Barrowman wants Torchwood return
ACTOR John Barrowman wants to get the Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood, back on TV but it doesn’t look like it’s happening any time soon.
The show ended in 2011 and ran from 2006. It also starred Welsh actress Eve Myles, who played Gwen Cooper.
Barrowman, who played Captain Jack Harkness, scheduled a phone call to discuss the Cardiff-based show coming back to our screens, but said the delay is down to “people’s egos”.
He told RadioTimes.com: “I was told that there are some obstacles to overcome, and every time I tried to talk about a way around them, it was almost like there was another obstacle.
“And this is a personal thing for me, this is not any- thing that was discussed, but I find it really a little disheartening that a company like the BBC can’t just say, ‘Put your egos aside, we’re gonna go forward with this.’
“I travel all over the world, and I see the popularity of Torchwood. But when it comes down that it’s not being done because of people’s egos, I find that really difficult.
“There’s a lot of politics involved, and the people that are close to it, I think would love to see it done, but there’s just certain egos in the path that are just standing in the way. That’s all I’ll say.”
He has already recorded Torchwood audio plays with new stories set in and around the original TV show, as well as writing Torchwood comics.
But Barrowman is obviously keen for its TV hiatus to end soon.
But he hasn’t given up and says he thinks obstacles “are things that you have to work through”.
He added: “And you know, if it is a never scenario, it doesn’t mean that I’m gonna stop trying, as will a lot of other people on my y side.
“My sister and I, we’ve been asked to write the new w Torchwood, the comic book, because they’re trying to give us other things to do that we can do. We do the Big Finish audio plays and audio stories that come out. They all sell incredibly well worldwide.
“I just don’t understand then why someone very high up can’t say, ‘ This is gonna be done.’”
But it’s not all bad news for Doctor Who fans because the spin-off, called Class, will air on BBC1 and will be shown on BBC3 online this October.