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Torchwood Producer Russel T. Davies Assures Us All That Captain Jack Isn’t Gay

by Alanna Bennett | 3:32 pm, June 21st

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Russel T. Davies, Torchwood: Miracle Day producer and co-writer, is very adamant that the world know that Captain Jack Harkness is not gay. Which upon first listen can lead to a giant “WTF,” because, well. Don’t get up in arms too quickly, however: Davies quickly clarifies, and he is simply worried that he spent too much time playing up the character’s homosexual leanings (we’re not complaining) that they neglected the heterosexual side. After all, as Davies tells AfterElton, Captain Jack is omnisexual.

I think by the end of this series I’ll have to give interviews stressing that Jack is omnisexual and not just gay; we’ve failed slightly with the ladies this time. And I don’t say that lightly either – we’re telling some genuine love stories, passionate love stories as well as having some fun with the character. There’s one relationship as the series develops that becomes in many ways the spine of the whole thing; the character [of Captain Jack] has not been calmed down, or censored, or compromised in any way. I’m sort of making myself the hero of an invented fight; that was never even suggested by Starz or by the BBC or by anyone. If you buy into Torchwood, you buy into Captain Jack, you never try to temper him.

This was in response to a question regarding how many men Captain Jack would be locking lips with this season (the answer: “You’ll be more than happy”). He then went on to talk about his love of Jane Espenson and The Good Wife, so he’s good in our book.

(Blastr via AfterElton, Photo via TV Lover)

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  • http://twitter.com/CasiphiaGamer Karena/Casiphia

    typo in the url >.<

  • http://amidstdancers.blogspot.com/ Shard Aerliss

    RTD is just trying to make headlines to big up the new series/show/whatever.

  • http://twitter.com/IM_SH IMSH

    Contrary to Andy Dick’s routine at William Shatner’s roast on Comedy Central?

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  • http://twitter.com/maverynthia Maverynthia

    Wait WHAT.. I guess they did him better in Doctor Who where he’d hit on everyone and everything.

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  • http://wyvern734.livejournal.com/ Wyvern734

    I’m certainly not going to complain….

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Alex-Scott/100002494063882 Alex Scott

    well he is omnisexual not just gay! i’m glad he clarified that. i’m bisexual, a lot of people want to say i’m gay because as a lady being down with ladies(not just sexually but emotionally too) they automatically think that i am, when i’m also emotionally and physically attracted to men. i love torchwood, i love how they show people who are like me and other sexual orientations as well, in a positive light. its refreshing not to just have to stick to gay or straight, but to show that sexuality is very much a diverse scale that each of us land on differently. i happen to land in the middle, and it seems that Captain Jack(the most beautiful man in the world) is the same as me, which is GREAT!

  • Anonymous

    Why on earth would anyone call him gay? I guess it has to be those who’ve never seen him in DW or Torchwood, because in the former his flirting is split down the middle and in the latter he and Gwen have “Official couple” written in flashing neon lights over their heads

  • Anonymous

    Why on earth would anyone call him gay? I guess it has to be those who’ve never seen him in DW or Torchwood, because in the former his flirting is split down the middle and in the latter he and Gwen have “Official couple” written in flashing neon lights over their heads

  • http://twitter.com/vitupera Pauline

    “…we’ve failed slightly with the ladies this time.”  On the contrary, sir, on the contrary!

  • http://twitter.com/epiChristopher christopher park

    “official couple?”  LOL!  thats the stupidest thing ive read in some time. 

  • http://twitter.com/epiChristopher christopher park

    @mimimur and now, 6 months later, do u still have your head buried in the sand? 
    “i guess it has to be those who’ve never seen him in DW or Torchwood…” hahaha! have YOU ever seen DW or Torchwood???