Michael Aitkens
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Michael Aitkens is a British
writer of drama scripts for movies, television
, and the traditional stage. He is well known in the UK for the BAFTA nominated BBC
situation comedy
Waiting for God
, first shown in 1990. He has written for many of the UK's favourite drama and comedy series.
Michael Aitkens was educated at Haileybury
. He then lived in Australia
for ten years and Los Angeles
, U.S.
for two years, and graduated from the AFI Conservatory
(Los Angeles) in 1981. More than 150 of his scripts have been produced in the UK, US and Australia. He now lives in London
, where he works as a writer/producer, mainly on his own original series, and has recently formed his own independent production company, DAISYLU and is an occasional humorous newspaper columnist.
He has been a core writer for Midsomer Murders
since 2006–Present
United Kingdom
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writer of drama scripts for movies, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and the traditional stage. He is well known in the UK for the BAFTA nominated BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Waiting for God
Waiting for God (TV series)
Waiting for God was a British sitcom that ran on BBC1 for five series from 1990 to 1994. It starred Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden as two spirited residents of a retirement home who spend their time running rings around the home's oppressive management and their own families. It was written by...
, first shown in 1990. He has written for many of the UK's favourite drama and comedy series.
Michael Aitkens was educated at Haileybury
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College, , is a prestigious British independent school founded in 1862. The school is located at Hertford Heath, near Hertford, from central London, on of parkland occupied until 1858 by the East India College...
. He then lived in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
for ten years and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, U.S.
United States
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for two years, and graduated from the AFI Conservatory
AFI Conservatory
The AFI Conservatory is a division of the American Film Institute founded in 1969, located in Hollywood's Griffith Park. The school is the only existing Master of Fine Arts conservatory in advanced film education...
(Los Angeles) in 1981. More than 150 of his scripts have been produced in the UK, US and Australia. He now lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where he works as a writer/producer, mainly on his own original series, and has recently formed his own independent production company, DAISYLU and is an occasional humorous newspaper columnist.
He has been a core writer for Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...
since 2006–Present