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Stephen Butchard Biography

Birth Name:Stephen Butchard

Birth Place:Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

Got his start in television as the writer of the film "Soft Sand, Blue Sea" in 1998
Before becoming a television writer, he was an engineer who worked on the upgrading of the underground rail network in Beijing in the early 1990s
Began his career as a playwright in Liverpool, England, before going on to write for BBC Radio productions during the 1990s
Best known as a writer for BBC television series like "Vincent" and "Five Daughters․"

2007Bronze Medal-Best Mini-Series: winner
2009BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Serial: nominated
2009Banff Rockie Award-Best Mini-Series: nominated
2010Prix Europa Special-TV Fiction: winner
2010Jury Prize-Best UK Feature: winner
2010Jury Prize-Best UK Feature: winner
2010Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award-Best Television Short-Form Drama: nominated
2011BAFTA TV Award-Best Writer: nominated
2011BAFTA Television Craft Award-Writer: nominated
2011Golden FIPA-TV Series and Serials: Screenplay: winner
2011Golden FIPA-TV Series and Serials: nominated
2011RTS Television Award-Drama Serial: winner
2011RTS Television Award-Writer - Drama: nominated
2011RTS West Television Award-Best Television Drama: nominated
2012BAFTA TV Award-Best Single Drama: nominated
2013RTS Television Award-Drama Serial: winner