Russell T Davies
Welsh screenwriter and former Doctor Who showrunner criticising the BBC chief's generative-video comments.
Russell T Davies helped revive Doctor Who in 2005. His screenwriting also spans children's television, queer drama and political fiction, including Queer as Folk, Years and Years and It's a Sin.
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Russell T Davies is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose work spans children's programmes, Science fiction and adult drama. His credits include Children's Ward, Queer as Folk, Doctor Who, A Very English Scandal, Years and Years and It's a Sin. He helped bring Doctor Who back to television in 2005 and later returned for another period leading the programme.
Queer lives and relationships recur across his writing, alongside stories about families, institutions and political change. BAFTA's career retrospective links his work to the development of LGBTQ+ representation on British television. His honours include the Dennis Potter Award for writing and an OBE for services to drama. He is a former Doctor Who showrunner. [BAFTA career retrospective](https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/russell-t-davies-shares-insights-from-his-screenwriting-and-producing-career-at-baftas-a-life-in-pictures/).
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