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Discover more about Captain Jack Harkness's past.
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Catch aliens?
Captain Jack tells Gwen about what he does for a living. Scene appears in Series 1: Everything Changes.
I can't die
Captain Jack reveals his immortality to Gwen Cooper. Scene appears in Series 1: Everything Changes.
The Institute
Captain Jack encounters the The Torchwood Institute for the first time. Scene appeared in Series 2: Fragments.
Gray
We learn about Jack's childhood. Scene appeared in Series 2: Adam.
Torchwood's team leader. Jack's origins are obscure and he likes it that way. However, he has vast practical experience of working with aliens and dealing with crisis situations. He has come through a lot of scrapes intact, and is unafraid of dangerous situations. In fact, he's usually ready with a flirtatious quip whatever the threat.
In Torchwood: Children Of Earth, Jack’s already tense relationship with the Government brings him right into the line of fire as he becomes a target for the mysterious assassin Johnson and her soldiers.
"Anybody who loves science fiction or a good drama will fall in love with Torchwood," says John. "It's action-packed, it's sexy, it's exciting, it's an emotional roller-coaster and you just want to sit back and get ready for the ride of your life."
Torchwood are a team of people who are fighting for the best interest of humanity; they are no strangers to the daily threat alien forces pose to the safety of the Earth. But, this time, they must fight with every ounce of instinct and energy they have to survive.
Of the new format to this year's series, John Barrowman, who plays lead character Captain Jack Harkness, says: "It's changed in the respect that in series one we were crawling, series two we were walking and now series three we're running.
"We know what Torchwood is and we know what it's about – it's full of drama and action.
"This storyline is one of the darker Torchwood storylines. Every time you turn a corner you don't know what's going to happen. And when you watch episode one you're going to want to see two, and when you've seen two you'll want to see three. You're just going to want more and more and more.
"You'll learn a lot about the characters in ways that you've never known them before. If you like relationships then you're going to see the difference in Jack and Ianto's relationship and Gwen and Rhys's – but you're also going to see the similarities.
"The characters have evolved in ways because we're learning new things about them. It makes it really interesting for us to play as actors, and for the audience every episode will bring a new revelation."
The new show format is also something John thinks will prove entertaining to the audience.
"I think the one storyline works perfectly for this series – it's epic, it is pacy."
The series will also reveal that one of the Torchwood team is hiding a dark secret – a potential catalyst for even more action-packed drama.
"One of the team is hiding a secret that will be a revelation to a lot of people – not only to the viewers watching but to the team itself. It will be very uncomfortable for the characters. And people watching it will question why they did it. Will they be able to understand why they did it?
"But, as in all things with science fiction, as a series, we can touch on subjects that are not touched upon in a number of other dramas."
John Barrowman
Captain Jack Harkness played by John Barrowman
Gwen Cooper played by Eve Myles
Ianto Jones played by Gareth David-Lloyd
Rhys Williams played by Kai Owen
PC Andy Davidson played by Tom Price
Lois Habiba played by Cush Jumbo
Clem MacDonald played by Paul Copley
John Frobisher played by Peter Capaldi
Bridget Spears played by Susan Brown
Johnson played by Liz May Brice
Mr Dekker played by Ian Gelder
Brian Green played by Nicholas Farrell
Alice Carter played by Lucy Cohu
Dr Rupesh Patanjali played by Rik Makarem
Rhiannon Evans played by Katy Wix
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