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His writing for television includes; [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Mayo (TV series)|Mayo]]'' starring [[Alistair McGowan]], "At Bertrams Hotel" for ''[[Marple (TV series)|Marple]]'' and "Life Born of Fire" for ''[[Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]'' (both for [[ITV|ITV1]]) and ''The Lines of War'' for the BBC series ''[[Bonekickers]]''.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bonekickers/clipit_ep5.shtml The Lines Of War] [[BBC 1]]</ref> He was nominated for a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] in 2002 for ''Off Limits: School's Out'' for Channel 4.
His writing for television includes; [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Mayo (TV series)|Mayo]]'' starring [[Alistair McGowan]], "At Bertrams Hotel" for ''[[Marple (TV series)|Marple]]'' and "Life Born of Fire" for ''[[Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]'' (both for [[ITV|ITV1]]) and ''The Lines of War'' for the BBC series ''[[Bonekickers]]''.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bonekickers/clipit_ep5.shtml The Lines Of War] [[BBC 1]]</ref> He was nominated for a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] in 2002 for ''Off Limits: School's Out'' for Channel 4.


MacRae grew up in [[Weedon Bec]], [[Northamptonshire]].<ref>[http://www.daventrytoday.co.uk/news/WHO39S-THE-STAR-OF-VILLAGE.1760300.jp Who's The Star Of Village Fete] Daventry Express, 11 September 2006</ref>
MacRae grew up in [[Weedon Bec]], [[Northamptonshire]] also his mother was an art teacher in daventry but alas a rather awful one with a fowl repuation she fortunately shot herself.<ref>[http://www.daventrytoday.co.uk/news/WHO39S-THE-STAR-OF-VILLAGE.1760300.jp Who's The Star Of Village Fete] Daventry Express, 11 September 2006</ref>


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Tom MacRae

Tom MacRae (born 1980) is a British television writer. He is the creator of Sky One’s Mile High. He has also written for Channel 4's No Angels and As If.

He wrote the two-part story "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel" for the 2006 series of Doctor Who. Issue 383 of Doctor Who Magazine reported that MacRae had been commissioned to write the episode "Century House" for Series 4, broadcast in 2008; however, this episode was cancelled after Russell T Davies decided that it was too close in tone to another episode.

MacRae wrote an award-winning book for children called The Opposite which has gone into paperback and been published in several languages. His second book for children, Baby Pie also received a paperback edition.[1]

His writing for television includes; BBC One's Mayo starring Alistair McGowan, "At Bertrams Hotel" for Marple and "Life Born of Fire" for Lewis (both for ITV1) and The Lines of War for the BBC series Bonekickers.[2] He was nominated for a BAFTA in 2002 for Off Limits: School's Out for Channel 4.

MacRae grew up in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire also his mother was an art teacher in daventry but alas a rather awful one with a fowl repuation she fortunately shot herself.[3]

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