"Following the success of the 2005 series produced by Russell T Davies, the BBC commissioned Davies to produce a 13-part spin-off series titled ""Torchwood"" (an anagram of ""Doctor Who""), set in modern-day Cardiff and investigating alien activities and crime. The series debuted on BBC Three on 22 October 2006. John Barrowman reprised his role of Jack Harkness from the 2005 series of ""Doctor Who"". Two other actresses who appeared in Doctor Who also star in the series; Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, who also played the similarly named servant girl Gwyneth in the 2005 ""Doctor Who"" episode ""The Unquiet Dead"","
"Russell T Davies Stephen Russell Davies (born 27 April 1963), better known as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose works include ""Queer as Folk"", ""Bob & Rose"", ""The Second Coming"", ""Casanova"", the 2005 revival of the classic British science fiction series ""Doctor Who"", and the trilogy ""Cucumber"", ""Tofu"", and ""Banana"". Born in Swansea, Davies aspired to work as a comic artist in his adult life, until a careers advisor at Olchfa School suggested that he study English literature; he consequently focused on a career of play- and screen-writing. After he graduated from Oxford University, Davies"
"until 2005. Affected by rights issues for some years, many of those behind the new series were fans of the show when they were younger. ""Doctor Who"" returned to television screens on 26 March 2005, gaining a profile reminiscent of the earlier series at its peak. Perhaps the most high-profile of those behind the movement to return ""Doctor Who"" to the screens is writer Russell T Davies, who initially worked in the BBC children's department earlier in his career, and contributed to British TV science fiction there. Davies' first sci-fi serial was the six-part ""Dark Season"" (1991), which co-starred a"
"fifth series was broadcast starting 3 October 2011 on Mondays and Tuesdays. It finished just two weeks later on 18 October 2011. In 2006, Children's BBC expressed an interest in producing a ""Doctor Who"" spin-off. Their initial idea was ""a drama based on the idea of a young ""Doctor Who"""", but Russell T Davies vetoed this. ""Somehow, the idea of a fourteen year old Doctor, on Gallifrey inventing sonic screwdrivers, takes away from the mystery and intrigue of who he is and where he came from,"" said Davies. He suggested instead a series based on the Doctor's former companion Sarah"
"and comic strips. From its inception, the BBC invested in a heavy online presence for the series, with an alternate reality game running alongside the show's first two series, and an animated Web series running alongside its fourth. The BBC continued to approve and commission licensed spin-offs after the show's conclusion, including an audio series from Big Finish Productions. Before the revival of ""Doctor Who"", Russell T Davies began to develop an idea for a science-fiction/crime drama in the style of American dramas like ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and ""Angel"". This idea, originally titled ""Excalibur"", was abandoned until 2005, when"
"elevated by good performances. He also felt the pig worked. Smith? called it the closest the new series and Davies ""ever gets to pastiching the Classic Series' most beloved writer, Robert Holmes."" He also praised the domestic situation, though he found the political satire ""one-note"", the direction disappointing, and Eccleston ""out of his depth"" with lighter moments. Aliens of London ""Aliens of London"" is the fourth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television show ""Doctor Who"" that was first broadcast on 16 April 2005 on BBC One. Written by Russell T Davies and directed by Keith"
"T Davies, and numerous others connected to the programme, all playing themselves in a more or less parodic manner. The plot focuses on the fictionalised, disgruntled Davison, Baker and McCoy, who become embroiled in misadventures as they attempt to sneak onto the set of the official ""Doctor Who"" 50th anniversary special. ""The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot"" was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form), (along with ""The Day of the Doctor"", ""An Adventure in Space and Time"", ""The Name of the Doctor"", and episodes of ""Game of Thrones"" and ""Orphan Black""). On Christmas Day 2012, former"
"to letters from viewers who wrote into the show suggesting games, 'makes' and days out. Typically these were arts-and-crafts activities or games and magic tricks children could learn to impress their friends. Created by producer/director Patrick Dowling at the BBC's Bristol studios, Russell T Davies was later at one time a producer and director for ""Why Don't You...?"" before going on to greater fame as writer of ""Queer as Folk"" and producer of the 2005 revival of ""Doctor Who"". Under Davies's direction, the format of the series shifted from magazine show to drama, with plots frequently centring on harebrained young"
