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'You couldn't say you fancied anyone, and you couldn't say that you loved Doctor Who': Russell T Davies on the parallels between his sexuality and his hit show as it airs first same-sex kiss
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June 9, 2024
The screenwriter, who was the original showrunner for the 2005 revival of Doctor Who and is back for its new generation, said that being gay and loving the space show were both things he kept quiet as a youngster. Speaking to the BBC on Sunday, he said: 'Being gay was "The love that dare not speak its name" and Doctor Who shared that feature as well by that time. You couldn't say you fancied anyone, and you couldn't say that you loved Doctor Who.' While the other teenage boys he knew ditched sci-fi for playing football and trying to get attention from girls, Russell said he 'was just sitting there quietly, not expressing who I was until I became an adult, still watching Doctor Who.' Russell has created some of the UK's best shows which centre the stories of LGBTQ + people, including It's a Sin and Queer as Folk.