Davies not to mention the star of his own spinoff series torchwood, but hasnt appeared on doctor who. Science fiction and crime drama series dealing with the machinations and activities of the. Torchwood is a british science fiction television programme created by russell t davies. See more ideas about torchwood, john barrowman and captain jack harkness. Set in the modern day uk, the team use scavenged alien technology in the real world to solve crime.
Torchwood follows the adventures of a team of investigators, led by the enigmatic captain jack harkness. Torchwood, series 1, captain jack harkness bbc three. A very adult show that is not suitable for the family audience of doctor who. Despite the move to bbc one, the show was cut from a standard thirteenepisode run to just five, something that lead actor john barrowman felt was almost like a punishment from the bbc. An extime agent from the 51st century, jack restarts torchwood with rex matheson after the events of miracle day, including using the rift to go back in time to the destruction of the original hub and rebuilding a brand new, stateoftheart headquarters for the new torchwood. Captain jack harkness was the twelfth episode in the first series of torchwood. Original captain jack harkness whose name torchwood jack stole plane burst into flames, incinerating him offscreen end of days edit. Theres also bad wolf graffiti in the abandoned hospital in the same episode. Tosh quickly learns that 1941 cardiff can be a scary place to be japanese, as captain jack harkness meets a familiar name.
This parallels jacks voiceover at the start of each episode of series one and two. Get full episodes, the latest news, photos, video extras and more. Captain jack harkness was the alias adopted by time agent and con man javic piotr thane audio. An onscreen caption places the episode 21 months after ianto convinces jack to. Our jack, thinking quickly, renames himself captain james harper, and no one seems to notice his. In a midseason doctor who episode chockfull of surprise, one of the biggest was the previously unannounced return of john barrowmans captain jack harkness. Jack recognizes the music as from the 1940s, and just as quickly they turn a corner to find themselves in the 1940s themselves.
After it took a significant portion of the vote, we can reveal the chosen episode is series ones criticallyacclaimed captain jack harkness, an episode which saw torchwood leader jack and tosh naoko mori trapped in the 1940s where they meet a man with ties to jacks past. From the archives of the timelords,whovians,bbc this is my fave episode ive never slow danced with a boy. It marked the final appearance of burn gorman as owen harper and naoko mori as toshiko sato, with both characters being killed off at the end of the episode. Torchwood captain jack harkness tv episode 2007 imdb. Torchwood internet movie firearms database guns in. Captain jack harkness is a canon character from doctor who and its spinoff series torchwood. If you follow both doctor who and torchwood, youve been imagining this intersection between the two for years, as jack runs off at the end of the torchwood series 1 finale, and jumps onto. Captain jack harkness is a fictional character played by john barrowman in doctor who and its spinoff series, torchwood. Captain jack harkness is the twelfth episode of the first series of the british science fiction television series torchwood, which was originally broadcast on the digital television channel bbc three on 1 january 2007. Everyone who works for torchwood is young, under 35. Captain jack and ianto reunite for new torchwood adventure. Jack and tosh investigate when there are reports of music coming out of nowhere in an abandoned dance hall.
The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from bbc three to bbc two to bbc one, and acquiring us financing in its fourth. Captain jack harkness and ianto jones, the starcrossed lovers of the british scifi series torchwood, are reuniting in a new threepart audio program, torchwood. Production on the miniseries began in august 2008, and. Torchwood is a television spinoff of the popular doctor who series produced by the bbc. The first openly pansexual or omnisexual not specified character in the history of televised doctor who episodes, he made his first appearance in the empty child.
In torchwood the series, captain jack harkness gives some information on how he became immortal and what it means to him. The following is a list of captain jack harkness appearances. However, in so doing, it left jacks teammates with even less understanding of who he really was. He was first in doctor who in the 2005 episode the empty child and is in the show throughout the rest of the 2005 series as a companion of the ninth doctor. As captain jack harkness, john barrowman made sporadic appearances throughout the christopher eccleston and david tennant eras of doctor who, usually arriving just in time for a season finale. Subsequent to this, jack became the central character in the. Rhys williams stabbed twice by bilis death was reversed captain jack harkness shot in the head, cheek, and torso by owen harper death was reversed due to his near immortality. John barrowman is best known for playing captain jack harkness credit. This may be considered spoily to people who havent seen torchwood yet. And if youre wondering how to take part, its simple. Science fiction and crime drama series about the torchwood institute.
Captain jack harkness dancing with the real captain jack harkness. Owen, ianto, and gwen realise, in modern day, that this has happened, and go in search of clues tosh may have left. The character first appears in the 2005 doctor who episode the empty child and subsequently features in the remaining episodes of the first series 2005 as a companion to the series protagonist, the doctor. In the parting of the ways he died in battle against daleks, but was resurrected and given. The swaggering, pansexual, immortal time traveler was a staple of the series under showrunner russell t. His immortality functions as quickly healing from whatever killed him. Based in cardiff they are a part of torchwood, a secret agency set up by queen victoria in the doctor who episode tooth and claw. Captain jack kisses captain jack torchwood bbc studios.
