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[[File:Russell T Davies.jpg|thumb|Russell T Davies]]'''Russell T Davies''' (real name '''Stephen Russell Davies''', born [[Swansea]] 1963), is a Welsh television producer and screenwriter. His works include ''[[Queer as Folk]]'' (1999–2000), ''[[Bob & Rose]]'' (2001), the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', and the trilogy ''[[Cucumber]]'', ''[[Banana]]'' and ''[[Tofu]]'' (2015). In 2017, Davies produced and wrote the screenplay for A Very English Scandal, an adaptation of the book of the same name about the Thorpe affair, a sex scandal which involved former Liberal Party leader [[Jeremy Thorpe]]. | [[File:Russell T Davies.jpg|thumb|Russell T Davies]]'''Russell T Davies''' (real name '''Stephen Russell Davies''', born [[Swansea]] 1963), is a Welsh television producer and screenwriter. His works include ''[[Queer as Folk]]'' (1999–2000), ''[[Bob & Rose]]'' (2001), the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', and the trilogy ''[[Cucumber]]'', ''[[Banana]]'' and ''[[Tofu]]'' (2015). In 2017, Davies produced and wrote the screenplay for A Very English Scandal, an adaptation of the book of the same name about the Thorpe affair, a sex scandal which involved former Liberal Party leader [[Jeremy Thorpe]]. | ||
He was the guest on Desert Island Discs on 3 Nov 2019 <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0009zlq | In the broadcast he admitted failing to take up an invitation to tea with Kate Bush, a decision he deeply regretted.</ref>. | He was the guest on Desert Island Discs on 3 Nov 2019 <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0009zlq | In the broadcast he admitted failing to take up an invitation to tea with Kate Bush, a decision he deeply regretted.</ref>. | ||
Davies was in a relationship with Andrew Smith, a customs officer, between 1999 and Smith's death in 2018.They entered into a civil partnership on 1 December 2012 | Davies was in a relationship with Andrew Smith, a customs officer, between 1999 and Smith's death in 2018.They entered into a civil partnership on 1 December 2012. | ||
In 2021 Channel 4 broadcast a five part drama called [[It's a Sin]] written by Davies. The drama features [[Olly Alexander]] as a young gay man called Richie who arrives in London in September 1981. The drama deals with how [[AIDS]] impacted on the lives of many gay men and their families. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 20 February 2021
Russell T Davies (real name Stephen Russell Davies, born Swansea 1963), is a Welsh television producer and screenwriter. His works include Queer as Folk (1999–2000), Bob & Rose (2001), the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, and the trilogy Cucumber, Banana and Tofu (2015). In 2017, Davies produced and wrote the screenplay for A Very English Scandal, an adaptation of the book of the same name about the Thorpe affair, a sex scandal which involved former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe.
He was the guest on Desert Island Discs on 3 Nov 2019 [1]. Davies was in a relationship with Andrew Smith, a customs officer, between 1999 and Smith's death in 2018.They entered into a civil partnership on 1 December 2012.
In 2021 Channel 4 broadcast a five part drama called It's a Sin written by Davies. The drama features Olly Alexander as a young gay man called Richie who arrives in London in September 1981. The drama deals with how AIDS impacted on the lives of many gay men and their families.
References
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- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0009zlq | In the broadcast he admitted failing to take up an invitation to tea with Kate Bush, a decision he deeply regretted.