Colin Bateman

Colin Bateman
Occupation Author

Colin Bateman is a novelist, screenwriter and former journalist from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Born in 1962, Bateman attended Bangor Grammar School leaving at 16 to join the County Down Spectator as a "cub" reporter, then columnist and deputy editor.[1] A collection of his columns was published as Bar Stool Boy in 1989.

Bateman has been producing novels since his debut, Divorcing Jack, in 1994.[1] Divorcing Jack won a Betty Trask Award in the same year and was adapted into a 1998 film starring David Thewlis.[2][3] Several of Bateman's novels featured the semi-autobiographical Belfast journalist, Dan Starkey.[3]

His book Murphy's Law was adapted from the BBC television series Murphy's Law (2001–2007), featuring James Nesbitt. Bateman explains on his website that "Murphy`s Law was written specifically for James Nesbitt, a local actor who became a big TV star through Cold Feet. The ninety minute pilot for Murphy's Law on BBC 1 was seen by more than seven million people, and led to three TV series, on which I was the chief writer."[1]

His children's book Titanic 2020 has been shortlisted for the 2008 Salford Children's Book Award.[4][5]

Much of his work is produced under the name "Bateman" (rather than his full name); his 2007 novel I Predict a Riot bears (among others) the dedication: "For my Christian name, gone but not forgotten".[6]

Contents

Novels

For Children

The Gang With No Name

  1. Reservoir Pups (2003)[7]
  2. Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett (2004)[8]
  3. The Seagulls have Landed (2005)[9]

Titanic 2020

  1. Titanic 2020 (2007)[10]
  2. Titanic 2020: Cannibal City (2008)

For Adults

Dan Starkey

  1. Divorcing Jack (1994) - A Dan Starkey novel
  2. Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men (1996) - A Dan Starkey novel
  3. Turbulent Priests (1999) - A Dan Starkey novel
  4. Shooting Sean (2001) - A Dan Starkey novel
  5. The Horse With My Name (2003) - A Dan Starkey novel
  6. Driving Big Davie (2004) - A Dan Starkey novel
  7. Belfast Confidential (2005) - A Dan Starkey novel
  8. Nine Inches (2011)

Martin Murphy

  1. Murphy's Law (2002) - A Martin Murphy novel
  2. Murphy's Revenge (2005) - A Martin Murphy novel

Mystery Man

Non-Series

Films

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biography". www.colinbateman.com. Colin Bateman. http://www.colinbateman.com/biog.html. Retrieved 2008-09-18. 
  2. ^ "Betty Trask Award: Past winners". Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080520180814/http://www.societyofauthors.org/prizes_grants_and_awards/prizes-for-fiction-and-non-fiction/the_betty_trask_prize/betty_trask_past_winners.html. Retrieved 2008-09-18. 
  3. ^ a b "Mohammed Maguire: The author". Nerve Centre Productions. http://www.nerve-centre.net/mo%20website/author.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-18. 
  4. ^ http://www.salford.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/library-sls/childrensbookaward/bookaward2008.htm
  5. ^ http://batemansnewblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/in-shadow-of-old-trafford.html
  6. ^ http://colinbatemansblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/last-book.html
  7. ^ http://www.colinbateman.com/pups.html
  8. ^ http://www.colinbateman.com/plunkett.html
  9. ^ http://www.colinbateman.com/seagulls.html
  10. ^ http://www.colinbateman.com/T2020.html
  11. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0755346734
  12. ^ "Wild About Harry". www.colinbateman.com. Colin Bateman. http://www.colinbateman.com/harry.html. Retrieved 2008-09-18. 

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