Background
Colin Bateman was born in Northern Ireland in 1962 and educated at Bangor Grammar School before joining the County Down Spectator.
journalist novelist screenwriter
Colin Bateman was born in Northern Ireland in 1962 and educated at Bangor Grammar School before joining the County Down Spectator.
At the age of 16 Colin joined the County Down Spectator as a "cub" reporter, then columnist and deputy editor. Bateman has been producing novels since his debut, Divorcing Jack, in 1994. His book Murphy's Law was adapted from the BBC television series Murphy's Law (2001–2007), featuring James Nesbitt. Has just completed the 8 part series "Scúp", which he wrote in English but has been translated into Irish.
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