Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter (DOCTOR WHO, 78)

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Queer as Folk 2 was broadcast in 2000 and was driven by the plot element of Vince's half-sister's wedding. Davies' first BAFTA award nominations came in 1993 when he was nominated for the "Best Children's Programme (Fiction)" Television Award for his work on Children's Ward. After its cancellation in September 1997, Davies had an existential crisis after almost dying from an accidental overdose; the experience persuaded him to detoxify and make a name for himself by producing a series which celebrated his homosexuality. Davies was granted the opportunity for sporadic appearances over a period of six months; he hosted only one episode as a storytelling illustrator before he walked off the set and commented he was "not doing that again".

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He had begun to formulate another successor: The Heat of the Sun, a series set over Christmas 1999 and New Year's Day 2000 that would have included the concepts of psychic powers and world domination. Queer as Folk is the primary vehicle for his social commentary of homosexuality and advocation of greater acceptance.For the "Rose" watch party, Davies released a short story originally written in 2013 for the show's fiftieth anniversary—the story was written for Doctor Who Magazine and stylised as the final pages of a Target novelisation, but was not included in the magazine due to continuity conflicts with the anniversary special " The Day of the Doctor"; [147] for the " New Earth" and " Gridlock" watch party, he wrote the script for an animated sequel, "The Secret of Novice Hame", with Tennant and Anna Hope reprising their roles as the Doctor and Hame respectively; [148] and for " The Runaway Bride" watch party, Davies shared excerpts of his 1986 spec script, Mind of the Hodiac, which was later optioned by Big Finish for its The Lost Stories audio play range, which was released on 30 March 2022. While Andy, named after Davies' boyfriend Andrew Smith, was a minor character and departed in the third episode, Holly featured throughout the entirety of the series.

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In 1986, he was approached by the Sunday Sport before its launch to provide a football-themed daily strip; he declined because he was concerned about the pornographic content of the newspaper. Davies stepped down from the show's production in 2009 along with Gardner and Collinson, and finished his tenure with four special length episodes. As he was only given three days of work per month by the BBC, he continued to freelance and volunteer for the Sherman Theatre. On 1 June 1987, Davies made his first and only appearance as a television presenter on Play School alongside regular presenter Chloë Ashcroft.

Davies additionally made his first contribution to CBeebies, with two scripts for Old Jack's Boat, which stars Doctor Who alumni Bernard Cribbins and Freema Agyeman as retired fisherman Jack and his neighbour Shelley. The second series of Springhill continued his penchant for symbolism; in particular, it depicted Marion Freeman ( Judy Holt) and Eva as personifications of good and evil, and climaxed with a finale set in an ultra-liberal dystopian future where premarital sex and homosexuality are embraced by the Church. The world without the Doctor creates a dystopia which he uses to provide a commentary on Nazi-esque fascism. The Independent on Sunday recognised his contributions to the public by including him on seven consecutive Pink Lists, which chronicle the achievements of gay and lesbian personalities: in 2005, he was ranked the 73rd most influential gay person; [220] in 2006, the 18th; [220] in 2007, the most influential gay person; [221] in 2008, the 2nd; [222] in 2009, the 14th; [223] in 2010, the 64th; [224] in 2011, the 47th; [225] in 2012, the 56th; [226] and in 2013, was listed as a permanent member of the List's "national treasures".

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After three days of deliberation, Davies accepts Cook's suggestion and thanks him for improving both episodes.

One venture in 1991 led him to Granada Television, where he edited scripts for the ITV children's medical drama Children's Ward under the supervision of eventual Coronation Street producer Tony Wood and his former boss Ed Pugh. Lenny Henry Teams With Russell T Davies For ITV Drama On Caribbean Immigrants Forging New Lives In Britain". On the heels of the special, Davies pitched the spin-off Misfits, a late-night soap opera set in a boarding house owned by Vince's mother, Hazel, [50] and The Second Coming, a series which depicted the Second Coming of Christ in contemporary Manchester. Between 2005 and 2008, he was included in The Guardian 's "Media 100": in 2005, he was ranked the 14th most influential man in the media; [215] in 2006, the 28th; [216] in 2007, the 15th; [217] and in 2008, the 31st.

After several weeks, Cook assumes an unofficial advisory role to the scriptwriting and the development of the series.The second series had a lighter tone and greater emphasis on character development, which Davies attributed to his friend Sally, who had previously warned him of the adult humour in Breakfast Serials; she told him his show was too bleak to be compared to real life. While he was writing for The Grand, the executive producer requested that he change the female lead character's name, a decision that led to the "character never [feeling] right from that moment on".