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Tuesday, 18 April 2006 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

According to the South Wales Echo, "It's always been an attractive but baffling city landmark - and now we know why. Cardiff Bay's oval basin with its peculiar concrete pillars is the headquarters of a secret group dedicated to saving the world from invading aliens. At least, it is in the unusual world of Welsh screenwriter Russel T Davies' new Doctor Who spin off Torchwood. Filming is set to begin soon on the BBC series - which insiders are likening in style to cult American sci-fi hits Buffy and Angel. And the Echo can today reveal that the headquarters of the alien-busting investigators will be hidden under the decked floor of the Oval Basin, also known as the Roald Dahl Plass. The justification for putting Torchwood, which was introduced to Doctor Who fans in David Tennant's first outing as the Doctor in last year's Christmas special, in Cardiff, is that it is hidden away. But city residents should forgive that minor slight for the pleasure of seeing the city as the set for one of the BBC's most innovative new projects. Writer and executive producer Russell T Davies said: 'With Doctor Who we often had to pretend that bits of Cardiff were London, or Utah, or the planet Zog. Whereas this series is going to be honest-to-God Cardiff. We will happily walk past the Millennium Centre and say, 'Look, there's the Millennium Centre.' 'It's nice to be able to say this is the city, and this is how good it looks.' It has already announced that Doctor Who character Captain Jack, played by John Barrowman, will take the lead role. Torchwood, which is the anagram of Doctor Who used to disguise the first preview tapes of the show, is expected to be broadcast sometime later this year after the new series of Doctor Who starring David Tennant finishes."




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