BACK TO LIFE? JOHN BARROWMAN REVEALS HIS PLANS TO RESURRECT CAPTAIN JACK IN DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 505!

As Doctor Who‘s first ongoing spin-off series celebrates its 10th anniversary, John Barrowman talks Torchwood…

Following John’s comment at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that he was “working very hard” to return Torchwood to our TV screens”, DWM asks John what that was all about…

“Every production company I go into, I’m not kidding, they say, ‘Is there any way we could get Torchwood back up and running?’” says John. “I’ve heard this so many times that I thought, ‘I’m going to find out if we can do it.’

“I started planting seeds, dropping a few hints,” John continues, “and it did exactly what I wanted it to: it blew up and everyone was like, ‘Oh my God, Barrowman wants to bring back Torchwood!’ Which, I’ve got to be honest with you, I really do. Because I travel around the world, I go to all these conventions, I see all these people – and I speak to all these production companies – who are desperate for it to come back.”

ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE…

• ASK STEVEN
  Showrunner Steven Moffat answers readers’ questions, and reveals that the Doctor’s favourite alcoholic drink is lemonade.
• THE POWER OF THE DALEKS
  A first look at the brand-new animation of the lost Second Doctor classic adventure The Power of the Daleks.
• CLASS PREVIEW
  DWM asks writer Patrick Ness to reveal what he’s got in store for us in new Doctor Who spin-off, Class.
• THE ART OF THE DIRECTOR
  DWM celebrates a century of Doctor Who directors by tracking down four of the class of 2015 and interrogating them – in Part One of this in-depth feature.
• BLOODSPORT
  Part One of a brand new comic strip adventure, written by Mark Wright and illustrated by Staz Johnson.
• TIME TEAM
  The Time Team stock up on pizza, booze and telly for this month’s episode, The Lodger.
• THE SAVAGES
  The TARDIS lands on a planet which offers ‘a golden age of peace and prosperity’… But this apparent utopia comes at a terrible price, as this issue’s Fact of Fiction features 1966’s The Savages.
• COMING SOON
  Previews of all the latest Doctor Who CD and book releases.
• PLUS! All the latest official news, reviews, competitions, and The DWM Crossword!

Doctor Who Magazine 505 is on sale from Thursday 20 October 2016, price £5.99.