1965: Twelve children are gathered together on a deserted hilltop, before being surrounded by a harsh, bright light... and then they are gone! Today: All over Earth, children stop moving. Stop playing. Stop laughing. Stop everything. Then, as one, they begin to speak with the same voice, announcing to the governments of the world the imminent arrival of a new alien threat. "We Are Coming, We Are Coming..." As the British Government closes ranks, it issues a death warrant against Captain Jack (John Barrowman) and the Torchwood team of Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) and Gwen (Eve Myles). Now forced to flee for their lives, it becomes clear to the Torchwood team that this isn't the aliens' first visit to Earth, and a terrible price is going to be paid for sins of the past. The five-part miniseries
Children of Earth
aired on BBC1 in the UK from July 6-10 and on BBC America in the US from July 20-24, in 2009.