Russell T Davies
Russell T Davies, OBE (sometimes spelled Russell T. Davies, born Stephen Russell Davies, 27th April 1963) is a successful television writer and producer responsible for the revival of Doctor Who and the creation of Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. In 2004, Davies was given the position of Executive Producer and head writer of Doctor Who for its revival. Davies has written the majority of Doctor Who episodes since that time as well as creating the character of Captain Jack Harkness.
Biography
Previous work
Russell's first major success was the CBBC adventure serial Dark Season, which contained strong similarities to Doctor Who. Davies would go on to create a further children's series, Century Falls before creating the award winning Queer As Folk and The Second Coming.
Davies' first major involvement in Doctor Who was in 1996, when he wrote the New Adventures novel Damaged Goods. On the 20th May, 2008, Davies publicly announced his departure from Doctor Who. He will continue to be Executive Producer for the 2009 specials before being succeeded by staff writer Steven Moffat for Series 5 in 2010. He has has stated that he will not write for Doctor Who after the 2009 specials.
Other information
- In 2008, Davies was awarded an OBE, the second Doctor Who producer to receive one (Verity Lambert received an OBE in 2002). [1]
- In an interview he stated the Christmas episode slot was his favorite of the year.
Selected credits
Television
Doctor Who
Series 1
- Rose
- The End of the World
- Aliens of London
- World War Three
- The Long Game
- Boom Town
- Bad Wolf
- The Parting of the Ways
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
2008 Chrismas Special
2009 Specials
Torchwood
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Prose
Novels
Doctor Who Virgin New Adventures
Nonfiction prose
- The Writer's Tale (with Benjamin Cook)
Other
Contributions to the Mythos
Major characters and concepts created for or debuting in a Russell T. Davies script:
