Tim Dawson (born 1988) is a British
screenwriter , best known for his work on a number of television
comedies .
Education
He was educated at
Abingdon School from 1999 to 2006.
[2] During his time at school, he was the comedy actor in school productions of Here to Entertain You and The Comedians . He also wrote, produced and directed Bang Goes Douglas Smith .
[3]
Career
Dawson began his career in 2007 when his original
sitcom ,
Coming of Age , was piloted by
BBC Three .
[4] The show ran for three series
[5]
[6]
[7] to mixed reviews.
[8]
He also wrote on Series 7 and 8 of
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps .
[9] Dawson was identified as a "Broadcast Hot Shot" in a 2008 edition of the industry magazine
Broadcast .
[10]
The
British Comedy Guide website states that, in 2016, Dawson and Two Pints creator
Susan Nickson were working on a new
Carry On film.
[11] [
importance? ]
In 2018, Dawson contributed an episode to Lady Christina , a series of
audio dramas
spun-off from
Doctor Who and made by
Big Finish Productions .
[12]
Dawson stood as a
Conservative council candidate for the ward of
Hulme in the
2018 Manchester City Council elections . He received 182 votes and came 6th in the election.
[13]
In 2019,
The Guardian reported that Dawson, a keen supporter of
Brexit , was acting as the public face of the pro-Brexit organisation Britain's Future.
[14] The organisation was the biggest single UK political advertiser on
Facebook , spending £422,000 campaigning for a hard Brexit.
[15] The money was allegedly spent buying "dark ads" targeting anti-Brexit politicians.
[16] [
better source needed ] Dawson has declined to answer questions about who funded his campaign.
[17]
Not for Turning , a radio drama by Dawson, was broadcast on
BBC Radio 4 in September 2020.
[18]
Dawson has written articles for
The Daily Telegraph ,
[19]
The Spectator ,
[20]
The Critic ,
[21]
Spiked ,
[22] and the
British Comedy Guide .
[23]
See also
References
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"Young writer pens BBC sitcom" . Oxford Mail . 12 April 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
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"Tim Dawson" (PDF) . Abingdon School . Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
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"Drama" (PDF) . The Abingdonian.
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"Coming of Age" .
BBC Three . Retrieved 28 August 2008 .
^ Sabbagh, Dan (8 February 2008).
"BBC Three pins relaunch hopes on integration of TV and web" . The Times . London. Retrieved 28 August 2008 . (subscription required)
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"Coming Of Age is recommissioned for BBC Three" (Press release). BBC. 4 December 2008.
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"Coming of Age, Series 3" . comedy.co.uk . 27 November 2011.
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"Last night's TV review: Dawn Porter: Free Lover, Channel 4 - Coming Of Age, BBC3" . 29 January 2010. Archived from
the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022 .
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"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Series 8, Comic Relief Special: When Janet Met Michelle" . BBC Three . 13 April 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2012 .
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"Tim Dawson, 20, writer" . Broadcast . 22 August 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2012 . (subscription required)
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"British Comedy Guide - Carry On Doctors" . www.comedy.co.uk . Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
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"1. Lady Christina - The Worlds of Doctor Who - Special Releases - Big Finish" . www.bigfinish.com . Retrieved 21 August 2019 .
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"Election results - Local elections 2018 | Manchester City Council" . www.manchester.gov.uk . Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
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"Obscure no-deal Brexit group is UK's biggest political spender on Facebook" . The Guardian . 9 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
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" 'Grassroots' Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm" . The Guardian . 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^ Daly, Patrick (8 February 2019).
"Two Pints of Lager scriptwriter targeting Bristol MP on Facebook" . BristolLive . Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
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" 'Grassroots' Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm" . The Guardian . 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
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"BBC Radio 4 - Drama - Not For Turning" . www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
^ Dawson, Tim (8 July 2018).
"Artists and writers should champion freedom of thought" . The Telegraph . London.
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"Author: Tim Dawson" . Spectator Life . Retrieved 21 August 2019 .
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"Author: Tim Dawson" . www.thecritic.co.uk . Retrieved 19 May 2022 .
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"Tim Dawson, Author at spiked" . www.spiked-online.com . Retrieved 21 August 2019 .
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"Tim Dawson, Press" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 2 March 2021 .
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