Torchwood: Gooseberry

The opening teaser sets up the premise as Owen discovers that Andy has a new girlfriend and there's something unusual about her that he is uniquely placed to sense. From there, though, the story does not necessarily go in the direction you expect, as we learn that she also has an unusual ability that draws Owen in. How he reacts to that and how the relationship between the two changes form the first part of the story, but then a shocking event intercedes and things begin to slowly spiral out of control.

Although Andy is important to this, the focus is primarily on Owen, with Gorman providing a strong performance as he struggles to keep his head above water and his ruthless and self-centred side clashes with his conscience. The ending might perhaps, be a little too neat, but there are limits to where one can go in a story set within the regular TV continuity and it works within the context of the show. This may not be gory, but it does get quite dark and, if the story manages to pull you along with Owen's plight, he's never entirely sympathetic. Andy's decency and dogged determination to do what's right are a different matter, but you know from the opening moments that he isn't going to get a happy ending...