'Torchwood' creator: 'New series is US/UK clash'

Torchwood creator Russell T. Davies has claimed that new ten-part series Miracle Day was "written to clash".

The new run, a co-production between Starz and the BBC, will see Torchwood agents Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) cross paths with CIA agent Rex (Mekhi Phifer).

"It's literally the same show, but [it] transplants itself to America," Davies told SFX. "It's absolutely based on the story, so we haven't had to relaunch it."

The former Doctor Who showrunner admitted that he initially had some concerns about the US move.

"I did wonder about that," he confessed. "[I thought] 'Is it gonna look strange when the rushes come in, is it gonna be this weird combination?' But it's written to clash.

"Rex is the most swaggering, confident, brilliant American, and Gwen is not a shrinking violet. Put those two together and it's just combustible!"

Davies also claimed that Miracle Day's premise, in which no-one on Earth is able to die, will lead to "some terrible things".

"By episode five, they start to categorise what life is, and once human beings are in charge of what life and death is, that's open to corruption," he suggested.

Torchwood: Miracle Day will air on BBC One in the UK and Starz in the US.

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