fictional character bbc television series played welsh actor series regular appears episode programme seasons crossover episodes parent doctor additionally appears material novels comic books radio plays narrative series begins general support officer team alien hunters stationed cardiff develops active field agent initially regular character screen time role expanded response growing cult appeal reserved efficient writers add humorous episodes scripts character main romantic interest captain lead male series established relationships prior series story forms ongoing exploration human sexuality material develops sexual orientation nature relationship jack describing bisexual feelings jack genuine love additionally writers media explore characterisation example stories elaborate backstory provide insight feelings beginning casual relationship little screen definition given jack relationship deepened seasons programme character creator chose kill television series professional critics large gave story extremely positive reviews number fans upset death character particularly regards romantic storyline abrupt ending davies felt relationship potential viewer sense grief subsequent departure fans set websites character honour writers future episodes series raising money charity writers actors expressed reduce weight death scene bringing character david lloyd penned comic book alternative universe survives depictions television character introduced episode introduced mild quiet administrator working episode focus dealt backstory motivations episode revealed employee london seen parent series doctor girlfriend lisa caroline partially converted species seen repeatedly doctor keeping alive concealed basement hub eventually breaks loose kills civilians forced confrontation team leader captain later able revive kiss lisa knocks unconscious ultimately rest team forced kill lisa thoughts continue concerned lisa mid series begins develop sexual relationship jack penultimate episode series willing shoot colleague burn protect jack claims merely time series finale image appears lisa ghost bring mutiny jack later jack stay dead returns life immediately kiss second series begins team working jack departed hub end series reunite mysterious doctor past role team frequently includes field missions accommodate jack absence jack returns series premiere having seen end world attempts romantic relationship successfully asking date jack relationship overt character secrets beginning express newfound confidence sense humour penultimate episode series fragments explores backstory specifically recruited years prior persistent jack hire destruction succeeds able aid jack capturing stray second series finale team face jack 51st century captain younger brother gray sought destroy jack world gray kills teammates owen team left membership following makes crossover appearance doctor alongside gwen eve jack finale series called help contact series protagonist doctor invasion series miniseries broadcast week called starts express jack status couple audience introduced sister brother law confront sightings date jack eventually admits involved jack sure stands aliens called return earth puts hit lives cover conspiracy gwen survive hub explosion jack jack sealed cement agent johnson liz rescues truck group watch demand tribute earth children government appears willing comply jack storm confront pair refuse sacrifice lives alien demands response aliens release fatal virus atmosphere thames house locks dies jack arms telling loved begging jack forget jack replies literature appears novels published wave life peter published january published march tying concurrently airing second series appears novels water october saw release books series writer writer doctor websites cover perfect reflecting changes cast episode finale episode exit wounds character appears silence bay dead house june undertaker gift short story anthology consequences october year published january monthly began occasionally including comic strips appears comic written comic scenario struggles feelings jack offset sees face future mission change course life eventual death comments knows character originating season approached captain john warn believe offer seductive time travelling woman tell mission preserve timeline dies woman informs events exit wounds jack departure watches scene jack learns gwen engagement sleeps learning devastating consequences assisting defeats later timeline appears observing funeral saying believe reality said republished dedicated comic book series website hosted interactive online game written series writer updated weekly airing new episodes website features specially shot footage character informing player regards mission series interactive websites written featured electronic literature content fictitious internet conversations letters depict aspects characters work personal lives collects online literature form new original material expands know example introduces sister brother law johnny johnny later appear televised series spin media tried fill gaps character history began working week shown flashback novel trace memory segment depicts relationship expanding jones time living london comic shows taken wing senior researcher weeks characterisation explored twilight streets sheds light difficulty coming teenager mother tried conversation remarks didn work gwen let know engages gwen means bisexual gwen jokes best worlds scene david lloyd sister owen seen wrestle control computer tries write recently discovered big old gay storyline conclusion alternate timeline created die events doctor spin media relation television series unclear audio drama appears audio books hidden written narrated says hello written narrated released february shadows released september wrote drama lost souls aired summer afternoon play featuring voices martha set events series team international adventure geneva special celebration large switched special radio episode plot focuses large activation scenario predicted team mourning owen recent deaths bbc radio dramas produced afternoon play slot feature occur second televised series lost souls transmitted july drama asylum second golden age dead line dead line particular focuses characterisation particularly respect relationship jack reviewers stated radio drama delivers shipping fans delivers monologue jack jack awakens coma promises time character written televised series voice audio drama series lost files tying televised fourth series miracle day house dead focuses encounters spirit father claim mother owen lisa resurrected jack exploiting radio format drama reveals spirit story jack solo mission set