Torchwood Team

Two new cast members join Doctor Who spin-off series.

Two more cast members have been confirmed for the forthcoming Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood. First up is Burn Gorman, who will play Torchwood's resident medic Owen Harper. Burn was most recently seen in the hugely successful adaptation of Charles Dickens' Bleak House, in which he played Guppy.

The other new member of the team - joining John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness and Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper - is a familiar face to viewers of the 2005 series of Doctor Who. Naoko Mori will be reprising her role as Toshiko Sato, a scientist who first appeared in the episode Aliens of London. Naoko is perhaps also best known for her role as Saffy's best friend Sarah in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

Filming on the first series of Torchwood begins in Cardiff next month, and the series will hit TV screens later this year.