Torchwood's second season has been filming for a few weeks now, with Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman joining the cast* as Martha Jones, helping the team battle aliens, time-slips and criminals.
Freema Agyeman: "Martha has grown up a lot since Doctor Who. She's now a fully qualified doctor and a bit hardened by life experiences. When she finds out that Captain Jack needs her help, she joins Torchwood for a while. She continues to develop her knowledge of alien intelligence, but this time keeping her feet on the ground."
"These will be invaluable skills to take back with her on future adventures with The Doctor. She outgrew The Doctor, in a sense, and so the next time they meet it will be in a more professional capacity. I'm so proud of her journey and who she has become."
"And for me as an actress, it's a great new challenge to be able to broaden and expand Martha as she develops in other directions for this more adult series. The Torchwood team are fabulous to work with and have made me very welcome."
Creator Russell T. Davies: "Freema is a wonderful actress and we want to give her the chance to add another dimension to Martha. She is going to cause some waves in the team – especially as she joins Torchwood at a point when everything is going to change for one of them."
Also appearing in the new series are: Richard Briers (The Good Life) as Parker, a reclusive millionaire with alien secrets; Alan Dale (Ugly Betty) and James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer).
The new season will air in the New Year, transferring from BBC Three to BBC2.
* I feel a bit sorry for actress Eva Myles, who seems to have been pushed into the background by Freema's arrival! Is she scowling in that photo?
Freema Agyeman: "Martha has grown up a lot since Doctor Who. She's now a fully qualified doctor and a bit hardened by life experiences. When she finds out that Captain Jack needs her help, she joins Torchwood for a while. She continues to develop her knowledge of alien intelligence, but this time keeping her feet on the ground."
"These will be invaluable skills to take back with her on future adventures with The Doctor. She outgrew The Doctor, in a sense, and so the next time they meet it will be in a more professional capacity. I'm so proud of her journey and who she has become."
"And for me as an actress, it's a great new challenge to be able to broaden and expand Martha as she develops in other directions for this more adult series. The Torchwood team are fabulous to work with and have made me very welcome."
Creator Russell T. Davies: "Freema is a wonderful actress and we want to give her the chance to add another dimension to Martha. She is going to cause some waves in the team – especially as she joins Torchwood at a point when everything is going to change for one of them."
Also appearing in the new series are: Richard Briers (The Good Life) as Parker, a reclusive millionaire with alien secrets; Alan Dale (Ugly Betty) and James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer).
The new season will air in the New Year, transferring from BBC Three to BBC2.
* I feel a bit sorry for actress Eva Myles, who seems to have been pushed into the background by Freema's arrival! Is she scowling in that photo?
