Screenwriter Russell T Davies has revealed he is working on a new project, but “doesn’t know if it works yet”.
The Swansea-born writer behind shows including Doctor Who and Channel 4’s It’s a Sin said the LGBT community continued to face “new threats” but was also able to “find new joys” following the success of his latest series Tip Toe.
The drama followed the escalating conflict between two next-door neighbours, a gay bar owner and a struggling electrician.
But the 63-year-old said, while the show was inspired by “the state of the world”, the problems in it were not exclusive to the LGBT community.
Speaking at the Attitude Pride Awards ceremony, Davies said: “It’s just the way things are heading in gay rights and queer rights, and especially trans rights, but actually the violence and problems that arise in Tip Toe could apply to almost any group.
“If it was a Jewish drama you wouldn’t blink about the problems being expressed. Women would say ‘that’s our life’.
“I think if I can write this stuff forever, then I will. I’m already planning a new one. I don’t know if it works yet, because I haven’t finished writing it, but yeah, there’s always a lot to say.”
Tip Toe followed Davies’ award-winning series It’s a Sin, about friends living in London during the HIV/Aids crisis in the 1980s.
Starring pop star Olly Alexander, the show became an instant hit, with sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust also reporting a surge in HIV testing after its launch.
It also follows in the footsteps of Davies’ Queer as Folk series, also set in Manchester, which depicted three characters living in the city’s Gay Village in a frank, funny and explicit way that had not been seen on UK TV before.
Davies said he would “always find new things to say” about the LGBT community, with “new things to learn”.
He said: “My life is this community and I love writing about it, talking about it, thinking about it. It’s who I am.
“As a community, we keep on expanding, we keep facing new threats and keep finding new joys.”
Last month, Davies confirmed he would leave Doctor Who as it was announced a new Christmas special had been cancelled while the BBC plans the next phase of the sci-fi show.
At the time, the TV producer, who helped revive the long-running show in 2005, said it was “goodbye from me but hello to a big new future for the show”.
Speaking ahead of London’s Pride weekend, Davies said the show’s future was “unpredictable and new” and that he was “excited to see what comes next”.
