Russell T Davies' Screenography
| Title |
Broadcast |
Role |
Production Company |
Broadcaster |
Availability |
Notes |
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Play School |
1987 |
Presenter |
BBC |
BBC One |
Presented one episode only, and then 'made a hasty move behind the scenes' (Gillat, DWM 279) |
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The Flashing Blade |
1988-9 |
Writer |
BBC |
BBC One |
Wrote script for the comedy dubbed version of this show on Saturday morning magazine 'On the Waterfront' |
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Why Don't You? |
1988-92 |
Producer |
BBC Manchester |
BBC One |
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Chucklevision |
? |
Writer |
BBC |
BBC One |
Wrote three episodes |
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Breakfast Serials |
1990 |
Creator / Writer |
BBC Manchester |
BBC One |
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Families |
1990-3? |
Writer |
Granada |
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Dark Season |
1991 |
Creator / Writer |
BBC |
BBC One |
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Children's Ward |
1992-96 |
Writer / Producer |
Granada |
ITV |
A Davies' episode won the BAFTA for best Children's Drama |
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Cluedo |
1993 |
Writer |
Granada |
ITV |
Wrote one episode, "Finders Keepers" (Season Four, Episode 1, TX 19/4/93) |
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Century Falls |
1993 |
Creator / Writer |
BBC |
BBC One |
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The House of Windsor |
1994 |
Writer |
Granada |
ITV |
Wrote one episode, "I've Managed to Track Down Royston Bloat" (Season One, Episode 2, TX 22/5/94) |
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Revelations |
1994 |
Creator / Writer |
Granada |
ITV |
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Springhill |
1996-8 |
Writer |
Granada |
Channel 4 |
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Touching Evil |
1997 |
Writer |
Granada |
ITV |
UK VHS |
Wrote one episode, "Amathus (Part One)" (Season One, Episode 5, TX 27/5/97) |
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The Grand - Season 1 |
1997 |
Creator / Writer |
Granada |
ITV |
UK VHS (deleted), R1 DVD |
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The Grand - Season 2 |
1998 |
Creator / Writer |
Granada |
ITV |
R1 DVD |
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Queer as Folk |
1999 |
Creator / Writer / Co-Producer |
Red Production Company |
Channel 4 |
R1 & R2 DVD |
R2 DVD has had two releases. Initial release lost 'next week' trailers, and was letterboxed. Collector's edition re-release is anamorphic, and includes 'next week' trailers, deleted scenes (commentated), and commentary by Davies, cast members and producer Nicola Schindler. Both releases have music substitutions |
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Queer as Folk 2 |
2000 |
Creator / Writer / Co-Producer |
Red Production Company |
Channel 4 |
R1 & R2 DVD |
R2 DVD has had two releases. Initial release lost 'next week' trailer, and edited the two parts into a movie version. Collector's edition re-release is the two part version, anamorphic, and includes 'next week' trailer, deleted scenes (commentated), and commentary by Davies, cast members and producer Nicola Schindler. Both releases have music substitutions. Re-released in boxset with series 1. |
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Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas |
2000 |
Writer |
Granada |
ITV |
UK VHS |
Originally released as a straight-to-video spin-off in 1999 |
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Queer as Folk (US) |
2000-date |
Creator for UK Version |
Showtime |
R1 DVD |
Follows the UK version fairly closely for the first half season, then begins to wholeheartedly develop its own stories. S1 screened in UK on BBC Choice |
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Bob and Rose |
2001 |
Creator / Writer / Co-Producer |
Red Production Company |
ITV |
R2 DVD |
DVD includes commentary by RTD and Alan Davies. Cropped to 4:3, some music substitutions |
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Linda Green |
2001 |
Writer |
Red Production Company |
BBC One |
R2 DVD |
Wrote "Rest in Peace" (Season One, Episode 5, TX 27/11/01) |
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The Second Coming |
2003 |
Creator/ Writer / Executive Producer |
Red Production Company |
ITV |
R2 DVD
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DVD includes writer/director (Adrian Sheargold) commentary, deleted scenes, outakes. Some music substitutions from broadcast version, |
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To be broadcast |
Projected transmission |
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Mine All Mine |
2004 |
Creator / Writer / Executive Producer |
Red Production Company |
ITV |
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Cassanova |
Creator / Writer / Executive Producer |
Red Production Company? |
ITV |
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Doctor Who |
2005 |
Writer / Executive Producer |
BBC Wales |
BBC One |
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Who wants to be a Millionaire? [film script] |
Writer |
Celador Films |
Movie Release |
Adaptation of real life story. See Guardian article. |
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Notes:
Thanks to Paul Hayes for assistance in compiling this listing (click
to visit Paul's site). If you can help to clarify or add to this screenography,
please get in touch. I'm also
interested in accessing VHS copies of much of Russell's pre-1997 work (Dark
Season and Century Falls excluded, obviously) - again, if you can
help, I'd very much like to hear
from you.