Neil Biswas (born 1971) is a British screenwriter, playwright and director best known for his non-fictional TV drama ''Bradford Riots'', which he wrote and directed.

Career

His stage-plays include ''Crash'' (Croydon Warehouse), Skirmishes (Etcetera), ''Overhear'' (National Tour – Leicester Haymarket, Bristol New Vic, Brixton Shaw) and ''Skin'' (Soho Theatre Company). He has also written for BBC Radio Four, The Royal Court YPT, English National Opera and Tara Arts. Biswas has co-written the Talkback Productions' ten-part adaptation of ''In a Land of Plenty'' (screened on BBC2 in 2000). He also wrote the TV serials ''Second Generation'' for Channel 4 and the mini-series, ''The Take'' which ran on Sky 1, and directed two episodes of '' Skins''. He has written an episode of the fantasy series ''Sinbad''. He has also co-written and directed his original feature film ''Darkness Visible''. Biswas is the co-creator, lead writer and co-executive producer for ''

Stan Lee's Lucky Man ''Stan Lee's Lucky Man'' is a British superhero crime drama television series created by Stan Lee and Neil Biswas. The series is produced by Carnival Films and POW! Entertainment for Sky 1, which follows the story of Murder Squad detective Har ...

'', which screened in January 2016.

Personal life

Neil Biswas is married to

Manjinder Virk Manjinder Virk is a British actress, director and writer. She has appeared in the television series ''Holby City'' (1999), '' Doctors'' (2000), ''The Bill'' (2004), '' The Ghost Squad'' (2005), '' Runaway'' (2009), '' Skins'' (2010), '' Monroe' ...

. They met on the set of the TV drama ''

Bradford riots The Bradford Riots were a brief period of violent rioting which began on 7 July 2001, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They occurred as a result of heightened tension between the large and growing British Asian communities and the confron ...

'' in 2007. As of 2021, he, his wife, and two children live in

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, South London.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Neil Biswas received

BAFTA The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awa ...

's Break-Through Talent in 2007 for his made-for-television movie

Bradford Riots The Bradford Riots were a brief period of violent rioting which began on 7 July 2001, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They occurred as a result of heightened tension between the large and growing British Asian communities and the confron ...

References

External links

Neil Biswas
on IMDB {{DEFAULTSORT:Biswas, Neil Living people 1971 births British male screenwriters British science fiction writers British dramatists and playwrights British male dramatists and playwrights British male television writers British film directors British people of Indian descent