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Writing
Michael Eaton
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Known For
Shoot to Kill · 1990Shoot to Kill
1990
Movie
Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), allegedly without warning (the so-called shoot-to-kill policy); the organised fabrication of false accounts of the events; and the difficulties created for the inquiry team in their investigation.
Fellow Traveller · 1989Fellow Traveller
★ 4.21989
MovieDramaThriller
In the Golden Age of Hollywood, two men had it all; one was a top screenwriter, the other a film idol. But when the witch hunts of McCarthyism swept into Tinseltown, it drove one out of the country and the other to suicide.
Dickens in London · 2012Dickens in London
★ 8.02012
MovieDrama
The life of Charles Dickens recreated using puppets, live action and animation. An experimental visualisation by Chris Newby of a pre-recorded radio drama written by Michael Eaton and directed by Jeremy Mortimer.
Heartbeat · 1992Heartbeat
★ 7.21992
SeriesCrimeDrama
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
New Street Law · 2006New Street Law
★ 6.62006
SeriesCrimeDrama
Follows two rival barristers' chambers in Manchester, England, contrasting defence Jack Roper's struggling firm with his former mentor, prosecutor Laurence Scammel's more established chambers, and exploring their personal and professional rivalry through complex legal cases.
In Suspicious Circumstances · 1991In Suspicious Circumstances
★ 6.51991
SeriesCrimeDrama
Introduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries, some famous and some obscure, exploring cases with elements of miscarriage of justice, unsolved mysteries, and unusual circumstances, often spanning different historical periods.
Signs and Wonders · 1995Signs and Wonders
★ 7.01995
SeriesDrama
The Palmore family's faith is tested by personal crises, including a father losing his congregation, a son's crisis of faith, and a daughter who is kidnapped and brainwashed by a cult leader.
Shoot to Kill · 1990Shoot to Kill
★ 7.01990
SeriesDrama
A reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Movies
Shoot to Kill · 1990Shoot to Kill
1990
Movie
Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), allegedly without warning (the so-called shoot-to-kill policy); the organised fabrication of false accounts of the events; and the difficulties created for the inquiry team in their investigation.
Fellow Traveller · 1989Fellow Traveller
★ 4.21989
MovieDramaThriller
In the Golden Age of Hollywood, two men had it all; one was a top screenwriter, the other a film idol. But when the witch hunts of McCarthyism swept into Tinseltown, it drove one out of the country and the other to suicide.
Dickens in London · 2012Dickens in London
★ 8.02012
MovieDrama
The life of Charles Dickens recreated using puppets, live action and animation. An experimental visualisation by Chris Newby of a pre-recorded radio drama written by Michael Eaton and directed by Jeremy Mortimer.
TV Shows
Heartbeat · 1992Heartbeat
★ 7.21992
SeriesCrimeDrama
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
New Street Law · 2006New Street Law
★ 6.62006
SeriesCrimeDrama
Follows two rival barristers' chambers in Manchester, England, contrasting defence Jack Roper's struggling firm with his former mentor, prosecutor Laurence Scammel's more established chambers, and exploring their personal and professional rivalry through complex legal cases.
In Suspicious Circumstances · 1991In Suspicious Circumstances
★ 6.51991
SeriesCrimeDrama
Introduced by renowned English actor Edward Woodward, In Suspicious Circumstances is an anthology of reenactments depicting real-life murder mysteries, some famous and some obscure, exploring cases with elements of miscarriage of justice, unsolved mysteries, and unusual circumstances, often spanning different historical periods.
Signs and Wonders · 1995Signs and Wonders
★ 7.01995
SeriesDrama
The Palmore family's faith is tested by personal crises, including a father losing his congregation, a son's crisis of faith, and a daughter who is kidnapped and brainwashed by a cult leader.
Shoot to Kill · 1990Shoot to Kill
★ 7.01990
SeriesDrama
A reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six terrorist suspects in Northern Ireland in 1982 by a specialist unit of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.