Don Shaw (screenwriter) explained

Don Shaw
Birth Date:1934
Occupation:Television writer
Nationality:British

Don Shaw is a British screenwriter and playwright. His credits include Survivors, Doomwatch, Orde Wingate, and Bomber Harris.[1] [2] [3] Shaw stated that before he took on writing for Survivors, 'I was very much an up-and-coming hot-shot writer. I was being sought after by The Wednesday Play and Play for Today and things like that.'[4]

Awards

In 1990 Shaw was nominated for a Bafta for his work on the TV film Bomber Harris.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Derby Telegraph (5 April 2011). "Author's free play offer to help theatre" . Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. Derby Telegraph (20 June 2009). "No big screen return for Cloughie". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Don Shaw. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820163251/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1b5756a. dead. 20 August 2017. BFI. 15 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Survivors: A World Away > Interviews > Don Shaw. www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk. 15 March 2019.
  5. Web site: BAFTA Awards: Television: Single Drama in 1990. BAFTA . 15 March 2019.

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