Tim Dawson is a British writer, playwright, and script consultant, and the editor of BCG Pro, the professional platform of British Comedy Guide - British comedy's leading resource.
Tim began his career at 18 when his original television sitcom Coming Of Age was piloted by BBC Three. The show ran for three series, with Tim writing every episode. It was produced by the team behind Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps, a popular, long-running BBC sitcom for which Tim also wrote four episodes.
His further television and radio credits include The Now Show (BBC Radio 4), Breaking The News (BBC Radio Scotland), and Lady Christina, a light science fiction audio drama spun off from Doctor Who and produced by Big Finish Productions. The series starred Michelle Ryan and Warren Brown, and Tim’s episode drew on Roger Moore's James Bond films to create a playful, comic tone.
In 2020, Tim wrote Not for Turning, a comedy drama for BBC Radio 4’s Afternoon Drama strand. The play was subsequently published by Penguin as part of #Blessed And Other Stories of Love And Friendship, a BBC radio drama collection. Writer Julian Dutton described it as, “A sparkling politico-personal drama with a witty sculpted script".
Tim’s most recent work is The Red Prince, a one-person political satire directed by Susan Nickson and performed by Benjamin May. The play follows fictional Labour MP Craig Kitman across an hour-long monologue set in his constituency office, charting his disillusionment in the aftermath of Labour’s 2024 landslide. It premiered in London in February 2026 to strong reviews.
Tim Stanley of The Daily Telegraph called it “a funny and painfully accurate dramatisation of the Starmer epoch”. Everything Theatre awarded four stars, praising Tim’s “scalpel-sharp” satire, whilst A Young(ish) Perspective highlighted the play’s “incisive portrait of a disillusioned MP”.
Tim is currently expanding The Red Prince into a ninety-minute piece in collaboration with Susan Nickson. Ed Bye, director of Red Dwarf and Absolutely Fabulous, called it “an absolute BLAST”, whilst Spectator columnist Gareth Roberts described it as “astute and very, very funny”.
Over the course of his career, Tim has written for numerous comedians and performers, including Adrian Edmondson, Stephen K. Amos, Dick and Dom, Joe Pasquale, and Jon Culshaw. He has worked with production companies including BBC Studios, CPL Productions, The Comedy Unit, Sparklab Productions, and Naked Productions, and supported new writers as part of the BBC’s College of Comedy.
As a features writer, Tim has written for national outlets on comedy, culture, the creative industries, and broadcasting. His work for British Comedy Guide includes in-depth critical analyses of classic sitcoms such as Last Of The Summer Wine, Are You Being Served?, Butterflies, and One Foot In The Grave, as well as sourcing and writing regular industry content for BCG Pro. He writes about the craft of comedy writing, the state of the television and radio landscape, and the working lives of comedy professionals.
In his role as BCG Pro editor, Tim co-created The House, an original participative audio sitcom developed with former BBC Creative Head of Comedy Micheál Jacob, who produces the show. He also runs in-person writers’ room experiences and workshops, and works as a script consultant drawing on his experience across television, radio, and stage. He is responsible for devising and managing the platform's many opportunities and initiatives for new comedy writers.
Tim is based in Manchester, where he runs regular workshops and meet-ups for writers.
Website: www.tim-dawson.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-dawson-uk
About.me: https://about.me/tim.dawson
British Comedy Guide: https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/tim_dawson/
