http://www.listal.com/list/torchwood-institute <i>"Her Majesty created the Torchwood Institute with the express intention of keeping Britain great and fighting the alien horde." ―Yvonne Hartman.</i> The Torchwood Institute was founded in or about the year 1879 by royal decree from Queen Victoria, in response to an encounter with the Doctor and a cult of monks who were harboring a werewolf. While described as "beyond the United Nations", the Torchwood Institute is known to cooperate with UNIT (the Unified Intelligence Taskforce) to some extent. There appears at present to be some sort of rapport with the Prime Minister although historically this may not always have been the case. To those that have come in contact with Torchwood, they are primarily believed to be a special forces team. They appear to maintain this illusion by using false witnesses, or by sectioning any journalists who threaten to expose the truth, and via the use of memory altering drugs.[ Following a major incident involving the Institute, the stance of the organisation becomes much less confrontational and secretive. <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/475532/600full-torchwood-poster.jpg' alt="" width="75%" height="75%"> <i>This list covers the actors who have played administrators and staff at the Torchwood Institute over the years in the offical canon and give some small details about the characters they played.</i> I am working on more lists to add to this series. <blockquote><b>My Doctor Who Lists</b> <a href="http://www.listal.com/list/incarnations-doctor">The Doctor</a> <a href="http://www.listal.com/list/torchwood-institute">Torchwood Institute</a> U.N.I.T </blockquote> en-us GMT GMT Listal.com <a href='http://www.listal.com/person/pauline-collins' title="Pauline Collins"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/475534/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India</b> <i>Race: Human Home Planet: Earth Home Era: 19th century Position: Founder</i> <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/475533/600full-pauline-collins.jpg' alt="" width="50%" height="50%"> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:16:36 GMT http://www.listal.com/person/pauline-collins http://www.listal.com/person/pauline-collins <a href='http://www.listal.com/person/john-barrowman' title="John Barrowman"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/26154/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Jack Harkness</b><i> Race: Improved Human Home Planet: Currently Earth Home Era: 51st century, 1940s, 1890s, 20th century, Currently 2000s Position: Leader of Torchwood; de facto leader of Torchwood Institute following the Battle of Canary Wharf, hired circa 1898 Facility: Torchwood 3</i> <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/475612/600full-john-barrowman.jpg' alt="" width="50%" height="50%"> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:23:05 GMT http://www.listal.com/person/john-barrowman http://www.listal.com/person/john-barrowman <a href='http://www.listal.com/person/gareth-david--lloyd' title="Gareth David-Lloyd"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/322527/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Ianto Jones</b> <i>Race: Human Home Planet: Earth Home Era: 2000s Position: Administrator and general support Facility: Torchwood 3 (moved from Torchwood 1)</i> <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/475620/600full-gareth-david--lloyd.jpg' alt="" width="50%" height="50%"> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:23:19 GMT http://www.listal.com/person/gareth-david--lloyd http://www.listal.com/person/gareth-david--lloyd <a href='http://www.listal.com/person/eve-myles' title="Eve Myles"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/330149/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Gwen Cooper</b><i> Race: Human Home Planet: Earth Home Era: Late 2000s Position: Liaison with regular police, temporary leader during Jack's absence, hired circa 2007 Facility: Torchwood 3</i> <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/318385/600full-eve-myles.jpg' alt="" width="50%" height="50%"> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:23:31 GMT http://www.listal.com/person/eve-myles http://www.listal.com/person/eve-myles <a href='http://www.listal.com/person/freema-agyeman' title="Freema Agyeman"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/636489/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Dr Martha Jones</b><i> Race: Human Home Planet: Earth Home Era: 2000s Position: Medical officer, temporary, circa 2009 Facility: Torchwood 3</i> <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/475609/600full-freema-agyeman.jpg' alt="" width="50%" height="50%"> <b>Adeola Oshodi</b><i> Race: Human Home Planet: Earth Home Era: Early 21st Century Position: Technician (deceased circa 2007) Facility: Torchwood 1</i> <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/475607/2000full-freema-agyeman.jpg' alt="" width="50%" height="50%"> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:23:46 GMT http://www.listal.com/person/freema-agyeman http://www.listal.com/person/freema-agyeman <a href='http://www.listal.com/person/tracy--ann-oberman' title="Tracy-Ann Oberman"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/478773/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Yvonne Hartman</b><i> Race: Originally Human, later Cyberman Home Planet: Earth Home Era: Early 21st century Position: Director of the Torchwood Institute, deceased circa 2007 Facility: Torchwood 1</i> <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/478777/600full-tracy--ann-oberman.jpg' alt="" width="50%" height="50%"> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:39:02 GMT http://www.listal.com/person/tracy--ann-oberman http://www.listal.com/person/tracy--ann-oberman <a href='http://www.listal.com/person/raji-james' title="Raji James"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/478780/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Rajesh Singh</b><i> Race: Human Home Planet: Earth Home Era: Early 21st century Position: Top Researcher (deceased circa 2007) Facility: Torchwood 1</i> <img src='http://img.listal.com/image/478783/600full-raji-james.jpg' alt="" width="50%" height="50%"> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:41:18 GMT http://www.listal.com/person/raji-james http://www.listal.com/person/raji-james