Torchwood help, please?

[shivver]

I'm trying to write a fic that includes Jack Harkness while he's at Torchwood, but the problem is that I've never seen Torchwood, so I can't be sure at all that I'm writing him or anything else associated with him in character. Would anyone like to comment on the questions I have about the show?


1. I know that part of the show deals with Jack's relationship with Ianto. Is Jack faithful to him, or does he sleep around like he normally does?

2. Martha appears in a few episodes, according to the IMDB listing. What is her function at Torchwood? Does she leave Torchwood, or does she simply fade into the background (meaning, she still works there, but off-screen)? Does she seem to stay there long?

3. It's implied in Doctor Who that Mickey goes off to work with Jack, at least for a while. Is that addressed at all in Torchwood? I know he never appears in an episode.

4. Do other Torchwood teams exist? Or is Jack's team the only survivor of the Battle of Canary Wharf?

5. I kind of assume that the team is based in Cardiff, and that they don't go off-world, for the most part. Is that true?


Thanks!

Comments

[shivver13.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what little I know about "Torchwood", I figured that Jack wasn't the same. That's one of the reasons why I've never written anything with him in it, especially something which obviously would be set during or after "Torchwood", because I just don't know the character.

I just so need to set some time aside to start watching. The box set is literally sitting on the top of the pile of "need to watch" on the table in front of the TV. (The previous top spot was "Takin' Over the Asylum", which I'm halfway through. It's awesome!)

[bas_math_girl]

I can totally understand your reticence in writing Jack; especially for something set during Torchwood. Once you do watch it, I'd love to know what you think about it.

Oh my goodness! "Takin' Over the Asylum" is fabulous!!! I waited years and years for the DVD of that to come out (a good 15 years or so), and we watched it avidly when it was first shown. That was our very first sighting of David Tennant, so we looked out for him after that.

[shivver13.livejournal.com]

He is absolutely fantastic in TOtA! I've heard that he thinks now that he over-acted in it, but I think it was well-suited to the manic Campbell. The show in general is really good and I love Eddie. I especially loved Rosalie's story. The scene where she finally tells Campbell what happened to her son was heartbreaking. I also loved Campbell's manic scene (um, wow, that was an incredible monologue) and then finding out he'd faked it to stay in the asylum. I haven't had the time to watch the last three episodes in the last week, but I'm looking forward to doing so this weekend.