It’s also distinctly less gritty and, dare I say, less “adult” than Torchwood. Hints of mythology that were established in Who about Captain Jack are more heavily explored here than they could be in Torchwood. This is mostly because of the mythology it explores. The Lives of Captain Jack is definitely a lot closer in tone and feel to Doctor Who than Torchwood.
All of them away from Torchwood, and they use a great deal of mythology established in Doctor Who. Instead of four linked episodes set over a relatively short time frame, you have four stand-alone stories taking place at different points in Jack’s life. But Jack’s had an interesting life, and this series takes full advantage of that. A series that focused entirely on one character all the time would usually be risky. Unsurprisingly, Captain Jack is entirely the main focus on this new spin-off. This is especially true of Big Finish’s current monthly range of Torchwood audios. Episodes would tend to focus more on particular characters some weeks than on others. While Torchwood was in some ways his own spin-off series, it was also very much an ensemble piece. Well, for one thing, the stories are much more focused on Jack himself. So what makes new audio box set The Lives of Captain Jack so different to Torchwood? Only a character as awesome as Captain Jack Harkness would get not just one but two spin-off series. By James Aggas 6 years ago John Barrowman stars in the new audio series ‘The Lives of Captain Jack’.
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