Sat, Aug 22 2009 | Published in Uncatagorised

Torchwood Season Four Confirmed?

By: Craig Sharp

Torchwood Children of Earth

This year’s five day event, “Torchwood: Children of Earth” was such a monumental success that I was left speechless when it seemed the future of the franchise was uncertain. At the time, John Barrowman (Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) and even Torchwood creator Russell T. Davies seemed clueless as to whether or not the BBC would commission a fourth series of the show.

But finally Torchwood fans and WHOvians alike can breath a sigh of relief – as it seems that Torchwood Season 4 may finally be confirmed! Russell T. Davies broke the news exclusively to Torchwood Magazine, saying:

“I could write you scene one of series four right now. I know exactly how to pick it up. I’ve got a shape in mind, and I’ve got stories. I know where you’d find Gwen and Rhys, and their baby, and Jack, and I know how you’d go forward with a new form of Torchwood.”

While Davies is still uncertain what shape the series will take – another mini series or a full on 13-episode season, he seems very confident indeed that he knows which direction Torchwood will take. It’s his final sentence from that quote that stands out – “A new form of Torchwood,” I’d say we’re looking at a brand new team!

Of course it’d be difficult to carry on without a new team, the deaths of Owen and Tosh in season 2, and the controversial death of Ianto in Children of Earth has left the Torchwood agents a little thin on the ground!

**UPDATE** Russell T. Davies also gave strong indication at this year’s Comic Con that Torchwood would return for a fourth season, based on the success of Children of Earth. Dark Horizons attended the panel back in July:

Asked about a fourth season of “Torchwood”, Davies wouldn’t confirm any specifics but indicated the success of ‘Children of Earth’ means its a certainty and he sounded excited to be involved. Fans though hoping for the return of some previously deceased cast members should not hold out hope.

I thought I’d throw that one in for the naysayers, make no mistake, Torchwood is far too big a property for the BBC to let slide – season four will be made, and we won’t be waiting too long either!

Source: TV Squad

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Editor and founder of FilmShaft.com. Craig works by day as a Business Development Executive but by night transforms into the biggest nerd in Letchworth Garden City! Craig has had past successes in publishing, having written for several cult mmo's. Craig's favourite films are by far fanboy-type material, Comic-book movies, horror and Sci-Fi in particular, as well as the occasional chick-flick when no-one is looking!
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  • DaividG8
    with out lantos Torchwood will just be a hollow TV Series exsisting only because the business franchise is making. The character for a quality extended series have been killed off each season . With Season 4 they will kill Gwen and maybe finally Jack will die in Season 5 at this rate ( even though we know he is the Face of Bo) They have ensure the end of the series with the death of so many vitial character so soon. I also believe they killed off Lantos so in Season for they could make Jake persue women (sell better in the US market and other countries; it all about the business). Also by destroying the show so quickly it has left few options to bring the Fans back. You cannot keep a series going if you kill all your characters! I LOVE LANTOS!
  • looooool
    but who says lack has 2 come back it could be rose or someone
  • UK Rachel
    No Jack in season 4, no point making another Torchwood. Simple as. Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures are both spin offs from doctor who. The main characters in both of these TV shows are friends of the doctor and have once traveled with him in the Tardis. If you took Sarah out of the Sarah Jane Adventures, well there wouldn't be a TV show there, and take Jack out of Torchwood, what is the point. These TV shows may have other characters that we love, but everything revolves around the Doctors companions. They're the ones that make the shows link to Doctor Who. Jack Dosn't come back?! Torchwood become just another si-fi on your TV skreen x
  • emma james
    this is very true no captain jack no torchwood.carnt wait for the next series to start.my life is just not the same.
  • UK Rachel
    No Jack in season 4, no point making another Torchwood. Simple as. Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures are both spin offs from doctor who. The main characters in both of these TV shows are friends of the doctor and have once traveled with him in the Tardis. If you took Sarah out of the Sarah Jane Adventures, well there wouldn't be a TV show there, and take Jack out of Torchwood, what is the point. These TV shows may have other characters that we love, but everything revolves around the Doctors companions. They're the ones that make the shows link to Doctor Who. Jack Dosn't come back?! Torchwood become just another si-fi on your TV skreen x
  • robbie crossan
    if john barrowman does go to desperate housewives, then the new series should be set in torchwood glasgow and gwen move to the city with hubby and baby.
  • NooNOo
    You know, Russull T Davies is amazing- season 3 was amazing. Plus you can make up an entire team of people we've already met in doctor who and Torchwood. Captain Jack will come back, gwen can still be there, martha as the medic, Louse to replace Ianto (RIP Ianto no-one will truly replace you)and Micky as technical expert- they put him in the right parallel universe to give him a fighting chance. That would be a good team- anyway they keep changing the characters in Spooks and that's still amazing.
  • DaividG8
    Then it would just be The Second Doctor Who instead of Torchwood
  • NooNOo
    RIP Ianto- Can Russell not bring him back somehow- season 4 will be amazing!
  • Name
    A fourth series of torchwood would be awsome! im totally addicted and would love to see jack and gwen back in action even if there is no owen, lanto and tosh! i think the bbc could definatly get good ratings for it. I am intregued as to what would happen in it and some new characters to see. No one moans when a new doctor or his new companion comes along!!
    BBC......BRING BACK TORCHWOOD!!! xx
  • DaividG8
    Russel Davies is not looking at the BBC for the market share he wants. He is looking at the USA market that is why he ended the relationship between Lantos and Jack by killing Lantos.He will bring Jack back and make him get involved in a Hetrosexual relationship... it sells better to the general population in The USA market.
  • That's a very interesting point DaividG8, it's also one I considered myself at the time. However with series' such as Will & Grace having run for 8 successful seasons I'm kind of on the fence. Maybe things have moved on more than people realise?
  • Kate
    It's true that we've got shows like Will & Grace, Queer as Folk, and The L Word in the US, but these shows are all *about* gay people and being gay. It's the focus of the show. We're still not good about having shows like Torchwood where there are GLBT characters in main roles, but the show does not revolve around their sexuality. The US is still sadly behind the times in that respect.

