“It was seven months of filming for me this time because it’s a lot bigger show this year and I’m more heavily featured,” said the North Walian, who lives in London’s East Finchley with fiancee Sarah; they plan to marry in 2009. “In the last series my character Rhys didn’t know what (his screen fiancee) Gwen’s job was but this year he finds out all about Torchwood and he becomes, not quite one of the gang, but he does get a lot more involved. “I’m in a car chase which is good, there’s some fisticuffs, I even get shot and then there’s the big wedding scene ...” One of the series’ major moments is the wedding between Rhys and Gwen, played by Eve Myles, which is gatecrashed by alien invaders. “It’s a spectacular episode but just because there’s a wedding it doesn’t mean they get married,” he teases. - Actor Kai Owen on the coming season, icWhales, 1/2/08 [link] 
Speaking to The Sun, Barrowman said: "I’d love it if Dannii appeared in Torchwood. She has an edge and I know she’s a fan of the show." - The Hollywood News, 12/28/07 [link]
Actor John Barrowman has hinted at a gay romance for his character in Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood - and insists it will be explosive. The scene in question will involve former Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor James Marsters. Barrowman says, "It's a scene that has everything in it. When I saw it back I thought, 'This is just incredible. It'll shock the audience.'" The actor married his long-term partner Scott Gill in a Civil Partnership in 2006. - Star Pulse, 10/19/07 [link]
A film crew in the Rhondda had the Leader’s phones ringing off the hook last week. Readers were eager to find out who was filming – and what! Well, we can confirm it was none other than the BBC filming Dr Who spin-off Torchwood. Filming took place in the Rhondda last Wednesday and Thursday and keen-eyed viewers will be able to spot The Oval in Treorchy and the Phoenix Cinema in Ton Pentre, when Series Two of the sci-fi drama airs early next year. One lucky fan even managed to get a behind-the-scene tour when the film crew pitched up at the Phoenix on Wednesday. Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Bodringallt pupil Ben Mumford, aged nine, of the Parade, Ton Pentre, was invited behind the scenes and spent the day on-set with the crew and actors. - icWales, 10/11/07 [link]
John Barrowman might already be familiar to fans of the British sci-fi series “Dr. Who” as the dashing Capt. Jack, a 51st-century American trapped in 2007. Now Jack has moved up to lead his own band of alien crime solvers, and Barrowman has moved with him as the star of “Torchwood,” which premiered on BBC America this month. New weekly episodes of the critically acclaimed series air at 8 p.m. Tuesdays. As such, Barrowman, who was born in Scotland and partly raised in the U.S., has the only American-accented lead role on the BBC; he is also one of the rare leading men on television who is openly gay. - KansasCity.com, 9/24/07 [link]