Contentsshow canon history jack harkness first appeared in the episode the empty child of the first season of new who. Exit wounds is the thirteenth and final episode of the second series of the british science fiction television series torchwood, and was broadcast on bbc two on 4 april 2008. Following the adventures of captain jack harkness john barrowman and his team. His stint as captain jack harkness when he first met the doctor was a case of stolen identity. He is not to be confused with captain jack harkaway, a character written by the master of the land of fiction appearing in a doctor who novelisation. He was a companion of the ninth and tenth doctors after he. Although technically, he doesnt become an army captain until torchwood.
Jack and tosh investigate when there are reports of music coming out of. Doctor whos john barrowman on the return of captain jack. Set in the uk in the present day, the team use scavenged alien technology in a very real world to solve crime. Series 1, episode 12 captain jack harkness subscribe. Lists of companion appearances, lists of appearances by torchwood regular characters. A spinoff from the 2005 revival of longrunning science fiction programme doctor who, torchwood aired four series between 2006 and 2011. Torchwood 1x12 captain jack harkness reaction youtube. Meanwhile, back in the forties, jack meets a very interesting man. Some episodes of season 1 are better than others but two of my favourites were cyberwoman no, it did not feature kylie and the final two of the season all about the wonderful captain jack.
The members of the torchwood institute, a secret organization founded by the british crown, fight to protect the earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats. Captain jack harkness while investigating reports of ghostly music, jack and tosh find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall in 1941. Captain jack returns as the team reunites to fight a rogue time agent. Captain jack harkness and his team need to find alien technology that has fallen to earth. Captain john hart, played by james marsters, is a fictional character from the bbc science fiction television programme torchwood. Join john barrowman after the rt watchalong screening of captain jack harkness, torchwood series one episode 12, as we interview him live about the episode. He is introduced in the episode kiss kiss, bang bangthe first episode of torchwood s second series. Jack is accosted by alice guppy and emily holroyd, members of the newly formed torchwood established in the 2006 doctor who episode, tooth and. With john barrowman, eve myles, kai owen, gareth davidlloyd. Captain jack harkness simple english wikipedia, the free. Whilst the character has not featured subsequently to the second series finale, he went on to appear in a torchwood magazine comic strip and marsters. However, in so doing, it left jack s teammates with even less understanding of who he really was. That spinoff saw captain jack join torchwood three, a group tasked with protecting earth from alien invasions and keeping tabs on changes in the timeline. Barrowmans last proper episode was the stolen earthjourneys end, in which the tenth doctor teamed up with all his old friends to thwart the daleks plan to.
Captain jack harkness is the twelfth episode of the first series of the british science fiction television series torchwood, which was originally broadcast on the. They are separate from the government, outside the police and beyond the united nations. As gwen, owen and ianto work to rescue their colleagues, jack and tosh meet a handsome young american squadron leader by the name of captain jack harkness. The 21st century is when everything changes, and youve got to be torchwood is ready. John barrowman to host torchwood viewing party to get. Jack later becomes the main character in torchwood, an adult. Trapped in 1941, jack and toshiko meet an american squadron leader named jack harkness. Jacks very much a fish out of temporal water in this regard. While in the building, a temporal shift puts them in back in 1941 but they soon realize cant get back to their own time, at least not without tosh sending those in the. After it took a significant portion of the vote, we can reveal the chosen episode is series ones criticallyacclaimed captain jack harkness, an episode which saw torchwood leader jack and. While in the building, a temporal shift puts them in back in 1941 but they soon realize cant get back to their own time, at least not without tosh sending those in the present day the necessary equations to. Box 43441 fayetteville, nc 28309 patreon for full reactions, movie reactions. Torchwood captain jack harkness tv episode 2007 plot. It was written by catherine tregenna, and directed by ashley way by returning jack harkness to the blitz during world war ii, it allowed for a story that explored the origins of the jack harkness alias.
Until one evening, captain jack harkness walks into a bar taking place in the immediate aftermath of iantos betrayal in the season one episode cyberwoman, broken charts the behindthescenes character development that occurred throughout the subsequent televised episodes, which saw ianto move away from being an. A jackthemed episode whilst investigating an old, derelict dance hall, jack and tosh are transported back to the 1940s, during the blitz. Captain jack harkness is a fictional character in the british television series doctor who and torchwood. Fortunately, jacks long coat and toshs lovely dress provide some protective cover while they figure out what to do, but the two soon trip over a wholly unexpected coincidence when the real captain jack harkness the gorgeous matt rippy introduces himself. A spinoff of doctor who, the series follows the further adventures of captain jack harkness and his involvement with the government agency torchwood, which combats threats to the earth from otherworldly forces. Torchwood was shown on the networks premiere channel, bbc one, every weeknight for one week in july 2009. Captain jack harkness ppc wiki fandom powered by wikia. Torchwood watchalong captain jack harkness with john.
I feel like this show keeps getting better and better. During the episode captain jack harkness, vote saxon signs can be seen hung on the door of the dance hall. With john barrowman, eve myles, burn gorman, naoko mori. Its not the first time a return for the show has been speculated as star john barrowman, who played captain jack harkness expressed a desire for more.
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