series jack final goodbye tell love time jack attempts return land living alongside stays close cardiff rift forever jack device characterisation conception david lloyd revealed character originally named led speculation played appeared doctor episode boom town personal assistant writer wonders intended major character way originated doctor aliens london appeared novel twilight streets initially introduced quiet worker active character supporting cast started role believing killed end series surprised worked character popular started growing david lloyd cast role character renamed inspired character played comedy drama shares surname jones doctor characters family character random shoes davies earlier folk davies states names tyler smith harper jones allows grip character blank page developing character attire costume designer comments distinct look suits actually vary lot started nice boring marks suits series end fitted ones sober end series got thought looked good development views character says straight laced darker playful initially series quiet reserved character series secrets exposed team particularly motives joining exposed bowled centric script wide range emotions allowed play point focus changes begins come shell appearing series assists team field missions writers vehicle liner jokes commenting notes season relaxed keeping secrets jack found meaning place dry humour comes lot developments character reflected wardrobe choice series comments evolved look lot suits come place question looks right brought suit suits realised bit flash come background started assert bit moved coloured shirts ties started white grey shirts realised skin tones extra colour evolving looks good filmed high definition actor comments original character developments intended originally character supposed die end series episode reset davies plan originally intended revived owen eventually episode seven point character intended living dead pale sexy night filming davies changed mind seven scripts began process rewritten new lines handed actors day filming davies called discussion actors involved explain change storyline discussion executive producer portrays owen decided owen experience storyline character overtly enjoys life making interesting narrative perspective described character development series exciting felt great fully fledged member team administration man felt writer producers confidence series writers explore jones background happy execution backstory meeting sister commented beautifully written meeting family discover father died grown distant relatives demands job concluded killed agent told needed episodes bit disappointment considers lucky lasting long series especially supposed die series believed character death justified impact drama dangerous reality present tragedy died felt series addressed needed said davies felt killing necessary decision create horrible war casualty story unrealistic great threat main characters come unscathed death death captain jack grandson bear scene occur necessitated making jack badly badly damaged death caused maximum damage jack loss lover grandson makes tale retribution jack given away children aliens davies said absolutely dead explains reasoning real world wouldn work parallel universe davies feels dismayed happen stated entire plot brought wired magazine described arc ending series evolution office assistant heroic warrior relationship jack character development centred character relationship captain jack character evolution minor character romantic interest commented storyline involved leading character actor awesome character development said jack relationship found meaning asked receives jack responds support meaning think lost meaning tortured jack gave meaning reliability think david lloyd opined jack relationship brought jack helped ground reported saying brings human brings actually fallen cares somebody great think makes warm people makes interview david lloyd said relationship character think care heart bearing emotional vulnerable keeping feet ground think characters tries feet ground brings reality dry witty remark taking dig somebody sort bring people relationship romantic tension gwen states think different sorts love lust think ongoing thing moment think different sorts love going states feels relationship jack sex relationship doesn feel identify bisexual wouldn regard way jack different times author stephen feels sorry relationship jack sided views relationship committed seen day death tells owen sex dialogue borrowed walker believes jack appears relationship recreational activity walker notes important cut dance jack time relationship jack presented rest crew novel house includes scene gwen tries clarify understands nature relationship jack saying know finishes adding yes know help good casual radio play dead line set prior series jack confirming feelings real asked relationship continue series executive producer replied yes like seeing couple director stated love story captain jack continue series david lloyd feels love story jack fully resolved tragedy character relationship jack sufficiently explored series david lloyd happy walk away makes post death appearance audio drama house dead encountering spirit haunted location wales jack permitted final goodbye life jack wishes swept rift closes attempt suicide tricks jack leaving despite possibility resurrection forced forever closing rift couple declare love time reception critical reception awarding character status cult spy icon british entertainment news website digital_spy describes cult legend citing liners eye candy label gay men website placed seventh best gay bisexual character modern science fiction encompassing television film comic books jack love interest receiving place wired magazine impressed way romantic storyline handled series praised davies writing sympathetic handling jones romance compared overtones previous series storyline grows reality plays genuine sympathy jones eventual fate easily miniseries powerful moment wired describes performance jones key element success episode story arc contributor disliked death scene partially loss beloved gay character death caused jack aliens compared death scene amber felt satisfying sad pivotal role character arc willow possibly single significant event seven season series feels lgbt fans affections claim davies aware impact characters having viewers representations later published opposing view analysed character death view character earlier refusal admit relationship man claimed instead expression death sign lgbt community leaving image radio_times described demise shocking death scenes surely finest hour website den geek