"lead writer Russell T Davies has made his scripts available online. In 2007, Penguin Character Books revived the novelisations concept for the spin-off series, ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"". As of early 2010, all stories from the series' first season, two from the second, and one from the third, have been adapted. The third-season novelisation, adapting ""The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith"", marked the first appearance of the Doctor in a TV-based novelisation since the 1996 TV movie was adapted. ""Shada"" by Douglas Adams (not originally completed for broadcast after television production was postponed in 1979, but completed with narration for"
"further series of Torchwood, though it would depend on Davies being free from his other commitments. , no plans for fifth series have been announced, however, in early 2015 Barrowman confirmed that Torchwood was returning in the form of several BBC radio plays that could lead to the possibility of a future return to television. In the first series, the main writer alongside Russell T Davies was Chris Chibnall, creator of the BBC light drama show ""Born and Bred"". Other writers include P.J. Hammond, Toby Whithouse, ""Doctor Who"" script editor Helen Raynor, Cath Tregenna, and ""Doctor Who"" cast member Noel"
"scripted material. The book was re-printed in a new edition in March 2014. Other creator-authorised ""Doctor Who"" spin-offs include: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans is a film spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". It was released direct-to-video in 1995 and was produced by the independent production company Dreamwatch Media, a division of ""Dreamwatch"" magazine. Initially available only through mail order and specialty shops, it was subsequently released to retail by Reeltime Pictures in 1997. It features two races of aliens, the Sontarans (first introduced in the Third Doctor serial ""The"
"Dæmos Rising Dæmos Rising is a direct-to-DVD spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". It was released direct-to-video and produced by the independent production company Reeltime Pictures. It is a sequel to the Third Doctor serial ""The Dæmons"" and the 1995 Reeltime video ""Downtime"" and is also a tie-in to Telos Publishing's ""Time Hunter"" range of books, another ""Doctor Who"" spin-off. The DVD was also released as a Limited Edition which included an inlay autographed by Beverley Cressman (Kate Lethbridge-Stewart), Miles Richardson (Douglas Cavendish), Andrew Wisher (The Ghost), Alistair Lock (Composer), David J. Howe (Writer) and"
"Russell T Davies has been released in paperback and digital formats 5 April 2018 as part of the ""Target Collection"". The book features deviations from the original episode such as bigger set pieces, new plot twists and more characters. The scene in the episode between Rose and Clive where Clive shows pictures of the Ninth Doctor to prove his immortality, in the novelisation previous incarnations as well as future ones such as the Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations are shown, as well as future Doctors that have not appeared in the series. Rose (Doctor Who episode) ""Rose"" is the opening episode"
"idea of Russell T Davies from pitching the show in 2003. Such a use would show what would happen after a companion left the Doctor, without dwelling too much on the classic series. It was Davies' full intention for Sarah Jane to be used for this, and while Sladen originally declined a request, thinking her role would not be important, she changed her mind when she realised she would be the focal point of the adventure. After production of the episode was finished, Sladen was approached about a full spin-off series, ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", which was formally announced on"
"was produced by animation company Nelvana in the 1980s, but the series was not produced. CBBC originally expressed an interest in a ""Young Doctor Who"" series, chronicling the childhood of the Doctor. Russell T Davies vetoed this concept, saying ""somehow, the idea of a fourteen-year-old Doctor, on Gallifrey inventing sonic screwdrivers, takes away from the mystery and intrigue of who he is and where he came from,"". He instead suggested ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" (see above). A further spin-off of ""Doctor Who""—""Rose Tyler: Earth Defence"", a 90-minute special that could possibly become an annual event—was cancelled by Davies at a"
