The screenwriter and television executive has placed LGBTQ+ representation at the forefront of his work throughout his career, bringing LGBTQ+ characters, stories and experiences to a mainstream audience.
From Queer As Folk to Bob and Rose, through to Doctor Who, Cucumber, Years and Years, and A Very English Scandal, Russell T Davies has celebrated queerness in its many different forms.
To mark his win, we have an exciting cover story on Russell T Davies’ latest project, It’s A Sin, which will air on Channel 4 in January 2021.
The show follows a group of young friends in London as they grow up in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic throughout the 1980s.