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name: "Michael Aitkens"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-aitkens"
fi1m_id: "michael-aitkens"
imdb_id: "nm0014902"
tmdb_id: 174733
wikidata_id: "Q6828147"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T13:49:46.448235+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Aitkens

## Identity

Michael Aitkens

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-aitkens
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-aitkens
- **IMDb ID:** nm0014902
- **TMDB ID:** 174733
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6828147
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Aitkens, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6828147, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014902/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/174733

Writer. Born 1 January 1947 in UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1947, UK
- **Also known as:** Michael Aitken
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Aitkens, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6828147, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014902/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/174733

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Midsomer Murders*](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Aitkens is a British writer of television drama and comedy. Born in 1947, he was educated at Haileybury and later lived in Australia for ten years and in Los Angeles for two years. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1981. More than 150 of his scripts have been produced in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

Aitkens created and wrote the BBC sitcom *Waiting for God*, first broadcast in 1990 and running for five series. The series received a BAFTA nomination. He has written for numerous British series, including *Class Act* (1994–1995), *The River* and *Honey for Tea*.

He has been a core writer for the ITV crime drama *Midsomer Murders*, contributing nine episodes between 2006 and 2014. Aitkens lives in London and works as a writer and producer, mainly on original series. He has also formed an independent production company, Daisylu.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, unitedagents.co.uk, midsomermurders.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, Writer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fear, Stress & Anger* (2007), series, Creator
- *Murder in Suburbia* (2004), series, Writer
- *The Last Detective* (2003), series, Writer
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, Writer, Screenplay — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *A Perfect State* (1997), series, Writer
- *Class Act* (1994), series, Writer
- *Moon and Son* (1992), series, Writer
- *Roy's Raiders* (1991), series, Writer
- *Waiting for God* (1990), series, Writer, Creator
- *Stay Lucky* (1989), series, Writer
- *The Paradise Club* (1989), series, Writer
- *A Fine Romance* (1989), series, Writer
- *The River* (1988), series, Writer, Creator
- *Touch the Sun: Top Enders* (1988), Writer
- *Backstage* (1988), as Robert Landau
- *Bust* (1987), series, Writer
- *The Henderson Kids II* (1987), series, as Walter Mullens
- *Call Me Mister* (1986), series, Writer
- *The Return of Sherlock Holmes* (1986), series, as Reverend Roundhay
- *Run Chrissie Run!* (1986), as Riley
- *Air Hawk* (1985), as The Cowboy
- *Time's Raging* (1985), as Cam
- *The Henderson Kids* (1985), series, as Walter 'Wal' Mullens
- *Relatives* (1985), as Peter Peterson
- *Singles* (1984), series, Writer
- *Matthew and Son* (1984), Story
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Reverend Roundhay
- *Storyboard* (1983), series, Writer
- *The Highest Honour* (1982), as Major R.M. Ingleton
- *Harvest of Hate* (1979), as David
- *Long Weekend* (1979), as Barman
- *The Hero* (1979), Actor
- *Deathcheaters* (1976), Actor
- *Power Without Glory* (1976), series, as Piggy Lewis
- *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), series, as Thomas Campion
- *Tully* (1975), as Barman
- *Rush* (1974), series, as Charlie Clune

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