Has Eve Myles Just Said Goodbye to Torchwood’s Gwen Cooper?

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Has Eve Myles told fans that she’s played Torchwood’s Gwen Cooper for the last time?

Speaking on Twitter to fans discussing author Guy Adams – who penned 2002’s Torchwood novel, The House That Jack Built by Guy Adams and the upcoming Big Finish audio adventure Torchwood: More Than This – Myles seemed to go from being unsure of Gwen’s future to making a definitive statement (or as definitive as Twitter gets) about moving on from the role she’s inhabited since 2006.

@HThorrington_ the man is amazing,& I am honoured to have worked with him.But I don’t know about doing anymore. It’s so bitter sweet.#truth

— Eve Myles (@TeamEveMyles) February 13, 2016

Followed by…

@HThorrington_ yea. well Iv made my mind up and GC is now Laid to rest..thanks guys for living/hating her… Nightnight.

— Eve Myles (@TeamEveMyles) February 13, 2016

Then…

@CazieW well my love I’m stopping! I’m never playing my lady again. Thankyou all.

— Eve Myles (@TeamEveMyles) February 13, 2016

And finally, a goodbye from Eve to Gwen…

Thankyou. Massive goodbye GC.

— Eve Myles (@TeamEveMyles) February 13, 2016

So, if it turns out to be true, where does this leave Torchwood? With the old gang going their separate ways, a new TV series seems further and further away from becoming a reality. Although we can perhaps see Myles changing her mind if we get a big budget return for Cardiff’s finest.

Perhaps, the show has found its ideal partner in the infinite possibilities of Big Finish? Where the atmospheric horrors and creeping terrors that haunt our intrepid heroes are limited by the confines of a TV budget.

The underlying message of Myles potential departure is that Torchwood will continue and, like the show that gave birth to it, it will change and evolve with every incarnation.

But for now, let’s celebrate Eve Myles and her signature role: What are Gwen’s finest moments? What are your go-to Torchwood episodes? Will you miss the chemistry between her and John Barrowman?

(Thanks to Jonathan)

 

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