Theory:Timeline - Owen Harper

This page lists appearances of Owen Harper in the order in which he experienced them. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed that for each novel, comic, audio or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.

2005

 * TV: Fragments (flashback)
 * Owen joins Torchwood Three.

2007

 * TV: Everything Changes
 * Gwen is recruited.


 * TV: Day One
 * Gwen's first day on the job.


 * TV: Ghost Machine
 * Gwen is still inexperienced with weapons. Set 66 years after 1941.


 * PROSE: Another Life
 * Rhys mentions a co-worker called Lucy who has been on a diet recently, foreshadowing Slow Decay. Gwen has been working for Torchwood for a few weeks now and has experience with weapons, setting this after Ghost Machine.


 * PROSE: Slow Decay
 * Ianto keeps something secret in the hub.


 * TV: Cyberwoman


 * TV: Small Worlds
 * AUDIO: Hidden


 * TV: Countrycide
 * Several references are made to the events of Cyberwoman.


 * TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts


 * TV: They Keep Killing Suzie
 * Set three months after Everything Changes.


 * AUDIO: The Last Beacon


 * PROSE: Border Princess
 * Set in October 2007.


 * TV: Random Shoes
 * Set 14 years after 1992, can be attributed to rounding.


 * TV: Out of Time
 * Captain Jack Harkness places this story in the week ending December 24th.

2008

 * TV: Combat
 * Owen is visibly upset by the events of Out of Time in this story. He calls off his affair with Gwen.


 * TV: Captain Jack Harkness


 * TV: End of Days
 * Continues where Captain Jack Harkness left off. Jack disappears from Torchwood.


 * PROSE: Consequences: Kaleidoscope


 * TV: Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang
 * Gwen has started taking charge more in Jack's absence, in comparison to Captain Jack Harkness, where Owen was said to be second-in-command. Gwen is now engaged to Rhys.


 * COMIC: The Legacy of Torchwood One!


 * TV: Sleeper


 * TV: To the Last Man
 * Occurs on Friday 20th of June, 114 years after 1894. Gwen has her first and only encounter with Tommy Brockless, who is annually defrosted for the last time. Thus, she has been at Torchwood for no longer than exactly one year.


 * PROSE: Something in the Water
 * Tosh recalls To the Last Man but Rhys does not yet know about Torchwood, setting this before Meat.


 * PROSE: Trace Memory
 * Set in 2008. To the Last Man is referenced and Rhys does not appear to be aware of Torchwood, setting this before Meat.


 * AUDIO: Everyone Says Hello


 * TV: Meat


 * PROSE: The Twilight Streets
 * Set between Meat and Adam.


 * TV: Adam


 * TV: Reset


 * TV: Dead Man Walking
 * Continues where Reset left off. Owen is resurrected, but with no lifesigns.

2009

 * TV: A Day in the Death
 * Set three days after Reset.


 * AUDIO: In the Shadows


 * PROSE: Pack Animals
 * Set after Owen's undeath and before Gwen's wedding.


 * TV: Something Borrowed


 * PROSE: Skypoint


 * PROSE: Plant Life
 * Both stories set during the first day after Gwen’s return from honeymoon.


 * AUDIO: Believe
 * Gwen mentions the Nostrovite, placing this story after Something Borrowed.


 * TV: From Out of the Rain


 * TV: Adrift


 * PROSE: Monster
 * Set in 2009, before Exit Wounds.


 * AUDIO: Corpse Day


 * AUDIO: The Hope


 * AUDIO: The Three Monkeys


 * TV: Fragments


 * TV: Exit Wounds
 * Continues where Fragments left off. Owen and Tosh die.

Unplaced

 * COMIC: Jetsam
 * COMIC: Rift War!
 * PROSE: Harm's Way
 * PROSE: Black Water
 * PROSE: Mrs Acres
 * PROSE: The Beauty of Our Weapons
 * PROSE: The Book of Jahi
 * COMIC: The Return of the Vostok
 * AUDIO: Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4
 * Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Owen and Tosh are all present in the hub. Jack and Ianto are in a relationship.