# Tim Dawson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Dawson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Dawson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Dawson > Source revision: 1344531929 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British screenwriter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use British English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox writer | name = Tim Dawson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1988}}{{cite web |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/1322632.young-writer-pens-bbc-sitcom/ |title=Young writer pens BBC sitcom |website=Oxford Mail |date=12 April 2007 |access-date=21 August 2023}} | birth_place = [Oxford](/source/Oxford), United Kingdom | occupation = [Screenwriter](/source/Screenwriter) | nationality = British | education = | period = 2007–present | genre = Television | subject = Comedy | notableworks = ''[Coming of Age](/source/Coming_of_Age_(2008_TV_series))''
''[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps](/source/Two_Pints_of_Lager_and_a_Packet_of_Crisps)'' }} '''Tim Dawson''' (born 1988) is a British [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter), [writer](/source/writer) and [journalist](/source/journalist) best known for his work on a number of comedies and for his pro-Brexit advocacy. Since 2023, he has been editor of [BCG Pro](/source/British_Comedy_Guide).{{Cite web |title=Tim Dawson |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/tim_dawson/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} ==Early life and education== Dawson grew up in [Oxford](/source/Oxford) and moved to [Manchester](/source/Manchester) during his late teenage years. He was educated at [Abingdon School](/source/Abingdon_School) from 1999 to 2006.{{cite web |url=https://www.abingdon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Abingdon_News_No14.pdf |title=Tim Dawson |website=Abingdon School |access-date=21 August 2023}} During his time at school, Dawson won the North Drama Prize and 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''.{{cite web|url=https://www.abingdon.org.uk/uploads/school/files/abingdonian/2005_Michaelmas_V023_N006.pdf#page=66|title=Drama|publisher=The Abingdonian}} ==Writing career== Dawson began his career in 2007 when his original [sitcom](/source/sitcom), ''[Coming of Age](/source/Coming_of_Age_(2008_TV_series))'', was piloted by [BBC Three](/source/BBC_Three).{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007lr6h | title=Coming of Age | work=[BBC Three](/source/BBC_Three) | accessdate=28 August 2008}} The show ran for three series{{cite news |url= http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3330116.ece |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080830082309/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3330116.ece |url-status= dead |archive-date= 30 August 2008 | title=BBC Three pins relaunch hopes on integration of TV and web | first=Dan | last=Sabbagh | work=The Times |location= London | date=8 February 2008 | accessdate=28 August 2008 }}{{subscription required}}{{cite press release |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/04/coming.shtml |publisher =BBC |title=Coming Of Age is recommissioned for BBC Three|date=4 December 2008}}{{cite web |url= http://www.comedy.co.uk/programmes/b00xxt2b |work=comedy.co.uk |title=Coming of Age, Series 3 |date=27 November 2011}} to mixed reviews.{{Cite web |date=29 January 2010 |title=Last night's TV review: Dawn Porter: Free Lover, Channel 4 - Coming Of Age, BBC3|url=http://www.scotsman.com/entertainment/Last-night39s-TV-review-Dawn.4543784.jp |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129115830/http://www.scotsman.com/entertainment/Last-night39s-TV-review-Dawn.4543784.jp |archive-date=29 January 2010 }} Exteriors for the fictional Wooton College were filmed near his hometown in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, while interiors were recorded at BBC Television Centre using a multi-camera setup with a live studio audience.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046904/locations/ |title=Coming of Age (TV Series 2007–2011) - Filming & production - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=2025-11-26 |via=www.imdb.com}} He also wrote on Series 7 and 8 of ''[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps](/source/Two_Pints_of_Lager_and_a_Packet_of_Crisps)''.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j6l1t |work=BBC Three|title=Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Series 8, Comic Relief Special: When Janet Met Michelle|date=13 April 2009|accessdate=2 October 2012}} Dawson was identified as a "Broadcast Hot Shot" in a 2008 edition of the industry magazine ''[Broadcast](/source/Broadcast_(magazine))''.{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tim-dawson-20-writer/1805805.article |title=Tim Dawson, 20, writer|work=Broadcast|date=22 August 2008|accessdate=2 October 2012}}{{subscription required}} In 2018, Dawson is recorded as writer of episode 1.3 of ''Lady Christina'', (Portrait of a Lady) a series of [audio dramas](/source/Radio_drama) [spun-off](/source/Spin-off_(media)) from ''[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)'' and made by [Big Finish Productions](/source/Big_Finish_Productions).{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/lady-christina-1829|title=1. Lady Christina - The Worlds of Doctor Who - Special Releases - Big Finish|website=www.bigfinish.com|access-date=21 August 2019}} The episode was described as "a James Bond homage that's more Roger Moore and less Daniel Craig" featuring Lady Christina and UNIT's Sam Bishop.{{Cite web |last=Devereux |first=Raissa |date=2018-08-24 |title=In Review: Big Finish: Lady Christina |url=https://www.scifipulse.net/in-review-big-finish-lady-christina/ |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=SciFiPulse.Net |language=en-US}} ''Not for Turning'', a radio drama by Dawson, was broadcast on [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) in September 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f07b|title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama - Not For Turning|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=28 December 2020}} Dawson has written for a number of comedians, [Adrian Edmondson](/source/Adrian_Edmondson), [Stephen K. Amos](/source/Stephen_K._Amos), [Dick and Dom](/source/Dick_and_Dom), [Joe Pasquale](/source/Joe_Pasquale), and [Jon Culshaw](/source/Jon_Culshaw). In 2026, Dawson released his latest work, ''The Red Prince'', directed by [Susan Nickson](/source/Susan_Nickson). The one-person show, performed by Benjamin May, follows fictional Labour MP Craig Kitman across an hour-long monologue set in his constituency office. The production received a positive review from ''Everything Theatre''.