Stephen Russell Davies, better known 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 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi series
Doctor Who, from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2023. His other notable works include creating the series
Queer as Folk (1999â2000),
Bob & Rose (2001),
The Second Coming (2003),
Casanova (2005),
Doctor Who spin-offs
Torchwood (2006â2011) and
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007â2011),
Cucumber (2015),
A Very English Scandal (2018),
Years and Years (2019),
It's a Sin (2021) and
Nolly (2023).