I think he should be the new Brig, ie a long standing returning character that you can rely on.

What does anyone else think?

Edit: this should've been a poll, don't think it worked!

Edit2: Ah, there it is

I'd love to see him with Matt I think their combined personalities would be awesome.

I would love to see Jack and River on screen together, makes me squeee just thinking about it

Yes! Fireworks or what? It would be fun.

Bringing Jack back is one thing I am absolutely in favour of. Wonderful character.

Oh yes most definitely. Him and River would just bristle epsecially if he started flirting with the Doctor.

I'm actually sat like this now -> . I don't think my squeee gland could take it if it actually happened!

it woulds be brilliant jack chatting up amy and river and rory and the doc getting jelious

Yes yes! I will die happy if Jack and River even get just one scene together.

heehee I think we should petition the Moff on Twitter to make it happen!

he better leave amy alone thought

*shakes fist* BARROWMAN!!!!!!

Definitely. I like Jack popping up from time to time in Who.

I really enjoy the character of Jack Harkness, I like his little inuendo's, would really enjoy seeing him with River.

Definitely yes - preferably alongside Canton Delaware. CD is an awesome character and his dry wit and laconic charm would fit really well with Jack's over-excitement and occasional self-pity.

It would also be good to see two gay (or whatever best describes Jack's sexuality) characters who are just friends and colleagues for a change.

I hope he will be back, but please let it be a story about him, rather than just Jack appearing for the sake of it as has tended to be the case other than in Utopia.

I would prefer secondary Who characters showing up in Torchwood, to be honest. Especially Canton or River. Except Canton would have to have been zapped forward in time somehow, which is tricky when his older self still exists...

I think whenever there's a New Doctor, it makes it even more imperative he comes back. I'd love to see how he copes with Doc 11 and I hope next series they will finally meet.

It is like the Brigadier though, we used to wonder how he'd cope with each successive Doctor, though I don't see Jack being as regular on the show now he's in Torchwood.

Just in case anyone hasn't heard this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jv010KRU4Q

May I de-fabricate you

I voted no. Not because I don't like the character (I do) but because I am not sure his character would balance well with the four people we already have in the Tardis. Christmas special maybe.

he's one of those characters that should return from time to time but I wouldn't want it to be for more than a couple of eisodes in a series,

Jack needs to be back!!!!!

nuff said him River, Rory and Amy and alongside Matt Smith will just be WOAH!!!!!!!!

maybe for a special...all you need really is them in a tardis and that is the story WOOOOO!!!!

Matt's Doctor NEEDS to be connected to classic Who and classic 'New' Who too!

He's met Sarah Jane and Jo Grant. He needs to meet wtih Jack or Martha next . . .

i wouldnt say NEEDS is a correct term for it.

and no not any previous companion but jack as a more bacjground recurring character like River has been at the moment would be fantastic! he is the exception....just imagine those scenes now!

I think he does need it. I think having a new Doctor, exec producer, writers, credits and companions all at once has weakened the show (I know not every one agrees, but this is what I think). A strong connection to the past will give the 11th Doctor a connection with the history of the show.

I liked him much more after his appearance in the Sarah Jane Adventures. In the same way that I think the 9th Doctor needed 'Dalek' and the 10th Doctor needed 'School Reunion', I think the 11th Doctor needs Jack.

I would say yes but as Jack has no love (at the mo ) , interest....apart form the whole planet what would RTD do?

And now regretfully Liz Sladen is no longer with us ,Russell will have a bit of time on his hands.

Could/ would Moffat and RTD work together. I think not.

Barrowman has said that he'd come back anytime he was asked but that the end of DT's era was probably also the end of Jack's involvement.

Ultimately, it's down to Moffat and whether he wants to or can find a way to make it work. He's not going to ignore the effect it would have on viewing figures and reviews - a boost in figures for one episode is not always good news if the reviews suggest lack of imagination in bringing back an old favourite as an alternative to genuinely new ideas.

Doctor Who has to keep a balance between innovation and familiarity and you only have to look at the mixed feelings about how often they should have a Dalek storyline to see that going over old ground is not to everyone's taste. As long as Moffat and Co can - and wants to - come up with a strong enough plot so that it doesn't feel like it was just cobbled together as an excuse to get JB on screen, it will be fine. What I wouldn't want to see is the series constantly looking backwards - especially if it dwells too much on the last five years or so. I want new villains, new planets and new ideas and if it does occasionally revisit old stories and characters, there's 50 years worth to chose from and a huge chunk of the current audience who will see those things for the first time whilst getting deeper into the Dr Who universe - with the added benefit of giving a nod to us old farts.