Roanna benn biography sample

The latest RTS Futures event, "I made it ... in drama", was graced by a panel of three high achievers. Quizzed by Guardian TV critic Julia Raeside, the trio Roanna Benn, executive producer, Chris Lunt, writer, and Colm McCarthy, director, all revealed that breaking into telly and building a career had been far from straightforward.

Roanna benn biography sample

Chris Lunt's first drama, Prey, starring John Simm as a cop on the run, aired on ITV earlier this year to critical acclaim and strong audiences. Lunt, though, wasn't an overnight success. "From 16 to 24, I was the world's worst lathe turner," the writer recalled.

"Since I was a little kid I had wanted to get into TV, but I'm from a place called Horwich, not far from Bolton, and if you'd said, "I want to work in TV," you risked being burned at the stake. I said to my dad that I had plans to go to university and he asked me if I was gay."

After eight years working in engineering, Lunt joined a c