Portrait of Russell T Davies

Writing

Russell T Davies

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Farewell, Sarah Jane
Farewell, Sarah Jane
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Russell T Davies Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.6, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Sci-Fi Adventure 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Witty Dialogue 6
  • Time Travel 5
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Fast-Paced Action 5
  • Fan Service 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Found Family Dynamics 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 79
Our Town
Our Town (2026)

Executive Consultant

The Dickie Show
The Dickie Show (2026)

TV show

Doctor Who: The Satan Pit
Doctor Who: The Satan Pit (2026)

Executive Producer

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)

Writer, Executive Producer

Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)

Writer

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (2024)

Writer, Executive Producer

Men Up
Men Up (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour (2024)

Executive Producer

Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 (2023)

Writer

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials (2023)

Writer

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour (2023)

Executive Producer

Farewell, Sarah Jane
Farewell, Sarah Jane (2020)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Writer

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 57
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

Executive Producer, Writer

Tofu
Tofu (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Writer & Creator of Cucumber (2015) and Banana (2015)

Doctor Who: The End of Time
Doctor Who: The End of Time (2010)

Writer

Drama Trails
Drama Trails (2010)

TV show

2000s

13 titles ยท average score 75
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Executive Producer

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

Executive Producer, Writer

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer, Writer

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 (2008)

Writer, Executive Producer

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer, Writer

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

Creator, Writer

Doctor Who: Time Crash
Doctor Who: Time Crash (2007)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer

Torchwood
Torchwood (2006)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท Writer, Creator

Torchwood Declassified
Torchwood Declassified (2006)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท Creator

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Executive Producer

The Second Coming
The Second Coming (2003)
GoodWatch score 82

Creator

Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave
Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave (2001)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer

1990s

1 title
Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!
Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! (1997)

Writer

1970s

1 title ยท average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show