John barrowman gay sex scene

A gay sex scene has been branded too sensational to air on British television - despite the US opting to broadcast it. The Americans are notorious for their strong censorship, yet on this occasion UK television bosses have been stricter. In the programme, John Barrowman's character Captain Jack - an immortal former con man from the future who lives on Earth - sleeps with a barman. The show frequently examines homosexual and bisexual relationships, with the main star Barrowman an icon among the gay and lesbian community. A source said: 'I t wasn't that it was a gay scene that worried people, but just the fact that it was such an explicit sex scene full stop. The spokesperson also said a violent scene later in the series is to be cut.

John Barrowman has confirmed that Captain Jack will remain bisexual in the new season of Torchwood. Torchwood: Miracle Day is being co-produced by the BBC and American network Starz and some fans had been concerned that Jack's sexuality would be ignored in the episodes. However, Barrowman told Entertainment Weekly that viewers do not have to worry. For those people who are our staunch fans, it's going to have the heart and soul of Torchwood which we've always had, plus the energy and excitement of a show that's bigger and better.

The actor plays racy bisexual Captain Jack Harkness in the BBC One drama and during one raunchy moment in the latest series, he enjoys a tryst with a hunky barman, which was due to go out just 20 minutes after the 9pm watershed. While scene has already been shown on US cable channel Starz - which co-founded the drama - BBC bosses have decided to axe it amid fears of a viewer backlash. A source said: "It wasn't that it was a gay scene that worried people, but just the fact it was such an explicit sex scene, full stop. You can get away with scenes like that on American cable channels, but you can't on primetime BBC One. A BBC spokeswoman confirmed the romp had been axed along with a gruesome scene later in the series.

September 14th, , pm. The actor further declared: "Nobody complained that I was shot in the head four times, there were burning people in ovens, that I was stabbed by a mob of 50 people hundreds of times and I was hanging dripping my blood in a pit. And people say, 'Well why should we have that on television? They were just embarrassed because it put them in a position where they had to explain things to their kids or their family which probably should have been explained a long time ago.