Miracle Day introduces Mekhi Phifer (ER, Lie To Me) as CIA operative Rex Matheson, Bill Pullman (Independence Day) as convicted child killer Oswald Danes, Alexa Havins as CIA employee Esther Drummond and Arlene Tur as surgeon Dr Vera Juarez, while John Barrowman and Eve Myles return to their roles as Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper respectively.

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Episode 1, ‘The New World’, airs at 9pm on Thursday 14th July 2011 on BBC One.

In the first clip, Captain Jack Harkness explains the origins of the Torchwood Institute to Esther Drummond…

In the second clip, Jack introduces himself to Esther in his own imitable style…

In the third clip, having survived his own execution, convicted murderer Oswald Danes expects more than condolences from the Governor’s Office…

In the final clip, Gwen Cooper is living in hiding with her husband Rhys and daughter Anwen in Wales – as the last surviving Torchwood member, she is determined to stay hidden…

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