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Russell T Davies

Welsh screenwriter and television producer · United Kingdom · Writers · Born 1963 · age 63

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Stephen Russell Davies, known professionally as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, from 2005 to 2010 and 2023 to 2025.

A life in dates

2022Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward2010“We will sing to you, Doctor. The universe will sing you to your sleep. This song is ending. But the story never ends.”In their words1 January 2010Ood Sigma, to the Tenth incarnation of the Doctor, in The End of Time [4.18] (1 January 2010)

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short FormAward2008Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward2006“Five million Cybermen, easy. One Doctor? Now you're scared.”In their words1 July 2006Russell T Davies, in lines written for Rose Tyler, in Army of Ghosts [2.12] (1 July 2006)

British Academy Television Award for Best Drama SeriesAward2005“There's nothing better than a party that turns into a death trap.”In their wordsDoctor Who Confidential Series 2, Episode 5, "Cybermen" (Doctor Who documentary series, 2005)

“Gone with the Wind, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, they all should have had the hero cut down by a Dalek, and they would've been vastly improved really.”In their wordsDoctor Who Confidential Series 4, Episode 12, "Friends and Foe" (Doctor Who documentary series, 2005)

2004“Because it's the best idea ever invented in the history of the world!”In their words20 July 2004BBC Wales Today, 20 July 2004

1963Born27 April 1963

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  1. We will sing to you, Doctor. The universe will sing you to your sleep. This song is ending. But the story never ends.

    Jan 1, 2010, Ood Sigma, to the Tenth incarnation of the Doctor, in The End of Time [4.18] (1 January 2010), Own words

  2. Five million Cybermen, easy. One Doctor? Now you're scared.

    Jul 1, 2006, Russell T Davies, in lines written for Rose Tyler, in Army of Ghosts [2.12] (1 July 2006), Own words

  3. There's nothing better than a party that turns into a death trap.

    2005, Doctor Who Confidential Series 2, Episode 5, "Cybermen" (Doctor Who documentary series, 2005), Own words

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Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature2022
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form2010
Officer of the Order of the British Empire2008
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series2006

About this person

Stephen Russell Davies, known professionally as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, from 2005 to 2010 and 2023 to 2025. His other notable works include creating the series Queer as Folk (1999-2000), Bob & Rose (2001), The Second Coming (2003), Casanova (2005), Doctor Who spin-offs Torchwood (2006-2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007-2011), and The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025), Cucumber (2015), A Very English Scandal (2018), Years and Years (2019), It's a Sin (2021) and Nolly (2023).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1963 · age 63

In common with Russell

David TennantAlso in Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)Mawaan RizwanAlso in Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 (2023)Iwan RheonAlso in Men Up (2024)Billie PiperAlso in Doctor Who: The End of Time (2010)Gemma ChanAlso in Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009)Murray GoldAlso in Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration (2023)

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