Lucy Gannon

Lucy Gannon is the daughter of a British soldier. Her mother died when she was 7 and, by the age of 11, she had attended nine schools. Classed as educationally subnormal she left school as soon as she could. When she was nearly 40 twice married, broke and working in a care home she heard about a playwriting competition. With no hope of winning, but daydreaming about the GBP2k prize money, she started her first play. She won first prize and went on to become one of Britain s most prolific...See more

Lucy Gannon is the daughter of a British soldier. Her mother died when she was 7 and, by the age of 11, she had attended nine schools. Classed as educationally subnormal she left school as soon as she could. When she was nearly 40 twice married, broke and working in a care home she heard about a playwriting competition. With no hope of winning, but daydreaming about the GBP2k prize money, she started her first play. She won first prize and went on to become one of Britain s most prolific and successful scriptwriters (Soldier Soldier, Peak Practice, Bramwell, and many more). She has won countless awards and in 1997 was awarded an MBE for Services to Television Drama. She lives in west Wales. See less