#russell-tovey

#russell-tovey

Russell T Davies' latest drama, The War Between The Land and The Sea, will air this weekend and is fronted by Russell Tovey. The five-part series, a spin-off from , sees Tovey star as the low-level UNIT staff member, Barclay, who becomes a spokesperson for humanity as the Homo Aqua (aka the Doctor Who villains the Sea Devils) reemerge angry at the destruction done to the planet's oceans.

"I really wanted it to be that first moment where they really connected. "There's a little scene right beforehand, which is literally a Grindr conversation, that many of us have all the time, in dialogue form. "So when they eventually got past that and they got deeper, I wanted it to be in this beautiful space, which is why I set it there."

Yeah, I embrace Daddy,

I remember seeing him in the press and understanding what he'd experienced with homophobia within the force, homophobia within the press, and he still stayed present and out and proud.