James Marsters

Marsters Offers Insights On ’Torchwood’ Role

It’s ’going to offend some, titillate others’

Last weekend, James Marsters talked briefly, though somewhat cryptically, about his guest spot in the upcoming second season of "Torchwood" at the Fangoria convention in New Jersey.

The actor best known to genre fans as Spike in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," said he did a preliminary screening of the episode he shot in Cardiff, Wales, but since then the writers have rewritten the script which means he’s heading back across the pond to finish filming his episode.

What should fans expect of Marsters, as he takes on the adult spinoff of "Doctor Who"?

His role is "going to offend some, titillate others - to the point where they would need to finish themselves off afterwards." He also said that Brits are more liberal in their approach to sex and sexuality than Americans, but wouldn’t spill the beans on what exactly we’ll happen during his stay. However, there were implications that something "omnisexual" was going to happen in the episode.

"Torchwood," an anagram of "Doctor Who," is a secret task force that deals with alien encounters. John Barrowman plays ageless omnisexual time agent Captain Jack Harkness, who leads the Cardiff-based team. The series was created by Russell T Davies, who is responsible for reviving the series "Doctor Who."

"Torchwood" Season 1 will air on BBC America beginning Sept. 9.