Russell T Davies , OBE ( born Stephen Russell Davies , 27 April , 1963 ) , is a critically acclaimed British television producer and writer born in Wales . Russell T Davies , OBE , ( born Stephen Russell Davies , 27 April 1963 ) is a Welsh television producer and screenwriter whose works include Queer as Folk , Bob & Rose , The Second Coming , Casanova , and the 2005 revival of the classic British science fiction series Doctor Who .