Gareth McLean (born c.1975) is a Scottish journalist and screenwriter who has written for ''

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'' newspaper and on

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for the ''

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'' magazine. McLean graduated with an MA (Hons) in English from the

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, working at ''

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'' newspaper as a Feature Writer from 1997 until he began writing as a TV critic for ''The Guardian'' in 1999. He writes the weekly soaps column in the ''Radio Times'', and has been ''The Guardians TV editor since 2003, reviewing television programmes and interviewing actors and actresses. He also writes about current affairs, popular culture, and fashion for ''The Guardian'', and is an infrequent contributor to ''

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'', a London-based gay men's lifestyle magazine. He was shortlisted for the Young Journalist of the Year Award at the

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in 1997 and 1998. He is a regular contributor to various

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and Independent radio programmes, including

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's ''

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'' and ''The Message'', ''The Media Show'' on LBC, and ''The Arts Show'' on BBC Radio Scotland. He is also a regular contributor to MediaTalk on Guardian Unlimited. In 2017 he wrote a monologue, ''Something Borrowed'', part of a series of one-off dramas entitled ''Queers''. The series was curated by

Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the television series ''Doctor Who'', '' Sherlock'', and '' Dracula''. Together with ...

to mark 50 years since the passing of the

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, which decriminalised homosexual acts in England and Wales. The first production was directed by Mark Gatiss and performed by

Mark Bonnar Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in ''Guilt'', Duncan Hunter in ''Shetland'', Bruno Jenkins in ''Casualty'', Detective Finney in ''Psychoville'', DCC Mike Dryden in ''Line of Duty ...

at The Old Vic on 28 July 2017.

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starred in the

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television production, which was broadcast on 3 August 2017.

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