Three years ago : the majority of the U.K. population was infected with the Rage Virus.
Two years ago : the majority of Great Britain was declared safe and the British survivors returned. Many towns and cities were set up as armoured satellite refuges, as a repopulation of the country began. The town of Middleriver (pop 142,691) being one such satellite refuge.
Today c.1815 hrs : the Infected infiltrate Middleriver via the sewage works. Chaos ensues.
Today : 1833 hrs : a major incident plan for such an event becomes operational, resulting in a mass evacuation of Middleriver begins, by train and armoured convoys
Today : 1847 hrs : The local Torchwood monitoring station reports a flurry of rift activity, right in the middle of an overran Infected area.
Now : 1920 hrs : The local Torchwood team, head out toward the rift on a fact finding mission. With them is a protective U.N.I.T. team.
Simple – Investigate Rift, Kill ‘Zombies’, and fly home for supper…
Main Themes : Investigation, Combat, Inter-departmental rivalry