An airplane slips through a rift in time, bringing it from 1953 to the present day. With no way to return the craft's three passengers to their proper place in history, the Torchwood team is left with the task of helping them acclimate themselves to living more than half a century in their own future. But not everyone is prepared to make the adjustment.

Although her resume also boasted some acting roles, Catherine Tregenna had chiefly garnered credits in television as a writer, including episodes of The Bench and Casualty. Her first Torchwood script, Out Of Time, was recorded as part of the programme's fourth recording block. Directed by Alice Troughton, it was made at the same time as Small Worlds.

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