The very first series premiered on BBC 3 and also on BBC HD in 2006 to mixed critiques but viewing figures which broke records for that digital channel. Subsequently it returned in 2008 in which it aired very first on BBC Two, finding a greater budget; criticisms with the first series, for example its uneven tone, had been largely smoothed out, and the show attracted higher ratings and better evaluations. The third series was given a more substantial per-episode budget and positioned on the network's flagship channel, BBC 1 being a five episode serial, entitled Torchwood: Kids of Earth. Regardless of airing in July evenings, typically a graveyard slot, stripped across 5 nights in one week, the show received unexpectedly high ratings at home and abroad as well as the greater degree, critiques hailed it as being excellent. A fourth series, co-produced by BBC Wales, BBC Worldwide and US premium entertainment network Starz will start on 8 July 2011 on Starz and 14 July 2011 on BBC One particular as Torchwood: Miracle Day, with La since it's principal setting.

Block Certainly one of series two, comprising episodes by Raynor and Tregenna, was directed by Andy Goddard. Colin Teague directed Block Two, which consists of episode two by Moran and episode four by Tregenna, with Ashley Way directing Block 3, comprising the series two premiere by Chibnall and also the sixth episode of the series, by JC Wilsher. An edited repeat of the second series episodes, ideal for youngsters to look at, was shown on BBC Two at 7 pm. Last year, Euros Lyn directed all five instances of the third series, Kids of Earth. In June 2010, a BBC News report confirmed that the fourth series would have 10 episodes. Filming started in January 2011.

Richard Stokes created Series 1 & 2 of Torchwood. Originally, Medical doctor Who director James Hawes was aligned as producer. Right after directing the BBC Four drama The Chatterley Affair, Hawes backed out of the project. Davies told Doctor Who Magazine that Hawes "has been having this type of good time... that he's made the decision directing is his greatest passion, and for that reason, he's stepped down." Series 3 was produced by Peter Bennett. The series also shares Doctor Who's production designer, Edward Thomas. Music for your series is composed by Ben Foster and Physician Who's composer Murray Gold.

In April 2007, Torchwood beat its parent series, which is also manufactured in Wales, to win the very best Drama Series category at the BAFTA Cymru Awards. The awards, distributed by the Welsh branch from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, celebrate the achievements of film and tv productions manufactured in Wales. Eve Myles won the most effective Actress category on the same awards, in front of Doctor Who's Billie Piper. In 2008, the episode "Captain Jack Harkness" was nominated for your Hugo Award for optimum Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.