Russell T Davies

Writing

Russell T Davies

Born April 27, 1963 · Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK (age 63)

Stephen Russell Davies (/ˈdeɪvɪs/ DAY-vis; born 27 April 1963) is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer known professionally as Russell T Davies. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, from 2005 to 2010 and again since 2023. His other notable works include creating the series Queer as Folk (1999–2000), Bob …

Known For

Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
Nov 23, 2026
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit · 2026
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
2026
MovieScience FictionFantasy
Join the Doctor and Rose as they travel to Sanctuary Base 6, a remote outpost perched on a planet orbiting a black hole. When an ancient force awakens beneath the surface, the crew find themselves trapped in a battle against an evil older than time itself.
Doctor Who: The Runaway BrideDoctor Who: The Runaway Bride · 2006
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
★ 7.82006
MovieScience Fiction
A young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.
Doctor Who: The Next DoctorDoctor Who: The Next Doctor · 2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
★ 7.42008
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant civilization, as familiar silver giants from an alternate reality are amassing in numbers. The Cybermen are on the move again, and the only beings who can stop them are the Doctor and... another Doctor?
Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedDoctor Who: Voyage of the Damned · 2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
★ 7.62007
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
Men UpMen Up · 2024
Men Up
★ 6.22024
MovieDramaHistory
In Morriston Hospital in Swansea in 1994 a group of ordinary middle-aged Welsh men stepped into the unknown by taking part in the world's first medical trials for the drug that became Viagra.
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of DeathDoctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death · 2024
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
★ 6.12024
MovieScience FictionFantasy
The Doctor and Ruby Sunday have faced the Bogeyman, fought against Maestro, and survived the battlefield of Kastarion 3. In the epic two-part season finale, The Doctor and Ruby arrive at UNIT headquarters on a top-secret mission and a long-buried secret awaits…
Doctor Who: Planet of the DeadDoctor Who: Planet of the Dead · 2009
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
★ 7.52009
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
Doctor Who: The Waters of MarsDoctor Who: The Waters of Mars · 2009
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
★ 7.92009
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe, knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner.

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Doctor Who: The Daleks in ColourDoctor Who: The Daleks in Colour · 2023
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
★ 6.62023
MovieScience FictionDrama
The very first crew of the TARDIS land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy... the mutant Daleks. It's time to encounter the Daleks once again, but this time in a way you've never seen them before. Originally transmitted in December 1963 to February 1964, the seven original episodes of the first Dalek story have received a cosmic makeover, dazzlingly colourised and woven together into a 75-minute blockbuster with brand-new sound and a brand-new score created by Mark Ayres. The Daleks has been gloriously updated, whilst ensuring the original story remains as thrilling as it was in 1963.

Executive Producer

Torchwood DeclassifiedTorchwood Declassified · 2006
Torchwood Declassified
★ 6.02006
SeriesDocumentaryDrama
Torchwood Declassified is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the British science fiction television series Torchwood. Each episode is broadcast on the same evening as the broadcast of the weekly television episode. A second series of Declassified aired alongside the second series of Torchwood. Continuing the tradition of its parent, Doctor Who Confidential, Torchwood Declassified covers themes presented in the just-broadcast episode, as well as providing behind-the-scenes access and footage. Each episode is ten minutes long, compared to Confidential's 30-45 minute length. Following transmission, the episodes were all available for viewing on the BBC's Torchwood website, but were later removed from the site after the end of the first series. Both series of the Declassified installments have been included on the series box sets.

Creator

The GrandThe Grand · 1997
The Grand
★ 5.11997
SeriesDrama
The Grand is an ITV television drama series created and written by Russell T Davies and starring Rebecca Callard, Tim Healy, Susan Hampshire, Paul Warriner, and Mark McGann. Following WWI, the Bannerman family re-opens the Grand Hotel after a lengthy closure and a costly re-furbishing. The hotel has been in the family for a long time, and John Bannerman and his wife Sarah desperately want to make a go. Their son Stephen has returned from the wars without any physical harm but still suffers from the mental anguish of seeing so many of his comrades-in-arms falling on the battlefield. When they learn that their accountant has squandered what little money they had left, they must turn to John's brother Marcus, a successful businessman who has eschewed any interest in the hotel over the years but now seems ready to plunge into the business with both feet.

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