Ian Mackintosh

Biography

Lieutenant Commander Hamish Ian Mackintosh MBE (26 July 1940 — disappeared 7 July 1979) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer, a writer of thriller novels, and a screenwriter for British television.

Mackintosh's first novel, A Slaying in September, was published in 1967. He wrote four other original novels between 1967 and 1970; his later books were either based on his television series or were novelisations of episodes of his television series.

Whilst serving as a Royal Navy officer, Mackintosh co-created the popular and acclaimed BBC television drama series Warship (1973–1977) and wrote several of its episodes. It was set on board the fictional HMS Hero (F42), which was portrayed by the real...