Category: TV Drama; Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ THREE; Wales
Date: 24.04.2006
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Burn Gorman and Naoko Mori have been cast to star alongside John Barrowman and Eve Myles in the brand new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ THREE drama Torchwood, it was announced today.
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Burn Gorman has been cast to play Owen Harper - the raw but charming medic of the group.
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Burn's most recent acting credits include the hugely popular role of Guppy in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE award-winning adaptation of Dickens' Bleak House, written by Andrew Davies.
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Lead writer and Executive producer of Torchwood, Russell T Davies, says: "Burn was just dazzling in last year's Bleak House, and attracted our attention immediately.
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"We beat a path to his door. He's one of the UK's brightest new talents, and I can't believe how lucky we are to get him for Torchwood."
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Naoko Mori will play Toshiko Sato - the member of the team who specialises in all things computer, surveillance and technical.
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She is best known for her role as Saffy's best friend Sarah (aka Titicaca), in the comedy series Absolutely Fabulous.
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Russell T Davies says: "We were lucky enough to work with Naoko in 2004, on the very first day's filming of the new Doctor Who, which introduced the character of Toshiko Sato in the episode Aliens of London.
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"She was absolutely brilliant, and I knew then that I wanted to bring her back."
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The British sci-fi crime thriller for adult audiences will follow the adventures of a team of renegade investigators, led by the enigmatic Captain Jack, played by John Barrowman.
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It will see the investigators use alien technology in a real world to solve crime, both alien and human.
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The 13-part drama series begins filming in Wales next month and will transmit on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ THREE and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE.
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A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ THREE, Torchwood is written by Russell T Davies and Chris Chibnall, with contributing writers including P J Hammond and Toby Whithouse.
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The producer is Richard Stokes and executive producers are Julie Gardner and Russell T Davies.
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