{{Cite web |last=Finn |first=Simon |date=2026-02-27 |title=Review: The Red Prince, Lion and Unicorn Theatre |url=https://everything-theatre.co.uk/2026/02/review-the-red-prince-lion-and-unicorn-theatre/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Everything Theatre |language=en-GB}} In addition to his drama and comedy writing, Dawson has written articles for ''[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)'',{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/06/artists-writers-should-champion-freedom-thought-exactly-sunday/|title=Artists and writers should champion freedom of thought|last1=Dawson|first1=Tim|date=8 July 2018|work=The Telegraph|location=London}} ''[The Spectator](/source/The_Spectator)'',{{Cite web|url=https://life.spectator.co.uk/author/timdawson/|title=Author: Tim Dawson|website=Spectator Life|language=en-US|access-date=21 August 2019}} ''[The Critic](/source/The_Critic_(modern_magazine))'',{{Cite web|url=https://thecritic.co.uk/author/tim-dawson/|title=Author: Tim Dawson|website=www.thecritic.co.uk|access-date=19 May 2022}} ''[Spiked](/source/Spiked_(magazine))'',{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiked-online.com/author/tim-dawson/|title=Tim Dawson, Author at spiked|website=www.spiked-online.com|access-date=21 August 2019}} and the ''[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)''.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/tim_dawson/press/|title=Tim Dawson, Press|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2 March 2021}} == Political activity == Dawson stood as a [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) council candidate for the ward of [Hulme](/source/Hulme) in the [2018 Manchester City Council election](/source/2018_Manchester_City_Council_election)s. He received 182 votes and came 6th in the election.{{Cite web |title=Election results - Local elections 2018 {{!}} Manchester City Council |url=https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_record/315222/local_elections_2018/category/1392/local_elections |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=www.manchester.gov.uk}} An avid supporter of the arts and [creative industries](/source/creative_industries), Dawson described himself as a mainstream Conservative in an article published later that year.{{Cite news |last=Dawson |first=Tim |date=2018-07-06 |title=Artists and writers should champion freedom of thought - that's exactly what we'll be doing this Sunday |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/06/artists-writers-should-champion-freedom-thought-exactly-sunday/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} In 2019, ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' reported that Dawson was a member of the pro-Brexit organisation Britain's Future, which spent £340,000 on campaign advertisements,{{Cite news |last=Waterson |first=Jim |last2= |first2= |date=2019-04-03 |title=Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/03/grassroots-facebook-brexit-ads-secretly-run-by-staff-of-lynton-crosby-firm |access-date=2025-05-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} more than anyone else spent on political advertising on Facebook.{{Cite news |date=March 11, 2019 |title=The constant influence of dark ads |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47524230 |access-date=2026-03-08 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}} Dawson declared the source of the funds were "small donations from fellow Brexiteers".{{Cite news |last=Alex |first=Spence |last2=Di stefano |first2=Mark |date=2019-03-09 |title=A Mysterious Hard Brexit Group |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexspence/mysterious-facebook-brexit-group-britains-future-tim-dawson |access-date=2024-09-13 |work=Buzzfeed |language=en-GB |issn=2045-0621}} Dawson was listed as editor on Britain’s Future’s website.{{Cite web |title=Revealed: The dark-money Brexit ads flooding social media |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/revealed-dark-money-brexit-ads-flooding-social-media/ |access-date=2026-03-08 |website=openDemocracy |language=en}} ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Notes |- |2026 |''The Red Prince'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2025 | ''The House'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Creator |- | 2025 | ''The House'' – Series 1 | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2025 | ''Breaking the News'' – Series 30 (E8, E10) | {{no}} | {{partial|Additional Material}} | |- | 2020 | ''Not for Turning'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- |2018 |Lady Christina | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2016 | ''Carry On Doctors'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | In development |- | 2013 | ''[The Now Show](/source/The_Now_Show)'' – Series 41 | {{no}} | {{partial|Additional Material}} | |- | 2011 | ''[Coming of Age](/source/Coming_of_Age_(2008_TV_series))'' – Series 3 | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Also Associate Producer |- | 2010 | ''[Coming of Age](/source/Coming_of_Age_(2008_TV_series))'' – Series 2 | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Also Associate Producer |- | 2009 | ''[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps](/source/Two_Pints_of_Lager_and_a_Packet_of_Crisps)'' – Series 8 | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2009 | ''[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps](/source/Two_Pints_of_Lager_and_a_Packet_of_Crisps)'' – Comic Relief | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2008 | ''[Coming of Age](/source/Coming_of_Age_(2008_TV_series))'' – Series 1 | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2008 | ''[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps](/source/Two_Pints_of_Lager_and_a_Packet_of_Crisps)'' – Series 7 | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2007 | ''[Coming of Age](/source/Coming_of_Age_(2008_TV_series))'' – Pilot | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- |2004 |''Bang! Goes Douglas Smith'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |Creator |} ==See also== * [List of Old Abingdonians](/source/List_of_Old_Abingdonians) == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|2678862}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Tim}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:British Eurosceptics Category:British television writers Category:British comedy writers Category:Conservative Party (UK) people Category:People educated at Abingdon School Category:British television show creators --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tim Dawson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Dawson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Dawson?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.