Michael Eaton (born 1954) is an English playwright and scriptwriter. He is best known for his television docudrama scripts, including Shipman, Why Lockerbie and Shoot to Kill, and for writing the feature film Fellow Traveller (1989), which won best screenplay in the British Film Awards. In recent years, he has become known for stage plays and his radio dramas for the BBC.
He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the film industry.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heartbeat
2009
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
New Street Law
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002
TV Movie
Signs and Wonders
1995
TV Series 4 episodes
In Suspicious Circumstances
1993
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Border Crossing
1993
writer
Screen Two
1991
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990
TV Movie documentary
Shoot to Kill
1990
TV Movie
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Frozen Music
1983
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
2004
Video documentary business affairs
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cream of Eric Clapton
1990
Video documentary special thanks
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1991
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Best Single Drama
Shoot to Kill (1990)
1991
Evening Standard British Film Award
Evening Standard British Film Awards
Best Screenplay
Screen Two (1985)
1990
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Best Single Drama
Shoot to Kill (1990)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1991
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Single Drama
Shoot to Kill (1990)
Known for movies
Shoot to Kill (1990) as Writer
Signs and Wonders (1995) as Writer
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990) as Writer
$6 Million