    In fact, if they're looking to play more to a US audience, they'll probably cut down on the show's sexuality in general. America was scandalized when Janet Jackson's breast showed on television for a fraction of a second. We're very sexually repressed over here! =P
  • DaividG8
    It is true about Will and Grace but even they took several years to make will kiss someone let alone show him in a nake embrace having sex ( Jake and Lantos. Also the BBC AMERICA is known for a more conservative programing and desire to increase it American Market Share. Another hit to the American Market Share as Davies focus for future Torchwood and Dr. Whos is the the "Children of Earth" was broadcasted on BBC American at the same time it was broadcasted in the UK. Also Davies moved UNIT to New York City from London.Also the BBC AMERICA made the offcicial aouncement of the 4th season before they announced in the UK
  • OwensAngel
    Please, Owen Harper Petition supports.
    It is an important Character.
    Without Him Torchwood is not the same like before.
    Please, help us and tells it to all other Torchwoodfans,PLEASE!!!!!!

    http://www.petitiononline.com/owtw2008/petition...
  • OwensAngel
    Torchwood without 5 main characters is not the same.
    I am still totally shocked because of Owens and Toshs death.
    Why was Owen fetched back at that time?
    And why the whole stories of the single Charactere?
    Either the complete old occupation or no Torchwood!

    I miss Owen totally:-((((
    I love him sooooo
  • Mac2
    RTD destroyed Torchwood in an exercise of pure vanity to show US bosses that he was a tough writer. Well screw him and any season 4. It was bad enough to lose Owen and Tosh, but the killing of Ianto was too much.

    No Ianto = No Torchwood
  • njrwh
    Ianto was a bit part in s1 and not much more in s2 he only had more lines in COE because the good parts were dead. his death scene was brilliant and emotional but his part was going no where
    so NO Ianto = Torchwood carrys on without him
  • Craig Sharp
    This report is based on one written over at AOL TV Squad as it clearly says at the end of the article, kindly direct your crap at them in future. Thanks
  • Elliott B
    Whoever wrote this news report is a crappy reporter. As an owner of this month's Torchwood
    Magazine I must urge everyone to ignore this report. Although the quotes from Russell T Davies are true, he did NOT say that Torchwood had been renewed for a fourth series, just that he would know exactly what to do if it was.
  • Ellen
    I hope there is no 4th season because i don't want to watch RTD presents Gwenwood. I hated COE not only for the death of Ianto and the trashing of Jack but because there were so many plotholes you could have put the state of Alaska through them still not touched the sides. I am not interested in Gwen baby in one arm and gun in the other saving the world, she was the least interesting one in the entire show.
  • Joe Siegler
    This story is misleading. Nothing in the article says there is a Series 4 confirmed. Just that RTD knows what he'd do should there be one.

    Shame.
  • pinkpolyanthus
    There is no confirmation of a Season 4 - that is total rubbish! All he is saying is that he knows what he would do IF it were to be confirmed!

    I know exactly what he should do were it to be confirmed ... give it to someone else to do so they do it right this time rather than the complete mess he made of season 3 ... in fact ... they should not waste time and money and just end it there!! No Jack and Ianto = NO TORCHWOOD!!
  • Becca
    I have to agree with you there. I actually haven't watched CoE for the single single reason that Ianto is killed. It isn't fair that they killed him off Dx it's frustrated that Gwen gets this happy life with a husband and child while Jack looses the man he loves. Why couldn't it have been the other way around? Or have them all come out alive? It just...yeah...Ianto is one of my favorite characters in the series...Dx I don't want to see him die.
  • Pam
    Um, that's not confirmation, just a quote from an interview. Mr. Davies may have the ideas, but that doesn't mean a new series has been commissioned. Slow news day?
  • AnnMarie
    I feel sick of the fact Ianto jones is out of the picture . But everything changes life has to move on but heres to say we don't know what he has planned if he does have anything planned OFFICIALLY!! I hope they put another girl in the team !
  • StarGazer
    It will be interesting to see how RTD shapes the new show. I hope he gets a full 13 show series.

    As for laura's comment about Stargate: SG-1 it was on for 10 years and it was not so much cancelled as it ran out of stories. Stargate: Atlantis was on for 5 yeas and again they had run out of stores and decided to go out on a high note.
  • Sherie
    Just read the same comment from Davies in Torchwood magazine - I do not believe he was saying that the season is confirmed (nor has it been confirmed anywhere else to my knowledge). Davies said that IF they decided to do a season 4, he knows exactly how he wants to do it, not WHEN. Until I hear it direct from the BBC, I'm assuming it's still up in the air.
  • laura
    here in the us where they cancel great shows like stargate sg1 and atlantis, it was hard to imagine what was giong on over there with the tw franchise. i hope this that is being reported is all true and that this "new form" business isn't RTDs way of waffling over barrowman's participation. i have to say i've lost some trust in RTD and don't necessarily subscribe to his ideas about character longevity. still, losing ianto was bad enough but the only thing that could make me get over that would be the thought of losing barrowman. is it all a cunning plan?
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