Episodes
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me (BBC One Monday December 18, 2023)
Join BBC One on Monday December 18, 2023 at 10.40pm for imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me. The program offers an inside look at the return of Russell T Davies as showrunner of Doctor Who, including interviews with key cast members.
“Russell T Davies: The Return of Doctor Who”
On Monday, December 18, 2023, BBC One will air “imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me” at 10.40pm. Imagine… follows renowned British television writer Russell T. Davies as he gets ready to take over as Doctor Who’s showrunner again. After a long hiatus from television, Davies was instrumental in reviving the action-adventure series in 2005. It became a phenomenon that few could have predicted. Now he’s returning, this time with two Doctors and even loftier goals, in the year that marks the program’s 60th anniversary.
imagine… visits Cardiff’s Bad Wolf Studios to observe the filming of the time-travel hero’s adventures, takes a tour of the massive sound stages, and meets Ncuti Gatwa, the fifteenth Doctor, before his much-anticipated turn as the Time Lord following David Tennant’s surprising regeneration.
From his early days in BBC children’s TV to his breakthrough as a queer writer on Channel 4’s groundbreaking gay series Queer as Folk and more recent triumphs, such as the critically acclaimed AIDS drama It’s a Sin, Alan Yentob follows the creative journey of Russell T. Davies, whose numerous television credits include Doctor Who among many others. Interviews with Helena Bonham Carter, Olly Alexander, Caitlin Moran, Sally Wainwright, Catherine Tate, Ncuti Gatwa, and David Tennant are also included in the film.