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Theatre, Film and TV
Cynthia Okoye
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Furquan
Akhtar
Writer for film and television
Furquan Akhtar was most recently a Writer and Story Consultant for the third series of ITV thriller The Bay, and penned an episode of Paul Abbott’s Sky Max show Wolfe.
A previous winner of the BBC’s Alfred Bradley Bursary Award, his other writing credits include Dead End: Paranormal Park, The Dumping Ground and Wolfblood.
Furquan is developing original projects with several companies including Kudos, Mammoth Screen, Warp Films and Raw TV. He is currently developing his first feature film.
After developing his editorial skills at Coronation Street and Hollyoaks; Furquan took the leap to pursue his own writing. He has a passion for Radio Drama and has written three afternoon plays for BBC Radio Four.
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Theatre, Film and TV
Cynthia Okoye
+44 (0)20 7393 4329
Email Cynthia Okoye
CV
Film
Writer & Creator
Television
Writer & Creator
Writer
Writer for two episodes across two seasons.
Radio
Writer
Alfred Bradley Award Play
Nominated for the Society of Authors’ Imison Award
Broadcaster Radio 4
Theatre
Writer
University of Manchester's Making a Difference Award