"former ""Doctor Who"" showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat for the BBC's official ""Doctor Who"" YouTube channel, as the two writers talked about their book adaptations of ""Rose"" and ""The Day of the Doctor"". In June 2018, he took part on a panel of ""Doctor Who"" experts to introduce a new audience to the 1963-89 run of the series, which was streaming on Twitch.tv. As a commentator on ""Doctor Who"" (he was assistant editor of ""Doctor Who Magazine"" at the time), Spilsbury was among the first to get to see the relaunch of the show in 2005. He commented"
"of Davies, who had been working with Gardner and former Big Finish producer Gary Russell to bring the show to the company since 2013. The Conspiracy (Torchwood) ""The Conspiracy"" is the first play in the main series of Torchwood audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by David Llewellyn and is a spin-off from the British science fiction television series ""Torchwood"", itself a spin-off from ""Doctor Who"". It was released 15 September 2015 and stars John Barrowman reprising his role of Captain Jack Harkness and made available to purchase on CD and as a download. George Wilson"
"long-running British science fiction drama ""Doctor Who"", ran for four series before entering an indefinite hiatus due to executive producer and creator Russell T Davies's other commitments. In January 2015, John Barrowman, who plays series lead Captain Jack Harkness, stated that there were plans for ""Torchwood"" to return as several BBC audio plays that could potentially lead into a fifth television series, with both Davies and co-executive producer Julie Gardner in discussion of the project. ""Torchwood"" previously aired on BBC Radio 4 between 2008 and 2011 in the form of radio plays. In May 2015, Big Finish announced plans to"
"Damaged Goods (Davies novel) Damaged Goods is an original ""Doctor Who"" novel, released by Virgin Publishing in their ""New Adventures"" range of ""Doctor Who"" books in 1996. It is the second and to date last piece of full-length prose fiction to have been published by the television scriptwriter Russell T Davies, who later became the chief writer and executive producer of the ""Doctor Who"" television series when it was revived in 2005. Davies's first professionally published fiction, a novelisation of his children's television serial ""Dark Season"", had been released by BBC Books in 1991. In July 2014 it was announced"
"on to write and produce Doctor Who, Torchwood, Queer as Folk and Banana Davies' scripts featuring Slade as a crazy young inventor were acknowledged as his first forays into writing television drama and undoubtedly helped launch his impressive writing career. Slade last appeared as a guest presenter on the final series directed by Trevor Stephenson-Long before pursuing a successful career in education. He is credited as the longest serving presenter in the cult television show's near 21-year run on network BBC 1. Slade hails from Cardiff where he attended Whitchurch High School. He is featured in Russell T Davies' biography:"
"star during the 2006 season, returned in a different role. A second major spin-off of ""Doctor Who"" was ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", created for a younger audience on Children's BBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen as the Doctor's former companion Sarah Jane Smith. It began with a 60-minute pilot episode co-written by Davies and Gareth Roberts, debuting on BBC One and the CBBC Channel on New Year's Day 2007; the full series started on 24 September 2007, consisting of two-part serials with half-hour individual episodes. Five series were produced altogether, before the program's cancellation in 2011 due to Sladen's death. The first"
"to make a new series. A deal with Russell T Davies to produce the new series was quickly struck, and on 26 September, the BBC announced that ""Doctor Who"" would be returning to BBC One in 2005, produced by BBC Wales. As a result, the status of the ""Shalka"" webcast was in doubt from even before it was released. After the webcast, in February 2004, plans for sequels were indefinitely shelved. For a period, it was unclear if the new television Doctor would be the Ninth or Tenth Doctor, but this was ultimately settled in April 2004 when in an"
"Russell T Davies states that he created the character to be the Doctor's mother and this is what actress Claire Bloom was told when she was cast. In spin-off media, several individuals related to the Doctor have made appearances which don't appear in the television series, such as his grandchildren John and Gillian, who appeared alongside the First and Second Doctors in comics and annuals. Two different, conflicting accounts exist on the descendants of Susan after leaving the Doctor. In the audio play ""An Earthly Child"", it is revealed that Susan has had a child, Alex Campbell, the Doctor's great-grandson."
