John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness; Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper; Mekhi Phifer – Rex Matheson; Alexa Havins – Esther Drummond; Kai Owen – Rhys Williams; Bill Pullman – Oswald Danes;
	Others Lauren Ambrose – Jilly Kitzinger; Arlene Tur – Vera Juarez; Wayne Knight – Brian Friedkin; Dillon Casey – Brad; Richard Gilliland – Congressman Morganthall; Tasha Ames – Carla; Thea Andrews – Local Reporter; Richard Augustine – George Sayer; Daryl Crittenden – Young Man; Mitchell Edmonds – Senior TV Anchor; Matt Eyde – Atlanta Cop; Mary Garripoli – Woman Tourist; Ted Mattison – Phi-Corp Rep; Jason Medwin – Sunroof Screamer; George Murdock – Preacher; Brian Treitler – Dr. Murphy; Randa Walker – Candice Perlmutter; Maurice Webster – Cop; Michelle Wong – Nurse; David Youse – Dr. Rosenbloom;
Production
Directed by	Billy Gierhart
Written by	Jane Espenson
Produced by	Kelly A. Manners
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies; Julie Gardner; Jane Tranter; Jane Espenson (co-executive); Vlad Wolynetz (co-executive);
Music by	Murray Gold
Production code	103
Series	Miracle Day
Running time	56 mins
First broadcast	22 July 2011 (US); 28 July 2011 (UK)
Chronology
← Preceded by; "Rendition"	Followed by →; "Escape to L.A."
	List of episodes

"Dead of Night" is the third episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. It was originally broadcast in the United States on Starz on 22 July 2011, in Canada on Space on 23 July 2011, and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 28 July 2011.

Torchwood: Miracle Day follows the aftermath of a day where humanity has stopped being able to die. In the episode, Central Intelligence Agency agents Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer) and Esther Drummond (Alexa Havins) have gone on the run and joined the Torchwood team after being framed as traitors. Torchwood discovers a pharmaceutical company, with apparent foreknowledge of "Miracle Day", has been stockpiling painkiller medication.