Don Shaw (screenwriter)

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]

Don Shaw
Born1934
NationalityBritish
OccupationTelevision writer

Awards

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

References
  1. Derby Telegraph (5 April 2011). "Author's free play offer to help theatre" Archived 24 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. Derby Telegraph (20 June 2009). "No big screen return for Cloughie". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. "Don Shaw". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. "Survivors: A World Away > Interviews > Don Shaw". www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. "BAFTA Awards: Television: Single Drama in 1990". BAFTA. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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