CV: Alistair Beaton

Age: 63Born: GlasgowEducated: Universities of Edinburgh, Moscow and Bochum

Theatre work: Follow My Leader (Birmingham Rep and Hampstead Theatre) and King of Hearts (Hampstead Theatre).

TV work: Not The Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image; A Very Social Secretary and The Trial of Tony Blair for Channel 4.

Awards: Feelgood won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy as well as an Olivier Award nomination. The Trial of Tony Blair won the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards for Best Single Drama.

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