Theory:Timeline - Jack Harkness

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This page lists appearances of 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.

Limiting factors

Any story with the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler must be after TV: The Doctor Dances and before TV: Bad Wolf. Any story with Jack waiting on 19th and 20th century Earth must be after TV: The Parting of the Ways and before TV: Everything Changes. 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

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, with remaining stories or scenes set before then occurring in flashback.

His adventures with 21st century 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

Jack is a child on his homeworld
Set immediately after The Doctor Dances.
Tara Mishra joins the TARDIS.
Jack stays behind.
The Doctor finds Jack.
Tara stays behind to help on 54th century Nomicae.
The Doctor sends Jack to pick up Tara.
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).
Rose phones her mother Jackie and tells her about the events of Boom Town
Jack is left behind on Satellite 5.
Set in the late 19th century.
Features Alice and Emily after Jack joined their team.
Set in 1898
Set in 1909.
Set in 1927 and 1928.
Set in 1965.
Set over the course of the late 20th and early 21st century before Gwen Cooper is recruited to Torchwood Three
Set in 2005 while Rose Tyler is travelling with the Ninth Doctor
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.
Takes place during the events of Cyberwoman, Small Worlds, Countrycide, and Greeks Bearing Gifts.
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.
Jack has left Torchwood before. Fall to Earth suggests that the events of Cyberwoman are still quite recent.
Jack is still on his mission to learn more about the Committee.
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.
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.
Having been "dumped" by the crew of the Ice Maiden, Jack has returned to duty at Torchwood Cardiff.

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