praised davies writing death likened tough story driven decision critically acclaimed shows wire den geek felt real tension knowing character die popular refreshing comparison death characters davies replacement doctor executive producer commented saying thought death scene brilliant series screened new_zealand compared perspectives comparing viewed death perspective dramatic necessity result series creators relative absence representations enduring lesbian gay couples television series death compared critiques contrasted television series lesbian gay couples able enduring relationships feet bad girls wade writer places like larger literary tradition commenting sacrifice hands necessary set train events madness suicide accidental death led climatic duel hamlet death argued dramatic necessity adds character narrative development article acknowledged validity criticisms modern dramas uphold frequently gay relationships seen long term fulfilled relationships questioned pattern solely gay noting equally tragic outcomes homosexual relationships american shows website took note fans displeasure jack introduced new romantic partner frame doctor episode willow romance kennedy season seven vampire slayer article intentionally avoided making definitive conclusion argument correct young later compared death subsequent killing core couples british shows human deaths described heartbreaking young argues character deaths tell differences storytelling portrayals sexuality fan reaction death fans expressed displeasure following death series website end comments writer inundated messages twitter account posted number pleas tone end writer comments fans twitter accused deliberately noted blog thousands messages viewers vast majority extremely positive managing express upset angry shocked making personal attacks declared response commentators unacceptable describing conduct insults passive aggressive nonsense noted fans accused deliberately trying lie hurt said hated laughing face claimed killed attempted drive away existing fans court newer cooler viewers deliberately hurt depressed people dark storylines poll conducted digital_spy shortly death voters claimed longer watch responding results thanked fans dedication character urged faith writers facebook groups fans expressed anger creator claimed stop watching walker felt end jack relationship change recognition commented fans blog accused quoted fan likened 1950s style folks died straight people walk away completely unscathed writer comments people bit time consider new series thoughtful discussions arisen cited notes unlikely intentionally writer davies lead actor openly gay reviewer notes especially viewed children earth looks lot like appear bad representations people popular culture response accusations davies advised people research career creator folk stop riding actually don know asked respond viewers felt cheated jack relationship come fruition davies said point actually fiction life dies lose potential hoped achieved lives loved job joy gone soon death series campaign bring started networking sites twitter facebook resulting website organised protest encourages fans send coffee letters complaint bbc reference status coffee boy website fans campaigning raise money bbc charity children need honour character fundraising site states devoted fans hope come series died saving children earth fitting honour memory helping children need reported site raised nearly individual donations ranging described charity campaign fun way stated kind thing appreciated david lloyd strong fan reaction saying satisfying drama create emotional response set place praised fan donations claiming far raised children need patron got good thing records july donated interview july creator asked controversy surrounding death fan reaction campaign replied campaign coffee boy know coffee received far think people writing online sound like thousands people involved movement believe number higher post coffee sent community asked backlash separate interview russell davies said particularly backlash actually happening honest people posting online getting fans upset stated character gone good resurrection entire plot recommended fans wish stop watching watch supernatural boys beautiful look poetry handle drama following statements website encouraged fans contact davies temporarily presented page message davies clear recent interviews views fans contempt asked abused comic con fan claimed davies hurt lot internet fans decision kill called line davies replied change mind decision adding got blunt campaigns send coffee protest sent taking small number executive producer stated want people engaged discuss agree end day drama support author vision democracy people like storytelling den geek criticised internet campaigns character citing lose far credibility brought expressed doubt fans stating boycott fourth series summarised needs continue courage convictions happen reset switch simply isn option july digital_spy conducted poll asking time week later website immediately publish results announcing unfortunately particular poll subject campaign fans outcome opined action fans suggests answer question people death obvious later amendment noted said time remainder demanded head plate reference wording original poll gave readers option moving executive producer head plate wales online described reaction fans quoted fans facebook explicit death threats children earth writers stated disappointed fans message board conduct support called completely unacceptable added hope writers able ignore comments like number fans upset tone wales online article response prompted follow mccarthy comments fans pointed article highlights called ill conceived knee reactions individuals stressed reactions way represent movement bring hold fundamentally respectful actors writers fans distanced small minority keen stress peaceful activism described thousands fans raising money charity sending letters supportive character actor doctor executive producer told fans contacted wouldn want reversing stop asking poll published live interview writer respondents replied decision kill right responding indifferent stating wrong decision contrasting initial fan response response question stated affected scary fan reaction maintaining universe fictional characters aren allowed die ridiculous limiting public reaction death wider reaching impact simply fan community example comic book writer cited reaction death reflecting gay relationship characters factor opined virtually happy relationship characters die provide angst major character concern tagged gay people way davies gay
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