Could Captain Jack Harkness Be Returning To Doctor Who?

There have been a lot of changes to Doctor Who over the years, from new and different companions, to fresh new faces for The Doctor, but one face in particular just disappeared from the story.  That face is Captain Jack Harkness, played by John Barrowman.  Barrowman has always shown an interest in returning to the role, but his schedule seems too busy to allow for it if the opportunity ever came up.  Turns out that he's already planned ahead for this if the opportunity does in fact present itself.


The reason why it seemed so unlikely that he'd be able to return is because he is currently starring in Arrow on the CW.  Actually, this upcoming television season, he'll be appearing in nearly all of the CW's DC television shows in one capacity or another.  Outside of the producers for the shows, he's one of the hardest working guys in DC's television universe.  His sometimes good guy, always the bad guy character has been there since season one of Arrow, and even though the show likes to kill off main characters to keep the fans guessing, Barrowman's Malcolm Merlyn has survived every season, and remains a pain in the ass for the good guys.  However, it now sounds like when he renegotiated his contract, which included him appearing in all four of the DC shows on the CW, there was another stipulation that was included in it as well.


The Radio Times is reporting that Barrowman has a "special deal" in place if the opportunity arises for him to return to Doctor Who to reprise his role as Captain Jack Harkness,  It was something that he asked the producers to include because it's something that he's been wanting to do for a long while, and it sounds like the producers were more than willing to accommodate his request.  When he was asked if he'd return to the show, Barrowman said this:


“The answer is always absolutely. It’s a show and genre that changed my life. I love it dearly and if I’m asked I would do it at the drop of a hat. And also my producers here in the US for the show I’m on at the moment, Arrow, they’ve said, ‘If that did happen, we’d let you do it’. I would love to do it, and I do know that there’s a huge fanbase.”


Even though his character in the show had a relatively small part as a supporting character, only appearing in 12 episodes over 5 years, he quickly became a fan favorite.  His character also help launch the spinoff show Torchwood, which has recently been rumored to be getting revived.  It's strictly just a rumor, though, and Barrowman himself has said that the reason it hasn't moved forward is that there are certain egos getting in the way.  If he does return to the series, it would probably only be as a cameo role, seeing as how busy his schedule is, but it would definitely open the door for more appearances if the fans are enthusiastic about his return.


This is all just speculation, but it would be cool to see him don the duster again.  Would you want to see him return to the role that gave him his big break?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section down below.