Born in London in 1953, Nigel McCrery travelled extensively during his childhood as his father was a Sergeant in the RAF. The family eventually settled in Tonton, Nottingham and Nigel went to George Spencer Secondary School followed by Beeston College of Further Education. In 1978 he joined the Nottinghamshire Constabulary but had to retire in 1987 due to an injury. He then became a student at Trinity College, Cambridge reading History. Armed with a degree, he was accepted onto the BBC graduate entry course. In 1992 he moved to the BBC drama department and since then has written or been responsible for a number of highly successful BBC series and films including Silent Witness, New Tricks and All the King’s Men.

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