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This page lists '''appearances of [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] in the order he experienced them'''. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed that for each novel, comic, audio or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.
This page lists '''appearances of the [[Torchwood Institute]] and [[Torchwood Three]] in chronological order'''. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed that for each novel, comic, audio or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.


== Limiting factors ==
== Limiting factors ==
Any story with the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] must be after [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]''. Any story with Jack waiting on [[19th century|19th]] and [[20th century]] [[Earth]] must be after [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]''. Any story with [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]] and [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] must be after [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'' or after [[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''. Any story where Owen is dead, but still mobile must be set after [[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''. Any story where Gwen is married to [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] must be after [[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]''. Any story with Gwen and Ianto must be after [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]''.
Any story with [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]] and [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] must be after [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[End of Days (TV story)|End of Days]]'' or after [[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''. Any story where Owen is dead, but still mobile must be set after [[TV]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking (TV story)|Dead Man Walking]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]''. Any story where Gwen is married to [[Rhys Williams|Rhys]] must be after [[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]''. Any story with Gwen and Ianto must be after [[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'' and before [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]''.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
Captain Jack Harkness was briefly an original to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television [[companion]] of the [[Ninth Doctor]], travelling with him through time and space. After being trapped with a broken [[vortex manipulator]] in [[1869]], with few opportunities to [[time travel]] over the next century, he later joins [[Torchwood Three]], though the majority of his stories told are set after [[Gwen Cooper]]'s recruitment to Torchwood in [[2007]] in the premiere episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', with remaining stories or scenes set before then occurring in flashback.
The adventures of Torchwood Three and the related [[Torchwood (team)|Torchwood]] team in [[United States of America|America]] that was formed after the destruction of the Hub can be categorised as these original to ''Torchwood'' television lineups:


His adventures with [[21st century]] Torchwood Three and the related [[Torchwood (team)|Torchwood]] team in [[United States of America|America]] that was formed after the destruction of the Hub can be categorised as these original to ''Torchwood'' television lineups:
* [[Jack Harkness]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] and [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] in Torchwood Three
 
*Jack Harkness, Gwen and Ianto in Torchwood Three
* With [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] and [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]] in Torchwood Three
* Jack Harkness, Gwen, Ianto and associate [[Rhys Williams]] following the Torchwood Hub's destruction
* With Gwen and Ianto in Torchwood Three
* Jack Harkness, Gwen, [[Rex Matheson]] and [[Esther Drummond]] as part of a [[Torchwood (team)|new team codenamed Torchwood]]
* With Gwen, Ianto and associate [[Rhys Williams]] following the Torchwood Hub's destruction
* With Gwen, [[Rex Matheson]] and [[Esther Drummond]] as part of a [[Torchwood (team)|new team codenamed Torchwood]]


== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]''
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)|Weapons of Past Destruction]]''
:Set immediately after ''The Doctor Dances''.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Deviant Strain (novel)|The Deviant Strain]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Only Human (novel)|Only Human]]''
:Takes place before ''Boom Town'' due to Jack mentioning he has not visited the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s [[companion]] [[Rose Tyler]]'s era (the [[21st century]]).
* [[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stealers of Dreams (novel)|The Stealers of Dreams]]''
:Rose phones her mother [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]] and tells her about the events of ''Boom Town''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night of the Whisper]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' / ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''
: Jack is left behind on [[Satellite 5]].
* [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' (flashback with [[Alice Guppy|Alice]] and [[Emily Holroyd|Emily]])
* [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' (flashback with [[Alice Guppy|Alice]] and [[Emily Holroyd|Emily]])
: Set in the late [[19th century]].
: Set in the late [[19th century]].
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Consequences (anthology)|Consequences]]: [[The Baby Farmers (short story)|The Baby Farmers]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Consequences (anthology)|Consequences]]: [[The Baby Farmers (short story)|The Baby Farmers]]''
: Features [[Alice Guppy|Alice]] and [[Emily Holroyd|Emily]] after Jack joined their team.
: Features [[Alice Guppy|Alice]] and [[Emily Holroyd|Emily]] after Jack joined their team.
===[[1909]]===
* [[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]'' (flashback)
* [[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds (TV story)|Small Worlds]]'' (flashback)
: Set in [[1909]].
===[[1927]]==
* [[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins (TV story)|Immortal Sins]]'' (flashback)
* [[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins (TV story)|Immortal Sins]]'' (flashback)
: Set in [[1927]] and [[1928]].
===[[1965]]===
* [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]'' (flashback)
* [[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]'' (flashback)
: Set in [[1965]].
* [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' (flashbacks with [[Alex Hopkins|Alex Hopkins]] and Jack's 2007-era Torchwood associates)
* [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'' (flashbacks with [[Alex Hopkins|Alex Hopkins]] and Jack's 2007-era Torchwood associates)
: Set over the course of the late [[20th century|20th]] and early [[21st century]] before [[Gwen Cooper]] is recruited to [[Torchwood Three]]
: Set over the course of the late [[20th century|20th]] and early [[21st century]] before [[Gwen Cooper]] is recruited to [[Torchwood Three]]
===[[2007]]===
* [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]''
: Gwen is recruited.
: Gwen is recruited.
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:* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The House of the Dead (audio story)|The House of the Dead]]''
:* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The House of the Dead (audio story)|The House of the Dead]]''
: ''Shrouded'' and ''The House of the Dead'' are set in the six-month gap at the end of ''Children of Earth: Day Five''. ''Shrouded'' takes place at Ianto's funeral after Ianto dies in ''Day Four''. Jack leaves Earth at the end of ''Children of Earth: Day Five''. Days One through Five flow into one another.
: ''Shrouded'' and ''The House of the Dead'' are set in the six-month gap at the end of ''Children of Earth: Day Five''. ''Shrouded'' takes place at Ianto's funeral after Ianto dies in ''Day Four''. Jack leaves Earth at the end of ''Children of Earth: Day Five''. Days One through Five flow into one another.
* [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
===2011===
* [[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]''
: Jack returns to [[Earth]].
: Jack returns to [[Earth]].
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mr Invincible (audio story)|Mr Invincible]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mr Invincible (audio story)|Mr Invincible]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Exodus Code (novel)|Exodus Code]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Exodus Code (novel)|Exodus Code]]''
===2015===
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Forgotten Lives (audio story)|Forgotten Lives]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Forgotten Lives (audio story)|Forgotten Lives]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Uncanny Valley (audio story)|Uncanny Valley]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Uncanny Valley (audio story)|Uncanny Valley]]''

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This page lists appearances of the Torchwood Institute and Torchwood Three in chronological order. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories. From these observations we have attempted to build a concise timeline. It is assumed that for each novel, comic, audio or television series, their published, broadcast or numbered order is the order they occur in.

Limiting factors

Any story with Gwen, Ianto, Owen and Tosh must be after TV: Everything Changes and before TV: End of Days or after TV: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and before TV: Exit Wounds. Any story where Owen is dead, but still mobile must be set after TV: Dead Man Walking and before TV: Exit Wounds. Any story where Gwen is married to Rhys must be after TV: Something Borrowed. Any story with Gwen and Ianto must be after TV: Exit Wounds and before TV: Children of Earth: Day One.

Overview

The adventures of Torchwood Three and the related Torchwood team in America that was formed after the destruction of the Hub can be categorised as these original to Torchwood television lineups:

Timeline

Set in the late 19th century.
Features Alice and Emily after Jack joined their team.

1909

=1927

1965

Set over the course of the late 20th and early 21st century before Gwen Cooper is recruited to Torchwood Three

2007

Gwen is recruited.
Gwen's first day on the job.
Gwen is still inexperienced with weapons.
Several references are made to the events of Cyberwoman.
Set three months after Everything Changes.
Owen is visibly upset by the events of Out of Time in this story. He calls off his affair with Gwen.
Continues where Captain Jack Harkness left off. Jack disappears from Torchwood.
Set during the events of Last of the Time Lords.
Gwen has started taking charge more in Jack's absence, in comparison to Captain Jack Harkness, where Owen was said to be second-in-command. Gwen is now engaged to Rhys.
Continues where Reset left off. Owen is resurrected, but with no lifesigns.
Set three days after Reset.
Continues where Fragments left off. Owen and Tosh die.
Martha meets Jack for the first time since Owen and Tosh's funeral.
Shrouded and The House of the Dead are set in the six-month gap at the end of Children of Earth: Day Five. Shrouded takes place at Ianto's funeral after Ianto dies in Day Four. Jack leaves Earth at the end of Children of Earth: Day Five. Days One through Five flow into one another.

2011

Jack returns to Earth.
Jack and Gwen are taken to America.
Jack and Gwen return to the UK, along with Esther after End of the Road. The New World through End of the Road flow into one another.
Takes place a few months after End of the Road.
Continues where The Gathering left off.

2015

Unplaced

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