Chloe O'brien
17-10-2005, 13:42
John Barrowman is to reprise his role as Doctor Who's Captain Jack for a new drama spinoff.
Torchwood, described as a "sci-fi paranoid thriller", will be aimed at a post-watershed audience and is said to have an "organic" link to Doctor Who. The concept of Torchwood - a renegade group of investigators - will be seeded in the upcoming Christmas special and second series but, for now at least, no crossover stories are planned between the two shows.
The 13-episode series, also penned by Russell T Davies, will begin filming early 2006 in Cardiff for transmission later in the year on BBC Three.
"Torchwood is a British sci-fi paranoid thriller, a cop show with a sense of humour," said Davies. "It's dark, wild and sexy, it's the X Files meets This Life. It's a stand-alone series for adult audiences which will have its own unique identity. I have just begun working on the scripts with a team of writers and cannot wait to see the results."
Stuart Murphy, controller of BBC Three, added: "The renegades investigate human and alien crime, as well as alien technology that has fallen to Earth. Torchwood is sinister and psychological - Russell was really keen to play with your head - as well as being very British and modern and real. But at the centre of the drama are warm, human relationships and the overcoming of adversity."
Barrowman said he was "absolutely thrilled" about the new show. "It's going to be a dark, wild and sexy roller-coaster ride. Working again with Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and the BBC is like hooking up with family again. I can't wait to explore Captain Jack even more."
Torchwood, described as a "sci-fi paranoid thriller", will be aimed at a post-watershed audience and is said to have an "organic" link to Doctor Who. The concept of Torchwood - a renegade group of investigators - will be seeded in the upcoming Christmas special and second series but, for now at least, no crossover stories are planned between the two shows.
The 13-episode series, also penned by Russell T Davies, will begin filming early 2006 in Cardiff for transmission later in the year on BBC Three.
"Torchwood is a British sci-fi paranoid thriller, a cop show with a sense of humour," said Davies. "It's dark, wild and sexy, it's the X Files meets This Life. It's a stand-alone series for adult audiences which will have its own unique identity. I have just begun working on the scripts with a team of writers and cannot wait to see the results."
Stuart Murphy, controller of BBC Three, added: "The renegades investigate human and alien crime, as well as alien technology that has fallen to Earth. Torchwood is sinister and psychological - Russell was really keen to play with your head - as well as being very British and modern and real. But at the centre of the drama are warm, human relationships and the overcoming of adversity."
Barrowman said he was "absolutely thrilled" about the new show. "It's going to be a dark, wild and sexy roller-coaster ride. Working again with Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and the BBC is like hooking up with family again. I can't wait to explore Captain Jack even more."