Speaker Russell T Davies

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Russell T Davies

Creator, Executive Producer and Showrunner (It's a Sin)

RED Production Company

Born in Swansea, South Wales.  Started work at Children’s BBC, then become a Script Editor and Storyliner at Granada in Manchester.  Created the original Queer As Folk in 1999.  Working with Red Productions, wrote The Second Coming, Bob & Rose, Mine All Mine and Casanova. Resurrected Doctor Who in 2005 and created spin-offs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Wrote Cucumber and Banana for Channel 4 in 2015, A Very English Scandal and Years and Years for BBC One, currently in post-production on Boys for Channel 4 and HBO Max. 

Speaking on: Rockies Awards Roundtable: Scripted

At the Banff Media Festival, we met with Netflix and took a ride up Sulphur Mountain on the gondola. That’s where we made the pitch.
- Naveen Prasad, EVP and GM, Elevation Pictures

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