Doctor Who: 28 Great Behind The Scenes Shots You Need To See

4. Happy Birthday, Captain!

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Here's everybody's favourite Captain, John Barrowman, taking a break from filming the Series 1 finale to celebrate his birthday with the cast and crew... and he even managed to keep his clothes on for the occasion! There's a first time for everything.

Jack Harkness was killed at the end of this climactic two-parter but, after being brought back to life by the Bad Wolf (it was a VERY long day!), he headed over to the other side - 'the other side' in this case being BBC Three - to helm his very own spin off, Torchwood, which has run for four successful series to date. The 21st century is when everything changes...

Doctor Who Editor
Doctor Who Editor

Dan Butler is the Doctor Who Editor at WhatCulture.com. When he isn't writing his own articles or editing other people's, he can be found trawling the internet for gifs of Steven Moffat laughing. Contact him via dan.butler@whatculture.co.uk.