TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - DEN OF GEEK: John Barrowman Interview
by Simon Brew
Jul 12, 2011
We met up with John Barrowman twice in the build up to the UK premiere of Torchwood: Miracle Day, which the BBC starts screening this Thursday. Firstly, we caught up with him earlier in the year when the shoot came to Wales. And then, we met him again at the UK press launch, just a couple of weeks ago.
After setting the scene for the show itself, we got down to business...
... Q: Russell T Davies has been saying that this is such a fast shoot, so for you, this must be trickier. What's your typical day on Torchwood?
John Barrowman: "It depends if you're filming. I probably have to get up at five in the morning, and we drive ourselves to work. Unlike the UK, when we get cars, we have to drive ourselves, and I love that. We pull into the lot, do hair and make-up, we usually film twelve hour days, but in the US, they film until they're finished. So, we might do sixteen hours.
When you go back home, you realise that your call has been pushed a little bit, so you're in at six or seven o'clock in the morning, and it's like that Monday to Friday. And to be honest, I've always had a packed schedule of things that I do.
But although it's fast-paced, it's not any faster than all the stuff I've done in the UK. So, it's not a big flip-change for me. I've also filmed two other series in America, Titans and Central Park West, so there's a work ethic in the schedule. And we're there to work anyway. We're not there to play.
It's a long schedule, but it's definitely bigger, and I think the audience will be pleased with it..."
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