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" John Barrowman has said that it would be &amp;quot;a shame&amp;quot; if he were not involved in Doctor Who&amp;#039;s 50th anniversary. The actor - who plays Captain Jack Harkness - has previously made clear his desire to be part of the sci-fi drama&amp;#039;s celebratory episodes.   &amp;quot;Matt [Smith] and I actually had a conversation at the BBC once, sitting around a table - [we both] thought it would be a great idea,&amp;quot; he told MTV Geek. &amp;quot;[Showrunner] Steven [Moffat] thought it would be a great idea. &amp;quot;This is my opinion - I think it would be a shame if Captain Jack wasn&amp;#039;t involved in the 50th anniversary, because he was such a... big presence within the show itself and also within [spinoff series] Torchwood.&amp;quot; Barrowman called on Doctor Who fans to campaign for Jack&amp;#039;s return in time for the milestone. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not up to me, it&amp;#039;s up to the executives, and it&amp;#039;s also kind of up to the fans, because if they want it, all they have to do is... start writing,&amp;quot; he suggested. &amp;quot;[The fans] have been known to change things.&amp;quot; Last year, Barrowman told Digital Spy that fans should &amp;quot;send e-mails and write to&amp;quot; the BBC to bring Jack back. The star recently signed up for ABC drama pilot Gilded Lilys from Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. &amp;amp;gt; Doctor Who&amp;#039;s Steven Moffat: &amp;#039;The companion is the main character&amp;#039; Watch the trailer for the next series of Doctor Who below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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