Michael won the first BAFTA Focus On Talent scriptwriting competition with his original crime drama script “Honour Amongst Thieves”. He went on to win the UK Film’s Council’s 25 Words or Less competition for his ‘teen’ movie script, “Freestyle.”  The latter, backed by the UK Film Council’s, New Cinema Fund, BBC Films and Film London was released in 2010 and distributed in the UK by Revolver and worldwide by High Point. Michael has also written for the television series, “Doctors” and is his first novel “Games Men Play,” was published by X-Press. His first radio drama script, “Shades of Black” was broadcast in Radio Four’s Saturday Afternoon Play slot in 2000. As an avid sports fan and sports documentary maker, Michael derives a lot of his inspiration for writing from the cultural impact sport can have on individuals and society. He also enjoys writing within the crime genre and stories set within Britain’s ethnic communities.

2015

EXCLUSIVE

In Development – psychological thriller set in the world of newspaper journalism.

REDEMPTION

A troubled investigative reporter battles for redemption by exposing corruption and a secret paedophile ring operating at the heart of the British establishment.

RETURNEE

Selected for London Film School’s Show-runner Scheme

BALLER

Docu-fiction series

PRIZEFIGHTER

Fighter in 18th Century London – drama series

2012

FREESTYLE

Teen Romance Feature Film

2005

DOCTORS

BBC1

2004

GAMES MEN PLAY

Awarded development funding by MEDIA. B19 Films

1999

HONOUR AMONGST THIEVES

Focus on Talent

1998

SHADES OF BLACK

Saturday Afternoon Play BBCR4