Series 1 ( BFTW ) The first series in the " Torchwood " range of audios was released by Big Finish Productions in 2015 – 2016 and marked the first audios produced by Big Finish under the extended license including the BBC Wales - produced television series . The audio series served as a continuation and extension of the " Torchwood " television series and saw several actors from it reprise their roles as members of Torchwood Three , with one story concentrating instead on the head of Torchwood One from the two - part season finale of the second series of " Doctor Who " . Both television series were under the creative lead of Russell T Davies , who was consulted on the audios . The season included six releases , each focusing on one member of Torchwood . Overview . The idea to continue " Torchwood " stories on audio with Big Finish has been around at least since 2013 , when , having been given a green light by BBC Worldwide , the television series ' executive producers Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner began thinking with Big Finish ' s Gary Russell about the future of Torchwood in Cardiff after " Miracle Day " . The development of this audio Series 5 , however , had to be postponed till 2017 , partly due to Gary Russell moving to Australia . In the meantime , he and Scott Handcock decided to settle on a less ambitious project of telling stories set within the four seasons of the television series . The format would have to be somewhere in between full - cast audios and companion - crhonicles - style heavily narrated two - handers . The role of the producer fell on James Goss . It was further decided that each episode would focus on one Torchwood operative . The six episodes of the first series thus revolve around Jack Harkness , Ianto Jones , the duo of Gwen Cooper and Rhys Williams , Yvonne Hartman , again Jack and again Gwen respectively . The series also featured an on - going arc of Torchwood fighting against the Committee , the organisation introduced in the first story " The Conspiracy " . Notably , the stories did not form a chronological progression . " The Conspiracy " , " Fall to Earth " and " Uncanny Valley " ( stories 1 , 2 and 5 ) were indeed set within the timeline of the television series . " Forgotten Lives " and " More Than This " ( stories 3 and 6 ) explored Gwen ' s life after the Miracle Day , respectively post - Torchwood and then trying to put Torchwood together again . Finally , " One Rule " ( story 4 ) was a bit of an outlier , having the head of Torchwood One front and centre , albeit quite out of her element in the middle of Cardiff . The idea of bringing Yvonne to Cardiff instead of observing her at the height of her carrier originated from Matt Nicholls of BBC Worldwide . To fulfil the promise of a chamber cast , various plot devices have been used . For instance , despite Yvonne visiting Cardiff during the golden years of Torchwood Three , Tracy Ann Oberman did not interact with any Torchwood Three actors because Yvonne temporarily froze them in the Hub , purportedly to keep them from interfering in her business . Music for the series was composed by Blair Mowat . In particular , relying on the original theme by Murray Gold , Mowat created a new theme for the series . The stories were released monthly from September 2015 till February 2016 . Production . Despite being in the works at least from 2013 , the series was first announced to the public in John Barrowman ' s Magic FM radio show only on 3 May 2015 , after the recording of the first story " The Conspiracy " was completed on 30 April . To accommodate John Barrowman ' s busy filming schedule , he was given an opportunity to record from the United States whereas the rest of the cast were based in the UK . Big Finish Productions provided more details on their website the same day , 3 May . By their own admission , the interest to this announcement briefly crashed the Big Finish website . The first story was written by David Llewellyn . His initial drafts for the story from 2014 featured a more decisive resolution in the end . In the final form , the problem of the Committee was left open - ended , thus , supplying the arc for Series 1 and beyond . According to the initial release schedule , " The Conspiracy " was to be out in September 2015 , whereas the remaining five stories would follow monthly starting from January 2016 . On 16 July 2015 , it was announced that Gareth David - Lloyd would reprise his role of Ianto Jones in the second story " Fall to Earth " of the series . At the same time , the release of stories 2 – 6 was moved forward , allowing for a continuous monthly schedule for the whole series beginning in September 2015 . On 20 August 2015 , the fifth story " Uncanny Valley " with John Barrowman was recorded without much fanfare . It would not be announced until " Big Finish Day 7 " almost a month later . Shortly before the release of the first story , on 8 September 2015 , it was announced that Eve Myles and Kai Owen will reprise their roles as Gwen Cooper and her husband Rhys Williams in the third story " Forgotten Lives " . The release of " The Conspiracy " on 10 September was followed the next day by the announcement of Series 2 comprising further six stories . On 17 September , the main character of the fourth story " One Rule " was revealed to be Yvonne Hartman from the Series 2 two - part finale " Army of Ghosts " / " Doomsday " of " Doctor Who " played again by Tracy Ann Oberman . Coincidentally , this story was recorded the same day the range was renewed for the new series . During a panel at " Big Finish Day 7 " on 19 September , the last two titles of the series were unveiled . John Barrowman as Jack Harkness would return in another Llewllyn story " Uncanny Valley " , followed by " More Than This " centred around Gwen Cooper . On 3 December 2015 , the preview of " More Than This " teased a future cameo of an unnamed " Torchwood legend " , who lobbied the production team to make an appearance in " Torchwood " . Matt Nicholls , who oversaw the production from the BBC Worldwide side and lived in Cardiff himself , was also responsible for the idea of " More Than This " , which sees Gwen Cooper trying to persuade a local councilman to authorise a new Torchwood base in Cardiff . According to James Goss , the range was initially budgeted as enhanced audiobooks rather than full cast dramas . However , despite a smaller cast than regular Big Finish audios , the stories could faithfully be described as full cast . The elements of narration present in the first story , " The Conspiracy " , were quickly retired . Cover gallery . Covers for the series were designed by Lee Binding . External links . " to be added