The Categories of Life
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The Categories of Life is an episode of the science fiction television series Torchwood: Miracle Day that explores the disturbing societal consequences of a world where no one can die.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Torchwood episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | Torchwood by Russell T Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows the episode "Escape to L.A."
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preceded by earlier Miracle Day episodes ⓘ preceded by the episode "Escape to L.A." ⓘ |
| continuity | set in the shared universe of Doctor Who and Torchwood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| depicts |
bureaucratic categorization of human life
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public reaction to immortality ⓘ |
| director | Guy Ferland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | broadcast television episode ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 5 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jilly Kitzinger
NERFINISHED
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Oswald Danes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalEvent | Miracle Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Doctor Who universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama television episode
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science fiction television episode ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Jack Harkness
NERFINISHED
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Esther Drummond NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwen Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | societal consequences of a world where no one can die ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC One
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Starz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeason | Torchwood: Miracle Day season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Torchwood
NERFINISHED
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Torchwood: Miracle Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
classification of people into categories of life and death
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government-imposed life categories ⓘ overflow camps ⓘ |
| portrays |
mass internment camps
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state-sanctioned disposal of the undying ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
BBC Wales
NERFINISHED
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Starz Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showrunner | Russell T Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
bioethics
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eugenics and classification of life ⓘ government control ⓘ human rights ⓘ medical ethics in crisis situations ⓘ |
| title | The Categories of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Jane Espenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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