Russell T Davies, unafraid to cast his show based on actors' sexuality | Rebecca Nicholson

The writer is taking authenticity to new heights with his series about young gay men in the 1980s The last time Russell T Davies released a television series, I was enthralled by every episode and at the same time deeply relieved when it was over and I no longer had to think about any of it again. The apocalyptic Years and Years served as a menu for the horrors of 2020, the only difference being that Davies stretched out the misery over a good few years, rather than cramming it all into a blockb...