Daisy Aitkens (born 25 March 1986) is an English actress, writer and director who is best known for her roles in the TV series ''

Fear, Stress and Anger ''Fear, Stress & Anger'' is a British sitcom that aired on BBC Two in 2007. Starring Peter Davison and Pippa Haywood, it was written by Michael Aitkens. There is no studio audience or laugh track. Cast * Peter Davison – Martin Chadwick *Pip ...

'' and ''

Watson and Oliver ''Watson & Oliver'' is a British sketch show starring Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver, known for their performances together at the Edinburgh Fringe. The show features a mixture of pre-recorded sketches and material performed in front of a studio ...

''. In addition, she was responsible for writing and directing the 2015 film ''96 Ways To Say I Love You''.

Early life

Aitkens was born in

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and grew up in

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. Aitkens is the daughter of writer

Michael Aitkens Michael Aitkens (born 1947) is a British actor and writer of drama scripts for movies, television and stage. His BBC situation comedy '' Waiting for God'', first shown in 1990, was BAFTA nominated. Michael Aitkens was educated at Haileybury i ...

and studied drama at the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

(LAMDA).

Acting

Working as an actress since 2005 in film and television productions, she has appeared in ''Life As We Know It'', ''

Wire in the Blood ''Wire in the Blood'' is a British crime drama television series, created and produced by Coastal Productions for Tyne Tees Television and broadcast on ITV from 14 November 2002 to 31 October 2008. The series is based on characters created by V ...

'', ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She also appeared regularly in BBC comedies ''

'' and ''

''. Film credits include, '' Colin''.

Writing career

Daisy Aitkens has worked on the staff writing team of British BBC sitcom

My Family ''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadc ...

. In 2011, she co-wrote two episodes for the BBC sitcom ''Shelfstackers''. Aitken's most notable contribution was the writing and direction of the film ''96 Ways To Say I Love You'' that was produced in 2015, starring

David Tennant David John Tennant (''né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the rol ...

and

Nina Sosanya Oluwakemi Nina Sosanya (born 6 June 1969) is an English stage, television, film, radio actress and narrator. She is most notable for her roles in ''Teachers'', ''W1A'' and ''Last Tango in Halifax''. Early life and education Sosanya was born in ...

. In late 2016, she wrote and directed her first feature film, ''

You, Me and Him ''You, Me and Him'' ( pt, Café com Leite; tr. ''Coffee with Milk'') is a 2007 Brazilian short film written and directed by Brazilian director Daniel Ribeiro. The film has won many awards including the Crystal Bear for best short film at the 200 ...

'' (previously titled ''Fish Without Bicycles''). The film is co-produced with Georgia Tennant (née Moffett), and again stars her husband,

References

External links

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Daisy Aitkens
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