Russell T Davies
Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies,[1] 27 April 1963), is a critically acclaimed British television producer and writer from Swansea, Wales. He is known for television programmes such as Queer as Folk and The Second Coming, and for bringing back the popular science-fiction television series Doctor Who, and creating its spin-off series Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. He wrote the Book Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale. In 2015 three new shows by Davies, Cucumber, Banana, and Tofu, started, He used to write doctor who episodes for Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant then left doctor who for a while but now returns in 2023 to write new doctor who episodes for the current doctor Ncuti Gatwa.
Russell T Davies | |
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Born | Swansea, Wales, UK | 27 April 1963
Occupation | Television writer, producer |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Education | Worcester College, Oxford |
Genre | Drama, science fiction |
Notable works | Queer as Folk Bob & Rose The Second Coming Casanova Doctor Who Torchwood The Sarah Jane Adventures |
Notable awards | BAFTA, Best Children's Drama, 1998, Children's Ward Dennis Potter Award, 2006 BAFTA, Best Drama Series, 2006, Doctor Who |
Partner | Andrew Smith |
Russell T Davies Media
Dark Season was a breakthrough role for actress Kate Winslet.[3]
Manchester's gay district on Canal Street was a major source of inspiration for Queer as Folk and, later, Bob & Rose.
Davies at a book signing for The Writers Tale in Waterstone's, the Trafford Centre, Greater Manchester, on 9 October 2008
References
- ↑ "Mark Lawson Talks To Russell T Davies". Mark Lawson Talks To.... BBC. BBC Four. 2008-01-16.
- ↑ "Return of the (tea) Time Lord". Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ Aldridge & Murray 2008, pp 45–47.