Nick Warburton (born 1947) is a British screenwriter and playwright. He has written stage plays, television and radio scripts for series including ''Doctors'', ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', and ...

'' and '' EastEnders''.

Career

Warburton was a primary school teacher for ten years before deciding to become a full-time writer. He has been part of the regular writing team on ''Holby City'' since 2001. His radio plays, ''On Mardle Fen'', are one of the few recurring series on

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's ...

's ''

Afternoon Play ''Drama'' (formerly ''Afternoon Theatre'', ''Afternoon Drama,'' ''Afternoon Play'') is a BBC Radio 4 radio drama, broadcast every weekday at 2.15pm. Generally each play is 45 minutes in duration and approximately 190 new plays are broadcast each ...

'' strand. His play ''Beast'' won the 2005 Tinniswood Award. ''Setting a Glass'' was shortlisted for the Tinniswood Award for a drama broadcast in 2010. ''Witness'', an adaptation of the Gospel of St Luke, won the Sandford St Martin Trust Radio Premier award in 2009. He also wrote a screenwriting manual, ''Writing for TV and Radio: A Writers' and Artists' Companion'', in 2015 with Sue Teddern.https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/store/9781441195906/writing-for-tv-and-radio

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