As mentioned before, Torchwood was more than happy for women to write episodes alongside the men. Of these, Out Of Time, and Captain Jack Harkness are in contention to be among the best of the whole series. Both were written by Catherine Tregenna. The first of which was a gut-punch to the feelings as not only was a wrenching heartbreaker felt by the most unlikeliest of candidates, serial philanderer Owen Harper, but there was also the emotional turmoil of time-traveller John Ellis failing to fit in a world that no longer has any place for him. But it was Captain Jack Harkness which saw our own Capt. Jack meet, and fall in love with, his original namesake. An episode which brings a sense of poignancy to the mystery of "Jack's" real name that until then had be taken for granted, and which earned the series it's only Hugo nomination. For her episodes from the second season, Adam would continue to grant audiences an insight into Harkness' illusive back-story, and Meat would finally introduce Rhys to the Torchwood Institute, with both doing so with the same level of skill as those from the first. A level which, it has to be said, often eclipses that of some Doctor Who writers. Tregenna has proved herself more than capable of handling characters audiences know and love (she has also written for ITV's Lewis), is already on the Whoniverse's go-to list of writers, and with a nomination for such a prestigious sci-fi award, it is quite simply mind-boggling as to why she hasn't written for the show already, especially during Russell T Davies' tenure as executive producer. Something which needs to be remedied immediately.
