Yahoo News Russell T Davies prefers doing "one-off series" after Doctor Who
Screenwriter Russell T Davies has revealed why he prefers working on one-off projects after several years at the helm of Doctor Who.
Davies helped revive the classic Time Lord show back in 2005, when Christopher Eccleston was handed the keys to the TARDIS.
But more recently, the TV scribe has brought audiences series' such as A Very English Scandal and HBO's Years and Years – both notable for being one-season entities.
Related: Russell T Davies: 'I've had the final scene of Years and Years in my head for 25 years'
Alongside Years and Years cast member Rory Kinnear, Davies appeared on Graham Norton's Radio 2 show today (May 11) to discuss their new project.
Noting how it's definitely going to conclude after one series, the writer explained: "I think it's because of Doctor Who, because Doctor Who went on and on and will do far beyond me.
"I think if you do a one-off, I think you write everything you possibly want to write instead of saying 'Ooh, I'll save that bit for series three'. You just pile everything into it, pack it into a script."
Back in April, Davies revealed whether or not he'd ever return to Doctor Who for a one-off special.
"It'll be like coming back to a job I did 10 years ago, wouldn't it? Who would do that?," he said at the BFI & Radio Times Festival.
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