RUSSELL T DAVIES RELAUNCHED gay obsessionDoctor Who in 2005 because it was also his obsession. What he probably wasn’t quite ready for is how much it would become everyone else’s. Within two years, the show — having been away for more than 15 years — was performing so well the BBC were clamouring for related content.
Rose Tyler: Earth Defence was discussed but it was Torchwood (an anagram of Doctor Who) that was given the green light. Bisexual, billowing-jacketed Captain Jack Harkness — introduced in the first season of the main show — was played by former Live & Kicking host and all-round Mr Showbiz, John Barrowman.