It's a Sin creator and Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has been named as one of the country's most influential creatives of the past 50 years. The Bafta and Royal Television Society winner, who has recently re-joined Doctor Who after reviving it in 2005, came in third place behind David Bowie and director Steve McQueen in the new list compiled for Sky Arts by a panel of esteemed experts from across the arts industry.
A team of expert judges across music, film & TV, performing arts, literature and visual arts were challenged to create the list by TV channel Sky Arts in a celebration of British artists past and present and their influence on global culture. The 15-person judging panel, led by DJ, presenter and author Lauren Laverne, included MOBO Awards founder Kanya King CBE, acclaimed writer Bonnie Greer, film critic, Ali Plumb and esteemed theatre critic Lyn Gardner.
Davies, who is from Swansea, has recently reboarded the BBC sci-fi show which is filming currently and will star Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa as the Time Lord, taking over from Jodie Whittaker. The role comes after the high-profile success of Channel 4 drama, It's a Sin, which gained awards and nominations after bowling over audiences with its telling of the Aids epidemic in the 1980s from the point of view of a group of friends in London.
