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{{Infobox Individual
individual name= Captain Jack Harkness |
|image         = Captain Jack Harkness 1941 1.jpg
image= [[Image:Captain Jack Harkness 1941.jpg |200px]] |
|species      = Human
race= [[Human]] |
|origin        = [[Earth]]
home planet=[[Earth]] |
|job          = Group Captain
home era= Early [[21st Century]]<br>[[Humanian Era]]|
|affiliation  = Royal Air Force
appearances= [[Torchwood]] Series 1 |
|death date    = [[21 January]] [[1941]]
actor= Matt Rippy |
|first mention cs = Everything Changes (TV story)
}}
|only cs        = Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)
|actor         = Matt Rippy
|clip          = Captain Jack Kisses Captain Jack Captain Jack Harkness Torchwood
}}{{you may|Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|n1=the companion of the Doctor|n2=the television story}}
Captain '''Jack Harkness''' was an [[United States|American]] serving as an [[RAF]] Group Captain, stationed in [[Cardiff]] with the famous [[133 Squadron]]. He had a brief, intense affair with the ex-[[Time Agent]] "[[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]]", a man who had appropriated his name.


Captain Jack was a young American serving as an RAF Group Captain stationed in [[Cardiff]]. The episode revealed that he was trapped in a heterosexual relationship, and he was eventually revealed to be gay and distressed at the idea that his girlfriend might actually be in love with him, unhappy to lead her on. After some indecision, and after Torchwood's Jack (who adopted the assumed name of Captain James Harper after Captain Jack first introduced himself) hinted that he would die soon, he eventually struck up the courage to dance with Torchwood's Jack in front of a party of servicemen and their guests. Before Torchwood's Jack left to return to the present, the two kissed passionately, leaving both in tears. The next day, Captain ack Harkness died fighting German fighters. In the present day, [[Toshiko Sato]] comforted Torchwood's Jack by telling him that 1941's Captain Jack would be proud that he took his name, carrying it on as he saves the world.
== Biography ==
While based in the [[World War II]] time period, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'', ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') Captain Jack Harkness took the name and identity of an American airman he knew would die in battle on [[21 January]] [[1941]]. Jack hadn't known anything about the other Jack as a person, or even what he looked like until he was transported from the [[21st century]] to 1941 with [[Toshiko Sato]] and they met each other. In 1941 again, the future Jack adopted the name; Captain James Harper.


Con man Jack Harkness (birth name unknown), who had served during World War Two, had assumed the original Captain Jack's identity after his death, prior to his first appearance in the Doctor Who episode [[The Empty Child]]. At that point in his personal timeline, he had not met the original Jack or joined the [[Torchwood Institute]]. Therefore, he knew of the original Jack's fate before he met him, but was not aware of what he looked like.
Due to Jack being a homosexual trapped in a heterosexual relationship, he became distressed at the idea that his girlfriend [[Nancy Floyd]] might actually be in love with him. On the night of [[20 January]] 1941, he went out to dance with Nancy at a Cardiff nightclub called [[the Ritz]] but was unhappy about leading her on.


1941's Captain Jack is identified as of the same rank as Torchwood's Jack. This could reflect a misunderstanding of the RAF rank structure by the writers, since he only commanded a squadron, and Group Captains are never addressed or referred to as "Captain".
[[File:Cjh1941 girlfriend.jpg|left|thumb|Jack & [[Nancy Floyd|Nancy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'')]]
Later that night, Jack and "Harper" met. The two men felt an immediate attraction. Both had experience of war and of close friends having died in it. Jack had to overcome the fear and reluctance over moving the relationship to a romantic level. Jack also demonstrated a strong compassion for others, backing up "Harper"'s story about [[Toshiko Sato]] working as a code-breaker for the government when she nearly fell victim to anti-Japanese prejudice. For his part, "James" knew Jack would die the next day.
 
Jack eventually struck up the courage to dance with "James" in front of a party of servicemen and their guests. As the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff rift]] transported "James" and Toshiko back to their own time, the two men [[kiss]]ed passionately, leaving both in tears.
 
The next day, [[21 January]] 1941, during a training exercise Jack was taking part in, German aircraft appeared. Captain Jack Harkness died in the surprise attack but managed to save the lives of all of the men under his command.
 
Back in the 21st century, Tosh comforted Torchwood's Jack by telling him that 1941's Captain Jack would be proud that he took his name, carrying it on to save the world. ([[TV]]: ''[[Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)|Captain Jack Harkness]]'')
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Captain Jack Harkness was an American serving as an RAF Group Captain, stationed in Cardiff with the famous 133 Squadron. He had a brief, intense affair with the ex-Time Agent "Captain Jack Harkness", a man who had appropriated his name.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

While based in the World War II time period, (TV: The Empty Child, The Doctor Dances) Captain Jack Harkness took the name and identity of an American airman he knew would die in battle on 21 January 1941. Jack hadn't known anything about the other Jack as a person, or even what he looked like until he was transported from the 21st century to 1941 with Toshiko Sato and they met each other. In 1941 again, the future Jack adopted the name; Captain James Harper.

Due to Jack being a homosexual trapped in a heterosexual relationship, he became distressed at the idea that his girlfriend Nancy Floyd might actually be in love with him. On the night of 20 January 1941, he went out to dance with Nancy at a Cardiff nightclub called the Ritz but was unhappy about leading her on.

Jack & Nancy. (TV: Captain Jack Harkness)

Later that night, Jack and "Harper" met. The two men felt an immediate attraction. Both had experience of war and of close friends having died in it. Jack had to overcome the fear and reluctance over moving the relationship to a romantic level. Jack also demonstrated a strong compassion for others, backing up "Harper"'s story about Toshiko Sato working as a code-breaker for the government when she nearly fell victim to anti-Japanese prejudice. For his part, "James" knew Jack would die the next day.

Jack eventually struck up the courage to dance with "James" in front of a party of servicemen and their guests. As the Cardiff rift transported "James" and Toshiko back to their own time, the two men kissed passionately, leaving both in tears.

The next day, 21 January 1941, during a training exercise Jack was taking part in, German aircraft appeared. Captain Jack Harkness died in the surprise attack but managed to save the lives of all of the men under his command.

Back in the 21st century, Tosh comforted Torchwood's Jack by telling him that 1941's Captain Jack would be proud that he took his name, carrying it on to save the world. (TV: Captain Jack Harkness)

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