What's it called?
"Adrift"
Who's it credited to?
Chris Chibnall, writer ("Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", "Countrycide") and Mark Everest, director (TV's "Space Race" & "Nova")
What do we know?
Gwen teams up with PC Andy to investigate mysterious disappearances in Cardiff that may or may not be connected to Rift activity.
Major guest stars?
The great Tom Price is back as "PC Andy", and Ruth Jones stars as "Nikki".
Rest of the best
Robert Pugh ("Old Man"); Lorna Gayle ("Helen") and Oliver Ferriman ("Jonah").
Reviewing the reviews
No magazine or newspaper previews, sorry, but Russell T Davies insists that this is "the script of Chris Chibnall's career." Lucky us!
When's it on?
It's on tonight, BBC Two from 9pm, and is repeated next Tuesday from 7pm.
What about America?
"Adrift" is scheduled to air on the BBC America network Saturday 5th April, from 9pm. The BBC America schedule can be found here. The episode will also be available in glorious High Definition - on HD-Net - from April 21st.
Look to the future...
Two episodes left! Next up, in "Fragments", a near death experiences causes the team, sans Gwen to reflect on how they were recruited to Torchwood; and then, finally, in "Exit Wounds", Captain John Hart is back, and he's brought somebody with him! Weevils rain down on Cardiff, but it may already be too late to save the day...
Excitement level?
**** - A rare episode, in that I have no idea what to expect! This is Chris Chibnall, so expect some silly dialogue, and even sillier plot points! But, from all accounts, this is him at his very best - so who knows, this could be the Torchwood script that he very well redeems himself with?!
BBC Three Preview
BBC Three previews the next episode - "Fragments" - straight after this one. You can read a preview of that episode by clicking here.
Schedule Warning!
The next BBC Two episode airs next Friday (28th March) from 9pm.
6 comments:
This is my favorite episode thus far. It was dark, and emotional and adult. It had lots of Andy and Rhys and some great Ianto/Jack, with a good demonstration of how Jack has actually made Torchwood better. It also felt very first season to me, and though I've really enjoyed the 2nd, I've come to realize that I actually prefer the 'feel' of the first, while enjoying the progression of the 2nd (if that makes any sense). lol
And I'm very excited for the final 2. Next week's looks fantastic! And I'm wondering if they're airing the finale then on 28th or only on April 4th?
kiss kiss bang bang was okay but I agree judging by last year's eps he needs redeeming...
TW too often takes a good plot and fails on execution. Adrift takes an okay plot and aces the execution. This is how a great episode is made. It goes from supenseful to emotional to thoughtful without missing a beat. What's more it gives some amusing insights into the Gwen/Andy, Gwen/Rhys and Ianto/Jack relationships all in one episode.
..That scream.
I think you mean April 5 for the US airing of Adrift. Since March 5 is long past.
Any reason why there have no postings on the ratings for the last few episodes? Are they not available or are they to disappointing? I am sooo curious as to how the Owen
arc was received.
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