of all time, the poll itself ultimately being won by Brian Kinney, a character from the North American version of Queer as Folk which was developed by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman from the British series created by Russell T Davies. The website praised Jack—one of only two bisexual characters on the list of 25—for being having both "tough" and "tender" sides to his personality, as seen in the Torchwood episode "Captain Jack Harkness". Amongst science fiction characters, Jack also topped another AfterElton rundown of top characters, beating Hellblazer's John Constantine for the top spot, commenting upon Jack's representation of a "'post-gay' approach to sexual themes" and awarding him a full 10/10 for cultural significance. For the AfterElton 2008 Visibility Awards, Jack won the award for Favourite TV Character. The website commented that "unlike virtually every other TV sci-fi character, lead or supporting, Captain Jack is also openly bisexual. Ironically, this "small" change served to help make the science fiction genre, long the ultimate bastion of straight men, accessible not just to LGBT people, but also straight women, who also enjoy the show’s alternative take on sexuality." The third award won for Torchwood, after Favourite TV Drama and Character, was won by Jack and Ianto for Best Couple, for which the editor commented "Torchwood'' is revolutionary not just because the producers dare to put openly bisexual (or in Jack's case "omnisexual") characters in the formerly sacrosanct setting of sci-fi; it's also that it presents these bisexual characters in such an amazingly matter-of-fact way. There's no apologi[s]ing, no minimi[s]ing, and no morali[s]ing—just good, old-fashioned romance and adventure." References External links Captain Jack Harkness on the BBC's Doctor Who website Captain Jack Harkness on the BBC's Torchwood website Doctor Who companions Fictional pansexuals Fictional military captains Television characters introduced in 2005 Fictional characters who committed familicide Fictional characters with accelerated healing Fictional characters with slowed ageing Fictional characters with death or rebirth abilities Fictional characters with immortality Fictional con artists Fictional gunfighters in television Fictional secret agents and spies Fictional World War I veterans Fictional World War II veterans Fictional characters from the 6th millennium Male characters in television Torchwood characters Crossover characters in television Fictional bisexual males Fictional LGBT characters in television Fictional LGBT characters in literature LGBT characters in comics Fiction about resurrection