Captain Jack Harkness is a fictional character played by John
Barrowman in Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. The
character first appears in the 2005 Doctor Who episode "The Empty
Child" and subsequently features in the remaining episodes of the
first series (2005) as a companion to the series' protagonist, The
Doctor. Subsequent to this, Jack became the central character in the
adult-themed Torchwood, which aired from 2006 to 2011. Barrowman
reprised the role for guest appearances in Doctor Who in its third and
fourth series, the two-part special "The End of Time" and the twelfth
series episode "Fugitive of the Judoon".In contrast to The Doctor,
Jack is more of a conventional action hero, as well as outwardly
flirtatious and capable of acts which The Doctor would view as less
than noble. In the programme's narrative, Jack begins as a time
traveller and former con man from the 51st century, who comes to
travel with the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his companion
Rose Tyler (Billie Piper). As a consequence of his death and
resurrection in the Series 1 finale, "The Parting of the Ways", Jack
becomes immortal and is stranded on 19th-century Earth. There he
becomes a member of Torchwood, a British organization dedicated to
combating alien threats. He spends over a century waiting to reunite
with the Doctor, over which time he becomes Torchwood's leader.
Eventually, he reunites with the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) for
several appearances in Doctor Who. Aspects of the character's
backstoryâ€"both prior to meeting The Doctor, and during his many
decades living on Earthâ€"are gradually revealed over Torchwood (and
to a lesser extent, Doctor Who) through the use of flashback scenes
and expository dialogue.Jack was the first openly non-heterosexual
character in the history of televised Doctor Who. The popularity of
the character amongst multiple audiences directly influenced the
development of the spin-off series Torchwood. The character became a
figure of the British public consciousness, rapidly gaining fame for
actor Barrowman. As an ongoing depiction of bisexuality in mainstream
British television, the character became a role model for young gay
and bisexual people in the UK. Jack is featured in various Doctor Who
and Torchwood books and has action figures created in his
likeness.Jack Harkness first appeared in the 2005 Doctor Who two-part
story, "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances", when Rose Tyler
(Billie Piper), a companion of the Ninth Doctor (Christopher
Eccleston), meets him during the London Blitz. Although posing as an
American volunteering in the Royal Air Force, Jack is actually a
former "Time Agent" from the 51st century who left the agency after
inexplicably losing two years of his memory. Now working as a con man,
Jack is responsible for unwittingly releasing a plague in London in
1941. After The Doctor cures the plague, Jack redeems himself by
taking an unexploded bomb into his ship; The Doctor and Rose rescue
him moments before it explodes. He subsequently travels with The
Doctor and Rose in The Doctor's time traveling spacecraft, the TARDIS.
During his time with The Doctor, Jack matures into a hero, and in his
final 2005 appearance, he sacrifices himself fighting the evil alien
Daleks. Rose brings him back to life while suffused with the power of
the time vortex, but when the power leaves her she doesn't remember
doing it. She and The Doctor subsequently leave Jack behind on
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