Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood episode)

12 – "Captain Jack Harkness"
12 – "Captain Jack Harkness"
Torchwood episode
Cast
	Starring John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness; Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper; Burn Gorman – Owen Harper; Naoko Mori – Toshiko Sato; Gareth David-Lloyd – Ianto Jones;
	Others Murray Melvin – Bilis Manger; Matt Rippy – The Captain; Gavin Brocker – George; Eleyn Rhys – Nancy Floyd; Nadine Beaton – Audrey; Peter Sandys-Clarke – Tim; Ciaran Joyce – Smiler; Melissa Moore – Singer;
Production
Directed by	Ashley Way
Written by	Catherine Tregenna
Script editor	Brian Minchin
Produced by	Richard Stokes; Chris Chibnall (co-producer)
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies; Julie Gardner
Music by	Murray Gold; Ben Foster
Production code	1.12
Series	Series 1
Running time	50 mins
First broadcast	1 January 2007
Chronology
← Preceded by; "Combat"	Followed by →; "End of Days"

"Captain Jack Harkness" is the twelfth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was originally broadcast on the digital television channel BBC Three on 1 January 2007.

In the episode, the alien hunters Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Toshiko Sato (Naoko Mori) are brought back in time to a Cardiff dance hall in 1941. Jack discovers the man he took his name from (Matt Rippy), while Tosh looks for a way of sending a message to her Torchwood teammates to bring her and Jack back to the 21st century.

In 2008 "Captain Jack Harkness" was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

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