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"John De Lancie has signed up to play a guest role in the new series of Torchwood. Writer Jane Espenson revealed on her Twitter feed that the actor, best known for his role as Q in the Star Trek franchise, will appear in an unspecified role in ten-part series Miracle Day. &amp;quot;Our friend Q from Star Trek... John De Lancie is part of the Torchwood family!&amp;quot; she wrote. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s not playing Q [though]! Let&amp;#039;s be clear!&amp;quot; De Lancie appeared in eight episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation between 1987 and 1994. He also appeared in three episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and a single instalment of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His more recent television credits include roles in Breaking Bad, Greek, The Unit and Without a Trace. Other actors signed up for guest roles in the new series of Torchwood include Jurassic Park&amp;#039;s Wayne Knight, Ghostbusters star Ernie Hudson and Six Feet Under&amp;#039;s Lauren Ambrose. Torchwood: Miracle Day will air in July on BBC One in the UK and on Starz in the US. &amp;gt; Torchwood star: &amp;#039;New series not toned down&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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