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{{quote|''"Saving it from extinction."''|'''Frank Cottrill Boyce''', when asked what Davies' greatest contribution to British television was.}}
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Known as RTD (or sometimes "Rusty") by Whovians, he has a penchant for naming characters "Tyler" and/or "Smith". He also tends to inject [[Camp]] and [[Techno Babble]] in very large doses.
Originally from a background in children's TV, he wrote and produced a number of adult dramas between the mid 90s and the revival of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in 2005, most notably ''[[Queer
He was one of the executive producers on ''Doctor Who'', along with Mal Young, Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson. RTD, however, was in charge of the creative aspect and is the "showrunner" as a US person would think of it. He is responsible for the revival of ''Doctor Who'' in 2005, and he also created its spin-offs ''[[
Davies has written several ''Doctor Who'' episodes and specials over his tenure as producer, and been responsible for rewrites on many more. He has now stepped down from the position following the conclusion of production on the [[David Tennant]] era, handing the reins to [[Steven Moffat]].
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Master of the [[Wham! Line]] and the [[Wham! Episode]]: in his five years on ''Doctor Who'', he was infamous for leaving the penultimate episode on a ''massive'' cliffhanger to whet appetite for the finale. He's also critical of [[Executive Meddling|TV executives]] using "[[Tonight Someone Dies]]" and similar catchlines in commercials and claims that it impacts ratings -- and admittedly, he has a point.
Liberally uses [[Author Appeal]], and as a result, placed Wales firmly in the centre of the [[Whoniverse]] alongside London. Also became famous for finally upgrading all the [[Ho Yay]] subtext in ''Doctor Who'' to proper TV canon, for abolishing [[No Hugging, No Kissing]] in the series forever, and for dialing all of the above -- Wales, [[Ho Yay]] and tons of sex -- [[Up to Eleven]] and beyond in ''[[
Was awarded an OBE in 2008.
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* ''[[Dark Season]]''
* ''[[Chucklevision]]''
'''Writer/Producer on:'''
* ''Children's Ward''
* ''[[Bob and Rose]]''
* ''[[Casanova (TV series)|Casanova]]''
* ''[[The Second Coming (TV series)|The Second Coming]]''
* ''[[Queer
* The 2005 revival of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (31 episodes, plus one 2005 Children in Need special, written or co-written, 2005-2010)
* ''[[
* ''[[
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