FNQBRUMMIE
master brummie
Hi I'm not sure if they have been mentioned previously but how about these two names- James Grant and Steven Knight. One a worldwide best selling author and the other the man who gave us Peaky Blinders. Steven Knight born in Birmingham gave the world Tommy Selby and the rest of the unforgettable characters of Peaky Blinders and helped to spread our Brummie accent around the world. It shouldnt be forgotten that he also was one of the guys who gave us Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and has written many scripts for film and TV. James Grant better known by his pen-name of Lee Child although born in Coventry moved with his family to Handsworth Wood when he was four years old. Educated at King Edwards and after uni was employed by Granada TV then sacked so decided to write a book. He gave us Jack Reacher and if you read his 29 Reacher novels as I have you are left in awe of this character. If you are a fan of cold and violent retribution directed at the bad guys-Reacher's your man. Forget Tom Cruise as Reacher that was a mistake. Reacher is written as a 6 foot five 250lbs of human wrecking ball.