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We are the source of all religion. We are the afterlife.
“The X-Files meets This Life” was how Russell T. Davies described Torchwood to the media when it was first announced, back before the last series of Doctor Who began. But just under a decade ago, the show that actually was The X-Files meets This Life was shown on Channel 4, right down to casting This Life’s Jack Davenport as one of the leads: Ultraviolet.
At the time, I only saw a couple of episodes (my flatmate, who had far better taste in television than me, was a fan). But almost every discussion of Torchwood suggests Ultraviolet is the show it should have been, although Ultraviolet itself only lasted one short, six episode run. So I picked up the DVD.
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Philip Quast carries an air of the sinister that gives his character an intriguing edginess.
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