Russell T Davies teases a new TV project - but says he 'doesn't know if it works'

Tip Toe followed Davies' award-winning series It's a Sin, about friends living in London during the HIV/Aids crisis in the 1980s.

Starring pop star Olly Alexander, the show became an instant hit, with sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust also reporting a surge in HIV testing after its launch.

It also follows in the footsteps of Davies' Queer as Folk series, also set in Manchester, which depicted three characters living in the city's Gay Village in a frank, funny and explicit way that had not been seen on UK TV before.

Davies said he would "always find new things to say" about the LGBT community, with "new things to learn".

He said: "My life is this community and I love writing about it, talking about it, thinking about it. It's who I am.

"As a community, we keep on expanding, we keep facing new threats and keep finding new joys."

Last month, Davies confirmed he would leave Doctor Who as it was announced a new Christmas special had been cancelled while the BBC plans the next phase of the sci-fi show.

At the time, the TV producer, who helped revive the long-running show in 2005, said it was "goodbye from me but hello to a big new future for the show".

Speaking ahead of London's Pride weekend, Davies said the show's future was "unpredictable and new" and that he was "excited to see what comes next".