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Queenie (TV Series)
''Queenie'' is a British television series, based on the novel of the same name by Candice Carty-Williams. The series is developed by Further South Productions in association with Lionsgate Television for Channel 4. Cast * Dionne Brown as Queenie Jenkins * Samuel Adewunmi as Frank Ssebendeke II * Bellah as Kyazike Mayagenda * Sally Phillips as Gina Hargadon * Jon Pointing as Tom Blake * Tilly Keeper as Darcy Pike * Llewella Gideon as Grandma Veronica * Michelle Greenidge as Aunty Maggie * Elisha Applebaum as Cassandra Stone * Cristale De'Abreu as Diana Jenkins * Mim Shaikh as Adi Malik * Joseph Marcell as Grandad Wilfred * Joseph Ollman as Guy Carew * Melissa Johns as Janet * Laura Whitmore as Doctor Ellison * Santana Holness as Young Maggie Production An adaptation of Carty-Williams' novel was in development with Channel 4 as of 2019. In August 2021, it was confirmed Channel 4 had commissioned an eight-episode adaptation, with Carty-Williams herself attached as showrunne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Candice Carty-Williams
Candice Carty-Williams (born 21 July 1989) is a British writer, best known for her 2019 debut novel, '' Queenie''. She has written for publications including ''The Guardian'', ''i-D'', ''Vogue'', ''The Sunday Times'', ''BEAT Magazine'', and ''Black Ballad'', and is a contributor to the anthology ''New Daughters of Africa'' (2019), edited by Margaret Busby. At the British Book Awards in June 2020 Carty-Williams became the first black woman to win the "Book of the Year" accolade, for her novel ''Queenie''. Biography Early life and education Candice Carty-Williams was born in St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster, and grew up in South London, living at various times in Croydon, Clapham, Streatham, Ladywell and Lewisham. Her mother is of Jamaican-Indian heritage and her Jamaican father had come to Britain at the age of 16 and worked as a cab driver. Carty-Williams has said of her parents: "Neither of them are readers, though my dad does have thousands of records, which is maybe where I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |