January 10th, 2008
If you thought that the first series of ‘adult’ Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood had more than its fair share of same sex romance then season 2 looks likely to follow its lead with more of the same.
In the new season, the Torchwood Institute’s Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) faces a dilemma when rogue Time Agent Captain John Hart (James Marsters aka Spike from Buffy) wreaks havoc on Cardiff in the first episode of the new series and the duo end up in a lip-locked embrace.
Torchwood creator and executive producer Russell T Davies said: ‘The sparks fly for Captain Jack when Captain John hits town. There is a lot of history between them. It could go either way!’
During the 13 part series the Torchwood team - Gwen (Eve Myles), Owen (Burn Gorman, Toshiko (Naoko Mori) and Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) - led by Captain Jack, investigate alien activity which gives them glimpses into the 51st Century and World War One. They encounter alien sleeper cells; save a stranded creature from human exploitation and meet a memory thief who exposes long forgotten secrets among the entire team.
Guest stars throughout the run include Alan Dale (Ugly Betty, The O.C); Doctor Who’s travelling companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman); Richard Briers, Nerys Hughes and Ruth Jones.
The new series of Torchwood starts on BBC Two , on January 16 at 9pm. Due to popular demand there is now a specially edited pre-watershed repeat the following day, on BBC Two at 7pm.
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January 10th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
There was a lot more of hetero sex in the first series of Torchwood than it was same sex. Not to mention the straight sex was far more “explicit” (which it wasn’t that explicit anyway, unless you’re a blushing virgin nun).
I can’t wait for series 2.