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Torchwood S2 has had an official press release today from the BBC, stating that confirmed spoilers will start to make an appearance. Here's some of what was said, according to an official tv listings magazine.

James Marsters (best known as Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel) who plays a mysterious character from Jack’s past. The two men are very much different sides of the same coin, something that’s not hard to escape: Marsters’ character even goes by the name of Captain John Hart, just to ram the point home. Fans of Doctor Who who’ve followed Captain Jack since his appearance in Stephen Moffat’s The Empty Child will note references to Jack’s past as a Time Agent and conman — put in, says Russell, to draw a close to that part of Jack’s backstory:

I deliberately asked for that speech to be put in about the Time Agency being shut down. Otherwise we had this offstage agency that we never knew anything about. They never featured, and we never did anything with it. And besides, I like that the Doctor is the only one who can travel through time. So with a few script lines, we sort the whole universe out.

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Since Jack disappeared at the end of Series 1, Gwen and her boyfriend Rhys are engaged. Rhys (Kai Owen) will finally get to find out about what Gwen’s been up to in her job.

Gwen (Eve Myles) and Rhys have a wedding near the end of the series (I nearly said “get married”, but then I noticed that none of the cast or crew used those words). The wedding episode — which is a lighter episode between two very dark ones — involves vampires, and Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) saves the day.

Ianto and Jack’s relationship is set to develop, with Jack asking Ianto out for a proper date. For those interested (or intrigued), Ianto still keeps his stopwatch handy.

Tom Price, who plays PC Andy, is back in episode 1 — and will have a substantial role to play further down the line.

Series 1’s Weevils are to make at least one return appearance.

Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) makes an appearance in three episodes after Jack calls her in as someone he trusts completely. Initially that causes tension between her and Gwen.

Alan Dale (Neighbours, The OC, Ugly Betty) appears in one episode, appearing to be very interested in Martha’s history as someone who has travelled in space and time.