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


Biography

Born on 13 June 1962, Bateman attended
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leaving at 16 when he was hired by Annie Roycroft to join the '' County Down Spectator'' as a "cub" reporter, then columnist and deputy editor. A collection of his columns was published as ''Bar Stool Boy'' in 1989. Bateman has been writing novels since his debut, '' Divorcing Jack'', in 1994. ''Divorcing Jack'' won a
Betty Trask Award The Betty Trask Prize and Awards are for first novels written by authors under the age of 35, who reside in a current or former Commonwealth nation. Each year the awards total £20,000, with one author receiving a larger prize amount, called the ...
in the same year and was adapted into a 1998 film starring
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. Several of Bateman's novels featured the semi-autobiographical
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journalist, Dan Starkey. His book ''Murphy's Law'' was adapted from the
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television series '' Murphy's Law'' (2001–2007), featuring
James Nesbitt William James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is an actor from Northern Ireland. From 1987, Nesbitt spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical '' Up on the Roof'' (1987, 1989) to the political drama ''Paddywack'' (1994) ...
. 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." His 8 part series ''
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'' was written in English and translated into Irish. It was produced by Sterling Films & BBC Northern Ireland. A second series has since been commissioned. His children's book ''Titanic 2020'' was shortlisted for the 2008 Salford Children's Book Award. 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". Since 2016 Bateman has moved increasingly into film, writing the screenplays for 'The Journey', starring Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney, and 'Driven' starring Jason Sudeikis and Lee Pace. Both films were premiered at the Venice Film Festival and selected for the Toronto Film Festival.the author) He is currently writing films about Fidel Castro in New York, 'The Hotel Theresa' and the British double agent George Blake.


Novels


For children

'' Eddie & the Gang with No Name'' *'' Reservoir Pups'' (2003) *''
Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett ''Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett'' is the second novel of the ''Eddie & the Gang with No Name'' trilogy by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, published on 13 May 2004 through Hodder Children's Books. Plot The story surrounds a twelve-y ...
'' (2004) *'' The Seagulls Have Landed'' (2005) ''Titanic 2020'' *''
Titanic 2020 ''Titanic 2020'' is the first novel of the ''Titanic 2020'' series by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, published on 19 July 2007 through Hodder Children's Books. Plot The novel is based in the year 2020 and follows a stowaway named Jimmy ...
'' (2007) *'' Titanic 2020: Cannibal City'' (2008) '' SOS Adventures'' *'' Ice Quake'' (2010) *''
Fire Storm A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...
'' (2010) *''
Tusk Tusks are elongated, continuously growing front teeth that protrude well beyond the mouth of certain mammal species. They are most commonly canine teeth, as with pigs and walruses, or, in the case of elephants, elongated incisors. Tusks share c ...
'' (2011)


For adults

Dan Starkey *'' Divorcing Jack'' (1995) *'' Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men'' (1996) *'' Turbulent Priests'' (1999) *'' Shooting Sean'' (2001) *'' The Horse with My Name'' (2002) *'' Driving Big Davie'' (2004) *'' Belfast Confidential'' (2005) *'' Nine Inches'' (2011) *''
Fire and Brimstone Fire and brimstone ( ''gofrit va’esh'', grc, πυρὸς καὶ θείου) is an idiomatic expression referring to God's wrath found in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament. In the Bible, it often appears in reference t ...
'' (2013) *'' The Dead Pass'' (2014) Martin Murphy *'' Murphy's Law'' (2002) *'' Murphy's Revenge'' (2005) Mystery Man *''Mystery Man'' (2009) *''The Day of the Jack Russell'' (2009) *''Dr. Yes'' (2010) *''The Prisoner of Brenda'' (2012) Non-Series *''
Cycle of Violence The term cycle of violence refers to repeated and dangerous acts of violence as a cyclical pattern,Divorcing Jack'' (1998) * ''
Crossmaheart ''Crossmaheart'' is a 1998 British drama film directed by Henry Herbert and starring Gerard Rooney, Maria Lennon and Enda Oates. It was based on the 1995 novel '' Cycle of Violence'' by Colin Bateman.Wild About Harry'' (2000) * '' Turbulent Priests (Unproduced – Bateman having written the screenplay)'' (2000) * ''
Watermelon Watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieti ...
'' (2003) * ''
Scúp ''Scúp'' (; "Scoop (news), Scoop") is a Northern Ireland, Northern Irish Dramatic programming, drama television series which was broadcast on TG4 and BBC Northern Ireland in 2013–14. The series was nominated to the ''Special Irish Language Aw ...
'' (TV, 2013–14) * ''
The Journey The Journey may refer to: Film and television * ''The Journey'' (1942 film), or ''El viaje'', an Argentine film * ''The Journey'' (1959 film), an American drama starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards about the Hungarian Revoluti ...
'' (2016) *'' Driven'' (2018)


See also

*
List of Northern Irish writers This is a list of writers born or who have lived in Northern Ireland. __NOTOC__ B *Tony Bailie (born 1962) *Jo Bannister (born 1951) *Colin Bateman (born 1962) * Ronan Bennett (born 1956) *Maureen Boyle (born 1961) *Kenneth Branagh (born 1960) ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bateman, Colin Male novelists from Northern Ireland Television writers from Northern Ireland Screenwriters from Northern Ireland 1962 births Living people People from Bangor, County Down People educated at Bangor Grammar School 20th-century novelists from Northern Ireland 21st-century novelists from Northern Ireland 20th-century British male writers 21st-century British male writers British male television writers