Russell T Davies on Queer as Folk, Doctor Who and his new series, Tip Toe | BFI Flare Screen Talk

Russell T Davies joins us to discuss his acclaimed career and upcoming Channel 4 show Tip Toe at his BFI Flare Screen Talk. Russell T Davies is a television writer and producer known for prominent LGBTQIA+ representation. As showrunner of Doctor Who, he introduced openly queer characters and storylines, bringing LGBTQIA+ experiences into mainstream television with unprecedented visibility and nuance. He created Queer as Folk (1999), Cucumber (2015) and its sister series Banana (2015), and It’s a Sin (2021), which explored gay lives, relationships and the impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis. He has also written A Very English Scandal (2018), which stars Hugh Grant as gay Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe, and the dystopian science fiction drama Years and Years (2019). His upcoming C4 drama, Tip Toe, will explore the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQIA+ community today, examining the danger as prejudice creeps back into our lives. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI Watch more on BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Our TikTok:   / britishfilminstitute   Like us on Facebook:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Instagram:   / britishfilminstitute   Follow us on Twitter:   / bfi