TORCH-ER: John Barrowman (in red) and Tiff ride it out as car plummets down hill
and flips over & over
TORCH-ER: John (in red) and Tiff ride it out as car plummets down hill and flips over & over

Barrowman does a Hamster!

Torchwood star in horror smash

ACTOR John Barrowman stars in yet another spin-off.

This time it involves a real-life terrifying high-speed crash - but luckily he walks away from it with cuts and bruises.

The TV favourite, Captain Jack in BBC's Doctor Who offshoot Torchwood, lost control of his turbo-charged rally car in an 80mph smash.

Barrowman was helpless as the £120,000 Subaru PLUMMETED down a verged, FLIPPED over four times and narrowly missed a LAKE at the bottom of the hill.

Paramedics rushed to the scene to pull the shaken 42-year-old from the wreckage. They removed shattered glass from his EYE before he was taken to hospital.

The drama unfolded as Barrowman filmed a race for Channel Five's Fifth Gear in Powys, Wales. The show's presenter, Tiff Needell, 57, sat in the passenger seat.

The crash, screened on the show tomorrow, comes three years after Top Gear's Richard Hammond cheated death when his dragster crashed at 288mph.

Barrowman said: "I'm lucky to walk away unscathed. I got a ticking off from my mum afterwards."

CUT SCENE: Barrowman treated after crash
CUT SCENE: John Barrowman treated after crash

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err... im glad hes ok, but dont you think comparing this to richard hammond is a bit over the top! john escaped with a few injurys, but hammond was in a coma for 5 weeks!!

By tom.. Posted August 25 2009 at 11:07 PM.

omg almost had a heartacctack when read this! thank god hes ok! xxx

By shell leverton.. Posted August 1 2009 at 5:30 PM.

Am I the only person thinking that the only reason he was doing this is because he wanted some mouth-to -mouth resuscitation by some dishy young paramedic.... Naughty JB. Spank!

By B is for Blowfish....... Posted July 20 2009 at 4:58 PM.

I know Captain Jack was depressed about losing Ianto, but that's taking it a bit far John!

By jann tarrant.. Posted July 20 2009 at 9:06 AM.

Yes,
He should be carful. He may play an imortal on Torchwood, but he is not in real life. He should be careful next time for all who admire him.

By Bill Stebbins.. Posted July 20 2009 at 8:29 AM.

Goodness! I'm glad everyone was okay. It could have been a LOT worse. Be careful!

By Taylor.. Posted July 20 2009 at 5:13 AM.

Good grief...boys and their toys. Luckily no severe injuries. I'm with his Mum...he needs a chewing out.

By Chris.. Posted July 20 2009 at 2:42 AM.

I am glad everyone is okay! Be careful!

By zanna.. Posted July 19 2009 at 10:23 PM.

John, I hope your fit and well for September 19th, as I am coming to see you in La Cage.
Love from your Barry girl!

By Cheryl.. Posted July 19 2009 at 10:14 PM.

Oh God John please, please be careful. The Johnettes love you to bits but, even more important, Scott and your family must be worried sick at your stunts.

Please will you stop it!

I agree entirely - "if you have nothing nice to say then just go away." Leave John alone. If you don't like him that is your choice, but don't bother reading about him in the first place.

By Marilyn.. Posted July 19 2009 at 9:12 PM.

Man, John! You really ought to be thankful for that horseshoe shaped bone around your bum! Hope Tiff's doing okay as well. I'll see this on BBC America in about 2 months (growls).

Take it easy - and for Grief's Sake John! Don't go walking the dogs anywhere near open roads! We don't need a reenactment of Stephen King's accident, now do we?

Darque

By DarqueQueen7.. Posted July 19 2009 at 9:02 PM.

Please don't scare us like this again John!
It's not just Scott and the Family who worry about you!
I can't believe this, 2 days since we met in Cardiff and I cried like a rem.

By Chloe; your secret loved one.. Posted July 19 2009 at 8:48 PM.

To my very delicious and immortal captain jack. You may love your risk taking but keep safe handsome....that's one beautiful face you've got to look after!! hee hee

Lots of love and respect,

Your Classy Essex Fag Hag, Mel x

By Mel Archer.. Posted July 19 2009 at 8:07 PM.

I hope you are alright, John. But what are you trying to do to your fans? It's not just Scott and your family that wants you around for many many years to come.

Can't wait to see Capt. Jack again soon. Love you loads

By Katrina Jones.. Posted July 19 2009 at 7:21 PM.

So glad John and Tiff ok. To all those peolpe who think an 80mph crash is nothing. I've been in one when a car hit the one I was in at that speed. The car was a write-off. I survived with minor injuries, and John was lucky not to have been blinded in his accident. I send both my good wishes.

By Heidi.. Posted July 19 2009 at 7:10 PM.

Another crash, Barrowman? That's 2 in a couple of months. Maybe you should get a chauffeur.

By Charlotte Shaw.. Posted July 19 2009 at 6:51 PM.

God - hardly on par with Hammond is it ? Hammond almost died and was in a coma after crashing an experimantal car at over 200mph - this is Barrowman flipping a Subaru at 80 mph....

By What Ever.. Posted July 19 2009 at 5:20 PM.

so glad john barrowman is ok he seems to be a bit accident prone what with hurting is leg and now a car crash i think he needs to be careful and best of all getting a telling off by his mum his poor partner scott must have heart attack pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese be careful

By mandy .. Posted July 19 2009 at 5:20 PM.

hope your ok!! love you loads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By dale.. Posted July 19 2009 at 4:45 PM.

Ok...you JUST got over being put on mandatory bed rest for hurting yourself & you go do it again?! I think you should be a stuntman instead of just a plain actor! You're always into some sort of trouble! Please be more careful! Scott & the rest of your family, as well as your fans & friends would like to see you around for a good long time!

By April.. Posted July 19 2009 at 4:03 PM.

John, you're going to give Scott a heart attack! Be careful, he's not the only one who wants you around

By Arianna.. Posted July 19 2009 at 3:30 PM.

So glad to hear John is ok after his crash (thanks God for Mr Claghorn's invention :-D).

By Nix.. Posted July 19 2009 at 3:05 PM.

Don't scare the Johnettes like that!!! So glad you're okay John,but please be more careful in future so your mum won't have to tell you off! Love you loads xx0xx

By Caroline.. Posted July 19 2009 at 11:49 AM.

John I hope you are ok I love You Lots Mazxxx

PS.This is to All of You Who Have Nothing Nice To Say "Get Lost And Leave JB Alone"!

By Marion.. Posted July 19 2009 at 11:28 AM.

so glad that he is ok he is the best part of the BBC he is the only reason why i watch the BBC

By Trudi.. Posted July 19 2009 at 11:03 AM.

So glad he wasn't seriously hurt and that his eye is okay,and a documentary,yes please,the more of Barrowman TV the better.

By Sarah.. Posted July 19 2009 at 10:39 AM.

What a drama QUEEN!!!!

By Lindsey.. Posted July 19 2009 at 8:11 AM.

What about Tiff....

By Keith Press.. Posted July 19 2009 at 5:06 AM.

Expect a BBC documentary on his recuperation. Why not, he's on every other thing they show.

By Torch Torchwood.. Posted July 19 2009 at 3:02 AM.

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