John Barrowman says he has talked to Doctor Who showrunner about bringing back Torchwood

So, if like us, you were wondering about the appearance of a vortex manipulator in last week’d Doctor Who episode, Rosa, then there may be a reason behind it.

The vortex manipulator was worn by the villain of last week’s episode but it was the time travelling device worn by Captain Jack Harness, played by John Barrowman, in the Eccleston and Tennant years as well as in his own spin-off series… so, while it was an nod to that without doubt, it may be predicting the return of Jack and his organisation, Torchwood.

“Without going into too much detail, I actually a while back contacted Chris,” Barrowman says, “He was the Torchwood showrunner for a while.

“I was doing meetings with different production companies all around the US including the CW, and the one things out of everyone’s mouth was ‘How would we get a hold of Torchwood? To do it?’

“And I thought ‘That’s an interesting question,’ and a lot of people were asking that. ‘How can we get a hold of that brand to do it, to start making it again?’

Wait, so other companies wanted to make Torchwood?

“I actually wrote to Chris and I said to him, ‘Would he be interested in being a part of something like that? Or something like that, I can’t remember how the email went,’” Barrowman adds.

“He said ‘Let’s talk when things calm down a bit.’ And that was just at the beginning of his negotiations for Doctor Who.

“If anyone can do it, it’s Chris. Chris is the one who can make the decision, because it’s always the decision of the showrunner of Doctor Who.

“I was told that that’s the person who can decide about bringing back Torchwood. Or Captain Jack to Doctor Who.”

 

Hmmmmmmm… could we see the return of Captain Jack? Do we want to? Let us know what you all think, gang.

Source: Radio Times