Russell T Davies on 40 years of bringing gay stories to our screens

罗素·戴维斯谈40年来将同性恋故事搬上我们的屏幕

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2026-10-09

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The Dr Who showrunner made his name with taboo-busting series such as Queer As Folk. He tells Helen Pidd about how he changed the way queer lives were depicted on British television. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • Today, from queer as folk to it's a sin, Russell T. Davies on four decades of bringing gay stories to the screen.

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  • Russell T Davies.

  • Even if you don't know his name,

  • you will definitely have watched one of his shows if you grew up in the UK.

  • As well as rebooting Doctor Who,

  • he has been bringing stories of gay lives to our TV screens for the past 40 years.

  • I hope you don't mind, Henry, but when you masturbate in that top room, it creates a sort of silhouette.

  • Some boys don't come out of the closet, they explode.

  • I came to London and I thought, great, I can be gay.