Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Torchwood)

14 – "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"
Torchwood episode
The hologram of Captain John's ex-lover tells him that the diamond he was searching for was a ruse to avenge her murder.
Cast
Starring John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper Burn Gorman – Owen Harper Naoko Mori – Toshiko Sato Gareth David-Lloyd – Ianto Jones
Others Kai Owen – Rhys Williams James Marsters – Captain John Hart Menna Trussler – Old Woman Paul Kasey – Blowfish[broken anchor] Crispin Layfield – Mugger Nathan Ryan – Victim Inika Leigh Wright – Hologram Woman Sarah Whyte – Teenage Girl
Production
Directed by	Ashley Way
Written by	Chris Chibnall
Script editor	Brian Minchin
Produced by	Richard Stokes Chris Chibnall (co-producer)
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies Julie Gardner
Music by	Murray Gold Ben Foster
Production code	2.1
Series	Series 2
Running time	50 mins
First broadcast	16 January 2008 (2008-01-16)
Chronology
← Preceded by "End of Days" Followed by → "Sleeper"
List of episodes

"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" is the first episode of the second series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was broadcast on BBC Two on 16 January 2008.

The episode features a guest appearance from James Marsters as Captain John Hart, the former colleague and lover of the alien hunter Jack Harkness (John Barrowman). In the episode, John double crosses Jack's Torchwood team as part of a plan to steal a diamond from a woman who was murdered.

Chris Chibnall wrote the episode with the knowledge that Marsters wished to appear in the series, and wrote the part of John Hart "absolutely" for him. The episode was filmed in Cardiff in July 2007. "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" was seen by four million viewers upon its original broadcast, with an Appreciation Index of 84, and was met with generally positive reviews in both the United Kingdom and United States.