Torchwood star John Barrowman has revealed that he is working on new plans to get the show back on television. The Doctor Who spin-off launched on BBC Three in 2006, with a further three seasons airing on BBC Two, BBC One and then US cable channel Starz. Torchwood was last seen on TV in 2011 with the ten-part … >
It’s now been five years since Torchwood was last seen on TV. With the team’s adventures having recently moved to the audio medium it looks like we shouldn’t expect the show to return to our screens anytime soon. But if Jack and his Woodies (Torchies? Jack-ettes?) aren’t coming back, that doesn’t mean their enemies shouldn’t. A … >
In a series that continues to offer plenty of surprises as it jumps about the Torchwood timeline, this month’s pairing of Ianto Jones and Captain Jack Harkness doubtless tops many a fan’s wish list. Possibly the most underdeveloped character onscreen, yet heavily tied to events from the Doctor Who universe, Ianto appeared first as little … >
Big Finish’s range of brand new Torchwood stories continues this month with ‘Moving Target’. Guy Adams’ story gives us the return of bad-girl Suzie Costello (Game of Thrones actress Indira Varma) who was killed in the first ever TV episode of the show (which didn’t preclude her coming back in a later story). This means the … >
‘Ghost Mission’ continues the second season of Torchwood audios from Big Finish with a James Goss penned story for Sgt Andy Davidson (Tom Price). Finally, ten years after Gwen Cooper joined Torchwood, Sgt Andy gets his chance. All he has to do is pass an assessment. This being Torchwood, his assessor is a ghost from … >
Big Finish has released the first trailer for John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd’s upcoming Torchwood reunion. Due for release in July, the penultimate instalment of Big Finish’s second season of Torchwood audio stories takes place soon after the terrible events of Season 1’s ‘Cyberwoman’ and explores Ianto’s complicated relationship with team leader Captain Jack Harkness. ‘Broken’ is … >
Eve Myles and Tommy-Lawrence Knight have been taking selfies together on the set of ITV’s new Queen Victoria drama. Victoria stars Doctor Who‘s Jenna Coleman as the Queen, from her accession to the throne at the tender age of 18 through to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. From the makers of BBC One’s Poldark, the eight-part series began filming last year … >
Original Torchwood stars John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd are teaming up again for a brand new Torchwood story this summer. Based on the Doctor Who spin-off series, the penultimate instalment of Big Finish’s second season of Torchwood audio stories will delve into the life of loyal administrator Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd). ‘Broken’, written by Joseph … >
One of the many joys with Big Finish’s new Torchwood series, apart from the great stories and range of authors, is catching up with characters we never thought we’d meet again. With ‘Zone 10’, writer David Llewelyn brings back Toshiko Sato (Naoko Mori), last seen dying in the second TV season story ‘Exit Wounds’. In ‘Zone … >
Launching their second season of audio adventures, hot off the heels of the first, the audio resurrection of Torchwood continues with a story set in the early days of the organisation. After establishing the organisation in the Doctor Who episode ‘Tooth and Claw’, as a reaction to her close encounter with an other-worldly Werewolf and … >