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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 · Half a year on from the spectacular conclusion to the fifth and (maybe, maybe not) final season of his acclaimed TV drama, series creator Ronan Bennett reflects on the show’s sometimes tortured...
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Ronan Bennett is a Northern Irish writer and producer who has worked on TV shows such as Top Boy, Public Enemies and Gunpowder. He was born in 1956 and has been nominated for a BAFTA Award.
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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.
Jan 20, 2024 · The novelist’s new book, based on his Netflix hit Top Boy, draws on his experience of being Irish in London – and of being wrongly convicted of murder. But his status as a former convict cuts ...
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Sep 16, 2019 · When it first aired on the British TV network Channel 4 in October 2011 Ronan Bennett’s series, directed with energy and flair by French-Algerian director Yann Demange (who would go on to...
Apr 8, 2022 · Creator of the show - screenwriter and novelist Ronan Bennett - sat down with Belfast Live to explain how the foundations of the show lay in his own roots in Belfast. Bennett lives in...
