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Ronan Bennett (born 14 January 1956) is a Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the drug and gang-related crime drama television series Top Boy.
Apr 15, 2024 · The creator of Top Boy, a critically acclaimed series about the lives and crimes of young Black men in London, reflects on his personal and artistic journey. He shares how his own experience of imprisonment and interrogation influenced his writing, and how he coped with the media attention and the murder investigation.
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Ronan Bennett was born in 1956 in Northern Ireland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Top Boy (2011), Gunpowder (2017) and Public Enemies (2009).
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Top Boy is a British crime drama television series created and written by Ronan Bennett. The series is set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in the London Borough of Hackney. It focuses on two drug dealers, Dushane ( Ashley Walters) and Sully ( Kane Robinson ), along with others involved with drug dealing and gang violence in London.
Sep 16, 2019 · Instead, creator Ronan Bennett had a wider story to tell – in addition to Dushane and Sully we met the troubled Ra’Nell (Malcolm Kamulete), a young teen increasingly struggling following his...
Ronan Bennett is a regular contributor to The Guardian and The Observer. His recent work includes the feature film Public Enemies in 2009, and the television series Undisclosed, Hidden (2011) and Top Boy (2011). He is currently writing the screenplay for Dean King's book, Skeletons on the Zahara.
Ronan Bennett is a writer and producer from Northern Ireland, UK, known for Top Boy, Gunpowder and Public Enemies. Learn more about his life, career and quotes on IMDb.
