Ironic really, because I always was terrified by Torchwood, but not in a good way. This time, writer PJ Hammond reckons he’s doing it deliberately, and that his Series 2 episode is “going to be terrifying.” I have to admit, it does sound pretty scary. He’s borrowed an idea from an episode of his 80s creation Sapphire and Steel, where the character of Mr Shape could move in and out of photographs. His Torchwood version has people coming out of old black and white movies.

I’m sure we’ll find out exactly what this has to do with aliens and alien technologies (which as I’m sure you remember was supposed to be the original remit of Torchwood) when the time comes. Hammond’s recent work for TV includes the ‘Small Worlds’ episode for the first series, so he’s no stranger to Torchwood themes. [via DS]