{"id":9892,"date":"2018-08-22T10:05:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/russell-t-davies-returns-channel-4-boys\/"},"modified":"2018-08-22T11:47:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T15:47:24","slug":"russell-t-davies-returns-to-channel-4-with-the-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/russell-t-davies-returns-to-channel-4-with-the-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell T Davies Returns to Channel 4 with The Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 4 has lined up <em>The Boys<\/em>, a five-part series written by Russell T Davies (<em>Queer as Folk<\/em>, <em>A Very English Scandal<\/em>, <em>Cucumber<\/em>) set in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by RED Production Company, the series will tell the story of three boys\u2014Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin\u2014across the decade. It follows them leaving home at 18 and heading off to London in 1981 with hope, ambition and joy\u2014and walking straight into a plague that most of the world ignores: AIDS.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Boys<\/em> is the tenth collaboration between Davies and RED Production Company.<\/p>\n<p>Davies said: \u201cI lived through those times, and it\u2019s taken me decades to build up to this. And as time marches on, there\u2019s a danger the story will be forgotten. So it\u2019s an honor to write this for the ones we lost, and the ones who survived.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee Mason, commissioning editor for Channel 4, added: \u201cNearly 20 years after the glorious <em>Queer as Folk<\/em> left an indelible mark on British TV and changed the pop culture landscape forever, I am thrilled Russell is back on Channel 4 with <em>The Boys<\/em>. It\u2019s an incredibly important project that feels just as landmark, just as uncompromising, and just as heartfelt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicola Shindler, founder and executive producer of RED Production Company, said: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be working with Channel 4 and Russell again on this incredibly poignant and enthralling story. It\u2019s full of what we\u2019ve come to expect from Russell\u2014a powerful but heart-warming story that highlights both the emotional fragility and strength of human nature, delivered through engaging and complex characters. 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