Michael Aitkens (born 1947) is a British actor and writer of drama scripts for movies, television and stage.
[1] Wanting to hone his skills in television, he moved to Australia in the early 1970s where he established himself as an actor in l series such as Homicide (1972-74), Division 4 (1972-73), Ryan (1974), Matlock Police (1975), Rush (1976), Power Without Glory (1976), Bluey (1977) and Skyways (1979.
[2] From 1980 to 1981, Aitkens studied at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles, after which he returned to Australia to worked as a writer on several television series including A Country Practice (1982-1984) and Special Squad (1985).
[3] Since 1989, Aitkens has lived back in the UK, where he works as a writer/producer, mainly of his own original series, and formed an independent production company, Daisylu.
His British writing credits include The Last Detective Waiting for God, The River, Roy's Raiders, Making News, Stay Lucky, Honey for Tea, Class Act, A Perfect State, Harry and the Wrinklies and Life As We Know It.