"Chris Chibnall Chris Chibnall (born 1970) is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV mystery-crime drama ""Broadchurch"" (2013–2017). A lifelong fan of the long-running BBC sci-fi ""Doctor Who"", Chibnall has written five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and was also the head writer for the first two series of the spinoff ""Torchwood"". In 2016, the BBC announced that Chibnall would succeed Moffat to become the showrunner and head writer of ""Doctor Who"", beginning with the eleventh series in 2018. Brought up in"
"for 2014 with episodes featuring ""Red Dwarf"" actor Norman Lovett and ""Torchwood"" and ""Doctor Who"" star Gareth David-Lloyd. A fourth series was slated for release in 2016 with an episode called ""Muscle Memory"" written by Debbie Moon and an episode featuring Gareth David-Lloyd's directorial debut. The fourth season did not end up premiering until October 2017 with the episode, ""Be My Head."" Twisted Showcase Twisted Showcase is a British independent series described as a mixture of self-contained horror, sci-fi, psychological thriller, and comedy. Twisted Showcase was created by Robin Bell and Rhys Jones who wanted to make something different with"
"only a few releases and a transition from print to e-books. In September 2010, Pearson Education published four simplified novelisations based on stories from the third series: Although there has never been a Sarah Jane Adventures magazine there have been three special editions of the Doctor Who Magazine, focused on the Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as regular mentions in the standard editions of Doctor Who Magazine. The Sarah Jane Adventures The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television programme, that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies starring Elisabeth Sladen. The"
"Russell T Davies cites ""The Zeppo"" along with """" episode ""Lower Decks"" as an influence on his 2006 ""Doctor Who"" episode ""Love & Monsters"". The episode provided a television format that came to be known as the ""Doctor-lite episode"", an annual tradition for ""Doctor Who"" from 2006 to 2008, often featuring a significant guest star carrying the bulk of the acting responsibilities as ""Doctor Who"" has a much smaller cast than ""Buffy"". Xander Harris Alexander Lavelle Harris is a fictional character created for the action-horror/fantasy television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1997–2003). He was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed"
"BBC Three Controller Stuart Murphy invited Davies to develop an after-watershed science fiction series for the channel. During the production of the 2005 series of ""Doctor Who"", the word ""Torchwood"" (an anagram of ""Doctor Who"") had been used as a title ruse for the series while filming its first few episodes to ensure they were not intercepted. Davies connected the word ""Torchwood"" to his earlier ""Excalibur"" idea and decided to make the series a ""Doctor Who"" spin-off. Subsequently, the word ""Torchwood"" was seeded in ""Doctor Who"" episodes and other media that aired in 2005 and 2006. Because ""Torchwood"" is shown"
"""Doctor Who"" story written and produced by Russell T Davies, who shepherded the series' return to British television in 2005 and served as the series' executive producer and chief writer. Davies was succeeded as executive producer and showrunner by Steven Moffat. Bernard Cribbins, who appeared in the story ""Voyage of the Damned"" and throughout Series 4 as Wilfred Mott, grandfather of Donna Noble, acts as the companion to the Doctor in this two-part story. The special also features the return of many other actors to the show, including Catherine Tate, John Simm, Jacqueline King, Alexandra Moen, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri,"
"in the final moments of the episode, writing Matt Smith's first words as the Eleventh Doctor. Chris Chibnall Chris Chibnall (born 1970) is an English television writer and producer, best known as the creator and writer of the award-winning ITV mystery-crime drama ""Broadchurch"" (2013–2017). A lifelong fan of the long-running BBC sci-fi ""Doctor Who"", Chibnall has written five episodes of the series under previous showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, and was also the head writer for the first two series of the spinoff ""Torchwood"". In 2016, the BBC announced that Chibnall would succeed Moffat to become the showrunner"
"Downtime (Doctor Who) Downtime is a direct-to-video spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". It was released direct-to-video and produced by the independent production company Reeltime Pictures. It is a sequel to the Second Doctor serials ""The Abominable Snowmen"" (1967) and ""The Web of Fear"" (1968). ""Downtime"" stars Nicholas Courtney, Deborah Watling, Jack Watling and Elisabeth Sladen reprising their roles as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Victoria Waterfield, Professor Edward Travers and Sarah Jane Smith, respectively. It introduces the character of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. Sometime after Victoria had parted company with the Doctor on 20th century Earth (""Fury from the"
"produce audio plays based on ""Torchwood"" as part of a licensing agreement between themselves and BBC Worldwide, allowing them to use characters and concepts from the revived series of ""Doctor Who"" (2005–present) and its spin-offs in future audio productions after previously only being permitted elements from the show's classic run (1963–89) and 1996 TV film. The project received the blessing of Davies, who had been working with Gardner and former Big Finish producer Gary Russell to bring ""Torchwood"" to the company since 2013. Each play from the series' main range usually centres on one or more members of the organisation"
"the antagonist using computers in a comprehensive school to take over the world; ""Army of Ghosts"" unexpectedly brings together the series' two major villains for the final episode; and the characters of Marcie and her friends are similar, albeit unintentionally, to the structure of the Doctor and his companions. ""Dark Season"" was the first series that he was credited as ""Russell T Davies""—the initial arbitrarily chosen to distinguish himself from the BBC Radio 4 presenter—and the first series that he was commissioned to write a novelisation: it features a more ambiguous climax and foreshadows a sequel set in an arcade"