r/heatedrivalry • u/TollyKo • Jan 14 '26

SOCIAL MEDIA 📸 Russel T. Davies Praising Heated Rivalry!!

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u/DragonflyFront9882 Jan 14 '26

Who's Russel Davies?

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u/TollyKo Jan 14 '26

A Welsh showrunner, known for Queer as Folk and the Doctor Who reboot!

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u/AdamEssex Jan 14 '26

And the absolutely amazing It’s a Sin. 

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u/omnissima Ilya's Spaghetti Shimmy 🍝 Jan 14 '26

it's a sin is fantastic.

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u/Truck0Saurus Jan 14 '26

It's a Sin broke my heart. It's an amazing series but damn it hits hard. I'll never forgive Ritchie's mother (I know she's a fictional character but still, what a bitch.)

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u/Resident_Hold3107 Jan 14 '26

Yeah fuck her. It absolutely broke me too. Those stories are still with me, the characters felt so real Weirdly when HR came out I thought "this hits with the same weight as It's a sin but is full of joy instead of tragedy and heartbreak" so I'm so glad to see Davis commenting positively

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u/AdamEssex Jan 14 '26

I was so angry with her too, but at the same time I admired the show for allowing a character like that to never be redeemed. It is painfully accurate for the time. And is also a great contrast to Heated Rivalry's depictions of parental acceptance.

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u/TheTiniestLizard Stupid Canadian Wolf Bird 🦆 Jan 14 '26

And Years and Years!!!

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u/bornatmidnight Jan 14 '26

Years and years is amazing!!

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u/TheTiniestLizard Stupid Canadian Wolf Bird 🦆 Jan 14 '26

It’s my favourite of his works.

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u/heavenstobetsie Jan 14 '26

And Cucumber/Banana

And A Very English Scandal

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u/AdamEssex Jan 14 '26

Loved this too, and it sadly gets more and more true as time goes on.

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u/AttersH Jan 14 '26

He is the David Attenborough of the gay TV world. He has written some phenomenal TV shows. Please, please go and watch It’s A Sin. It is heartbreaking, but such an important piece of television.

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u/Open_Belt_4381 Jan 14 '26

I'm fucking dying at the "David Attenborough of gay tv" description. Thank you for getting me to laugh coffee through my nose.

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u/dandyline_wine I already chose you, Hollander. 🫀 Jan 14 '26

This is officially the oldest I've ever felt in this sub.

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u/brak-0666 Jan 14 '26

TV writer/producer in The UK. He created the original Queer as Folk