Timothy "Tim" Prager, is a British television and film writer. A graduate of

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in the United States and the

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, he was an assistant director at the

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Company under

Timothy West Timothy Lancaster West, CBE (born 20 October 1934) is an English actor and presenter. He has appeared frequently on both stage and television, including stints in both ''Coronation Street'' (as Eric Babbage) and ''EastEnders'' (as Stan Carter) ...

. He wrote (with composer Geoff Morrow) and directed ''Spin of the Wheel'', which opened at the Comedy theatre in London in 1987, giving

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her West End debut.

Television

Prager has written extensively for television, including episodes of ''

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'', '' Dangerfield'', '' The Ambassador'' and ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel Mc ...

''. He has created three series for the BBC: '' Safe and Sound'', ''

Two Thousand Acres of Sky ''Two Thousand Acres of Sky '' is a TV drama which aired on BBC Television from 2001 to 2003. It was created and written by Timothy Prager. The Executive Producer was Adrian Bate. The show takes place on the fictional island of Ronansay off t ...

'' and ''

55 Degrees North ''55 Degrees North'' is a BBC television drama series starring Don Gilet as DS Nicky Cole, a London detective relocated to Newcastle upon Tyne after exposing police corruption. Dervla Kirwan co-stars as Claire Maxwell, an ambitious solicitor. ...

'' (known as ''The Night Detective'' in North America). His 2003 television film ''

Hear the Silence ''Hear the Silence'' is a 2003 semi-fictional TV drama based around the discredited idea of a potential link between the MMR vaccine and autism. By then, a contentious issue, the supposed connection originated in a paper by Andrew Wakefield publ ...

'', starring

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and

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, covered the

MMR vaccine controversy Claims of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism have been extensively investigated and found to be false. The link was first suggested in the early 1990s and came to public notice largely as a result of the 1998 ''Lancet'' MMR autism fraud ...

, portraying the efforts of

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against the vaccine. It received widespread criticism due to its misrepresentation of science evidence, instead favouring the anti-MMR campaign. Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick, writing in the ''

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'' described it as "grossly one sided", later accusing it of "turning junk science into drama". Wakefield's work has since been discredited; and the articles against the MMR vaccine recanted by ''

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'' in a highly unusual step. Prager's writing has received Royal Television Society nominations, and he received the Roald Dahl prize for ''Two Thousand Acres of Sky''.

Cinema

His feature-length credits include ''The Maid'' with

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and

Jacqueline Bisset Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset ( ; born 13 September 1944) is a British actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in '' The Detective'', '' Bullitt'', and ''The Sweet Ride'', for which she re ...

; '' If the Shoe Fits'' starring

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and

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; '' Haunted'' with

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and Sir

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; ''

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'' with

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; ''Partners in Action'' with

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