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Colin MacDonald was born in 1956 in Inverness, Scotland. He is a prolific writer for television and radio. Television credits include The Dunroamin' Rising ( BBC1 ), [1] The Gift ( BBC1 ), [2] The Wreck on the Highway ( BBC1 ), [3] Sharpe's Honour ( ITV) and episodes in the series Blue Murder ( ITV ), Heartbeat ( ITV ), Casualty ( BBC1 ), and ...
Welcome to the website of Colin MacDonald. The writer Colin MacDonald was born and brought up in Sutherland and Caithness in the Scottish Highlands. He is a prolific writer for screen, radio and stage. He also tutors and mentors at Scotland's Screen Academy. He lives in Edinburgh.
Jan 18, 2024 · By Gordon Calder. - gordon.calder@hnmedia.co.uk. Published: 12:00, 18 January 2024. A DRAMA documentary, penned by Caithness writer Colin MacDonald, has been nominated for a major award. An Eye for a Killing has been short-listed in the best original drama series in the BBC Audio Awards for 2024.
- Gordon Calder
Brought up in Sutherland and Caithness, Colin MacDonald is a former journalist who has written more than 30 hours of television drama including Sharpe's Honour (Sean Bean) and Blue Murder (Caroline Quentin), both ITV1, as well as three single films for BBC One: The Dunroamin Rising, The Gift and The Wreck on the Highway .
Colin MacDonald was born in 1956 in Inverness, Scotland. He is a prolific writer for television and radio. Television credits include The Dunroamin' Rising (BBC1), The Gift (BBC1), The Wreck on the Highway (BBC1), Sharpe's Honour (ITV) and episodes in the series Blue Murder (ITV), Heartbeat (ITV), Casualty (BBC1), and Para Handy (BBC1).
Apr 27, 2023 · A CHILLING and gripping drama-documentary by Caithness writer, Colin MacDonald, is to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. The five-part series is called An Eye for a Killing and tells the story of 19th century serial killers William Burke and William Hare, who murdered 16 people in Edinburgh in a ten month period in 1828.
Dec 28, 2020 · A NEW drama series by Wick writer, Colin MacDonald, is being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 next month. Lamentation, which starts in January and runs for 10 episodes, is the sixth Tudor crime series he has written about the 16th century lawyer detective Shardlake.
