Is John Barrowman set to star in Glee?

John Barrowman is in talks with the bosses of US TV musical hit Glee about appearing as a teacher in the show.

The Doctor Who and Torchwood star starts work on Desperate Housewives this month and has revealed he is a 'Gleek', the nickname for fans of Glee.

John told The Mirror: "I absolutely love the show. What would I play in it? I’m not sure what kind of character I’d like to play, maybe I could be a teacher, you know, another teacher who comes in and helps out.

"That’s me just kind of brainstorming but the fact that they want to have a meeting with me is really quite nice in itself, it’s so exciting!"

The actor will be in six episodes of Desperate Housewives playing Patrick Logan - thought to be new character Angie Bolen's ex lover.

John said: "I just got the script last night. He is the most evil character they’ve ever introduced to the series. And that’s saying something!

"I've been told I'll not only be involved in what they call ‘the current mystery storyline’, but I'll affect every single housewife on the street. I can’t wait! I’m going to be having my Starbucks in the morning with Eva Longoria!"

The actor revealed that although there are no firm plans for a new series of sci-fi drama Torchwood - Russell T Davies has written 15 episodes and John wants to be involved.

He said: "If I’m asked to go back and do Torchwood, I will at the drop of a hat go and do it. It’s just a question of when.

"But if they were to ask me to come back, of course I would. Look, Captain Jack changed my life, I’m not going to dump him."