The Queerest of Folk: The memoir of a life in British Television from the head writer of Doctor Who and creator of Queer as Folk and It’s a Sin

Russell T Davies

Oct 2026 · Random House

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From Doctor Who to Tip Toe, Queer as Folk to Coronation Street, Britain’s foremost television writer and showrunner takes us behind the scenes of some of the nation’s most beloved programmes.

'The Queerest of Folk is like one of Russell's scripts - thrilling, funny and deeply moving - I learned some profound truths about life and storytelling.' OLLY ALEXANDER

‘For anyone that’s interested in tele this is a great tale’ LORRAINE

‘An education and a joy...extraordinarily moving’ ELIZABETH DAY

In The Queerest of Folk, Russell T Davies traces his remarkable career in television, from his early days working on children’s shows and soaps through to the giddy heights of relaunching Doctor Who, and the queer stories that challenged what the mainstream screen dared to show.

Packed with behind the scenes stories from all your favourite TV shows, The Queerest of Folk takes us into the mind of one of Britain’s most renowned creators.

'A galloping memoir of Davies’s life as Britain’s most celebrated showrunner’ GUARDIAN

'A classic, Get to the Good Bits memoir...as propulsive as his tv shows' JENNY COLGAN

From Doctor Who to Tip Toe, Queer as Folk to Coronation Street, Britain’s foremost television writer and showrunner takes us behind the scenes of some of the nation’s most beloved programmes. 'The Queerest of Folk is like one of Russell's scripts - thrilling, funny and deeply moving - I learned s...

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Russell T Davies is one of the UK's foremost writers of television drama, creating ground breaking shows such as Queer As Folk, Bob & Rose, Casanova, Cucumber, The Second Coming, and in 2018, A Very English Scandal for BBC One. He has been Head Writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Who since it returned to the BBC in 2005 and has written many of the new series' most memorable episodes. He was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to drama. He divides his time between Cardiff and Manchester.

Russell T Davies is one of the UK's foremost writers of television drama, creating ground breaking shows such as Queer As Folk, Bob & Rose, Casanova, Cucumber, The Second Coming, and in 2018, A Very English Scandal for BBC One. He has been Head Writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Who since it...

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