▁att ending ▁University ▁College ▁School ▁from ▁ 7 – 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁In ▁between ▁school ▁and ▁university , ▁he ▁travel led , ▁teaching ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁southern ▁India , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁visit ing ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Australia . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁UK , ▁he ▁studied ▁for ▁an ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁degree ▁at ▁St ▁Joh ns ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Douglas ▁Ch ivers ▁prize ▁for ▁out standing ▁Shakespeare ▁scholar ship . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁studying ▁Film ▁and ▁Television ▁Production ▁at ▁Br istol ▁University . ▁ ▁Writing ▁for ▁television ▁▁ ▁His ▁early ▁career ▁was ▁in ▁television ▁production , ▁starting ▁at ▁East End ers , ▁the ▁BBC 1 ▁soap ▁opera . ▁He ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁story ▁l iner , ▁later ▁gradu ating ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁script ▁editor . ▁After ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁there , ▁he ▁left ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁E cos se ▁Films , ▁a ▁British ▁Film ▁and ▁TV ▁production ▁company , ▁sp ending ▁two ▁years ▁story - lin ing ▁and ▁editing ▁the ▁BBC 1 ▁series ▁Mon arch ▁of ▁the ▁Glen , ▁which ▁star red ▁Richard ▁B riers ▁and ▁Susan ▁Ham pshire . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁TV ▁development ▁producer ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁company , ▁creating ▁new ▁shows ▁for ▁BBC , ▁I TV , ▁and ▁C 4 ▁such ▁as ▁M ist ress es , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁re made ▁for ▁US ▁television , ▁and ▁Cape ▁W r ath , ▁which ▁star red ▁Tom ▁Hard y , ▁Fel icity ▁Jones ▁and ▁David