Series 4 (Torchwood)

A fourth series of Torchwood has been "greenlit" according to interviews given by John Barrowman in late November 2009. It has not yet been officially announced by the BBC as of 1st December 2009. No production schedule or broadcast dates have been announced by the BBC. Russell T. Davies is expected to continue as producer despite having left this position with Doctor Who (based upon comments made by him at the San Diego Comic Con in August 2009), however this has yet to be made official by the BBC.

Overview
To be added

Characters

 * Jack Harkness - John Barrowman

Guest Stars

 * TBA

Writers
To be added

Television Stories
According to Barrowman, Series 4 will be a "full 13 episodes" in length.

Rumours and Annoucements
=* Captain Jack Harkness =* Gwen Cooper =* Alonso Frame =* Lois Habiba =* Probably a new character
 * Gwen Cooper,Rhys Williams and Andy Davidson may return.
 * Captain John Hart may return.
 * Martha Jones and Mickey Smith may appear. They also may not appear with RTD describing all the companions to probably never appear again due to a clean slate with Series 5 of Doctor Who.
 * The Weevils return.
 * Midshipman Alonso Frame from Voyage of the Damned may appear
 * Gwen Cooper may working 'freelance' with Martha and Mickey before recruiting them to Torchwood on Jacks return
 * The new Torchwood team will probably consist of:

Broadcast dates
The BBC has not, as of 1st December 2009, announced a broadcast date for the series. Given that the BBC tends not to make such announcements until soon before broadcast, any statements suggesting a 2010 or 2011 broadcast must be taken as speculative for the time being.